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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1907
Page
7
A reader recounts an incident where a bell tied to a front door pull failed during a Virginia lawyer’s illness. A messenger pulled the knob, a white-haired man warned that the silver cord had been severed, and the boy joked it was “busted” as the apparatus responded poorly.
An old advertisement promises a cure for deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube from catarrh. It claims catarrh is a mucus condition and offers a one hundred dollar prize for a testimonial. The piece mentions Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and solicits readers to request a free circular.
The article notes that Siamese prefer not to walk. they tolerate walking less and favor riding when possible. It contrasts with Venetians who may walk and Hollander who rides, highlighting a cultural stereotype about mobility. Occurs in Windsor Magazine’s feature on national attitudes.
The fragment mentions free famous books by Dr Calfee, a humorous dialogue from Harper's Weekly about a figure of speech, Defiance Starch advertising stiff collars, and a moral line about the rich man’s son being praised or denounced for wealth use. The readable items point to early 20th century newspaper snippets and ads.
A post office official recalls seven attempts to patent the proper face message for postal cards urging only an address on one side. From early legends like Nothing but the address can be written on this side to the final wording used today inspired by British cards, with Uncle Sam praising the address space.
A Washington visitor walking to the shipyards in Newport News ends up accompanying a curfewbound boy along a principal street. The lad explains the curfew, noting the first bell has rung and offering to finish the journey before the second bell. The man agrees to help and the two continue toward the shipyards.
A Washington Star tale recounts a diner at a top Chinese restaurant paying his bill and then tipping a waiter a dime to see how a Chinese server would react. The waiter kept the dime and placed it with the cash, prompting astonishment and a renewed respect for Chinese honesty.
Arosemena, Panama’s first secretary, a Cornell football alum, enjoys riding golf and is famed for hunting big game. Peru’s Minister Parto ranks among the city’s keen horsemen and big game hunters, with Canadian wilderness trips last summer. Brazilian envoy Sylvio do Amaral is another famed hunter who has trophies from the Ammon forests and long hunted animals in Argentina.
Sunday Magazine describes ancient Chinese and Russo-Chinese barter money. It notes copper coinage objected to by an emperor who buried a whole issue. It details cloth and knife shaped money from seventh to second centuries BC, and the cash disk valued at about 75 cents per thousand. It also mentions tea bricks used as money on the Russo-Chinese frontier.
A Bay City Michigan mother writes of her daughter’s long battle with an itching rash behind the ears neck and face. After failing salves and specialist care for years they tried Cuticura Remedies and the eruption cleared. The letter is dated May 20 1906.
A female orator declares women feel more deeply than men and rejects the stronger sex label. A male heckler jokes about baldness as the crowd answers with a chorus of no. The excerpt includes dated quips and brief societal observations from Pearson's Weekly and notes on Christian Endeavor work and household tips.
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