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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
7
Latest Kansas Events reports J T Rollman retires after 32 years as Brookville schools superintendent. He taught grandchildren of his first students and influenced education across the district while remaining with Brookville amid offers elsewhere.
The Melvern mayor and six councilmen joined local citizens on a Lyndon trip to study a plan for Lyndon to supply Melvern with electric light and power, about ten miles away. In Geary the wheat crop looks strong with beading heads and 15 inch stalks, signaling an unusually early harvest pending rain.
Two estates in Butler County probate court settled and paid the state treasury four thousand nine and a half dollars under a 1909 law fines for weeks under state care. The notices mention worms and ground squirrels damaging corn and foretell replanting due to dry weather. A farmer, J B Riggs, was killed when a cave caved in while cleaning out a cave near Reading. Florence aims to have electric lights. Wa J Fisk organizes an electric plant and city plans to buy the waterworks and issue bonds. Game warden Dyche visits Clay Center to organize enforcement of fish and game laws.
Kansas bankers convention in Kansas City Kansas elected John R Lindbure of Pittsburg as president, M Malott of Abilene as vice president, E E Mullaney of Hill City as treasurer, and W W Bowmen of Topeka as secretary. Masons plan fall dedication of their new temple, with about 25000 dollars set aside for the project.
Instructional prose details making compact sewing cases and a collapsible work box. Describes materials, sizes, and assembly steps for hanging cases, needlebooks, spools pockets, ribbon ties, and decorative finishes. Also covers variations in shape such as melon bags and use of brocade trims and tassels.
An essay argues women equally deserve vanity boxes as men show mirrors on hats. It urges women to embrace grooming as a matter of personal well being and attractiveness, noting beauty influences social prospects. It compares male and female grooming practices and stresses vanity as a material interest.
The piece notes trends in high and low neckwear, French embroidered handkerchiefs, straw rosettes with silk centers, black and white striped belts in leather and silk, and banding trims for skirts. Marquisette waists, tunic skirts with side buttoning, rainproof foulards for motoring hoods, poke hats for motorists, and new aero ragé tailored suits appear.
In Santa Monica a two year old cabbage tree grown by John A Pool at 1302 Eleventh Street stands nearly nine and a half feet tall with a trunk inch and a half thick. It has produced over a bushel of small cabbages and more are developing. The top is treelike but the owner trims to keep the trunk productive.
A farmer recalls a single cabbage plant from a country woman that towered over others, shooting upward instead of forming a round head. It produced many small tops along a tall stalk, became top heavy, and required a stake for support. The plant behaves perennial, prompting hopes it could attract tourists and gain lasting fame for California horticulture.
Estherville to mark Fort Defiance site with a 30 foot marble monument planned by the local Daughters of the American Revolution. The shaft will be marble, topped by a large marble cannon ball adorned with a plaque honoring Mrs Esther Ridgley, Iowa’s first white settler after whom Estherville is named.
Wise asks about a striking woman and the vell. Howe confirms, then Wise explains she fears the sun will blister the paint, noting the woman’s concern and the odd exchange about appearances.
Eruptive skin diseases of many years standing cured by Hesinol ointment and Hesinol soup in a few weeks. Begin with Resinol to start your cure. If other remedies failed, Resinol and Reninol offer improvement from the start. Resinol cures acne eczema herpes erysipelas erythema barber's itch poison ivy ringworm and more. Also effective for boils carbuncles felons cuts and skin abrasions. Available at all drug stores.
Australia rich in libraries as Victoria marks its 500th free library. All older libraries enjoy high patronage with aggregate revenue around 740000 dollars from boll balls, memberships, and grants. About a million books exist, and total visits in a year reach about 2 500 000. Fiction dominates reading, but general literature and history also attract strong interest.
A brief peculiar exchange on a southern branch railway sees a New England woman calling high rates extortion per mile, while a southern cousin argues the cost is cheaper by the hour at roughly thirty-five cents, highlighting regional pricing notions.
The report shows hogs marketed in winter at western packing centers weighed about 275 pounds in 1570 79, 257 pounds in 1580 89, 239 pounds in 1590 99, and 219 pounds in 1909 10. Hogs from 30 40 years ago were about one fourth heavier than recent markets. Laundry advice touts Defiance Starch for stronger finish allowing thinner applications and preserving fabric.
A Wisconsin farmer led his twelve year old son to a village in February where he first saw a train. The boy was so astonished he remained unable to speak for three weeks. The tale warns that a circus or zoological garden could render him dumb again. the father's farm should remain hidden.
A brief ad style sample promotes Red Cross Ball Blue over other blueing products. It frames blueing as unnecessary with quips about circus outings and social proprieties, ending with unrelated playful lines about courtship and singing.
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