18 Feb 1899
Page 1
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1899
Page
1
The column notes weather improvements soon, announces a city election, and lists local activities. It mentions a teachers meeting, revival meetings at Pioneer school house, and various residents’ doings, including visits, trades, and town commerce amid winter’s tail end.
The item reports Clapp Brothers of Salina buying horses in town and lists sales to several buyers. It notes Henry Wilton moving 200 cattle from Dodge City to the A Shaw ranch, with losses from recent cold. A infant dies of spinal meningitis, and George Carter returns to Wisconsin. It includes school report requests and a cheeky wag about reform boards, plus a cold cure ad for Laxative Quinine Tablets.
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