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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1905
Page
2
A collage of offbeat observations and quips from Western Kansas World columns. Topics range from fashion and marriage to labor, law, and public figures, with jokes about gas prices, canaries in jail, hoopskirts, and infamous drinkers. Notable names appear in passing, including Gorky, Rockefeller, and Luther Burbank, amid satirical takes on social trends.
A dense chronology of Russo Japanese War actions from Feb 1904 through mid 1905, detailing Port Arthur bombardments, ship losses on both sides, merchant vessel captures, and the fates of Russian commanders. It lists ships sunk, damaged, captured, or dispersed, with revenue figures and sailor casualties, reflecting a comprehensive war-wide overview.
Since the war began losses in large ships on both sides are listed. Russia reports the sinking off the Tsu Islands of the battleship Orel and the 61st class Borodine along with three cruisers and one auxiliary vessel. Port Arthur mine incidents are noted for the same period including the Boyarin.
An advertiser seeks a twenty year old churchman type who can drive a horse and cart assist in stable and garden milk cows and tend pigs and wait at table with good references. Wage is 50 dollars yearly. meals provided except dinner. Also notes on tuberculosis treatment and Brassey Naval Annual 1905 ship counts.
A jumble of clippings reports odd anecdotes from New York and nearby towns. A Pine Grove official hides money in a stove. a Bayonne parrot vents profane phrases while residents plot to trap the censured bird. humorous notes and local curiosities fill the page.
In England a wedding begun with the vicar unaware the bride had not arrived. Guests stayed quiet, the bride and her father later entered as apologies were made. The father joked about interrupting and mis took, then the ceremony restarted amid scattered laughter.
Herbert P Brooks marks forty years of continuous service as a commercial traveler in New England. He entered the industry April 20 and has worked for two companies, the first for over thirty years. He plans to retire at year’s end.
A New York Sun summary notes President Samuel Spencer of the Southern Railway and supporters agree on stopping secret or unjust discrimination. It contrasts just discrimination based on commercial needs with unjust practices, citing the Inter national Railway Congress and Senate testimony on flexible, just rates. A separate anecdote recalls Henry Vanderbilt after a Long Island road incident. A California leather shipment signals war related price shifts, while an ad-style testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as a brain-boosting food.
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