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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1909
Page
3
A brief vignette portrays a speaker lamenting luck as the snow melts and sunshine foils his chance to work, while a companion asks why he did not come around after Tet. The exchange humorously links bad luck to weather and timing.
A mother recalls spending $50 on doctors for her two and a half month old with watery eczema, then reports a full recovery after using Cuticura Remedies for $1.50. She credits the treatment with clearing the child's face without scars. The notice appears in a 1908 testimonial from Burnt Cabins, Pennsylvania. The piece also contains assorted humor excerpts and brief dialogue sketches from Puck and other periodicals.
A New York woman recounts abandoning coffee after years of stomach and heart trouble worsened by caffeine. She switched to Postum, followed instructions, and within days improved, returning to a nourishing diet and better health. She urges others to quit coffee and try Postum, noting the notable change. There’s a reason.
The article notes a shift in the White House news access under Taft, moving away from free разгов between presidents and reporters. Taft holds interviews by appointment, demanding subjects be stated, guarding the dignity of the office while maintaining cordial, informal chats with journalists.
Maj Gen Henry Corbin arranged a Jersey cow delivery to the White House for President Taft and Mrs Taft. The cow named Bossy was brought by auto to the White House stable where it was milked by Corbin with Mrs Taft approving. The scene drew letters from correspondents, mostly housewives and breeders, who offered dairy tips and sales pitches.
Mrs Champ Clark, wife of the minority leader, is a frequent visitor to the members gallery in Washington since Congress convened. Known as Genevieve Bennett before marriage, she is domestic, intellectual, and active in backing her husband’s public career and in congressional social affairs.
A census volume from Washington notes shrinking U S family sizes from 6.8 in 1780 to 4.6 in 1900, with 1790 families of three or fewer persons at a quarter of all households and 1900s families of six or more surpassing a quarter. It cites changes in children per family, ratio of two children to white females, and aging survival trends, plus top surnames led by Smiths in 1720 and other common names.
The unnamed visitor warns the child about a strap in a trunk in the room as punishment, while the caretakers confront his outdated methods. The scene shows a clash between old discipline and the present approach, with the child and guardians reacting to the threat.
A garbled column of sensational medical claims and ad snippets shows quack remedies and product pitches. It cites Allen's Foot-Ease, Woolford's Sanitary Lotion, and a variety of dubious cures, interwoven with satirical lines about vanity and medical advice, reflecting era newspaper filler and dubious health booster language.
Emerson Lewis declares starch quality improves with time. The latest Defiance Starch omits injurious chemicals and adds a new ingredient to enhance strength and smoothness. He emphasizes that skill comes from doing and learning by hands and seeing.
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