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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1903
Page
2
A devotional fragment proclaims God cares for humans and numbers hairs on the head. It urges the trembler to trust in divine memory and refrain from faithlessness, citing the sparrows and God’s tablets as reminders of providential attention.
Chicago Tribune story follows Jimmy Baker a Wisconsin front on State Street frontage scammer. He quits his barber job and spends two weeks in a fancy Oconomowoc area hotel chasing a party life while telegraph messages offer large real estate deals. He courts Miss Maginn and two hotel girls, contends with offers of cash for his frontage and a half million bushels wheat deal, then leaves with little cash and two fiances pondering his fate.
Col Alexander recalls two odd figures in Colorado. One owns the state’s largest silver mine yet refuses to develop it, selling ore sparingly in Denver. The other runs a famed hot spring with curative powers but offers no hotel or amenities, turning away potential visitors.
A fragment from a London Daily paper evokes nostalgia for the Industrial era with lines on spinning, knitting, and honest work. The piece contrasts the sunlit past with weary modern days, noting threads and tales that fade as mirth settles beneath a waning world.
English travelers discuss human qualities and self denial. A Yankee tells of a Nebraskan who supposedly quit smoking after a dramatic event. He claims the man was lighting his pipe when a bursting match head fell into a barrel of blasting powder, ending his habit.
Prince Henry sails with a sizable German squadron patrolling coasts in French Portuguese and Spanish waters. The fleet aims to project naval power and secure maritime routes amid tensions with neighboring powers.
Duncan Curry writes in the Chicago American that Lipton's Shamrock II impressed American yachting experts after dry docking at the Erie basin on June 10. He notes the hull and lines show beauty and strength, predicting the boat will be hard to beat, with Shamrock II’s deck work, beam position, and greater depth praised while comparing its design to Shamrock I and Valkyrie III.
A humorous printed vignette depicts a married couple after an evening at the theater. The husband’s flirtation draws ridicule and fear of infidelity, while a late phone call and mistaken forgetfulness drive the plot toward dramatic rain swept homecoming and a wife’s rebuke. The piece lampoons social mores and jokes about wealth and temptation.
J A Chaffee famed as Bret Harte’s original Ten measee’s Pardner has been placed in an Oakland sanitarium. Since 1849 he and partner Chamberlain mined in Tuolumne County, surviving vigilante pressure when Chaffee saved Chamberlain from Judge Lynch. Both men are now over eighty, living by placer washing.
Mrs Florence C Bethune society woman and wife of a prominent New York lawyer has helped arrest eight men for cruelty to horses within months and testified in court in each case. After securing a driver’s conviction she announced plans to fix sick and homeless dogs to the shelter.
Siegfried Pariser of St. Louis petitions to be judged sane by law to regain control of his affairs under American law. The case recalls a Berlin court declaration of unsound mind twelve years ago after a Berlin incident. A portion of Pariser’s estate may unlock about 5900 dollars if the German verdict is lifted, a motive not fully disclosed.
Senator Arthur Poe Gorman visits the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York where discussion centers on political affairs and public welfare topics. The event gathers local figures and residents, highlighting civic engagement and concerns relevant to families and community life.
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