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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
8
Wa-Keeney Kansas urges farmers to declare the first Saturday in June Rooster Day to destroy fertility in flocks. The writer promises higher returns for non fertilized eggs and offers a “No-Rooster Club” with registration to avoid misunderstandings while promoting a plan to separate roosters to prevent eye spoilage worth millions of dollars each summer.
Classified note seeks a team of horses for pasture and work. Advertisements promise fat, ready-to-work work-horses and prefer inquiries at local offices. Also lists multiple farm and grocery ads including good mare and cane seed for sale and crushed rock salt price.
Miscellaneous local items list names, travels, sales, meetings, farm work, and events from Wa-Keeney Kansas, including Tom Bundy rye crop, Hagel piano tuner, Dr Arnott veterinary work, ads for goods and services, church events, school notes, and community notices through mid June 1914.
A viewer recalls the play Quincy Adams Sawyer in vivid detail. The reviewer notes the production evoked childhood memories with authentic scenery, costumes, and humor. The performance brought back village life, church choirs, husking bees, and familiar places, leaving business worries behind.
The Farmers Union plans a general supply store in Wa Keeney in the old Ida Pierson book shop space on the east side of the street. C Kirby will manage and organize stock. Also listed are three bargains including a Ford auto and livestock, with contact Emil Olson at 1107 Ogalish, Kams.-Adv15 2 Weather report cites weekly max and min temperatures from government records for Wa Keeney. The piece closes with a moral on bargaining and community honor from Osborne Farmer urging readers to subscribe to the World, the county’s oldest paper.
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