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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1908
Page
4
Local market notice invites customers to check Gleason and Marshall for current produce prices. Highlights include fresh fruits and vegetables with seasonal selection and daily specials.
An advertisement claims Dr Thomas Electric Oil will instantly ease a baby's croup symptoms and describes its effect as magical, urging immediate use.
Election day passed calmly in Collyer as the township board met at the palace hotel. A double wedding took place at St. Michael's church with Elizabeth Weisbach and Vince Ziegler first, followed by Miss Mary O'Dwyer and Gerald Cotts of Los Angeles. Proceeds from a November 21 schoolhouse entertainment support the organ fund.
HECKMAN Produce Co. offers live or dressed turkeys and poultry for Thanksgiving. Local producer highlights selection, pricing, and pickup options for families planning holiday meals.
Election is over and all is well. Mrs Tod and Mrs Phil lips are improving while Mr Finch reports rainy weather. Miss Finch requests a November 14 box social at Skelton ranch. Kodol digests food and aids digestion, sold by W Gibson.
Riverside notes show a chilly spell with community updates. John Ryan and family visited brother Tom at Brownell, Chas Connor from Ness City toured the river, and FP Curtis spoke with local schools. Nine boys and dogs went coon hunting but found nothing. Miss Lyda Joseph returned home.
Saturday and Sunday social chatter includes Miss Lyda teaching at Bethel and a box supper at district 40. Chas Turner fears night travel due to coyotes and darkness. A Ness sheriff on an Independent ticket gave a ride to two men last Saturday. Elihu Allman visited Browning and returned late after a solitary outing. Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup advertised as a cough remedy with gentle laxative effect and maple sugar flavor.
W D Austin is ill. Mrs Kirkendall visits Palco. Ralph Kristof boarded with Pearls Sunday. Philip Krhut left for the far east Wednesday. Fred Schwanbeck shelled corn for W D Austin Monday. John Malinovsky left for Herington Kansas Thursday. Bob Kirk hauling lumber from Yoda to the Kirk ranch. W R Kirkendall and wife made a flying trip to Hays Friday night. Geo York turned his team loose Thursday evening and walked home. Richard Owens building a large barn near Spring Creek. Our literary started with A G Schwanbeck in the chair. Earnest Knapp and Jacob Krhut on the sidewalks Tuesday. John likes to come to Yoda of late.
Government thermometer at Wa Keeney records weekly highs and lows. Thursday 59 and 34, Friday 36 and 31, Saturday 55 and 25, Sunday 62 and 30, Monday 72 and 34, Tuesday 72 and ?, Wednesday 76. Western Kansas weather notes emphasize outdoor activity.
A Wa Keeney mother endorses Dean's Kidney Pills for her seven year old daughter's kidney weakness. She credits relief to the remedy after physicians predicted no early cure. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sells the pills. beware of lookalikes. Also listing for sale pure bred White Holland turkeys by W E Dunnington, six miles northwest of town.
Beginning November 1 1908 I am not paying any rent now and will extend the benefit to customers. Prices listed include High Patent Flour 1.20 a sack Second Patent Flour 1.10 a sack Bran 1.00 Shorts 1.20 a sack Fresh ground corn meal 20c Graham Flour 30c a sack Pure old process Oil Meal 2.50 a sack International Stock Food Stock Medicines Visit the mill to save money. si H F OSTERKAMP
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