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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1902
Page
3
An OCR fragment lists prices for goods including washing powder 05¢, Fairbanks Scouring Soap 05¢, Morning Glory Pancake Flour, Cream of Wheat 10¢, Old Style Smoking Tobacco 28¢, Catlin's Social smoking tobacco 10¢, and Navy Beans 1.00. The ad is signed S. F. Thornburgh.
Charles Holmstrom to sell 40 head of Hereford cattle at his 244 mile southwest farm on Friday April 12. Sale starts 1 pm with 7 steers two years old a yearling Hereford bull 6 month CS bulls 4k yearling heifers two milking cows one fresh 15 stock cows many with calves at side. Sire is De Lang 84471 Hereford from Sunny-Slope farm. Nine month time on all purchases. G L Gregg auctioneer Charles Holmstrom owner.
Mr Bennett shows weakness while weather stays cool and winds damage some wheat. Turnipseed leads spring plowing with a fine field. John Howard Sr recovers slowly. Local farming notes mention wood hauling, tree transplanting, roadster training, and orchard care. Haster program praised. neighbors attend sermons and social events. multiple visits and music teaching noted.
Brick Almquist Jr suffered a severe injury after being kicked by a horse he was chasing into a stable. The blow broke his left jaw between the second and third molars. He required a plaster cast and will be unable to take solid food for some time.
An early advertisement promotes a grocery and meat shop offering staple and fancy groceries, flour and feed, batter and eggs, and hides. The notice invites customers to visit the store at its corner location and mentions offerings and a full line of goods.
Rural mail reports for March show Route No 2 delivering 3882 items including 578 letters 138 postal cards 2854 newspapers 191 circulars and 118 packages with 443 items collected 6 money orders 368 letters 51 postal cards 5 newspapers 2 circulars and 11 packages. Route No 1 delivered 787 total items consisting of 1059 letters 263 postal cards 3968 newspapers 730 circulars 12 packages. Both routes show gains over February and March prior year with Route No 2 up 544 versus February and 438 versus last March and Route No 1 up 1256 versus February and 3533 versus last year.
A ticket filed by petition led by Mayor Wilson lists council candidates John Egg J M Weislogel A R Morey A J Riley Harvey Sandell and Police Judge John Hemberger to back repealing the Sunday closing ordinance. After filing A R Morey Harvey Sandell and John Hemberger withdrew and K S Ramsey entered as a candidate.
Readable fragments show various numbers and times such as 8:40.02 m, 12:10 p.m, 7 12 317 p.m, and 007 10488 m, indicating a disrupted timetable or listing. No clear event or names emerge from the OCR snippet.
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