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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1902
Page
3
The piece lauds Sir Michael Herbert as a well liked ambassador with a track record in racing golf and riding. It praises his public demeanor and athletic versatility while weaving in a technical aside on wireless body communication as a curious aside.
General Baden-Powell, famed English warrior,attended a luncheon with a celebrated physician. When the doctor asked how it felt to kill a man professionally the general replied in his silken tone that he did not feel it much more than the physician did.
Judge Shay presiding in the criminal Court at Pottsville Pennsylvania tried forty seven persons in one day and sent all to jail marking the largest day’s work by a single judge in Pennsylvania.
Posts from Woman's Benevolent Association of Chicago and Independent Order of Good Templars praise Peruna as a cure for grippe and dyspepsia. Mrs Henrietta A S Marsh and Mrs T W Collins attest rapid improvement and long lasting vigor after use. Dr Harman offers advice if results are not prompt.
Samuel J. Taylor, a retired carpenter, testifies before notary Jacob C. Mann that Donn's Kidney Pills cured his 30 year kidney troubles. He reports five years without treatment, claims a permanent cure, and notes a free trial and 60 cent price. An advertisement urges mail orders from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y. A dialogue about Dr Blank ends with a cash remark.
A western school admitted a young lady applicant after a St. Louis humorist quoted her reply to a question about whipping children. She said her usual position is on a chair with the child held firmly across her knees face downward, and she still won admission.
The Salvation Army plans a major citadel in Cleveland Ohio for institutional work with total cost about $90000. Already 30000 paid on building and site. An appeal to John D Rockefeller yielded a promise to provide final 10000 if 80000 is paid by May 1 1903. Also mentions Defiance Cold Water Starch and a kitchen tale about Secretary Shaw bidding farewell after a 30 day vacation.
A romantic letter from a writer in Texas expresses longing and poetic appeal. The author asks for tender endearments and stars of twilight, wondering if a beloved would resist such a lyrical plea reaching print.
More than 524000 acres of land in the Indian possessions of Great Britain are devoted to tea cultivation. Nine tenths of the area is Avaam and Benge. Production is officially estimated at 191260008 pounds.
A brief, quirky note from Lane New Lent reflecting on Indiana hunting habits as a hungry hunter may spare or discard birds based on what he catches. The piece reads as a local tongue in cheek commentary focused on ordinary needs and observations.
The American Medical Journal notes many physicians reach advanced ages, citing vir chow's eighty one years of strenuous work as typical of longevity among medical investigators. It argues longevity often accompanies those who combine practice and research, and that many great researchers have lived long lives, encouraging others to pursue original observation.
The late John W. Mackey died with all debts paid and only ordinary household accounts owed. He conducted business on a pay as you go basis, leaving a clean ledger and a large positive balance. The lesson urges young men to follow diligent, debt free practices. The piece includes quoted poetry and a note on an opulent show at the "opry" house with a line about a $10,000 automobile and Filipino motorcycle cross-chasing.
Mr Nathaniel Wright of Leake near Boston Lincolnshire nears age one hundred born October 1802. He has never required a doctor or taken medicine in his life and enjoys rugged health, a remarkable testament to endurance and ancient roots.
Barney Joyce of Tugiey Pennsylvania occupies a sleeping room with John Richler. Richler is a violinist, but Joyce never plays while awake. In a drunken state Joyce took Richler’s violin and played two tunes with noted skill, awing his roommate as he stared in disbelief.
Chancellor Day warns he may urge the executive board to restrain football to reform life and limb dangers. The note frames a potential policy clash at Syracuse, reflecting concerns over the sport's place on campus.
Two New Jersey spouses celebrate a golden anniversary with a family records entry noting no cross words between them and trusting the family record. Carmel Indiana report recounts Mr. Joseph L. Duffy praising Dodd's Kidney Pills after a field work hardship and near fainting, claiming health and strength restoration and promising future purchases.
The Alton resumes a fast night train from Kansas City to St Louis with passengers advised to use the Kansas City gateway for Chicago & Alton Railway service. The train leaves KC at 9 p.m. and arrives in St Louis at 7:08 a.m. Chair cars are offered free of charge by the Chicago & Alton Railway for lowest rates.
A collage of quirky lines promotes Defiance Starch claiming extra value and versatile use while sprinkling witty quips about housekeeping, a mock countess title for a female bookkeeper, and cheeky remarks on politeness, temperance, and stage life. The ad nods to a money back guarantee on a medicine and prices two cents for sixteen ounces.
A testimonial from Miss Paine praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for back pain poor appetite insomnia and painful scanty menstruation. She says a doctor advised stopping work but she continued and found relief after using the product in New York City.
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