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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1907
Page
9
In Carney Croft a manor estate scenes unfold after John Carney dies in his saddle and his son’s death is blamed on his quarrelsome temper. Miss Carney asks for Annie Weston’s visit as the lawyer narrator arrives to settle affairs and hear villagers’ rumors of hauntings.
Seth Velsey of Logansport Indiana was carried by a Bankers and Brokers company train to Battle Creek Michigan for a last hope operation. The musical troupe performed solos choruses and jokes to comfort him as he traveled toward a sanitarium. Although doctors warned he would die on the way the act kept him alive until arrival.
Mr Peleg Pritchard a farmer two miles from town killed two large eagles after they grappled on the ground He pried the talons from each body as they lay dead The birds measured over eight feet wingtip to wingtip and were said to be the largest ever killed in the area.
The Coutts bank in London founded in 1692 is linked with the late Lady Burdett-Coutts. It boasts the largest number of sovereigns as customers and nobles as partners among institutions of its kind. The royal line begins with King George II and includes Edward VII, five kings in total, one French emperor, a German emperor and his widow Empress Frederick, Queen Christina of Spain, and Czar Alexander II.
Madrid towers over European capitals with an elevation of 2090 feet above sea level. The note compares its height to other cities, highlighting Madrid as the lofty capital of Europe.
Mr D Fay of Fulton street near Ray street Jamaica reports a tiny fish found under an opened oyster three weeks ago. The minnow grew rapidly in oyster liquor and is now lively and growing in a globe with a placard describing the event. Experts are being consulted to identify the species.
Singleton declares an ideal woman in mind and agrees to marry if she accepts. Wedderly questions the nuptial plan, noting the parson will speak first and the ideal remains in Singleton’s mind. Chicago Daily News.
The article urges strict sanitary care when a bedroom becomes a sick room. It warns against damp wallpaper and promotes tinting walls with alabaster finish, cleanable rugs, and varnished woodwork. Emphasizes dry, warm winters and airy summers, with thorough cleaning to prevent disease and unhealthy conditions.
A short discussion traces how terms for death evolved from Latin decessus departure to English forms like passed away and departed. It notes that Romans used visit as a euphemism meaning he has lived, reflecting a long human tendency to soften fatal topics.
The article argues that traditional starch hides fabric beauty with thick pastes and reduces wear. It claims Defiance Starch provides stronger formula allowing much thinner application, improving stiffness without sacrificing appearance or quality.
Booker T. Washington states that at the last census in 1899 negro farmers owned about 23,383 square miles of land in the United States, an area nearly equal to the combined size of Holland and Belgium.
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