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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
5
A collage of small town social notes from WaKeeney and nearby areas details Christmas visits, engagements, and community events. Notables include weddings, hospitality at homes, school activities, church drives for Armenian relief, and local business ads, with comments on post office activity and local trades.
The notice urges timely repair work to protect barns hog houses and poultry houses from cold weather. It advises adding sash improving light and inspecting roofs to endure rain and heavy snow. It promotes stocking lumber storm paper and other building materials and invites readers to visit.
Sheriff Ray arrested Otis Sullivan at Collyer on the Union Pacific main line Sunday. He was brought to Hill City and jailed on charges of stealing eighteen head of cattle and a horse with saddle. Sixteen cattle belonged to Floyd Huntington and two to Charles MecFadden, both north of Moreland. the horse to S. D. Moore and the saddle to J. E. Dodd, north of Moreland. Topeka Capital.
A humorous local ad piece notes a garden labor job selection where a mother signals to pick the shorter man due to his overalls. The item shifts to a Kansas insurer bid and overall skepticism about regulation. It then reports on John G Rae’s troupe disbanding, a government report about Belgian and German mistreatment, and wartime commentary from Iola Register with Kansas ties.
The Rosita Music Makers bring clean humor and varied dialects, with Mr Bingham’s anecdotes and Mrs Bingham’s travesty of courtship. Rozita sings and both performers showcase a piano accordion and classical and popular numbers. A lively closing trio promises bright smiles and uplift.
Mr and Mrs Bingham traveled by gypsy wagon from Boston to Chicago to collect local color for a Lyceum program. In Tien New York a crowd gathered for Red Cross day as the couple played music in the wagon. Their concert drew a donation of over $125 for the Red Cross.
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