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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1901
Page
8
A weary tale unfolds as a woman in a Parle gown trudges Band Street in rain. She laments decree and daily drudgery, lamenting the trailing skirt sweeping waste and dust. The speaker vows to bear the burden with a grim duet against grime and germs.
Higgins the chronic joker wins Mabel Montgomery’s test of business sense by investing a thousand dollars in cabbages for her. He tricks Bennington into the same plan, causing a ludicrous paddle through Milwaukee cabbage demand and a profitable return, leaving Higgins transformed by wealth and the club amused.
Rural carriers follow city rules and wear same uniforms. Each uses a special “Postal Wagon U 3 Mail” with sliding doors and pigeonholes to sort mail en route. Heating exists for cold weather and galvanized iron boxes with zinc signals indicate mail to deliver or collect.
The Paris Messenger reports authorities at Vincennes have sent a letter to automobile owners asking if they would place their cars at the disposal of military authorities in case of mobilization. They see the new department as key to increasing mobility for part of the French force if war breaks out.
Fragmentary note praises England's observance of the day of rest with reverent ceremonies and traditions. A companion quote hints at friendship and doing good deeds, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
Major Lloyd R. Fayling of Kalamazoo receives a gold 18 carat medal from Texas citizens for rescuing forty three people during the Galveston flood under martial law. The article recalls his earlier service as US marshal in Chicago, Cuba Junta activities, and later role as galveston official during the disaster.
A hotel detective is described as light on duties yet vital to guests as a city guide and theater authority. He directs patrons toward “square games” and casinos, with one discharged detective reportedly earning about 10 000 dollars yearly in tips and commissions from gambling houses.
A Chicago Record-Herald item profiles Maine gum hooters or gem pickers who live in woods to harvest spruce gum. They travel with gear, snowshoes, and a dog, search storm-damaged branches, and sell their harvest in cities. wages vary with gum country quality.
Beating at Avsinache recounts Mr. Tuckett’s perilous ascent of Elger Glacier in 1871 as travelers hear a thundering melee and glimpse a massive snow and ice mass dropping toward them. The fragment notes a dramatic avalanche confrontation during the Alpine venture.
The article explains that bottom ocean water stays around 40 degrees Fahrenheit year round, forcing preservation methods for abysmal creatures. Deep sea fishes, shrimps, crabs, star fishes, urchins, corals and jellyfishes are preserved with alcohol, ice, cold rooms, and picric acid, detailing the procedural differences for delicate versus large specimens.
Three presidents' widows survive. Mrs Grant resides in Washington Mrs Harrison is in Indianapolis and Mrs Garfield lives in Mentor. Buchanan's niece and Arthur's sister, prominent in Washington during those administrations, also survive.
The report notes a horse killed in a Spanish wall-fight. It states about 5,000 horses are killed annually in Spain bull fights and 1,000 to 1,200 bulls are sacrificed each year. It also cites nearly 40 million dollars invested in electric undertakings in the Argentine Republic.
A Philadelphia Record reports a city resident has devised an umbrella marking scheme. It uses a double ring of metal placed inside another, designed to fit around the handle, allowing any person who can write to mark their own umbrella with name and address.
A Philadelphia inventor describes a clever umbrella with a two-part outer line. One half hinges and is held closed by a catch, marked please open to reveal the owner’s name, address, and a reward offer. The label on the inner part can be updated when the owner moves.
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