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Western Kansas World Archive

  • WaKeeney, Kansas
  • 18791922

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The WaKeeney Western Kansas World was first issued on March 21, 1885. Its predecessor, the Wa-Keeney Weekly World had been published since March 1879, being the first and, at that time, the only newspaper in Trego County. The Western Kansas World was published weekly on Saturdays and consisted of four or eight pages per issue. The World was the “Official County Paper of Trego County” and used the motto “Stock Farming the Basis of Our Industries.” With a unique and illustrative masthead that showcased the importance of homesteads, livestock, and agriculture on local livelihood, theWorld represented the character of an entire region. Asserting a Republican outlook on events and politics, the paper maintained circulation numbers congruent with changes in the county’s population. In 1885, annual circulation numbered 385 in a county of just over 2,100 people. By 1920, circulation reached 1,225 among the 4,600 residents

Archive Info

  • 16,568
  • WaKeeney, Kansas
  • 18791922

Source Information

Western Kansas World, 1885–1922 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. Last updated: March 7, 2018

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Western Kansas World- Sat, Apr 18, 1885

Western Kansas World- Sat, Apr 18, 1885

Western Kansas World
WaKeeney, Kansas
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Obituary of Estella Sigler Spena
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Obituary of Estella Sigler Spena
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Charles Squires and Caroline Glass Marriage

Charles Squires and Caroline Glass Marriage

Western Kansas World
WaKeeney, Kansas
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Obituary for Samuel Glass

Obituary for Samuel Glass

Western Kansas World
WaKeeney, Kansas
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Archive Info

  • 16,568
  • WaKeeney, Kansas
  • 18791922

Source Information

Western Kansas World, 1885–1922 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. Last updated: March 7, 2018