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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1901
Page
6
The poem fills the hillside with spring imagery. It recalls April weather, snowy memory fading as saplings wake. Blossoms bloom in pink and white, while the world greets the first breath of the new season with fragrance and life. The wood grows merry, the earth perfumes the air, and nature welcomes a modest, fair spring.
Miss Virginia Harwood and Larry O'Neil trek through February woods on the Pacific slope. She extols the air and pine cones while he battles fatigue and affection. Fireside toasts, sleighing plans, and rural life frame a budding romance amid rugged terrain.
Miss Harwood reads a Chicago postmark letter revealing Larry O’Neil’s plan to marry in May after he secures a hospital position. She recalls his farewell line and decides to send a note to the arch?cho ranch, planning another walk with Larry tomorrow as winter wind and ashes fade.
In Dexter Maine 15 year old Hector Sanborn kept dozens of pine grosbeaks in a rear barn room feeding them seeds as a winter experiment. Birds multiplied then perished after March weather. He sold eyes for four dollars each to a Boston naturalist earning 120 dollars for thirty birds.
The Sultan of Turkey enjoys outdoor sports and is described as a good shot. He favors horses and dogs, with his sons excelling in horsemanship. He once hired an English coachman to train princes in tandem and four-in-hand driving, but the coachman was dismissed amid salary disputes. He also collects old and curious weapons and arms.
The private schoolmaster, known to the Tenth and other regiments, coaches ambitious privates for first and second class certificates, a praiseworthy aid in military training and advancement.
The Morgans travel in a five carriage bas train of elegant cars, not just a private coach. The entire train is under their exclusive custodial care, showcasing luxury and private composition.
The Chicago Record-Herald recounts celebrated interments and transfers of royal and imperial remains, noting Napoleon I’s body moved from St Helena to Paris in 1840, with Thackeray among observers. It compares later rites including Columbus’s remains, King Rene, and Cromwell’s head, with Cromwell’s body dispersed after restoration.
Buddamy Supplee of 1106 Poplar Street Philadelphia reveals sudden loss of reading ability while retaining writing. Doctors cite a rare aphasia possibly from a blood clot or rupture affecting the left frontal brain region. he can write and spell but cannot read his own words. Dr. Frank Woodruff notes a similar case and possible recovery.
The French Academy of Sciences announced a 100 000 franc prize from Mme Guzmann for contact with a heavenly body except Mare. If not awarded in five years, compound interest funds astronomy work. Prize to be competed this year per the Chicago Journal.
A Madras Montreal Herald report notes fall authorities permit marriage for well behaved convicts on Andeman islands if a suitable convict woman is found. Last year recorded eighty eight wedlock applications of this kind with twelve cases the Indian husband of the woman declined to divorce.
Coratoe Hiskit in Bengal suffers from cocaine habit. authorities push restrictions on the drug. Efforts focus on limiting supply and addressing public health concerns in the region.
A newspaper excerpt discusses women writing to Lydia E Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts describing debilitating uterine symptoms. It highlights the confidentiality of letters and presents a published sample from a Mrs Exoca Bice of Chelsea Wisconsin detailing dramatic relief after using the Vegetable Compound.
An array of travel offers highlights cheap round trip tickets to San Francisco from July 6 to 13, with return validity until August. Tickets cover first class passage on Sunset Ogden or Shasta routes, allow stopovers, and include through Pullman cars. Contact W G Neimyer at 233 Clark Street Chicago for details.
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