Not a motion picture but a gigantic Western sports open
A grand championship event for COWBOYS and COWGIRLS with thousands of dollars in prizes, 250 frontier horses and steers, and a mailing list of 350 expert riders and performers from U S and Canada. Parade at 1 30 p m. Same rules as Pendleton and Cheyenne events. Noted figures praise Frontier Days and the sport. Prices listed for main gate children and grandstand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
United States
Canada
Uptown
Pendleton
McAdoo
Ernest Thompson Seton
America
Roosevelt
Three Wonderful Days and Nights at Elmwood Driving Park
Northeastern Kansas cattleman Ert Miller of Lavernburg recalls drought year 1901 and compares it with current corn and pasture riches. He notes cattle markets, prices, and the belief that the worst conditions for cattlemen have not occurred. The piece promotes a three day fair with a dance by Melody Four at Voda on Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton
Kansas
Elmwood Driving Park
Cals
Ert Miller
Lavenburg
Allen County
Miller
Mr. Miller
Kansas City
Voda
Melody Four
Japan’s door plaques reveal resident names and safety marks
A Chambers Journal excerpt describes how Japanese homes display door tablets with house numbers and responsible residents often a child or relative. Fire insurance disks, police notices, and cleaning or sanitation papers adorn doors while wells were once proclaimed with a square placard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Chambers’ Journal
Ido
Mrs Monroe Intervenes For Lafayette Prisoner In France
The wife of James Monroe, then American ambassador to France, used the embassy coach to reach Madame Lafayette in La Force prison. She requested an interview with the condemned woman, and the next morning Lafayette was freed as Revolutionists feared adverse international consequences and sought U.S. goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Monroe
Madame Lafayette
Monroe
France
Lafayette
Germany
Mme. Lafayette
la Force
Monroes
America
Oysters Face Hazards From Planting To Harvest
The article explains how oyster culturists contend with multiple risks from seed to harvest. Weather can wipe out baby oysters during the set, gulf crowding can starve and deform spat, and even after attachment the young oysters remain vulnerable to persistent enemies until adulthood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Gulf of Mexico
When the Ships Come In Across the Islands
News focus in Hawaii, the Philippines and Cuba centers on steamship movements, passenger accounts, and crew stories. The Cuban capital notes the new daily air service to Key West starring US Navy scout planes carrying eight passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Philippines
Cuba
Honolulu
Manila
Havana
Key West
World is 150 per year and ownership notice in Kansas weekly
The World is priced at 150 dollars annually. Mrs. F A Heizer has returned from Kansas City and is improving. Mrs. Clarence Griffith, her children, and Eva Sherwood visited Mrs. Owings. This is a Statement of Ownership for the Western Kansas World, WaKeeney, Kansas, for April 1, 1921, naming FP D Shaw and J W Bingham as publishers and owners, with H S Givler and J W Bingham as major security holders, sworn May 2, 1921 by J W Phares Notary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Heizer
Kansas City
Clarence Griffith
Eva Sherwood
Congress
Kansas World
WaKeeney
Kansas
State of Kansas
Trego
J. W. Bingham
Wetern Kansas World
FP. D. Shaw
Keeney
H. S. Giviler
J. W. Phares
Notary Public
Serl
Time to Fight Rheumatism with Chamberlains Liniment
An old advertisement urges readers to treat chronic and muscular rheumatism with Chamberlains Liniment. Massage the affected parts twice daily and expect benefit or cure. Available for sale at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain's Liniment
Local Ads and Services in WaKeeney 1917
Classified notices advertise fresh pork from Bakers and a 1917 Ford Touring car for sale by E J Dorman. Also listed are distilled water suppliers Johnson Yoxall, a land listing with Cave Realty, Wakeeney, and mobile oil products distributor. Hogs and cattle buying by Farmers Union on June 13, a small temporary hospital setup by Dr G F Cook, dentistry, and a headache remedy Hollister Golden Nugget Tablets. W W Gibson promotes the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakers
E. J. Dorman
Johnson & Yoxall
Cave Reslly Company
Wakeeney
H. F. Kline
Trego County Co.Op
Reliable Jewelry
Farmers Union
Warren Avenue
G. F. Cook
Wa Keeney Baptist church seeks sealed bids for building
The Board of Trustees of the Wa Keeney Baptist church invites sealed bids for the sale of the present church building. Bids open Monday evening June 6 1921. Board may reject any or all bids. File bid with 12 21 W S Gorrell chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa Keeney Baptist Church
W. S. Gorrell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trego Co. Co-Op
Ass’n. Wakeeney, Kansas
E. D. Beason
Wakeeney, Kansas
Red River
Ohio
Guy DeBoer
Mickie
Nestle
Harding
Shipping Board
U.S. Shipping Board
Washington, Dc
W. W. Gibson
Farmers’ Union
Loryséer
Rexall
Straw’s Furniture Store
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