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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1933
Page
2
The Republic County weekly newspaper, established in 1871, is listed as a second class matter at the Scandia post office under a 1879 act. It is published each Thursday with a yearly subscription of $1.50 and advertising rates available on request.
The Observa tion Tower reflects on Hershel Kannier and Topeka Governor London, praising London for cutting taxes and expanding fiscal restraint. It speculates that if London sustains his record, his political ascent to higher office could be rapid, possibly reaching national leadership and a future stroll with a daughter in Rock Creek Park.
A Kansas statute mandating one day of grasshopper killing per able bodied citizen appears alongside wry quips. A farmer narrator imagines hay yields and Washington reports. A misrouted phone call and a teacher student joke close with a pun on ice to price.
A New York newspaper notes hair worn in pompadour style with side whiskers and a matching mustache as the latest masculine trend. It suggests a revival of the gay nineties styles and signals a possible return in fashion. Miss Marcile Thomas visited Miss Opal Currie for a weekend gathering.
In a Port Pervis Union Gazette piece the speaker extols building a presidential swimming pool at the White House for daily swims and peaceful conferences. The verse imagines diplomats from many nations gathering in a pool setting, with jokey dialogue and a comment on the need for a “one thing needful.”
April 9 1897 notes report Chas Loring departing for Kearney Nebraska for months of absence. Wm Connor spent Sunday in town. A ten pound daughter born to Mr and Mrs B D Woods on April 8. Geo Litsinger and Chas Gunter visited from Republic. J O Wilson went to Clay Center. Mrs G M Smith of Concordia visited relatives here. Lost Saturday near Gulick store a fascinator package. Chas Sandell from Mankato reports a near tornado Friday night with little damage.
A long list of residents from Magnus Nelson to Carl Florell and many others visited at various homes over weekend activities and birthday celebrations. The record notes numerous Sunday dinners and afternoon visits at the homes of Nelson, Tornquist, Olson, En gwall, Sjo lander, and others plus a local sale ad for Hay Fork handles at 39c from A M Sanborn Lumber Co.
The San Francisco Chronicle notes Canada boasts no bank failures yet cites the higher capital needed to start a bank there. It argues Canadians prioritize sound banking, with strong regulation and public backing ensuring banks operate as a trusted business.
No. 83 Evening Guests Mrs and Mrs Guy Ward were guests of Mr and Mrs H G Hahn Sunday. Othberg Sunday School class had a party at the Othberg home last Friday. Local timetable items list Rock Island and Missouri Pacific trains with departure times and stops. Subscription reminder asks if payment is up to date.
In November 1776 at Fort Tyron Fort Washington siege, Margaret Corbin aided her husband John Corbin at a cannon, watched comrades fall, and after he fell she loaded and fired to defend the fort. She was wounded, captured under a flag of truce, and honored with pension and care until her death at forty nine.
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