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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
6
A kaleidoscope of quips from a Chicago minister’s sermon to a note on anarchists and empresses. Jokes attack fools, overcoats, palmist Morgan, marriages, legal notices, and a 72 year old groom’s wife bearing a baby girl, with wry commentary on society and work.
A December 4 blaze at the Lincoln Hotel 176 Madison Street left fourteen guests dead amid dense smoke and crowded top-floor rooms. Firefighters battled flames as guests fled rooftops and corridors, while clerks and travelers made desperate escapes, some rescued by detectives and firemen.
In southern China the hot humid air makes summer drying nearly impossible. Even with intense effort clothes fail to dry in the open air.
The Cleveland Press laments a coworker who dwells on grievances from Monday to Saturday. It warns that persistent brooding over real or imagined slights destroys workmanlike efficiency and risks personal and professional failure in pursuit of misery.
In Wellesley Massachusetts town life and humor blend as Solomon Flagg the late town clerk historian and wit recalled a March meeting barb aimed at superintendent Robinson. Flagg quipped that paper tops on his shoes would wear longer than a leather patch on his trousers securing his point and the crowd carried the day.
Sir Robert Anderson of Scotland Yard argues bums come from blameless families and can be reformed. Max Nordau counters with the proverb Like father like son and that sins show on faces. In London they debated. Anderson showed two photographs a bishop and a burglar Nordau refused to point out the criminal.
Tale from Malanoor India describes a planter’s wife supervising a nurse and baby when a dog disappears into jungle. A native rescues the dog from a tiger, the tiger knocks him down but does not further attack. The dog is brought back alive but badly mauled.
Rothmund reports curbide found at 1620 degrees Celsius and temperatures up to 3000 degrees attainable by burning air in well built furumecs. Linge machines liquid air devices yield one meter of a 50 per
The Hrndeh postal authorities investigate an Italian inventor Signor Tacezi claimed to have devised marvelous improvements in collecting and dispatching mail. His elaborate system uses aluminum boxes carried overhead on emptied automatic gear, prompting scrutiny of its practicability and legitimacy.
Readers from Ohio to Michigan report rapid relief from rheumatic pain after using St Jacobs Oil. Testimonials mention instant relief and complete cure for various afflictions, including back pain and swollen joints. Dr. Pick, Rev. Dr. B. Pick, and others praise the remedy while merchants note rising sales and broad satisfaction.
A dramatic remark from Judge Parker of the Lexington circuit court frames Kentucky gun violence, noting that if every place a person fell were marked, Lexington would resemble a cemetery more than a living city, reflecting the depth of bloodshed in the area.
Nine petrified bodies have been found in the cemetery attached to the New York Infant asylum at Mount Vernon. The asylum was closed to property, to be transferred to the Kensico cemetery. The bodies have the appearance of white marble. The soil is sandy.
Peter McArthur recalls a novelist arranging a dramatization of an unfinished novel. He compares it to a Canadian friend who went hunting, where the trip seemed fine until the dog tried to jump a deep well in two bounds, ending abruptly.
Two printed forms valued at one farthing disappeared at Baku on the Transcaucasian railway. The station master sent telegrams to every station in the Russian empire seeking sightings. Telegraph charges reached nearly $10,000 and the official was dismissed from service.
A wandering sailor visits land and finds a tombstone reading I am not dead but sleeping. He reads the line several times and mutters that if he were dead he would own up to it.
The article notes segregation of the sexes at the University of Chicago and compares it to a recent football game scene where girls rushed the muddy players, hugging the victorious team before they could wash up. The piece reflects on crowd behavior and gender norms during a university sporting event.
A gentleman asked Mary how many sisters she had and was told three or four. Her mother questioned Mary after a thief stole something and Mary explained she lied to save her mother from appearing so poor that she had only one daughter.
From 19,000 to 20,000 Italian and Egyptian workers have found steady jobs on the grand Nile dam at Ascoun. The project continues to sustain a large labor force across the region as it progresses toward completion.
The Colorado Midland Railway claims the nation's highest route the line crosses a pass 11 530 feet above sea level. Rail travelers are drawn to this high altitude crossing offering dramatic scenery and challenging grades.
A new act will create at least 10 000 pensioners according to the reported legislation. The measure aims to expand benefits for a broad group, with officials noting significant future enrollment and budget considerations.
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