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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1907
Page
5
A large white dog camped at the Sam Stubbs grocery corner for weeks after a stranger left with his master. The dog watched the door, grew acquainted with passersby, and refused to leave the corner, remaining loyal and hopeful the master would return.
A pleasant remedy for coughs and colds is Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. It is especially recommended for babies and children but suitable for every family member. It contains no opiates and does not cause dependence.
A compilation reflects on readers lamenting quiet news while promoting remedies like Kodol for stomach relief sold by W. W. Gibson. It also offers social satire about a townsfolk who complain, boast, and spread crude talk, labeling such behavior a nuisance and an abomination in Pleasanton and Galena areas.
A string of satirical notes laments critical town voices and urge practical work. Rural advice promotes farming to curb loafing, with quips about Urine Laxative ads and Foley's Kidney cure cited. A lighthearted tale of a figureless bust and Carrie Nation hen caps the column.
Fragmentary OCR shows a local notice style item with scattered phrases about a fast express line, a due time around 7:14am, and names resembling agents or stations. The text is garbled, but hints at a scheduled departure or delivery notice linked to the Wales Pacific Times publication. No clear events or entities beyond generic references are verifiable.
A Salina Journal excerpt notes Judge Ruppenthal seeks reform over revenge in a Gove county assault case. The defendant received one year in jail, a $500 fine and costs, two years of peace bonds, and liquor abstinence bonds with parole on release. He must report each court term.
Saline Valley Ranch near Wa-Keeney offers breeding services for colt and mare. My Horse Young PER will insure a colt, Jack Monacua will season at ten dollars per insured colt. Mares removed from neighborhood deemed re feal. owner to service fee. Mare and colt stand ready, care taken but no liability for accidents. W T Lrrrieciitp owner.
A historical note describes a perfume ball from 1390. It details its composition centering on ambergris and nutmeg used for heating, set in silver and decorated with pearls and gemstones. The item is described as rare and highly prized.
Classified notice seeks dry bones at 5.50 dollars per ton and rubber boots and shoes at a quoted price per pound. H C Davis advertises willingness to pay cash on delivery and lists his location eight doors south of Ross and Waldo’s elevator.
Consul General L. M. Iddings reports that automobile use grows in Egypt with 264 cars in Cairo and 75 in Alexandria last season, compared to 127 in the prior season. The shift is noted as a cheaper easier conveyance than camels alongside a DeWitt's Little Early Riser pill ad. The piece also mentions a Dutch-made flat metal thimble and Albany connections to early American time and watch history through Dominie Nicholas van Rensselaer.
A quirky collection of wry tales and anecdotes from varied sources. An epicure in France is found dead in a Perigueux hotel dining room with a pie dish empty. A banker’s life, a Golden Rule note on beer denial, and a waiter’s joke about live codfish in cream blend into a curio of short pieces and witticisms.
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