16 May 1903
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1903
Page
1
A dawn visitation by a child with earnest eyes rebukes the speaker for broken faith and unfulfilled dreams. The child recalls fond deeds and shared hopes, then leaves as guilt and time press on the weary grown figure. The speaker laments scarce earned bread and fading light as the child departs in dawn gray.
A drummer recounts a past Halifax poker night with Narcisse Le Blanc and a feared figure called the Lean Fellow. The memory centers on a hot room, cigars, and a string of bets as Le Blanc loses to small piles of chips until fatigue ends the game.
In a college town two students remove a paliness sign outside a dentist office causing a Latin class to erupt in laughter. The professor nicknamed Gasbag Tommy rages at interruptions until he spots the sign reading Gas Administered. The moment exposes the prank and the poem of Robert Buch.
In a feverish poker game, Narcisse Le Blanc loses as Drake confirms a full house. A draught from the chimney spooks Bellefontaine, and when the church bell tolls, Le Blanc is dead. The narrator quits poker for good, in a scene recounted by C. M. Williams.
A woman asks a physician to visit her husband at home to avoid alarming him. She suspects consumption despite his denial, noting his gradual decline. She recalls he once held their child on his lap but now finds even the baby tires him. From West Union Record, West Virginia.
In a clipped exchange, Ernie calls someone an idiot and laments that his people would allow visits if he stopped drinking. Edith queries the behavior, asking if the drinking is swift or fashionable, and Ernie quips he drinks “like a lobster” to emphasize excess.
Owners and students of agriculture will tour the United States in May and June to study agricultural methods. Secretary Wilkes will guide the party through major farming regions including California, visiting experiment stations, stock and grain farms, and packing plants in Chicago Kansas City and Omaha. The group will sail home June 30 after visiting Washington Oregon and Boston truck gardens. Crown gall alert issued urging plant health checks to protect orchards and costs of production discussed with bone meal trials and pig feed recipes.
Farmers urged to test seed corn vitality before planting as winter conditions reduced germination in cribbed corn. Tests using 50 ears determine percent vitality. 95 percent germination desired. Alternative quick test with moist newspaper and warm room also valid.
A new act allows free entry for pure bred breeding animals imported by US citizens, provided they are properly registered and certified. Regulations require pedigree records and owner affidavits, with the Treasury set to enforce the rules and determine recognized breeds.
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