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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
3
A woman describes severe nervous distress and crying spells, noting relief after stopping medicine and trying herbal remedies. She mentions weakness, head pains, and fatigue but finds strength with support and advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
Carl J. Carter of Bartholomew County questions a man in charge after a delivery track carries a half dozen oil cans with gumdrops on each spout. The man explains gumdrops are cheaper than potatoes, per an Indianapolis News item.
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment and Soap for skin improvement, claiming five minute washoffs and a ten day treatment. It offers a free sample by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Boston and notes availability everywhere. An inserted anecdote about economizing remarks a Mrs Torkins inviting family to avoid waste, illustrating thrift themes in the era.
An old time advertisement copy touts Allen's Foot Embrocation and Foot Powder as relief for tired feet used by British troops. It promotes foot care products, cross merchandise, and a Red Cross Ball mention amid period vent phrases and humorous lines.
Major Winston orders retreat near Horton hacienda while Rutledge presses rescue of Liberty amid diplomatic standoffs. Pedro uncovers Lopez plans, captures a spy, and Liberty finds a pistol after testing guard laxity. Lopez's camp shifts closer to Los Alamos as tension rises.
A German invention offers a smok ing apparatus for preserving meat in scarce times. A lacquered cylinder with a dividing wall holds meat in the smoking chamber while smoke travels through a separate passage aided by a perforated plate for even distribution. A small underneath cylinder admits smoke and returns it to the fire, preventing soot.
The dialogue jokes that two boys suffer “athletic pain” with a running sore ash and a jumping toothache, showcasing playful quips about restless youths. The exchange captures a humorous street scene reflecting local chatter and humor.
Mary aged Give builds a bed from blocks but has one block left. She recalls her teacher’s rule to use all the blocks and after study she exclaims that the last piece will become the bed bag.
Dialogue snippet shows a father promising material for writing if his child stays, illustrating tension between duty and home life. Imogene recalls her father’s reply and Hector’s role as a war correspondent is hinted. The exchange captures family pressure amid wartime responsibilities.
A witty note from Smart Set on the hymeneal knot, arguing it is often tied too tightly and humorously comparing it to rigid expectations in married life. The quip frames the tension between romance and prudish restraint.
Singing pigeons first appeared in Palestine and were bred in India where enthusiasts spend fortunes on dove cotes. The birds are red, mottled, or bluish, with tremulous, gurgling notes like water poured from a bottle. their voice is varied and partly resembles a tree trumpet, though overall it is difficult to describe.
Brazil earned its name from a hard reddish wood called braza meaning live-cowl. Portuguese used braza to refer to the wood and the country as the live-cowl wood's place, gradually adopting Brazil as the common name.
The passage notes a soft, melodic cooing by both sexes, who join in a tranquil dawn song, giving them the name of laughers as the scene captures a light, natural concert.
The text explains the unusual appearance of veins as blue to the eye while blood is red. It notes light interaction through skin and vein walls affecting perceived color and mentions the blood’s true color seen inside vessels.
An advertisement extols Western Canada and United States grain districts urging new settlers to cultivate wheat barley and oats. It says seeding is underway with harvest around August and notes high future wheat prices. It highlights affordable lands from 15 to 23 dollars per acre yearlings for cattle and grazing lands, and urges readers to contribute to food production as a patriotic duty.
Fred Creators, chief deputy United States marshal, answered the telephone as a woman's voice complained about a barber displaying a red white and black pole. She argued the colors were German, implying a political edge in Indianapolis.
An item warns of a fraudulent ether-based remedy named Freezone sold in drugstores, claiming instant corns and calluses relief by applying drops. The short text alleges the product “shrivels” rather than removes and labels the promotion as a scam. It includes stray garbled lines about world affairs.
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