25 May 1912
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1912
Page
1
The narrator recalls a genteel yet tense scene aboard a car full of passengers with a basket of wares for a cherche bazaar. The piece shifts to Native and Hispanic depictions, mentions Juarez, and describes Guadalupe mission tied to early Franciscans and Santa Fe, noting repairs and a pretentious church as a door opens.
A reader describes entering a church for a free showing of devotions, where about a dozen worshipers sit in dim light. Women are present, and two kneeling men stand out one in a dark military topcoat and cape with a distinct Mexican bearing, praying devoutly for his country, while another appears as an ordinary elderly man.
A vivid field diary of Juarez under Red Flagger control, noting scarce food, desperate vendors, and wary travelers. The writer describes the town’s poverty, adobes, and a hardened populace amid ongoing conflict, with reflections on American influence, ethics, and the fog of war along the border.
The best time in the year to paper is now as homeowners begin overhauling and cleaning up.
Wall Paper Today highlights patterns and coloring that are unusually attractive this year with a selection of the most desirable designs available for any room.
The fragment describes daily life in Mexican markets near El Paso, noting adobes, stalls, dusted wares, and women at the entrance, plus interwoven views on liquor, Keno, newspapers sold by Mexican children, and attitudes toward American intervention and war indemnity.
A reflective piece blends border politics and weather with social commentary. It notes Mexican railways halting Mexico tickets, border patrols, and shared recognition of spring in Fort Worth. It weaves in political wisdom, old sayings, and local humor through a narrator referencing Uncle Heck, Old Si, and a minstrel show. A block of advertisements for Hall's Catarrh Cure and other remedies follows.
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