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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1907
Page
2
The Western Kansas World notes the fine line between friendly acts and romantic intent. It advises men to avoid gifts or singled-out attention that could imply more than friendship and stresses the need for clear, respectful conduct toward young women.
An enterprising White Plains resident started a highly sanitary dairy charging 15 cents a quart to meet demands for pure milk. Despite certified cows, white-gloved staff, and heavy advertising, customers stayed away, and the venture ends with a large loss. The lesson: people rarely pay above market price even for quality.
A column surveys feats of invention and romance, praising railway, telegraph, and wireless milestones while noting social shifts toward pedestrianism and cautioning over rapid tech. It cites Colliers Weekly and mentions Fulton’s steamboat, ether, and electric wires as modern marvels alongside a Georgia Supreme Court ruling on streetcar seating and a cheeky quip about minting coins missing in God We Trust. Mosquito mortality is humorously estimated against railroads as legislators consider new public health bills.
A frontier scene follows Brant encountering the notorious Custer scout Silent Murphy in a mining camp. Brant learns of Murphy’s wary streetwise gaze on a young woman connected to Miss Spencer and Wynkoop, while church and bachelor ball preparations unfold amid military orders and social intrigue.
Mr Jack Moffat, president, plans a grand reception for Miss Spencer at the hotel dining hall with an outside stairway entrance and a boarded saloon passage. Buck Magon to collect invitations at the door and bar unwanted guests, while Mrs Guffy handles refreshments for guests from distant settlements and nearby regions travel long distances on hard trails.
A Brooklyn woman scolds her Irish helper over dusty chairs in her reception room noting the impact of guests on cleanliness. The piece touches on laundering fine fabrics with proper starching, praising Defiance Starch for stiffening without thickening. It includes a humorous quip about dressmaking delays and a few ad-like lines on beauty and health products.
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