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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1905
Page
8
A scattered verse fragment mentions the Duke of Buckingham and a reconcilement theme. It expresses longing and personal conflict with references to love and time, though the text is fragmented and partially illegible.
John Drowne, a shy bachelor, struggles with social nerves as he prepares to depart with Elsie for her train. His sister Mrs. Bailey teases him about his timidity toward women and hints at his awkward appeal to young, pretty Elsie while noting his general aloofness with others.
John Drowne plots a formal confession to Elsie before her departure. His sister’s absence complicates the scheme as he weighs fear against opportunity, finally deciding to push ahead at the station with the long-awaited moment near.
Drowne, an older man, tries to claim he is an uncle to a young woman aboard a train. The girl rejects the ruse with a kiss before the doors close. He watches the train depart, repeating that he has done it and is “all over now.”
A New York laborer cleaning debris on the upper West Side was surprised when a runaway baker’s wagon struck a curbside barrel and dumped pies, cakes, doughnuts and rolls over him. The man calmly gathered the pastry, finished his wheelbarrow load, and continued his work, while bystanders teased him at a windy morning mishap.
A vivid scene centers on a live woman in a cozy room, blue eyes, memory of past and future entwined. She studies a white object she holds up, then continues etching with a quiet prayerful mood. A child drinks tea as a devoted watcher offers gentle questions.
Chauncey Depew recalls an illness that kept him indoors for a day or two. He had his bed wheeled into his office and, while callers arrived, slept. A night interruption came from a New York paper via telephone. The exchange yielded a humorous misread, ending with a courteous good night.
A well dressed woman objects to a wagon’s neglect on a bitterly cold day. The driver replies the firm does not supply blankets for horses. She suggests covering the animals with his coat as they shiver in the cold.
The article details how pigeon fakers improve birds through trimming feathers, dyeing with acid proof dyes, and shaping heads with pressure. It notes tricks can raise value by up to 25 to 300 dollars and that judges may test colors with acid. It calls humane societies to stop the practice, though questions how to enforce it since it happens privately.
Boston dispatch reports a huge Patagonian cormorant attacked Stewart Stone, a fisherman aboard the schooner Thomas S. Gorton, in an open dory near the Banks. Hi ram Skinner rescued Stone by striking the bird with an oar, sending it tumbling into the water.
The Duke of Connaught owns a world class conservatory at Bagshot Park. It features a lush tropical interior with ferns palms and orchids watered by cascading fountains. A stalactite cavern uses mirrors to appear larger with a hidden stream and colored lamps creating glowing pools at night. Built by a London firm for $15,000.
An old method to prove money owed used tally sticks. The illustration shows a plain stick used when a man loaned a sum, with markings serving as a receipt or record of the debt.
In a tale of broken sticks, the creditor and debtor each claimed part. When payment came, the man with the unique stick that matched the creditor’s received the money. Since no two sticks form the exact same shape, no dispute remained over rightful claim.
A pewter communion cup dating to 1755 is now in the care of Deacon W Elmer Crane of Avon. The cup, which held about half a pint, was used in the first 1785 service when the society reopened with a new church era. It passed through Deacon Charles Packard to Marcus M Porter, a former Avon deacon, who returned it to the society during its 125th anniversary observance.
An old English sport survives in Yorkshire athletic meets where arrows three feet long are hurled using a string looped around the hand and arrow butt. A skilled thrower can reach about one hundred fifty yards, and once mastered the sport rivals shot put and hammer as a fascination. There is talk of adding it to college games due to its mix of skill and strength.
Le Monde Moderne notes Chantilly and Maisons Lafitte have become Anglicised through English sportsmen, trainers, and establishments. The piece cites an English tavern and church as evidence of the towns' strong English presence near Paris. Also mentions Mentone’s 1272 Mentone man skeleton and Dutch Engis skull as early human remains.
Last Sunday venIue Frank Chin Grey was baptized at Pirat Baptist Church of Porilsad. It marks the first Chinese baptism in the state. The church Sunday school class includes fourteen Chinamen.
Frank Hoskins hunted near the Farmington River in Connecticut and killed a remarkable eagle measuring six feet from wingtip to wingtip.
Thousands of swallows faced frost and hunger as cold snowbound regions left them exhausted. The Lucerne ornithological society organized rescuers to gather the birds, feed and tend them, then ship them by train toward the Italian frontier.
A Massachusetts deacon rebelled against his thrifty wife by serving remaining ham without blessing it first. The wife questioned the blessing, but the deacon declared he would no longer ask God to bless that old ham.
An 18th century Dorchester tale recounts a brave servant who hid two children as an Indian attacker tried to enter a house. She hurled burning coals into the intruder’s face, mortally wounding him. he was later found dead. Massachusetts awarded her a silver wristband engraved with her name and the phrase She slew the Narragansett hunter.
The oldest popcorn in this section remains in Legrand King’s possession from Seltho im TS7s. He brought ears from a barrel rot to this area and his family has enjoyed plentiful harvests with only a few ears left. The kernels pop as fresh as ever and the corn remains sound.
A striking example from Arkansas showcases native art through a decorated bow and tus trated piece. The artifact demonstrates early craftsmanship and stylistic motifs valued by local heritage collectors.
A recently discovered stotesque head in a state appears ancient though not contemporaneous with current inhabitants. It was designed by early settlers who predate the present occupants by centuries, with researchers unsure of the exact date. The find challenges assumptions about prehistoric art in America before indigenous cultures.
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