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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1908
Page
3
Kansas studies show poultry and eggs valued at 10 300 082 dollars for 1907 dwarfing other farm crops in the state. Pure food inspectors visit fairs to curb adulteration and watch stalls. Fire, crime, and public notices populate a busy snapshot of Kansas events in 1908.
State Superintendent E T Fairchild warned that teachers who break contracts with school boards without cause would have their certificates canceled. The notice aims to curb contract jumping amid frequent moves for better pay or positions. Various local commerce notes include new alfalfa meal mills planned in McPherson County, a $15,000 mill at Lisdabort, and a proposed project in Canton. Copeland County fades as Copeland Hotel walls remain as relics of political schemes. new owners take possession. Coffeyville handles one million bushels of grain in August with most exported. Kansas public school expenses rise toward $8 million, with enrollment at 1,100 at the state university, and former Popeka Police Chief Henry M. Steel dies of heart disease.
A bronze medallion portrait of Count de Rochambeau and a matching tablet were dedicated at the Newport house used as his headquarters. The memorial, crafted by Pierre Feltu, was unveiled by the Sons of the Revolution the Society of the Cincinnati and the Alliance Francaise.
A detailed description of Count de Rochambeau as a French general. The sculpture relies on engravings and an official document sketched in the National Library in Paris. The face, chin, and features convey soldierly qualities. the uniform reflects the era. laurel and oak garlands frame the medallion with fleur de lis corners and star borders.
Topeka based Dean Kaye performs marriages for a fee in a humorous Suburban Life vignette. A woman brags after securing a husband for a man who spoke little English, guided by the dean's questions and the needed prompting. The scene ends with the bride leading the groom away triumphantly.
A 1907 testimonial from Newark Del claims eczema on hands was cured after two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one Soap, with a note that remedies failed earlier. The ad also touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure and offers a $100 reward for proof.
Washington reports from Peking indicate Wu Ting Fang may be recalled as China’s ambassador to the United States due to remarks here deemed frivolous by Chinese authorities. He has twice been posted to Washington, noted for his unconventional style and fluent English. He previously served five years in legal courts at Hong Kong.
A compact excerpt contrasts Stoic resilience with a quip about art treasure. Marcus Aurelius urges bearing what fate provides or endures it if not fit. A collector joke in Washington Evening Star mocks a Dewson in law as a potential art treasure, implying satire on pretension.
A humorous line from The Fliegende Blätter references Madam noting how the four children look different upon return from a walk. The snippet also advertises Defiancé Starch for stiff collars and cuffs with gloss or domestic finishes and mentions fashion and cleaning themes in a playful tone.
The Craigenpattock wedding featured Mary Carlyle granddaughter of Thomas Carlyle’s farmer relative from Pingle Dumfriesshire near Ecclefechan birthplace. The event ties to Carlyle lore and the Sartor Resartus locality, with London Standard noting the setting.
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