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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1905
Page
6
A garbled OCR fragment references disturbance and harassment, noting a fear of a disruptor and a desire for victims to sleep in comfort. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or locations.
On a deserted pier after a tame auto race, Barlow and Miss Grant seek privacy to talk. He reveals love for her and exposes a imagined Margaret used to mask his pain over Tom. She hints at truth and vows to tell him, as they part with a charged, unresolved mood.
Fragmentary verse recalling families, widows, and exhausted fields as soldiers march to arms. A lone woman weeps with her infant while a mounted officer leads a bloody campaign. The piece evokes soil, harvest, and national sacrifice cited by J. W. Foley in the New York Times.
In E Whitington's account of Alfred Searcy’s northern Australia adventures, hawkbill turtles yield tortoiseshell and greenback turtles supply edible fat and soup. nests with ten dozen eggs are found, and native methods for catching reef fish and a narcotic plant used in rockhole fishing are described alongside eagle predation on foxes and flying fox behavior in mangrove belts.
Mrs. Brown, famed Colorado socialite, agreed to insure the Denver juvenile court a yearly income of 5000 dollars and chose a Cripple Creek claim to operate. In four days she inspected more than a dozen mines and selected one promising prospect. Since opening six weeks ago the mine has added over 1000 dollars to the court fund after expenses.
A correspondent describes Amoy as a tiger rich island city with mountains housing tigers that emerge at night to hunt. Villagers fear the predators as tigers roam hills and forage, even snatching pies. A Penang writer notes a Chinaman slept in a tiger trap, claiming sleep overpowered him in a trap set for a year.
An exhortation on bringing full powers to work every day. It argues that success hinges on regular, well rested, disciplined behavior, stressing that poor sleep, bad habits, and fatigue impair performance and career potential. It urges maintaining physical and mental vigor to avoid diminished output and dullness.
In Billville a quirky cast of locals is noted by the Atlanta Constitution. A visitor recalls a dozen or more fish Mars and a resident who supposedly never predicted the fruit crop failure. Another man boasts he never told a lie about the biggest war of them all.
A letter from Mr. Wiggins to a long-absent friend recalls a remark about marrying a woman who knows her position. The note warns that the chosen spouse is fit for him, while a sketch was not included with the epistle. The piece weaves in various humorous clippings from Half Holiday and Detrol Tribune style snippets about social quirks and wit.
An 1890s style summary notes gas prices from $1.00 to $3.00 per thousand and celebrates acetylene as a superior, independent lighting method. It explains how acetylene is produced from calcium carbide and used via generators in isolated areas. The article also covers schedules for New York Central Lines, promising an eighteen hour New York to Chicago run, updates to Empire State Express records, and adjustments to Lake Shore Limited and Southwestern Limited timetables for faster service. It includes light social bits and a few puns, ending with reflections on clever leadership.
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