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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1901
Page
5
For sale notice describes East half of Section 24 Township 23 Range 26 in Gove county. Highlights include abundant living water and bottom land suitable for farming or homesteading. No contact details provided.
Ad claims a one day cure using laxative bromine quinine tablets from E W Groves with a money back guarantee. It urges druggists to refund if no cure and mentions the price as 2 cents per box.
An assortment of notices and snippets: Chamberlain remedies advertised with prices and druggists Jones & Gibson. a St Louis Globe-Democrat take on the next Democratic platform. Goodland News quip about Mother Hubbard dresses. a warning that a cough signals illness and Chamberlain Cough Remedy offered by Jones & Gibson. a brief local crime anecdote about a barber shop youth who kissed a 12 year old girl, the father giving him 15 minutes to leave town or face consequences.
An array of remedial claims and consumer endorsements appears, featuring Chamberlain products for sprains colds and stomach issues. George E Cary praises Pain Balm for ankle sprain relief and family use, while other notices promote Chamberlain pills and cholera remedies via Jones & Gibson. A quirky quip about a Kansas party emblem closes the clipping.
Western Kansas World records Bent Murdock arguing grass, not corn, is the true king as population grows. He warns grass lands shrink while beef demand rises, citing buffalo grass needs, desert-like areas, and the high value of grass pasture. He urges preserving grass land and notes future profitability of grass per acre.
A collage of vintage clippings includes an old malaria tonic ad, a farmer's sharp retort to a joker, a remark on Cham berlain’s Pain Balm, a Detroit humor blurb, land sale note in Trego county, criticism of cooperative grain elevators, and the Ness County Holiness meeting schedule for June 5 1001 with a full program and secretary contact.
A fragmented voter form invites participation in the St. Laure Globe Democrat World Pair Beauty Contest. It lists a voter name field and notes one vote per person with the winner entering the state selection for the sait beautiful woman.
A standing coupon urges readers to vote and promises the best possible photo of a local lady will be sent to the Globe-Democrat for print in that paper and The Woxto after the June 1 issue. A tasteless tonic and a crude misbranding are noted, with a local item about a petroleum saturated contrivance sold for fifty cents and found cheaper elsewhere. Local suit over biennial election law is filed in Supreme Court challenging nomination paper submission by a Populist candidate for judge, with a June 8 hearing date.
Pullman Ordinary Sleeping Cars offer comfort for large parties and homeseekers traveling from Nebraska and Kansas to California and Oregon. Cars include mattresses curtains blankets pillows with passengers providing bedding. uniform porters maintain order and attend to passenger needs.
In the Arksusus valley, western Kansas, sugar beets spread across many farms. Locals expect the crop to become a major development for the Urals section, with substantial land planted and optimistic voices noting potential growth and prosperity.
The report notes a biennial meeting announcing a very low rate of one fare and one third on certificate plans from Denver with Cheyenne and polots deciphered. Fresh pork at Parker's Go Come market was highlighted for workers.
In Ellsworth last evening R E Moore married Mayme Charvat at 8 30 in the home of the bride's mother Mrs Charvat. About fifty guests attended the ceremony performed by Rev J R Tercy. The home was beautifully decorated with ferns and potted plants. The bride is described as a charming young lady and both families are well known and popular in the county. The Reporter joins in best wishes for the couple. May 23.
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