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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1912
Page
3
Practical house cleaning advice appears in an old fragment describing using a broom with white linen bristles and borax or ammonia to soften hard water. It suggests washing walls, wiping glass with a damp rag, removing marks with methylated spirits, and polishing with water and polish for gilt frames that crack from boiled onion water.
Guidance for bridal party dress colors and accessory harmony. The bride wears a white tailored suit while attendants choose tulip or teret gowns in colors such as West gray champagne green wistalla royal blue or arriving color. Hats match the gown. The bride may carry a bouquet or prayer book and bridesmaids carry contrasting or matching floral bouquets.
A column on childhood truthfulness explains two causes for lying. Some children boast, others are timid, requiring different corrective methods. For timidity, gentle discipline exposes falsehoods, builds self confidence, and develops habits of truthfulness within a supportive household atmosphere.
Vienna popular styles for late spring and early summer feature country wear suits and coats designed for rough weather. Nor folk Jacket, tailored skirts without heavy flounces, embroidered skirts for formal wear, and white wash corduroy are highlighted. Lightweight sheer blouses with lace collars pair with four gore wash skirts, stressing straight seams and smooth fit.
The article extols hickory as the premier wood for carriage wheels due to its lightness, strength, and elasticity. It notes that ash and elm fail as substitutes, that vast quantities of hickory are used annually, and expresses concern over supply keeping pace with demand while hopeful that managed forests can sustain yields.
A compact guide to fruit and special salads with strawberries lettuce baked dressing and candied ginger. Recipes include a banana orange fruit salad with lemon dressing and a sugar syrup simmered to coat the fruit.
The note explains how to prevent oysters from darkening during preservation. Keep cleaned oysters in cold water with a splash of vinegar or lemon juice, ensuring they stay light and fresh.
Poem fragment emphasizes true hearts shown not by words or tears but by lasting acts of kindness across years. Quotation from Lippincott's appears as a decorative epigraph. The text ends with a catalog-like code string.
Sun Yat Sen defends Chinese people against accusations of selfishness and mercenariness. He recounts attempts by the former Chinese government to capture him, noting rewards on his head totaling 700,000 taels. He cites support from Chinese communities worldwide, especially in America, and a Philadelphia laundryman who gave his life savings in a linen bag.
Did you hear about Plckieham he went home last night and broke up the furniture and a tot of dishes and chased his wife out into the street Some women in one of these suffrage meetings alluded to him as a iaetel bystand.
Canning, a keen beach observer, rescues Rose Wilcox during a perilous raft drift off the shore. They bond over shared danger, reveal mutual admiration, and are rescued by a passing yacht as they discuss a potential future cruise together. Rose and Sam Harry Canning introduce themselves, name common friends, and imagine a yacht voyage as a quieter alternative to public crowds.
Of Interest to the Young Folks describes tricks for parties such as a living eye on a pinhole device and a gravity defying egg prop for breakfasts. It outlines two demonstrations using sand and wax to simulate balance and a center of gravity with shot and sealing wax for laughs.
A Chicago News article explains that diamonds, with faster violent particle motion, can drive glass particles aside to create a clear passage. It compares the motion in diamond and glass to explain why the diamond can scratch or cut glass.
A brief scene from the Chicago Record Herald shows a man and his former wife meeting by chance. They discuss children, realize they never had any, and the mistaken assumption becomes a humorous misrecognition about their past marriage. The encounter ends with polite humor.
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