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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1906
Page
1
A Confederate pursuit closes in as Colonel John hides among logs. Flames erupt from the rookery trapping attackers and altering the tense chase. John slips toward the woods but a firing trooper spots him, ending with a fatal shot amid a chaotic escape.
Short item notes Burdett bank gains prominence while Kansas zinc output tops other states. Cerries bloom in southern Kansas as Dodge City plans a August reunion. A Lawrence cocaine arrest, Topeka farmers’ session, Salina council vote on wet vs dry, and an early closing push for merchants appear among scattered briefs.
Fragmentary dialogue mentions a talking machine teaching a foreign language and a character named Egbert joking about learning French from his wife. The text appears as a clipped newspaper quote with incomplete attribution and context.
A report on American place names notes Chicago as wild onion land, Chesapeake and Chautauqua with multiple Indian interpretations, Des Moines linked to the road or monks, Niagara as across the strait, Shenandoah the spracy stream, Massachusetts the blue hills, and Mississippi meaning great water or gathering waters, per Leslie’s Weekly.
A 60 year old veteran describes over 35 years of severe eczema spreading across body and head. After fifteen government examinations found no cure, he used Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and two treatments were com pletely successful. He praises Cuticura and offers date July 17 1905 from Richmondale Ross Co Ohio.
The Passenger Department of the Chicago & North Western Railway reports the Wyoming Wind River Shoshone Reservation public lands opening delayed until August 15 1906 by a joint congressional resolution. Rail construction to the reservation border continues and is expected to finish soon.
A steel magnate dismisses a knocking visitor, saying he is not at home. The servant announces that opportunity awaits, but the millionaire yawned and refused to see him.
In a Pinch Use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE powder. It cures painful smarting and ingrowing nails. The greatest comfort discovery of the age. Makes new shoes easy. A cure for sweating feet. Sold by all druggists 25e. Trial package free. Address A. S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A garbled clipping warns Senator Elkins about a continuing feud with Governor Cummins. It references a sensational tale about a dynamite-eating frog that blew up a house and then shifts to unrelated ad-like fragments about publications and cigarette brands, ending with disjointed dialogue.
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