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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
6
A satirical column from Western Kansas World topics range from Uncle Russell Sage and political strikes to golf colleges and Zion City. It jokes about shorthand, poker, and notable figures like Rockefeller and Lipton, noting absurdities in current events and public figures with a breezy, period voice.
Jennie, a farmer's wife, secretly buys a black silk dress earned by selling geese feathers after stealing to fund the purchase. John discovers the deceit and banishes her, then slowly forgives as he reflects on their life together. She wears the silk as a pledge of renewed love before agreeing to start anew.
The article reports a peculiar fungus linked degradation called glass disease affecting thirteenth and fourteenth century York Cathedral windows. Glass appears perforated, losing transparency, with possible chemical action. zinc silica interactions and nitrifying organisms are discussed in a discouraging overview of deterioration and related observations.
An old ad style piece praises Defiance Starch as a trusted product sold over sixty years ago. It urges trying one package with a money back guarantee and claims extra value if it satisfies. The piece also lightly references singing, a “greenback variety,” and notes Senators' scrapbooks including Beveridge’s large collection.
A maxim attributed to St Pierre notes Goi placed two gates at life’s extremes. The first gate symbolizes innocence and the second repentance, representing paths to heaven.
The passage recalls Henry Labouchere’s quip about Mr Gladstone carrying an ace up his sleeve and Providence placing it there. It also mentions a “clubable man” sought by police, a child powder advertisement, and references to counterfeit appearance and a female entertainer.
A fragment from the Atchison Globe mentions two women linked to titled figures. One is the adopted daughter of John Wilson Croker, Lord Macaulay's critic, and described as a “bad, very bad man” by the speaker. The other is the mother of Sir Willem Anson, MP for Oxford University, described as a ward of All Souls. The note adds humor about men returning from vacation and a bride-to-be.
Miss Maggie Welch secretary of the Betsey Ross Educational and Benevolent Society writes from 325 North State Street TL describing severe cold with lung and throat pain. She credits Peruna with rapid relief after starting treatment and urges readers to contact the Peruna Medicine Co. for literature on catarrh.
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