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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1901
Page
6
A hoard of short items from the Western Kansas world notes spread jokes on Santa, coronations, steam power, and poetry. The column jokes about bankers, immigrants, apple oil, and a box survivor in Hamburg America, mixing satire with brief social observations.
In National Magazine Annie T. Coleock imagines a young recruit stationed in Luzon. A dim tent, midnight skies, and a soldier’s dream of a distant girl mingle with memories of summer and fields left behind. The piece blends war's distance with yearning for home and a fleeting june.
The article recalls a pampered recruit who deserts soldiering by moonlighting at Chicago clubs, saluting officers at will while in uniform, then returning to duty. It also tells of Captain Ballard’s Civil War cork leg caper and the Dahlgren family reward saga, ending with its dramatic unseized recovery.
A mischievous private in Chicago enlisted then hosted a swagger dinner bragging of love for soldiering, after which he received discharge four days later. Flower wagon drivers and fruit basket jokes followed at the quarters as female names were sought for the “goddesses” of the washboard era, prompting the commanding officer to intervene.
The piece discusses Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans known as Fighting Bob and tells how a cadet’s naming mirrored a Dublin rumor. It also mocks Fred Funston amid war talk and hints at accusations of cowardice for actions against Aguinaldo and Dewey era figures.
A memoir recounts two brothers known as The Unearthly Twins. One sister recalls their strange incidents, jealous misadventures, and mutual infatuations, ending with a fatal elevator crash and the brother’s mysterious Denver death. The survivor hints at restless questions about life beyond the grave.
An exchange aboard a tram in Maine features a brakeman who jokes that pronouncing town names plainly would earn him a thousand a week in grand opera. An elderly passenger asks why he cannot spell them clearly, prompting the pithy response.
A belted pedestrian faces a bold mugger in a street encounter. The footpad demands money and valuables, threatening with a revolver. The terrified pedestrian reluctantly complies, surrendering his possessions as fear grips the scene. The article notes a later reference to an Apache arrival near Saint Louis with an enigmatic figure.
An American syndicate purchased the McKenzie concession supplying the City of Mexico. The plan includes a forty mile canal stretch, sixteen miles of piping, and installation of motive power at Almoloya Springs. Also notes on playful but crude references and Canterbury Archbishop teaching gardening as a hands on example.
Mrs. Guardhouse of Hester Missouri suffers sciatic rheumatism for years described as chronic and incurable. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills eight boxes she reports complete relief and lasting health with doctors once skeptical now astonished. An advertisement mentions a Kansas farm for sale fifty miles from a lawyer's conveyance.
The Lincoln advertising page promotes Percheron and Shire stallions from European stock, touting high quality and favorable cash or extended terms. It also includes eclectic notices on medicines, dress goods, and consumer products, with testimonials and long list of varied sponsors.
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