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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
5
E A Guschewsky handles business for non residents rents collected and correspondence solicited Collier Kass. Union Pacific Time Table East A B Jones physician and surgeon W E Saum attorney at law Kansas attorney and real estate agent Agent for Close Bros Land Co For choice bargains in funds give me a call All kinds of business promptly attended to for non residents
City clerk HENQuin notes sale of 300 to 400 bushels of corn priced 5 cents below Wa Keaney market. Buyer to meet seller five miles southeast of town. John Blake Jey listed as contact.
A survey of familiar product slogans notes popular brands Pears soap Ball’s corsets and Castoria for babies, plus Schlitz beer as a preferred wet good. The article also reports Orlando Hazen’s success in finding a reliable water source on the divide between Stockton and Pixville, with water reaching 330 feet deep by the following Saturday.
A collage of items notes a patent medicine claim for a one day cold cure, a private denial of a resignation rumor about Judge Monroe, and short anecdotes from several papers about time wasters, a banker’s illness story, a fishing telegram joke, and a Kansas City snake vomit report, with local commentary.
Colonel Tilton's Osborne address on Decoration Day honors Union veterans and their role in westward development. He argues national union underpins laws, warns against anarchic aims, cites Civil War casualties and pensions, and praises veterans who tamed the frontier while noting mothers and families bore heavy losses.
A. E. Lafayette of Gregory Landing Clark County Missouri credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life during a severe illness. He recalls doctors thought he could not see, but a neighbor's bottle brought instant relief and restored his health. The remedy is sold by Jones Gibson Drugists.
An article reports on carp in an artificial lake at Smith Center fed by a private pond overflow. It notes the carp can be hard to catch, but methods include bread crumbs luring surface feeding and rifle shooting. It mentions a Washington, D.C. inventor who relocates carp to clear ponds and feeds them only watermelon rinds to produce market ready fish in three weeks.
A visitor describes the gold shale mill six miles east of Tre go county and four miles north of Rush county in Ellis county on the Smoky Hill river. The pine mill building, shale foundation, openings, vats, and a water-chemical process are detailed, with a guard on site and rumors of daily startup. A nearby townsite has two buildings and squatters’ dugouts line the river pastures.
The fragment notes a likely line related to a 1901 San Francisco event in July. It mentions a favored phrase or line tied to an expected public reading or display. Details are sparse, with no clear people or organizations specified.
The Union Pacific promotes its fast trains as the direct route to San Francisco, claiming three hours ahead of competitors. It urges travelers not to hurry, offering detour routes for those seeking slower travel while touting the historic direct Usion Pacific line for quickest arrival.
From Missouri River and interior points, Cuba Pacific routes advertised with pamphlets All About California and travel information available on application. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic marketed as a tonic with quinine, No Pay c. 16 line claims. Geo C Scbaefer listed as agent.
For sale listing reads inquire of John A Nein about the northeast quarter section 23 13 21 in Sanconn. Trade offer seeks Trego land for a four room house on a half acre with fruit trees and a garden in the town of Princ Song Mu. Address L King Princtua.
West half of section 7 123 for sale in Trego County one mile from Wa-Keeney. Describes best tracts of farm land offered by W E Save.
The Burlington Route offers the lowest excursion rates of all time this summer. Details vary by destination and service. ask your nearest ticket agent or request-rate circulars. Daily trips to Colorado Utah and Black Hills. two week Home-seekers excursions west and northwest. round trips to Buffalo Exposition and eastern resorts. California excursions on Wednesdays from St Louis and Thursdays from Kansas City and St Joseph. Agents include M Crozier L W Wambly and Howard Elliott in St Louis and Kansas City.
The notice highlights fresh cigars for sale and reports the highest market price paid for butter and eggs, indicating a focus on commodity prices and available goods.
Pullman Ordinary Sleeping Cars for Tourists offer comfortable travel for settlers homeseekers and hunting parties. Cars run daily on Union Pacific from Nebraska Kansas California and Oregon with mattresses curtains blankets pillows and uniform porters to ensure comfort. Also notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy endorsed by a New York druggist with local sale through Jones & Gibson.
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