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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1903
Page
2
A scattered 19th century column blends derisive quips about public figures, science, and society. Snippets mention Socrates, brain fever, devious plans for a submarine, Carrie Nation, men giving babies baths, hats in church, and a mock warning about a queen’s age. Jokes on mosquitos, misidentified deer, and courtly satire mix with oddities from politics, theater, and crime reports.
William Astor Chanler, former congressman and explorer, married Miss Minnie Ashley, a stage performer known for her beauty. The couple plans a Society welcome with family dinners, and Mrs Chanler is stepping from stage to society life. Chanler, son of John Winthrop Chanler and grandson of John Jacob Astor, remains a noted New York figure with a history in politics and Africa exploration.
Edmund Clarence Stedman, visiting France, notices peasants bowing to him on a road, thinking him a statue. He discovers the statue of the Virgin City Children behind him as the salutes continue. The earl of Meath proposes moving elementary pupils to model country villages to reduce poverty and repopulate rural areas with basic food costs covered.
Dr Louis Duncan argues in a magazine article that U S technical education is overly technical He warns against overinstruction and urges developing imagination to form mental plots of problems rather than creating mental morohouses of men He advocates turning learners into workers who can visualize solutions.
Figures show books produced per million: Germany 364, France 344, Switzerland 338, Belgium 237, Italy 3, Sweden 300, Norway 262, Great Britain 175, Russia 5, United States 1, Spain 6. Periodicals per million favor the United States at 510, with Switzerland next at 320.
A man who sold a car to a western millionaire for five thousand dollars offered a thousand for an ear replacement. Dr C V Stebbins of Ironwood Michigan relayed a Hungarian miner from Hurley Wisconsin who received a letter from a friend in the East proposing the operation. The doctor cautioned no great danger, and the caller, unnamed, sought more details before deciding.
The article praises Galche as a notable Apache war chief whose influence helped Geronimo become associated with church mapping. It also lauds Naiche as a noble leader with strong intellect, honor, and a gentle nature, noting his three years in the Dutch Reformed Church and occasional temptation by whisky.
Gen Edward F Jones once lieutenant governor of New York has proposed to the Binghamton school board to pay for eye examinations for all public school pupils. He would provide glasses where needed or treatment for poor children. He became totally blind after years of eye trouble despite efforts of leading oculists.
Mrs Maercus Hanna, newly attached to art and society circles, has emerged as a dress authority. Once known for bold color, she now favors a refined black and white palette. Her silver gray hair is gathered in a high knot with skilled waves.
The piece describes five major battlefield parks built by the U S government to memorialize Civil War sites at Chickamauga Gettysburg Shiloh Vicksburg Antietam and related actions. It notes lands roads monuments and tablets, plus the extensive scope of preservation and impartial marking across twenty eight states with hundreds of monuments and large expenditures. It also recounts a Cavalier anecdote about soldiers' faith during the war and a reflection on reserves.
A fragment notes that the German Empire is cut into 145 chambers of commerce each with its own finances and required to appoint an experienced secretary, then shifts to assorted topics including cold remedies, kidney health, and Defiance Starch market claims.
Wabash train No 9 from St Louis to Kansas City achieved a record five hours fifty minutes Sunday afternoon beating the old record by five minutes. The fast mall line carried mail, chairs, a diner and a combination car with top speeds of seventy miles an hour between several towns. Conductor J E Gould led the train. engineer George Nelson and fireman Charles Summerville managed the run for the St Louis Republic.
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