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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
2
A potpourri of international and domestic gossip notes comment on royalty, finance, politics, and public affairs. Items describe Wilhelmina, Servia, Lipton, Aguinaldo, colonial revolts, and British taxation, with remarks on newspapers, courts, and social curiosities.
In Montceau center of France eight thousand miners split into prowork and antiwork camps. A socialist paper offered rifles for every fifteen copies plus cash, spurring a wave of rifle buying. Authorities raid arsenals, seize weapons, and miners press for a government backed minimum wage old age pensions and an eight hour day as the Federation of Miners plans a possible general strike.
An old Virginia farmer sought a $1,000 five year loan after the war but faced strict collateral demands. The cashier explained the discount structure, showing only $287.52 available at five years, highlighting the harsh realities of postwar banking. The farmer reflected on debt and the cost of borrowing, noting the risk of longer terms.
A collage of short items reports a Abilene laundry claiming mineral water in its cleansing process. notes on Topeka coal operator J. Detgin with $642,000 life insurance. odd fashion and local incidents across Kansas including a Wichita freight car plant, a murder trial, poultry shows, and local peculiarities. The pieces mix humor, local color, and brief incidents from several towns.
A Chicago woman, Maselle L Lamonte, reports years of severe female troubles eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She used five bottles, recovering fully, and urges others to try the remedy, noting it helped friends as well.
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