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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1907
Page
7
The article argues a heavy shoe trade rests on customer return visits after initial purchases. It notes a stock four times larger than competitors and a wide variety of styles and prices. It lists top brands such as Douglas Roberts Johnson Rand R T Woods Godmans Selby Shoe Co. as premier makers.
Dist 87 held a well attended box supper with an excellent program. Ollie Bettis arrived Wednesday from Wakeeney Kansas to visit his parents Mr and Mrs A M Bettis. This week marriage licenses were issued to Martinus Larson and Otena Bakka of Scandia and to Orville Bowersox of Scandia and Mary S Howes of Belleville.
Growth of Winnipeg Manitoba is described as the world’s fastest growing city. At thirty years old it boasts a population of 80,000 and seventeen banks. Its wholesale trade in 1903 reached 150000000 dollars. The climate is compared to Berlin with Berlin about 158 miles farther north.
In a fragment from a dialogue, May’s father granted consent to marriage to Tom before he proposed. The scene hints at a reversal of that consent and questions whether Tom actually proposed, leaving the engagement status unclear.
Report details three rural routes in the first quarter with 49 338 pieces handled and 95 37 in sales. Carrier totals include Norris and Bann delivering letters and cards across many items. Net result highlights substantial operating costs versus modest revenue, implying lack of self support for rural routes.
Robert A. Doctor and Miss Pearl E. Fulcomer were married Wednesday evening the third at the bride’s mother Mrs Jennie Fulcomer’s home. Rev H A Zimmerman officiated in a pleasant ceremony attended by a small company. The couple will reside on the farm south of Ry dal and receive friends there.
Mrs. J. L. Kinney travels to Perry Oklahoma to be with her ailing mother. Newell's also announces a new lot of spring jackets arriving at the store.
Voters cast 182 ballots with 84 women participating as a split ticket challenge stirred talk of a second slate. Official results show Mayor Hagginan and other city posts decided by narrow margins amid several void ballots.
The single March on record, 1905, matches none, with an average temperature of 50 degrees, ten degrees above normal. Peak heat reached 97 on the 21st, low 10 on the 1st, giving a monthly swing of 87 degrees. Precipitation totaled .96 inch, well below normal by .45 inch, wind predominantly from the south, moving 6,292 miles. There were 12 clear, 11 partly cloudy, and 8 cloudy days.
Total receipts for the Scandia post office for the year ending March 31, 1907, were 2299.48 dollars, up from 2215.34 dollars the previous year, a four percent gain despite lower box rents. The rise is not enough to boost the postmaster’s salary, though another similar increase could. The note ends with a plug for oxford shoes at Newell's.
A reflective poem praising perseverance and honor for those who continue to strive after failure. It contrasts the glory of victory with the nobility of steadfast effort, acknowledging the countless voices of those who struggle and endure beyond mere success. The speaker frames failure as a noble companion to resilience.
H S Cooper invites farmers and friends to try Funk's Harry Dent 90 day Boone Co Corn and to inspect a sample. Belleville report notes Cooper was there on Wednesday. Also mentions subscription invitation for Journal and Ralph Loofbourrow's Tuesday departure to Westmoreland Kansas with his mother to return home.
Dr. Folsom could not reach Scandia last Monday but will be here next Monday and will be glad to meet his patrons.
The Kansas City price for corn fell from 2 to 4 cents in the last week while prices in local markets remain steady and the livestock market holds firm.
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