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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1910
Page
3
A London society exposé describes a culture of bridge parties, charitable money boxes, coin fetches, and public spectacles including cartwheel and headstand contests. The narrator recalls a return to London life marked by vanity, decadence, unrestrained games, and disrespect for tradition, warning American women to stay home.
Yerkes sale in New York sold Franz Hals Portrait of a Woman for 137000. Henry C. Frick of Pittsburgh bought it for his Fifth Avenue residence, with reports suggesting a price above 140000. The canvas shows an old woman in a black silk gown with a stiff ruff and a Bible in her left hand. The work measures 35 by 45 inches.
Genesee correspondence reports Prof. Guy A. Bailey of Genesee State Normal school photographed a bird repeatedly alighting on his camera during a temple bill outing. After fetching a second camera he captured a striking image of the bird perched on the first camera, a curious result.
A brief Washington Herald excerpt shows a quarreling couple with a man admitting he shed tears to forestall his wife. The dialogue centers on demonstrated emotion and a wry plan to beat her to the punch.
In a humorous incident a Dutchman places his wife Gretchen on a large slate covering a freshly dug post hole for an electric light. Workers remove the slate as ordered, Gretchen stands aside, and the man returns angry asking why she stood on the hole. She replies the stone was the one put there for her.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin care from infancy, promising clear skin and healthy hair. A Montclair justice recounts a counterfeit $10 bill incident at his office where a man claimed to be married years earlier after presenting a fake note.
A stevedore on the end of the dock lights a pipe as a man in the water begs for help. The rescuer jokes about timing, noting the man has two more dives left while he has one match, adding tension to the rescue.
The Critica notes Creston Clark, grieving over his Asheville death, wore impatience with critics who seek to alter artists. He urged judging the artist as he is, not as tastes demand, citing Goldsmith and a fable about a frog. The page also mentions Red Cross Ball Blue and health quips about self-criticism and ladders, printing, and unintended outcomes.
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