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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1909
Page
5
A collection of curious statistical claims and notes including German soil feeding people, Canada wheat maturity, Holland canal boats, and global postage stamps, plus stray advertisements. Highlights mention Balaklava survivors, Panama canal dynamite, and Doan’s Regulats bowel aids.
Cattle receipts last week fell by about 5000 head but were up 29 000 from the year before as repairs from last year’s high water continued. Markets varied by class with yearlings and handy weight steers in demand while native cattle held steady to up ten cents. Hog trade rose daily until today with heavy hogs at 7 95 and lighter classes lower. Lambs and sheep softened late last week then steadied today with top lambs at 3 50 and bulk at 6 50 to 8 00. prices varied for ewes and wethers and Arizona stock mixed in today’s sales.
A series of real estate transfers and property transactions are recorded, naming buyers and sellers such as John F Shroper, FW Hammers, Bertram, Jem Brown, RH Burns, Conklin, Jonathan Vernham, Wim A McConnel, WoW Parks, GH Bronson, Dienes, A.M Woodrutt, JA Hall, Erbacher Bros Mer Co, G P Dawson, Win A Carpenter, Nicholas Hach, Grant Bronson, 3 A Hallwot, Charley Delasey, and Prank Wallace among others, with parcel identifiers and dates in the 1940s to 2000s. The list includes lot blocks, street names, and speculative values noted in some entries.
Union Pacific timetable lists Mountain Time Western Division trains with past express due at 13 a m and 18% local freight with 4:44 p m arrival, and Eastern Division trains due 6:10 am 202% p m plus No 154 local freight. Tickets and checked to all routes in States and Canada. Subscribe to The Western Kansas War.
Land for sale in the northeast quarter of section 14 township 11 range 21, non resident owner. Priced at 7.50 per acre cash or 5.00 per acre on time. Located northeast of Wa-Keeney. Contact Leonard Everett in Council Bluffs, Iowa for details.
An advertisement urges readers to avoid experimentation with kidney remedies. A Wa Keeney resident, A J Johnson, testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his back and kidney pain after other remedies failed. The piece lists W N Gibson drugstore as the local outlet and notes 50 cent price with Bester-Milburn Co Buffalo as U S agents.
O H Olson of Ogallah Kansas offers Reeves 25 horsepower engine and J I Case separator in good order ready for work. Dr M J Brown specialist in Salina will be at the Americian House on Saturday July 10 to treat diseases of the eye ear nose throat and to fit glasses.
A blocked liver spoils appearance and temper. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cleanse and invigorate the stomach, improving digestion and mood. The ad urges readers to try the remedy for healthier skin and steadier nerves today.
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