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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
1
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless drop that relieves and lifts corns instantly. It claims to remove hard and soft corns as well as toe calluses without soreness and costs only a few cents at any drug store.
Indiana Governor discusses practices once common in Christmas meals noting how brutal customs like serving a bear's head fell out of favor in refined times. He recalls a rich man who tried revival and a morbid moment as his son asks for a piece that isn’t looking.
Relief comes instantly as Dry's Cream Balm soothes inflamed mucous membranes. A fragrant antiseptic healing cream penetrates air passages of the head, clears stuffed noses, and ends nasal congestion and headaches. Apply a little to nostrils for fast relief.
In Boston a transcript shows a misheard line about Mr Blank favoring Tom's salt for his daughter. The remark leads to a puzzled exchange as mentions of cooking and a war party hint at a domestic misunderstanding.
An old advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup as a remedy for coughs bronchitis colds and throat irritation. It claims influenza deaths far exceed wartime deaths and touts a safe restful night and easy morning expectoration produced by the American made product sold in homes worldwide.
A judge references crude language used by a driver and questions the stop as a tantrum while the officer notes the incident. The exchange centers on the make of the car and the conduct during the confrontation.
To a half pint of water add 1 oz Barbo Compound and 1 oz glycerine. Apply to the hair for a week until the desired shade. Also offered is an oil to soften harsh hair and leave it glossy without sticking or rubbing off. Adv.
Fragmentary text references Garfield Tea in Brooklyn and a plea for a sample with repayment suggestion. No clear event date or outcome present.
An advertisement urges readers to use Jad Salts to flush clogged kidneys and relieve back pain and bladder disorders. It recommends four ounces of the salt mixed with water before breakfast for several days, claiming it cleanses the kidneys and neutralizes urine acids. The ad touts harmlessness, low cost, and a pleasant effervescent drink, citing a local druggist endorsement.
J Fuller Glom responds to a committee by denying any pursuit of a legislative seat. He cites life lessons from age twenty five to fifty five and declares honesty the best policy while denying deceit or self interest.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy to biliousness constipation headaches coated tongue and sallow skin. The copy promises relief from colds indigestion upset stomach and gas with no griping or inconvenience while you sleep at a low cost.
In the Argonne a regiment of colored pioneers receives mail but two soldiers Jefferson Madison Monroe and Washington Aanes were despondent. Monroe laments a letter from his girl who has married another while Aanes regrets his draft exemption notices.
The Kansas state tax commission cannot charter a private car for railroad property inspections as in prewar years. War regulations require individual inspections, with Col. Willie McD. Rowan and Jasper T. Kincaid to begin Santa Fe routes. Edward Chambers of Santa Fe predicts population growth and westward migration to Kansas due to favorable land, markets, and living conditions.
Kansas rail maintenance of way employees filed a complaint with the Kansas industrial court asking for an investigation into wages hours and conditions and for higher pay. A H Martin president of the local union presented the request to Attorney General R J Hopkins. Workers now earn 34 to 37 cents an hour, among the railroads lowest paid labor.
Walter I. Payne state treasurer has joined the state house guber natorial club formed to announce the Republican nomination for governor as soon as Governor hopeful.
The Cuticura Toilet Trio promises clear skin with the Soap Ointment and Talcum. The ad says the soap cleanses purifies the ointment soothes and heals and the talcum powders and perfumes. A complete toilet preparation priced at 25c everywhere.
Citizens urge Clyde Reed of the industrial court and Parsons Sun owner to press Richard Hopkins to suspend P. T. Foley the mayor. They accuse Foley of removing fire protection by closing a fire station after a union strike and hiring nonwhite workers in place of the strikers. The town protests and the station remains closed.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls a slapstick moment at a wedding scene where the narrator trips over a dog and spills a dozen doughnuts onto the sidewalk, likening it to Lot’s wife in a humorous aside.
The advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a safe laundry product that keeps clothes white without harming fabrics and is sold by grocers for five cents.
Readable text shows stray phrases about shortcake public movements and unspecified cures. Mentions Garfield Tea claimed to stimulate the liver and purify the blood with druggists selling. The garbled passage references smiles and bands, lacking coherent event or outcome.
The Kansas Free Employment Bureau reports one position filled and four applicants seeking work. An aviator from Kansas seeks aviation work while M. Gilman, supervisor, oversees the program. The man now teaches gas engine mechanics at Isa Hays Normal School.
D H Myers age 83 prominent cattleman of Clay county and president of the First National Bank of Clay Center died at his Clay Center home recently.
J. B. Mercer livestock sanitary commissioner travels to Washington to present claims from Kansas stockmen for 269000 dollars. Losses stem from 4000 Texas cattle admitted to Kansas and developing Texas fever.
A mining experiment station of the United States Bureau of Mines will be installed at the University of Kansas in Lawrence soon. It will study special problems connected with fire zinc and other mines in the Joplin district.
The Kansas Board of Administration approved rental increases for state run facilities including Norton Sanatorium private patients up to 14 a week government patients to 2.50 daily and several hospitals from 8.50 to 5 weekly for non residents. The rise reflects higher maintenance and salary costs. Also a Kansas Supreme Court ruling on elder property promises clarifies that long term care agreements bind the promisor and that inheritances are not guaranteed to caregivers. Western farmers pursue Belgian hares and Kansas jackrabbits to blunt meat costs, while coyotes spur a planned fur market and potential coyote farming.
The southwest Kansas M. E. conference elected lay delegates for the May general conference in Des Moines Iowa. Named were Madeline Southard Winfield Ada Morgan Wichita R Burkholdes McPherson A E Marshall Hutchinson D J Sloan Pratt with ministerial delegates Reverends A R Kirk Winfield R L Geogre Newton Frank Neff Hutchinson Dugald McCormick Wichita and C B Hestwood Liberal.
Prof. E. F. Ewing has been elected principal of the Chase County High School at an annual salary of 3500 dollars. He recently returned from France where he served as a captain in the aviation corps. He formerly led the West Colorado Springs School and high schools in Arden City Kas and Golo City.
Governor H J Allen, returning from a two week East tour addressing New York New Jersey and Massachusetts legislatures on Kansas industrial relations law, declares labor and prohibition will lead the national political campaign with prohibition taking precedence in New York.
The Topeka police court heard the first Kan sas case brought by three local exchange operators who claim abuse over the telephone. The operators have backing from the telephone company which plans to push the case in court to stop further abuse.
Arrangements for sending the Douglas county corn growing contest winners to Manhattan for a short course at the State Agricultural college are under way.
Charles W. Staley William Kin seder R. E. Robbins and S. W. Wells are held at Wichita for investigation in the death of William F. Carrol who was shot near Wichita. A coroner jury found Carrol died as a result of a shot fired by Staley. State Superintendent Wooster urges Kansas girl graduates to wear old gowns and avoid costly graduating dress on commencement.
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes promising rich, fadeless colors for wool silk linen cotton and blends with an instruction booklet. The other fragment reports Haiti jail life where five extra prisoners were found during a roll call and jail outsiders were readmitted after work outside.
An advertisement extols Garfield Tea as a herb laxative that purifies the blood and promotes health. A related note claims one sixth of the world’s quinine supply is consumed in India.
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