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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1905
Page
2
A collage of witty notes from Western Kansas World and other papers riff on monarchs, industry, fashion, and daily life. Jokes on King Peter of Servia, Carnegie philanthropy, Turkish harem costs, and a Denver bride packing her husband into a honeymoon trunk, with sly asides on fashion and happiness.
Secretary Wilson touts record crops and values across the nation. Corn leads with 2.708 billion bushels valued at about 1.216 billion dollars, far ahead of hay, cotton drops to third. Wheat yields 684 million bushels worth 525 million, oats 939 million bushels at 282 million. Potatoes, barley, tobacco, sugar crops follow, with total farm production valued at 6.415 billion dollars, up from 1904. Farm land values rise by about 6.123 billion since 1900, reflecting ongoing rural wealth gains. Weather service praised for aiding agriculture and industry.
An American engineer notes the Semmering railway from Vienna to Venice built 1848 to 1854, two-thirds of the distance between New York and Chicago. The 35 miles include 15 tunnels and 16 viaducts with a 2 percent grade, costing 300000 dollars per mile. The line was government owned under Austrian control, with Venice under joint Austrian and Italian governance.
A discussion of Russian agriculture contrasts its high output per hectare with low individual cash returns for peasants. Henry D. Baker cites 87 percent of Russia's population in agriculture, large seed harvest for future sowing, and continued wheat exports despite hardship. The piece portrays Russian peasant farming as a rising yet precarious challenge to American farmers, noting foreign debt and export-driven income.
Prof Tornebaum of the Swedish geological survey warns current ore fields in North America, Great Britain, and Germany will exhaust in one to two centuries, with high grade ores even sooner. The iron industry will move to regions with abundant natural fuel as ores travel to coal, making Great Britain likely to cease iron production in 250 years and shifting emphasis to the United States, Germany, and coal-rich north China.
Prof. Korn of Munich uses a selenium tube and revolving cylinders to telegraph photograms. Light from an electric arc passes through the transparency and exposes the selenium film as the cylinder and transmitter cylinder move in sync. A vacuum light shield and controlled current regulate exposure for negatives or positives.
A rich provision trader, Mr. Skidmore, amassed wealth and kept two valets for unusual services. He enjoyed sensations on his head and feet, praising them as much better than massage. Doctors noted the case as a rare example of odd physical development in medical journals.
Robinson Crusoe laments loneliness on a remote island while Friday prepares a turtle stew. He notes a cook who cannot leave on short notice, then sits with his parrot, seeking solace in small consolations.
Rev Edward S Travers named chaplain of the United States military academy at West Point with the rank of captain by President Roosevelt. Boston pastor and former Trinity College athlete born Meriden Conn Oct 19 1874, served in Spanish American War, held Trinity sprint records, and was a Psi Upsilon member.
United States Judge Henry Lurton in Cincinnati ordered the Pere Marquette and Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroads placed in receivership. Former Judge Judson Harmon, once attorney general under Cleveland, is appointed to act as receiver.
William Waldorf Astor will build a vast Broadway model apartment block near Central Park. Aimed to be the largest of its kind yet not the tallest residential structure, the twelve story edifice will span nearly a city block and house about 1600 people in large comfortable rooms. It includes five miles of hallways, seventy miles of pipes, and eight hydrostatic elevators. No apartment will rent for less than $1000 yearly.
France weighing possible successors to President Louhet with M. Fallieres and Leon Bourgeois viewed as strong. M. Doumer and M. Richot face opposition from advanced republicans. Prime Minister Rowvier seen as open, Serrien named as dark horse. Some believe Loubet may run again.
Count de Leedain and his American wife recount a perilous honeymoon from Pekin through Tibet to India. They faced river crossings, loss of all belongings, and subsisted on game shot. The Countess contracted fever crossing a vast desert during the trek.
Short items across Kansas note a man with a severed foot found in a sewer near Teaver, an Okla implement dealers meeting in Wichita, and Lester Price jailed after murdering his father. Other reports include Bristow's Washington appearance in a Crawford postal fraud case, Topeka merchants forming a mail order fight group, and civic leagues in Cowley County uniting to curb joints. Robbery at Ross & Brown in Coldwell, insurance payout in Vermont, and multiple legal actions round out the batch alongside rail, shipping, and political developments.
A scrambled note mentions Europe and sheep consumption with beef rising as a factor and fears of tuberculosis. It also recounts Moody rebuking a minister over a preaching schedule and finishing with a quip about employable skills and two options.
Mr. M. R. Roberts of Dayton Tennessee credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing his kidney trouble and back pain, promising to keep the remedy on hand. The Chicago Chronicle notes Gibraltar's crumbling rock and cement patches on the eastern fortress slope as evidence of disintegration.
Tess recalls May Brightley once calling Jack Goodler ideal. Jess notes a change as Tess jokes about an idol shattered, but Jess reveals they are now married and May insists he is the real thing.
A writer praises Grape Nuts as a digestible breakfast that boosts brain power and sustained thought. He notes ordinary foods make him sluggish, while Grape Nuts provides essential nutrients, supporting increased output and mental clarity.
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