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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1912
Page
5
An advertisement extols absolutely pure Royal Baking Powder highlighting modern methods and conveniences. A family scene shows a father praising biscuits and a daughter claiming credit for the cake, illustrating domestic appeal and shared kitchen success.
Fine weather continues as families and neighbors like Adam Dietz, Herman and Ed Dietz, and A B McKinley share corn husking and shelling duties. Local visits include Benisch, Krist ef, Rahn, and Fabricus families while District 52 scholars prep for a Christmas program. The South Trego meat market reports a fresh pork stock after another week of butchering.
Collyer Stull reports continued fair to mild weather with a light snow shower. Mrs E S Thomas left for Kansas City for a short visit while Postmaster O H Olson traveled to Wa Keeney on business. Ed Guschewsky Frank Acre visited Wa Keeney for business Friday. Ira Kessier moved his threshing machine toward Quinter late week. Mrs Ro Austin and Mr O Olson shopped in Wa Keeney Friday. Mr and Mrs W L Mader called on O H Olson Tuesday evening. Capt Quilliam made a stop in the area.
Friday and Saturday en route for Mr Pleasant. Mrs Wm Polkowsky arrived Friday night from a four week visit with friends at Russell. C C Heckman helped Berger move to the new location last week. Mr and Mrs H D Reid welcomed a new son born on Thanksgiving day. All parties doing well. Misses Hattie and Blanche Berger of Sylvan Grove spent the latter part of the week here with their brother Bert.
Voda residents report routine farm work with corn husking and shelling led by Richard Owens and J T Kristof. A G Schwanbeck builds a new hen house while Mr and Mrs Ralph Kristof spend weekend in South Trego. W D Austin from Prescott, Arkansas, praises the area. A school program at Voda school house earns praise for Miss Stradal and the pupils.
Pleasant weather boosts wheat and stock conditions as farmers focus on corn picking. The piece mentions local visits by Bruce Furbeck and Alec Thompson families, a Glencoe constable in Riverside on business, and Frank Brasser as auctioneer at the Ryan ranch sale with Mrs. Cross and daughter visiting the Glasses on Sunday.
Thanksgiving afternoon reports show Mr and Mrs WT Cox and child visiting Mrs Feezer's relatives in Brookville Kansas. COE Cross and T C Feezer attended the Wm Ryan ranch sale Tuesday noting strong property sales. Johnnie Pearson of Big Creek visited his brother Henry in eastern Kansas recently. Some rural roads near the line are nearly impassable. The Glenco township voting booth and guard rail were left at the polling place and school officials discarded them where they lie partly buried in sand. Questions arise about township property accountability.
A Wa-Keeney resident touts Dean's Kidney Pills as the best remedy after a year of back and kidney pain. The page promotes a Missouri and Kansas Farmer holiday offer, Electric Bitters testimonials, and musings on social, moral, and financial bankruptcy, urging personal virtue.
An advertisement proclaims Dr King's New Life Pills as a remedy to distress caused by inaction of the liver and bowels. It touts gentle stimulation of the stomach and liver to restore proper function and end abuse of the system.
Public warning against mercury based catarrh remedies and urging use of Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Toledo. Claims the preparation is mercury free and taken internally, with testimonials and druggist availability. Mentions price 75 cents per bottle and recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Lebanon Times editor recounts a close call while driving as his car lurched near a hill and nearly turned over before his wife urged him to jump out. Abstracts of title offered promptly at reasonable rates by W. H. Swiggett.
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