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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1908
Page
3
Reports to state authorities show that Juvenile Court involvement saved thousands of Kansas youths from crime. Data detail parole outcomes, records, and the share directed to public homes, private groups, and state facilities, with costs and success rates for the year.
The Hippodrome skating rink at Leavenworth collapsed after excavation under thewale causing miraculous escapes for two workers. A masquerade event that evening might have drawn hundreds of children had it not been canceled. Other items note a political bet involving G G Burton, track work between Atchison and Clifton, and bonds for the Kansas Colorado Electric Railroad. Also reported are an alfalfa mill planned in Dickinson county and a fatal fall from a wagon near Concordia. A hog attack injures Squire Ashworth near Newton, and a cave-in buries a worker at Manhattan’s Kavass State Agricultural college.
Crosby Hall to be rebuilt in Chelsea after its demolition in Bishopsgate London. The Chelsea three story Danvers Street house, where Dean Swift wed and wrote Journal to Stella, is oldest in Chelsea and stands amid newer structures. Locals show little appreciation for the literary ground they occupy. Public preservation and public access are urged as landmarks grow scarcer in London.
Kansas City family preserves a mahogany desk said to have belonged to Noah Webster. Spots on the desk are believed to be made by Webster. Douglas Gardner, University of Missouri sophomore, inherits Webster artifacts via his father Dorsey Gardner, editor of Webster’s dictionary.
The Well-Informed demand a simple pleasant laxative with known wholesome ingredients. California Fig Syrup Co provides Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle, prompt remedy. Buy the genuine product from the California company, sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
The exchange notes uncertainty over a delivery as the address remains distinct. The discussion centers on whether the parcel should be a new tire for the car or a new hat for the missus, highlighting domestic decision making.
A clergyman in an Interior town marries a woman who brings a ten thousand dollar dowry and hope for more. In the pulpit he reads a hymn verse but halts noting the choir will omit the fifth. The audience reads the missing line about gratitude and blessings. Also, a Paris visitant jokes with a barber about thinning hair and one more bottle.
A fragmentary chatter lifts a Houston Post quote about a marriage proposal and a man tickled by his daughter's suitor. The piece then shifts to a Chicago advertisement praising Defiance Starch for omitting harmful chemicals and improving smoothness, claiming it outperforms 25 year old brands. A stray joke about slipping on a foot closes the snippet.
A fragmenting read with quips on debts and pride, a boastful boy Andrew Thomas is pressed about returning money and items borrowed. The text shifts to ads for Defiance Starch and eye salve, plus blunt asides on spankings and housekeeping.
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