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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1900
Page
6
A column of varied items notes crime cases with bank thieves in Nashville, an upcoming New York apartment with auto bays, the Maine battleship’s progress, and Mrs. Burtis a suffrage activist. It also covers Pan American talks in Mexico, Kipling on reform, a Porto Rico cruelty warning, Lombroso critique, a mystery boundary survey, and a French army doctor urging rubber heels to ease marching shocks.
A fragment argues South America should be considered southeast of its current label, noting its eastern longitude parallels with New York and suggesting this alignment holds significance for modern commerce.
The narrative describes a visit through northern Mexico from Monterrey to Morelia with observations on customs officers, attire, and hospitality. It notes adobe houses, colorful calcimine, and optimistic climate near Topo Chico hot springs, plus industrial towns with mills and factories. It mentions historic sites, the Buena Vista battlefield, and the city of Morelia praised as Morelia the Magnificent. It ends with arrival in Mexico City and the peaceful Sunday morning scene at Paseo de la Reforma and Hotel Iturbide.
The writer tours border towns and Monterrey, noting cool thick walls, diverse historic relics, and a lively capital of Nuevo Leon. He travels with Harry Tuttle, praises Monterey as a rising business hub, and describes Catorce, its rugged ascent, and the tropic crossing monument on the Mexican National railroad before reaching San Luis Potosi.
A correspondent reports on the Simplon tunnel works with 3,000 Swiss and 2,000 Italian workers, mostly Turkish, using two parallel tunnels to reduce collapse risk. Progress shows about 2,000 meters finished on the Italian side and 4,000 on the Swiss. The project aims for five and a half years total with finish by May 13, 1204, penalties of £200 per day if late. Dynamite blasting, diaphragms, and masonry fill the bore, with debris used for embankments and about 1,200 pounds of dynamite daily.
A simple guide to constructing an ice house using poles or boards with ventilation drainage and ample sawdust. It advises placing poles about a foot apart for side walls, using boards to cross, and packing ice tightly with sawdust to seal gaps. Include a thick stone bottom where possible and ensure a spreading roof with venting at gable ends.
Bistwo Farm reboot benefactor Max Schoenfeld a former Philadelphia resident now in Horschach Switzerland, donates 310,000 to nations farm school at Doylestown Pa. Funds will buy farms rented to graduates to showcase training value and Jewish youths’ ability to self support through agriculture.
The Japanese government is weighing whether to apply capital punishment by a suffocation method. The proposal envisions placing the condemned in a sealed chamber and exhausting the air with a wump device.
A Plymouth, Mass resident shows two oversized apples at the Kamloops agricultural fair. One apple measures inches by circumference and weighs 22 ounces, the other nearly as large weighs 29 ounces. A single fruit is enough for a typical household portion.
Switchboards for handling electric currents have grown in size and complexity with the rising power of the modern dynamo, becoming highly important and costly adjuncts of electric installations.
The Ibis notes the discovery of a further Great Auk egg. The egg was sent to a dealer for sale, raising the known total of this extinct bird to seventy two eggs.
The piece notes Henry L Dawes nearing his eighty year, his outdoor routine and candid reminiscences since leaving the senate. It cites U S agricultural experiment stations spending over 810 billion in ten years, with 100 billion from the federal government. It previews French warship plans for 1901 through 1905 including four battleships and seven submarines.
A pupil at the public school in Armsstrong Missouri refused Latin and was expelled. His father, a Methodist preacher, appealed to the school board, which then made Latin an optional study.
Mrs F J Lynch of 824 South Division Street Grand Rapids testifies to Paruna Medicine Company Columbus Ohio. She suffered a persistent cough that doctors could not cure, but after two bottles of Peruna she recovered fully within weeks and has remained well, praising Paruna as a true friend to women.
Chronic coughs and colds described as catarrhal diseases invade households with ominous reach. The text extols Peruna as a cure, claiming widespread medical endorsement and urging readers to obtain the remedy, with a free guide offered by The Peruna Medicine Co of Columbus, Ohio.
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