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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
1
An old newspaper note emphasizes that the purpose of advertising columns is to connect buyers with merchants, asserting mutual integrity between advertiser and seller. The brief sets a tone of trust and reputable commerce.
Kansas farmers urged to market the 1917 wheat crop at once to supply mills for the war effort. About two million bushels remain stored as inspectors prepare to commandeer after May 1, with drayage and other costs lined up for those resisting.
The state liberty loan committee under Mr C L Davids on state chairman plans a catalog index of county adults. Cards will list names and addresses and record war activity. Unpatriotic records will appear on yellow cards if the person opposed German or refused war support.
Jr R Grimes an early eastern Kansas settler died in Bristow Oklahoma where he had traveled to visit his children. He had served as a councilman from Burlington first ward.
George N Hayes longtime Topeka Y M C A secretary has gone to France to work with army YMCA efforts. In Salina, Fred G Peterson 70 died of pneumonia after moving from Kansas City twelve years ago. he was president of the Tractor Sales Co. of Salina.
Joshua Reddish, a wealthy farmer living south of Phillipsburg, died by his own hand recently. He was about 75 years old and had moved from Fingland thirty years ago. funeral arrangements will be announced.
Steve Wagner, a farmer southeast of Smith Center, killed himself after an initial failed attempt to drain himself. Though born in Germany, Wagner despised the Kaiser and was a strong Allied supporter.
President Edmund Stanley was reelected president of Friends University by the board of trustees marking his twenty first year as head of the institution.
The Atchison chapter received a unique gift a church building with all equipment for the Union church of Varnell located west of there. The congregation had disbanded several weeks ago. Superintendent J O Hall of the Hutchinson schools barred German language instruction next year after complaints from scholars and patrons.
All art department students submitted original war posters to Miss Georgina Wooton for display in school corridors and Western Kansas towns. The four top posters will be sent to New York to the national war poster committee.
An explosion from accumulated gas in a leaking jet wrecked the Kansas Gas and Electric Company office and damaged the nearby Kansas Natural Gas Company office at Independence. Two men were injured and the financial loss is estimated at 35000 dollars.
George Ray of Huntville Bourbon county was killed and his son Rollie age 20 suffered injuries when a Missouri Kansas Texans passenger train struck the motor car they rode near Moran. William Bennett and Andy Ludlum of Elsmore were severely injured in the same crash at the street crossing.
The largest penalties since the dry law took effect were handed to Ralph Johnson of Vermillion and L. B. Carr of Allendale Mo in Atchison. Each was fined 300 dollars and sentenced to four months in the county jail.
Special graduation exercies were held for Tung Bing Ling the Baker University student who was allowed to finish early to return to China for special War work. Smallpox led Salina library closure for two weeks and compulsory vaccination for all school children. Augusta refinery opened after nearly a year of construction covering 26 acres with capacity for 2,500 barrels per day.
Pioneer resident John M. Hocker sold his 100 acre farm for 22 600 and invested the entire amount in Liberty bonds establishing a county record.
E H H Wiegand assistant club leader division of extension at Kansas State Agricultural College suggests soft collars to save corn for soldiers. He notes more than 50 000 bushels of corn are used daily for starch in making collars. Paul R Brandt of McPherson College won 50 dollars for best argument in a prohibition debate at Central College amid a dozen college entries.
Mr. William A. Radford offers expert advice on farm building and storage capacity, inviting readers to mail inquiries from Prairie avenue Chicago to receive free guidance. He is presented as a leading authority in construction and manufacturing.
The article surveys gothic roof barns with curved arches, explaining their popularity among leading farmers and detailing the L shaped variant. It describes curved hip and valley rafters, wind bracing, heavy interior members, and bolt use, plus the self supporting roof with clean mows. It links nostalgia for old songs to memory and culture shared by communities.
The article describes using wide 1D Rafters and built up segments to create stiff timbers, ensuring the roof follows truss principles for strength. It notes the finished Gothic roof is neat, storage-capable, and adds commercial value. The barn combines stalls for 30 cows with an L shaped horse stable.
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt notes a nephew reacting to labor shortages by seeking work as a street sweeper, recognizing new life paths he hadn’t imagined possible. The dialogue contrasts his old belief that nothing could change with his recent independent job choice.
Oskaloosa Iowa resident Mrs Lizzig Courtney credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with rapid relief from long lasting weakness and pains. The letter urges others especially women suffering displacements irregularities inflammation or the change of life to try the root and herb remedy. Send for special advice to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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