This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1913
Page
5
An old advertisement asserts deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and mucous lining. It promises 100 dollars for catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, claims a constitutional remedy, and lists Cheney & Co of Toledo as the source with other product pitches.
Advertisement copy promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer as a remedy for children with worms and indigestion. Claims it expels worms, regulates bowels, and tones the system. Includes price 25c and distributor details. Also mentions other ads for real estate, Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil, and a blank address line.
Rain ashore with improving crops as Alfred Lofstead visits from Colorado. J A Rich becomes the first local to obtain a state car license, number 25, amid broad activity including cattle and hog shipments and new mail service. Community events note the Ladies Aid meeting, a League Social, and a Collyer dance, with farm work and horse pasturing near Ellis and Voda.
Awkward rain fails to come as residents report drizzle misses. Visitors include Phllp Krhut and Chas Kristof. Local trades and social mentions feature Pryce Owens, Walter Krhat, and Mrs. Owens alongside Mrs. Cox planning a Topeka visit.
West Big Creek notes report corn plowing and fast ripening wheat with grasshoppers active. E L Knapp spent Saturday in Wa Keeney. Mrs George Stradal autoed to Ellis Monday. V Majinesky visited Graham county Friday. Mrs Join Rush and Miss Mary Zeman visited home folks. Miss Carrie Stranal also. Ig Brown attended a show in Wa Keeney. The Farmers Union met at Voda Friday night.
The Collyer column reports dry conditions with a few scattered events this week. F P Wurst repairs a threshing machine, residents travel to Wa Keeney Delphos and Wilson, a birth is noted, and local social events include a Baptist Church Children’s Day program and a Collyer Hall dance. P A Walker and A T Barnes undertake an overland trip to Jewell county seeking a new location. Bets on a bumper crop are optimistic for next year.
Molise Michalies helps aunt Mrs F Dienes with house work while Prof Lamar leaves for Missouri to start a new home. Mr and Mrs M V Smith and son Harry and Lawson Bros visit Garden City for a trip.
Citizens recount Sunday gatherings and visits among neighbors including the Folkers, Schneders, Olsons, Lyons, Marcy, Benisch, and McKinleys. Trips to Wa-Keeney and James Benisch noted. windmill purchases and potato purchases mentioned. Local chatter mentions grasshopper concerns and a past Voda writer’s history in 1868.
A Wa Keeney Kansas resident extols Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney pains and backache after using a bought box from Gibson's Drug Store. The advertisement urges readers to buy Doan's, lists Foster Milburn Co. as US agents, and notes 50 cent price. Also mentions farm loan ads from Wa-Keeney State Bank.
A health note urges slowing eating pace to avoid indigestion and constipation. It recommends thorough mastication and unsalted food, and suggests Chamberlain's Tablets as a easy to take remedy when feeling full or dull after meals. Sold by all dealers.
Has Relics From The Maine On Display In Beloit front window of office owner G A R member displays brass pieces from the ill fated battleship Maine. Items include a coal bunker door and an airport door retrieved from the hulk after years underwater in Havana harbor. Seashell growth remains attached as pieces pass through Navy department transfer to Beloit.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr. Hudson's Eczema Ointment as a proven cure for eczema and related skin conditions. It cites a Bath resident testimonial praising success after 25 years of failure and notes the product is a physician’s formula, with a 5 cent price and availability from Pfeiffer Chemical Co. through druggists or by mail.
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for ulcers sores and skin troubles with a Birmingham Alabama patient claimed cured in two weeks. The spot states price 25 cents and notes endorsement by W. W. Gibson. It follows with a local school statistic report from Hill City Republican about education levels among 400 inmates at a Kansas reform school noting low literacy and college attainment.
Old men and women feel the need of a laxative more than young folks but it must be safe and harmless without pain Dr Kings New Life Pills are especially good for the aged for they act Promptly and easily Price 25c Rec commended by W W Gibson Adv BR Bean there briefly with a large stock of photo material Adv
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.