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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1905
Page
6
Fragmentary verse attributed to Edward O Jackson hints at life cycles and endurance as winter approaches. The readable lines evoke tides, fading light, and a solemn mood about mortality and persistence.
Mary, described as tall and generously built, grows under social scrutiny from childhood to adulthood. She battles ridicule for her size, leaves younger friends, and seeks acceptance. Her suitors include Joe, Bob, and Ned, but she resists conventional courtship, finally facing love with hesitation and self reliance.
Nat Wills recalls a German violinist in a fire incident where a fiddle was saved, a tale interwoven with verses about fame and memory. The piece shifts to Thomas Moore and a discussion from the Boston Globe on birds as allies in controlling destructive insects and the debt humans owe to birds.
A damaged excerpt hints at a Mary figure confronting mistreatment and consolation. The fragment suggests humor as a coping lens, portraying Mary as a thinker who reframes abuse through resilience, and preserves a dated, essayistic voice.
A Chicago Chronicle writer notes experiments near Washington showing it may be possible to lift and propel heavy loads through the air with an engine of about three horsepower. The outline describes a device aimed at independent air navigation beyond wind or weather, weighing fifty pounds with an engine of common type.
The article outlines a proposed two engine aerial locomotive weighing about 1 000 pounds plus car and crew totaling around 1 650 pounds. It estimates lifting power near 1 800 pounds per engine, fuel costs at about 100 pounds of oil per hour, and suggests a costly but feasible design to fulfill long flight ambitions.
Lou Beauchamp and companions visited a Roanoke restaurant after a lecture. A waiter served a triangular piece and Beauchamp questioned the pie's type. The waiter checked under the crust and confirmed it was apple pie to the speaker’s relief.
A man recalls a ten dollar billing error ten years ago in Illinois. He recounts how a neighbor shorted him eleven dollars by counting twice and tried to cover with a drink. Upon restitution, the other man admits the mishap but jokes and dismisses it, finally ordering water at a saloon.
A Virginia man recalls a tame young gander once kept in a yard with tame geese. The bird vanished in spring and reappeared that fall with a mate and young geese, guided home by a distinctive bandana signal. The incident, deemed an established fact by Forest and Stream, awaits verification.
In northern Indian mountains mothers lift baskets hung on straps over their heads to transport infants. The practice, seen among highland communities, reflects adaptation to rugged terrain and limited mobility.
John S Wise of Virginia recalled Fitzhugh Lee in a governor race saying Smith would have kept him unknown. Lee cited many famed Smiths to counter the dig. An intoxicated speaker rose and said with gravity that he would forget all Smiths who killed.
In a paper on shellac Sir George Watt describes Indian auctions where buyers and sellers face each other under a cloth. The buyer signals by pressing the seller’s fingers to make an offer, often rejected by a head motion, culminating in a bargain without spoken words. this method lets buyers move between sellers without revealing prices.
A stone resembling a moccasin with toe marks was dug up at Pred D. Clark's farm in Milford Connecticut. Some believe the stone is the petrified foot of an Indian.
A resident reports unexplained noises and a buried female skull on the staircase after alterations at a North Yorkshire manor known to tourists. Odd footsteps, a frequently open door, and a claimed “woman’s skull” haunt the blue bedroom where Oliver Cromwell once rested.
A Detriot Pa resident Humphrey C Pritchard of Det ta Pa crafted a slate clock using peach bottom blue slate and Vermont red green and purple slate. About 164 thin pieces joined by 23 dozen small screws. The sheets were as thin as paper and many segments broke during eight months of work. The finished clock stands four feet high two feet wide and one foot deep. It features a cathedral gong and nine incandescent bulbs.
Liverpool Mercury reports a new department in autograph collecting offering a rare cloth decorated with hundreds of signatures from living and dead music hall artists. Signatures were penned then threaded with silk, creating a border of faces on the cloth. The exhibit appeals especially to ladies seeking novelty in afternoon attire.
County Judge Alexander of Littleton, Colorado, faced an unsettled paternity dispute over baby Ruth Sherstock. Unable to decide the disputed parentage, he ended the case by taking no action and leaving the matter unresolved.
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