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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1908
Page
7
A collage of quotes and jests from Philadelphia newspapers includes streetcar lines and trains, social parvenus, clever putdowns, and humorous maxims. The snippets feature light observations on manners, jealousy, aging, fashion, and everyday folly with a period voice.
Kian and Erlanger plan a Kansas City production of Gilbert Parker’s The Right of Way adapted by Eugene Presbrey in five episodes. Charley Steele, a Montreal lawyer, is portrayed as heartless and ambitious, with a memory wipe following a river tavern blow. Actors include Guy Standine as Steele and Theodore Roberts as Rosalle, in Klaw & Erlanger’s ambitious staging expected to draw strong local commentary.
Reflections on vanity, wit, and social grammar reveal a sharp observer’s take on men and women. The piece jokes about envy, wealth, and clever flattery while noting the pretenses of both sexes and the theater as a social stage.
A collection of aphorisms and quips on manners memory and showbiz. It notes that even friends tire us and that honesty shows in not bragging. It mentions late hours affecting memory and a rural visitor calling a hired man a servant. It warns double bills by professionals may invite trouble.
A historical look at footwear fashions and foot care across cultures. From Saint Crispin to Asiatics wearing easykick shoes, wooden clogs in Brittany to Chinese two inch heels, European boots, and American production. Notes on heel height, toe shape, and civilization’s impact on feet.
A brief exhortation urges youths to prioritize their future selves over parents friends or society. It stresses living to avoid reproach keep beds pristine and minds free from vice drag and drugs and to uphold personal integrity for tomorrow.
The text reports excellent weather and crop quality across Western Canada from Old Man's River to the boundary. Yields of 40 to over 60 bushels per acre are common, mostly No. 1 Northern, with No. 2 Northern also widespread. A net profit of 19.55 per acre is noted, and rail and land opportunities are highlighted along with government land policies for settlers.
A garbled page fragment shows ad style chatter about a runner-up, a new ante, and jokes on eyes, politeness, and infants remedies. It mentions Defiance Starch, Castoria with a long standing signature, and assorted product blurbs and snippets, preserving the quirky tone and mixed topics.
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