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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1900
Page
5
A local shop showcases a grand Christmas display featuring albums, traveling cases, fancy mirrors, perfumes, work baskets, dolls, toys, card games, dishes, building blocks and more to attract customers amid the holiday rush.
One week from Christmas is mentioned with various local items. Updates include people traveling, tax business activity, social plans, school district notes, local engagements, and community notices about events, sales, and church activities in the area.
Mrs HA Hudges reports the death of her husband Mr Case aged 86. A native of Hull, he was a longtime resident of Wak and a prominent forwarding business figure tied to Hull and New York interests. He served the community through banking and civic work for decades, leaving a large family and deep ties to local and regional society.
Local notes report payments on a piano from about a year ago and gratitude for public support at socials. Mentions of the Good Will society, the band, and workers who handled sentencements and advertising. Mild weather, wheat looks fine, local trades, and various residents’ movements and ranch activity noted.
Former state senator from Crawford County tied to Pittsburg Lumber Co and Cary Lombant Lumber. Porter began in a small town and entered southern timber prospects in 1886. He built extensive holdings across the south coast district, profiting as white pine demand rose.
A fragment discusses when the legislature will convene relative to state officer inaugurations and notes the local paper’s role in recording births and deaths. It references constitutional dates for legislative and executive timelines, plus a stray critique of sensational local gossip and notices.
A veiled political note praises Abe Ellis of Helvit as a top candidate for supreme court judge, urging Governor Stanley to appoint him. It mentions Haim of Stockton as another potential jurist and references a divorce case involving Mary Ellen Lease and Charlie Lease of Wichita. The piece ends with local shop advertisements for Baker’s, Verbeek’s, and Bestor’s.
In Hutton Indiana Susie silenced for months found relief with Foley’s Honey and Tar, a popular remedy for singers. Advertisers tout pain relief with Pain Ben and DeWitts Witch Hazel for piles burns and skin diseases. Local stores Jones Gibson Jas Elis Collyer sell tonics salves and toys while Verbeck promotes clothing and groves pasteless chill tonic claims.
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