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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1907
Page
4
George R Barle Live Stock Commission Co invites shipments to Kansas City and other markets, claiming 30 percent growth in Kansas City and offering pricing on stock and a note on trial shipments. A Kansas man promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for lung relief while multiple wants ads call for boys to learn trades and work, with testimonials and subscription pitches mixed in.
Do you want a loan or to sell land in Wa Keeney Kansas. For sale four room cottage near school with two lots and good well. Aberdeen Angus bulls for sale at John Halbleib's Riv erside township ranch. Hides bought at 6 cents each. Abstracts offered by W H Swiggett. Checks at Star Grocery honored at Mrs Moore's.
Kansas City Stock Yards notes a heavy calf receipts day with 16 000 head and widespread prices for cattle and hogs. Top cattle reach 6 75 with quality steers at 5 65 and up, cows 3 00 to 4 65, calves 3 50 to 6 50. hogs top 6 15, typical 6 05 to 6 12, sheep prices down 50 cents to 1 00 from two weeks ago. Also contains advice on speculative shipping and notes on consumer demand, plus small ads for home products and services.
The Western Kansas World publication, established March 2, 1879, appeared Saturdays and registered at the Wa Keener post office in Hanns. The cited issue is dated Saturday June 22, 1907, noting its regular weekly cadence and postal entry.
A comical tale notes an old actor’s drunken evening at a club ended with him reading at home in a cab. His wife interrupts and scolds as he insists he is reading. The column then shifts through ads for DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve and humorous tobacco analyses, followed by insurance pitches and medical remedies, ending with land listings and kidney cure.
A Kansas farmer, W F Barber, reports long rheumatic attacks eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills from W W Gibson's drug store. He credits the medicine with steady improvement and plans more boxes to achieve a permanent cure. The ad notes price 50 cents and Foster Milburn Co as U S agents. Also listed are real estate for sale near Wa Keeney and St John plus Verbecks Lucas building supplies pricing.
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