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Western Kansas World

Location

Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1910

Page

2

Quirks and quips from a bustling early column

A collage of playful observations and mishaps from urban life. Notes on authorship accuracy, fashion flings, airships, and aviation mishaps mix with jokes about cats, coal shortages, marriage vows, and a New York minister’s view on drinking trends among genders.

New York

Calhoun and Tyler Seek Texas Annexation Plot in Washington

A tangled scene unfolds around John Calhoun and President Tyler’s circle as discussions of annexing Texas surface. Nicholas Trist narrates political intrigue involving England, Mexico, and a baroness amid Washington’s Elmhurst estate and a night of shifting loyalties among Calhoun, Tyler, and Elizabeth.

Nicholas Trist Hinchet John Soalboun Tyler Esbinet de. Ward Calhoun Texas England Mexico Vor Pakenham Nicholag Nicholne Eliabeth John Calhoun

Elizabeth Churchill Courtship in the White House Era

A narrator recalls an early 19th century romance with Elizabeth Churchill. He seeks her hand, faces her father Daniel Churchill, and attends a political reception at the White House where President Tyler presides. The scene blends personal longing with social duty as the couple's prospects unfold.

Old Elmhurst Elizabeth Daniel Churchill Medias Res Daniel Churchil Dan Churchill Big East Pageans Gautiers Cafe White House Tyler

Overzealous Im Care

A captain in quarantine at Auckland during fever years ago gave his colored servant orders to care for valuable carrier pigeons The servant replied he had taken great care because the birds were clipped wings to prevent flight, implying they were copied or kept from escaping

Auckland New Zealand

Cure That Cold Today

Thousands suffer colds and feel prostrated. remedy claimed at a local store with a bottle exchange. Advertisement warns about relief from grippe and fever and promises medical advice by mail from Manyon's on Jefferson Street, Philadelphia.

Anyon Manyon Jefferson Streets

Two World Famous Grandmothers Visit America

The Rochester Post Express notes two grandmothers of stage fame visiting the country Mme Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen Terry Both actresses remain active beyond typical retirement with Bernhardt as energetic as a younger woman and Terry lecturing on Shakespeare Her portraits and voice are praised alongside remarks on Beatrice Portia Rosaline and other heroines of the plays A grocery scene delivers a humorous aside about eggs and aging plus a wry aphorism on how thoughts outlive years and how others perceive aging

Rochester Post Express Mme Sarah Bernhardt Ellen Terry Henry Irving England Miss Terry Portis Beatrice Voila Rosaland

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