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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1902
Page
3
A neighbor probes his daughter on temperament after she asks 200 questions daily. Four scientists offer definitions from psychology and biology, ranging from mental states to constitutional differences, until a final answer calls temperament a general disposition of the mind driven by physiological system dominance.
Letter from Mrs Anna McKay daughter of chaplain at Sons of Temperance Toronto describes female troubles relief after seven months use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Prominent claim offers $5000 reward for non genuineness and invites sick women to write for advice in Lynn Mass.
A wax ball introduced to a living freshwater mussel shell produced a unique artificial pearl. About one and a half inches long and pink, the specimen, kept in a tank, was formed as the mollusk coated the irritant. Although the pearl cracked on drying, observers note the thick nacreous layer and its priceless curiosity value to the Smithsonian.
A New York Times excerpt recounts Lieut Commander Mulligan’s rigid order to “clear that deck of every last one of those tabbers” provoking laughter when the Master at Arms repeats the phrase. Mulligan’s grave remark leads to a caution about literal adherence to orders in naval discipline.
In Plougnastei Brittany a small town all marriages are celebrated on a single day. In February last thirty four couples wed at the same time marking a mass wedding event amid local traditions.
The article notes a round financial estimate of £17 000 000 for Lancashire's drink bill covering 21900, with two thirds attributed to the working classes. It quotes Lord Lytton on mischief by enemies or well meaning friends and remarks on faint praise and wordy sounds.
Fragmented reader notices and advertisements claim refunds for dissatisfaction with unnamed products, promote Hamlin's Wizard Oil and Atlas Oats, pledge quick relief, and tout profits from selling spring water. Mixed lines reference Unionville pawnshops, Norwich street, Parson Kas, and Defiance Starch.
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