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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
2
A reflective verse counts the months as time marches toward New Year. The speaker, the Old Year, recalls births and deaths, debts and promises, and resolves to fulfill duties and greet the future with renewed purpose. The poem expresses cyclical renewal and moral accountability.
On the eve of a new year at the front Dale Webster and Roy Bartley await letters from home as belated mail arrives in a front line camp. A bear and dogs guard a box while crowding soldiers share knickknacks and a cherished letter found inside. Dale’s longing for Winnie Trask deepens as a letter finally surfaces amid the holiday cheer and field camaraderie.
Nonsense fragmentary text with unclear names and events. Attempted read shows scattered phrases about numbers and greetings but lacks coherent persons places or actions to summarize reliably.
A fragmented early 20th century ad copy touts a winter hat and a new winter capewa designed to affect one's lack of inches. The ad hints at adding height distinction and fashion appeal for shorter women, though the text is garbled.
Eyewitness accounts recount Bulgarian forces slaughtering 3000 Serbs in the Vranja region from December 1915 to March 1916. Villages like Surdulitza Ushevise and Lebane faced mass executions, with victims stabbed or bayoneted and buried in makeshift graves. The report recalls brutal waves of looting and terror as a stark parallel to historic reigns of terror.
Paris reports the American army in France implemented strict hygiene to curb lice and trench fever. Soldiers receive changes of clothing, daily baths, and fresh undergarments, with washing and sterilizing of prior uniforms. The program aims to cut lice transmission and skin diseases, noting previous long periods without changing attire.
Paris report says Americans can locate graves of relatives who fell in France by consulting the graves registry and burial office. French caretakers preserve the sites with identity tags and corked notes describing how the men fell. Local civilians show no desire to take artifacts as souvenirs.
Hoquiam Washington police announce a crackdown on liquor traffic seizing vessels that bring alcohol into the port and confiscating cars and other conveyances used to transport intoxicants. Officials say fines and jail terms have failed to curb the traffic and drastic action is now in force.
Three Mechanicsburg linemen spot a downed line with insulation worn away. A coon, an opossum, and a ground hog hang from the wire, as Henry Stanley insists the tale is true.
The American J Cone is lauded for bravery after the Leinster was torpedoed by Hume Dublin. Survivors report Cone helped spare panic, helped passengers to lifeboats, and assisted with evacuations including women and children aboard the sinking vessel.
A reader notes the health improvement from Peruna over years, praising its effects and noting widespread availability. The fragment emphasizes personal recovery and continued use of the remedy.
The piece estimates prewar savings bank deposits and state bank deposits totaling about 14 million money owners in the United States. It suggests 24 million Liberty bond owners today after accounting for duplicates, implying one bond per home. The text also mentions a divorce case snippet about Mrs. Jackson in the Boston Transcrip.
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