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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1906
Page
5
A collage of humorous quips and notices ranging from the New York Sun to London Punch. References to Makonnen’s fate, Niagara Falls, Niagara views, a balloon pole quest, and random remarks on poets, floods, earthquakes, and a proposed 20 000 ton battleship.
The report notes the failure of a Maine worsted mill and uses it to illustrate how many men falter when faced with business problems. It emphasizes caution and the broader impact on workers and local industry.
Milwaukee resident wins a bar of flour in a poetry contest. The judge lauded the entry as clever and hopeful, noting the light verse tone and rhythmic cadence that pleased the panel.
If the Rockefeller newborns wealth expands as rapidly as grandpa’s did, he could possess nearly all the family fortune by age 75. The comment underscores a vast, inherited wealth trajectory in the Rockefeller lineage.
A Bernese food show displayed 1785 sausage varieties highlighting local sausage diversity. The report notes that every family is urged to have its own brand, reflecting Swiss culinary culture.
A Chicago girl touring Europe writes to a friend that Paris isn’t in the same class as Chicago. She asserts Chicago’s superiority and stance that Paris falls short by comparison.
The piece notes King Alfonse and his queen planned a honeymoon in Ireland amid home rule talk. It muses on Rabbi Hirsch linking stomach and religion, then derides debates among learned men over grammar and the bad examples such disputes generate.
A reader complains that government stamps do not stick on letters, while noting they may work on love letters, but fail on bills. The remark points to ongoing issues with stamp adhesion and public frustration with postal charges.
The fragment mentions Andrew Carnegie and poets asking for a cash based arrangement. It reads as a comment on funding or support for poetry, noting a suggestion to handle poets on a cash basis. No clear event or outcome is provided.
Two Georgians were recently killed in a fight over a mule. The article notes that the cause of the trouble may not be recorded on their tombstones.
Fragmentary text mentions a high annual amount tied to Spain and a queen title. Context is unclear but suggests a sensational claim about wealth and royal figures amid references to Andalusia and diamond pins.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions fiber, a factory, Shaw and Me and a pie reference. It reads as a damaged snippet with no clear event, date, or identifiable entities to summarize.
In Kansas City the immunity plea will be argued in federal court before Judge Philips as part of the Elkins anti rebate prosecutions. Judge Scarritt for Chicago and Alton railroads filed the plea echoing Humphrey Chicago beef trust rulings that individuals could be immune but corporations could not. Indictments name five local packing houses several railroads and various individuals tied to freight management and trafficking.
In a formal clarification Speaker Gannon explains a published letter to a friend from East Liverpool Ohio about tariff revision. He argues that only a complete tariff revision can win majority votes in Congress and rejects piecemeal changes as impractical.
Major General Grant of the department of the East disapproved a Fort Monroe court martial verdict in the case of H. E. Stanley for desertion. He rebuked the court for below standard intelligence and partial duty and restored Stanley to duty.
Marshal Oyama chief of the general staff retires at his own request. General Baron Kodama will be appointed chief of the general staff. Lieutenant General Sakuma will succeed Kodama as governor general of Formosa in the restructuring.
Gov Pattison has been taken to Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. He made the trip in a special train and will remain there indefinitely.
A Shiloh monument was dedicated in Corinth marking the forty fourth anniversary of the battle. The brief note references MISS and CORINTH, noting the Wisconsin monument as the centerpiece of the ceremony.
The Pittsburg epidemic climbs with 76 new cases reported by the bureau of health in one day and 245 cases in four days. Officials attribute the spread to an unclean water supply and urge boiling all water for drinking washing dishes and cooking.
Washington report notes Senator Newlands of Nevada argued the rate bill must include a national incorporation of interstate railroads, uniform gross revenue taxation, and provisions for employee welfare. He asserted railroads influence state, local, and national officials and urged regulations balancing public interests with corporate rights.
Reported movements show Russia sending 73 million dollars to London while U S gold demand remains strong for Paris and New York. Analysts note lower foreign exchange and expected gold arrivals to New York next week amid uncertain funds flow.
Senator Elkins, chairman of the interstate commerce committee, answered charges on the senate floor that he promotes railroads and blocked rate regulation. He denied all charges emphatically.
Washington plans for fortifying the Panama canal drawn by the army general staff are before Secretary Taft. The canal commission argues no fortifications are needed, making a policy question to be carefully considered.
Elmer John son Bruesch and Richard two university students were sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for arson in Vermillion. They pleaded guilty to setting fire to two old buildings to improve the town’s appearance.
Washington report notes William Alden Smith representing the Fifth Michigan district declares his candidacy for the Senate as the successor to Senator Alger who plans retirement. He issues a formal statement outlining his platform and aims.
Following the killing of her husband, Mrs. J. Burdett shows marked weakness from shock and there is little hope for her recovery. The funeral of Mr. Burdett has been held.
The president nominated David RWalker of Ozark Missouri to be postmaster at Ozark Washington. The appointment reflects a federal designation and confirms the official action in the Ozark area.
Mount Vesuvius continues violent eruption as lava streams burn forests and homes in Boscatrecase. Residents flee in fear while earthquakes intensify near Castellamare. The sea and distant Capri loom as a somber backdrop to the chaos and ruin.
Speculators demand surge pushes call money to 30 percent as loans are called to cover cash drain into the subtreasury and interior banks. Telegraph transfers total four million to San Francisco and 300 thousand to New Orleans. Time money bids rise to five to 54 percent while peace stock activity remains modest. The Bank of England cuts discount to 3 1 2 percent amid expectations of large European gold imports.
New York officials report General Adna R. Chaffee has been offered the presidency of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at a 6000 dollar annual salary. He will consider the offer and likely respond after returning to New York from the South next Monday or Tuesday. In Springfield Illinois the Hepab Mean state central committee has canceled the May 14 state convention, pending a new primary law and a special legislative session.
Fresno buyers face higher dried fruit costs as peaches move up to 6 1/2 cents per pound and raisins jump, with packers quoting 34 cents though standard quotes stand at 84 cents a pound.
Denver dispatch reports Moses Hallet has tendered his resignation as United States district judge of Colorado to President Roosevelt in Washington for reasons not disclosed.
The advertisement touts Dr Pierce family medicines from Buffalo New York as non secret alcohol free remedies with glycerine as solvent. It claims physicians trust them and that ingredients are openly listed and endorsed by medical authorities. It also promotes Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets for constipation as safe and easy to take.
The Baltimore Sun notes Senator Aldrich orders the printing of 10,000 copies of the six volume railway rate testimony. The move aims to disseminate the detailed proceedings, though it is suggested few living readers may have perused the full set.
Mrs. Maehbelle Lyon of Parsons Kansas recounts a severe infantile eczema case in her baby, lasting months, then rapid improvement after using Cuthura Remedies. She claims full recovery in about ninety days and praises the treatment as life saving. The letter ends with a poker joke from Blobbs.
Caution against ointments for catarrh containing mercury as they harm smell and body systems. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio is claimed mercury free and taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75c per bottle. Hall's Family Pills for constipation advertised.
A reflective column explores how sudden events reveal personal responsibility and the tendency to blame oneself. It considers the ripple effects of choices, the role of chance, and how communities confront surprising outcomes with resilience.
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