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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1902
Page
3
A collection of light anecdotes about senators and diplomats, including Senator Kittredge’s baseball loyalty, Hanna’s ping pong, Chilean envoy Martinez’s reforms, a White House gardener encounter, and stories about Burkett, Tillman, Foraker, Hoar, Burleson, and Money.
A student asks about a door ornament from a thousand years ago and learns it is a horseshoe used on horses, a symbol of luck in old houses. The professor notes the oddities of the twentieth century and suggests gratitude for a newer age.
The Crystal Palace in London will host the first practical trial of a new single rail electric railroad. A one and a half mile lime line will operate using ground-based nex and large wheels projecting from the carriage, with the car riding on the rail beside it offering a novel monorail arrangement.
A lecturer recalls a disastrous Ohio talk when a cross eyed man entered, teased the speaker by fixing his gaze and a pimple on the nose, provoking a two minute silent pause followed by uproarious laughter. The audience laughs at the necktie bargain remark and the lecture resumes with renewed energy.
Fritz the monkey mascot of company H, 23d regulars, served in the Philippine theater with owner Frank J. Knoffkey. He traveled from Manila to the Sulu archipelago, stayed by Knoffkey in battle on Cebu, rode on soldiers’ shoulders during marches, and survived a dangerous clash with wild monkeys when tail loss nearly cost him status.
The Medical News reports at least 10 000 people in the country are morphine victims and about 10 percent of American physicians are opium slaves. The piece notes morphine is rising as both pain killer and intoxicant, with law restrictions often ineffective and calls for stricter enforcement and prosecution of illicit trade.
American girls now hold important posts in French opera, sparking mild public unrest in Paris. Patrons argue French artists deserve first choice for national theater engagements, while voices in France grow scarce, inviting American competition in the European scene.
A column parodies social views on marriage with quotes from Rev. Thomas B. Hyde urging women to propose marriage to counter bashfulness. It contrasts men’s aging perspectives and playful banter about rings, beginnings, and endings as a humorous moral vignette.
A frank portrait in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for May describes hoboes washing and boiling their rags. The piece notes frequent bathing, a habit of standing naked in cold wind while clothes boil, and suggests motives beyond mere cleanliness.
Foreign comic papers face strict censorship in Germany with a special lookout for American publications containing pictures deemed disrespectful to the Kaiser. The action reflects heightened wartime control and propaganda aims across occupied and allied territories.
An article fragment recounts Mrs. Lucy Compton suffering kidney trouble for eight to ten years with severe back pain. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for substantial relief after one box and urges other women with similar pain to try them. The text blends unrelated items and ad-like phrases.
An aged health testimonial letter plus multiple names describe relief from dizziness backache and female ailments after Peruna treatment. Marie Johnson of Buffalo and Ruth Emerson of Buffalo report recovery and urge others to seek Peruna. The clipping references Mrs Anna Martin and shows endorsement by local figures.
Mrs Anna Martin hears a claim of Peruna’s curative power against catarrh in women. Dr Hartman, who compiles Peruna, promotes “Health and Beauty” and offers free book and gratis advice from the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
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