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Newspaper

Western Kansas World

Location

Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1903

Page

3

Chalk In Sea Water Layer 600 Feet Deep Reported

A sea water layer reported at a depth of 600 feet contains about sixteen tons of chalk, according to the fragmentary OCR text. The note notes a chalk deposit within the seawater layer.

Backache relief from kidney pills and a museum elephant

A farmer from Trenton Missouri credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing a severe backache after failing with other medicines. A free trial offer is available by mail from Foster Milburn Co. Also noted is a newly received South Sea elephant at the National Museum, described as amphibian with a nonfunctional trunk.

Boyce Trenton Mrs. Boyce Dean Chas. A. Foster Mr. Boyce United States Foster Milburn Co Buffalo Antarctic Circle National Museum Washington

Alton Resumes Fast St Louis Train Service

Alton resumes faster service to St Louis and eastern points via Kansas City gateway. Chicago & Alton offers the night train leaving Kansas City at 9 p m arriving St Louis 7 08 am with chair cars and compartment sleeping cars. Also advertises Defiance Starch and various cures and quotes.

ALTON ST. Louis Kansas City Gateway Chicago & Alton Kansan City L. D. Cooper Chicago & Alton Railway Kansas City

The Music Cure and Oddities In A Front Page

A playful composite with snippets on music as cure for trees in Boston common, puns about butter and a light banter among boarders. It also mentions Gov Pennypacker and a jab about muzzling the state press, plus short notes on Deacon Kindleigh and children’s home bequests. includes brief farm and health notes like Asparagus Farms in California and epidemic quarantine ideas.

Boston Commons Boarder

Bridget Was Ashamed and The After Years Dialogue

A snippet from a stage scene features Bridget defended by her mother as she faces accusations about wearing a gown at a ball. Dialogue includes Dolly, Polly, and Simpkins discussing a bank cashier's marriage proposal and promissory notes, followed by Mrs Whoopem reflecting on a college yell affecting her family. The piece ends with a playful exchange about the manager role in an after play.

Bridget Oliver

Deacon's Opinion on Heaven War and a Holiday Return Ticket

The old colored brother humorously speculates that if a battle rages in heaven, a returning soul would have sold his return ticket and trusted a hurricane to blow him back. The dialogue features Boozer and Guzzler debating a toast and inscription.

A Cure for Dropsy Sparks a Child’s Recovery

A Arkansas father cites Dodd's Kidney Pills as curing his boy of dropsy after doctors gave up. The account details swelling, recovery after three pills daily, and gradual withdrawal, praising the remedy's life-saving effect. Also mentions a new submarine boat, electric meals, light fluctuations, a Japanese rose, boiler heating surface, and a brain-building food ad for Grape-Nuts with a testimonial from a Battle Creek firm.

Sedgwick Ark Taylor Dodd Mr. W State Hospital For Lincoln Neb Foctum Co Battle Creek Mich

Fragmented Reminiscences and Voter Statistics in 1890s Britain

A humorous remark about Grace at a dining table precedes a jab at a malignant maid's silence. An aside notes Defiance Starch sales resistance and its versatility. The text lists illiteracy statistics by region for the 1892 and 1895 elections, detailing England, Scotland, Ireland totals.

Stops the Cough and Works or the Cold Brome Quisite Tablets

A jumble of historic ads and notices. mentions price twenty six a, entry limits for Transvaal travel, and permit requirements. Claims about De fiance Starch quality and Red Cross Ball Bios grocer advertising appear amid misc text about social commentary and advertisements.

An Ideal Woman's Medicine Promoted in Nashville Ad

Mrs Josie Irwin of 325 S College St Nashville Tenn extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for severe female ailments. She notes unprecedented demand across the nation and invites women to write for free advice from Lydia Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts, with correspondence seen only by women.

Josie Irwin Sc. College St Nashville Tenn Lydia E. Pinkham Atlantic Pacific

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