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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
4
The issue notes white Christmas in Wa Keeney Kansas with calm weather and snow, a day of holiday greetings, church programs, Christmas trees for children, and numerous family dinners, reflecting festive spirit in the town.
A.B. Baker, longtime assistant superintendent at the National Zoological Park, returns to Washington then moves to Boston to head a new city zoo planned for Franklin Park. Boston funds from Parkman Trust will back development, with plans to convert part of Franklin Park into a facility.
Sadie Frank and W E Traylor were married at the ME church in Hebron with pastor Rey Moore assisting. The ceremony drew intimate friends, a white lavender home, and a breakfast reception before the couple planned to settle in Utica, Kansas.
Market notes show 7090 head of cable receipts and higher prices for many items. Cattle demand remains mixed with steers and cows up to the mid seven dollar range, while stockers and feeders near low winter levels. Sheep and lambs advance 15 to 35 cents with Kansas fed Western lambs at 8.00 and ewes to 4.75 as holiday quiet begins and January prospects loom.
Government thermometer readings at Wa Keeney show a week ending Wednesday noon with maximum and minimum temperatures. Unusually cold spell continues with fog, snow and sun in small doses Sunday morning, the coldest since October 2 when the minimum was 10. Notes on loans and a signature A Cortright 21.
Great Bend Tribune essay argues Kansas must be cared for and nourished. It praises Kansas for hard work and wealth while warning that neglect will harm its landscape and people. The piece uses vivid metaphors of oiling the temple and feeding the land to urge action.
The Los Angeles Times laments the tariff bill as a burden on farmers, noting protections and price shifts. It argues wheat and other staples face duties abroad while Canada and Argentina receive favorable terms, detailing per bushel and per pound rates for wheat butter cheese live stock and straw amid cross border trade frictions.
A fragment argues against big business and privilege while praising farmer cooperation. It envisions a mass convention of 10 million U.S. farmers forming a cooperative trust to counter predatory capitalism, contrasting with cries for action against factories and shops.
Testimony from Wa-Keeney residents touts Doan’s Kidney Pills for relief from chronic kidney pain and backache. Ellen Littleton of Ellis Kansas describes years of discomfort eased after use, with repeated endorsements over three years. Other ads promote Electric Bitters for women and Hall’s Catarrh Cure, each claiming broad health benefits and urging purchases from local dealers.
A New York physician quips that thin stockings and shoes push doctors toward bankruptcy. The ad promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as an effective, pleasant remedy for coughs and colds available from dealers.
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