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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1933
Page
2
The publication notes its founding in 1871 and its operation as a weekly paper in Republic County. It also indicates second class matter status at the Scandia Kansas post office under the 1879 act.
Observation Tower from Republic reports chatter of a future city powered by gold finds along the creek. Early assays claim precious metal but locals warn processing costs may erase profits and no stock promoters have visited Scandia or Republic yet.
An editorial notes eggs sold at 8 cents a dozen by a Minnesota farmer, retailing at 38 cents. It questions the system that yields producers paid far less than final prices, while trucking costs and freight are cited as part of the problem. The piece urges examination to identify the underlying trouble.
A fragment reflects on airship disasters, noting the Akron and Shenandoah as examples of the peril facing dirigibles worldwide. The tone suggests caution and shared sorrow over wrecks and loss in the era of lighter-than-air travel.
Washington discusses limits on large airships but projects continued build in a year or two. The era is marked by thrill and tragedy as most of the Akron program participants who flew the final missions did not return.
The piece argues states look at city owned light and water systems for tax revenue. It notes Arkansas would gain about 220000 annually and Puget Sound cities over 1 million, while maintaining non profit rules. It urges taxation only when government ventures operate as private businesses.
A Chicago school teacher was arrested on a charge of distributing literature inside a school building urging students and teachers to strike until Chicago public schools raise pay. Her supporters say the accusation misstates her intent as she sought fair compensation for her work. The Nebrask a State Journal notes a defendant’s right to challenge jurors before trial. A quoted exchange includes a lawyer and a humorous aside about a “shrimp on the ear.”
John Freeburg arrived from Clay Center on Wednesday. Chas Laughlin, long-time resident, visits his sister Mrs. Seward Hawes. R T Standfield and wife come from Belleville. Scott returns from a camping trip. Edna Earley goes home to Belleville. Missouri Pacific claim agent visits to adjust Albert Schlapback fire claim. John and Ada Loring travel to Omaha. Bessie Johnston from Cedarville visits Fred Buckley. R Morey visits Kansas City earlier in the week.
Poem by Nona Fae Mahan expresses renewed love with springtime imagery. The speaker declares love when sun, birds, flowers, and moonlight evoke happiness and recalls a cherished first kiss and bright eyes.
Bridget Devens known as Michigan Bridget served with the First Michigan cavalry after the Civil War. She rode, fought, and tended wounded, carrying the body of a captain to City Point hospital and saving many lives amid Sheridan's marches and later battles. Her daring exploits were noted by Western Newspaper Union in 1932.
Floyd B Olson of Minnesota threatens martial law and wealth confiscation to fund relief for the poor. He calls for bonds issued for relief work and warns against wealthy opponents who oppose his measures. The Farmer-Labor governor’s bold stance provokes national consternation.
A short verse fragment portrays Nobody as the refrain to a cold weather scene and a railroad wreck memory. Edwin White signs a poem about hunger cold feet and offers of shelter or beer as imagined invites.
In a humorous court-like exchange Willie fumbles arithmetic while discussing household income. The judge notes the miscalculation as Willie and others debate percentages for shelter clothing food and amusement, highlighting a 380 percent in shelter and other shares.
Dr. Ahrens visited Belleville Tuesday afternoon for business. Mrs Alger Anderson visited Mrs C H Freed Monday afternoon. Miss Jean Roper and Richard Othberg of Manhattan spent Easter with Mr and Mrs Chas Othberg and returned Monday afternoon. Frank Brock county commissioner was in town on Saturday afternoon.
Atchison Globe notes a potato masher in Belleville that has stayed in one family for 130 years and invites speculation on how many notches it bears. The item paths a quiet local history mystery.
Afternoon guests included Rev and Mrs B W Selin and Carl with the Nobles Isaacs on Sunday. Vivian Nystrom and Verna Wallin visited Miss Delores Larson Saturday night. Ellen Kackley and Gladys Wood of Courtland visited Miss Jossé Fullen last weekend. Eleanor Jackson of Topeka arrived Wednesday to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Free Jackson. H E Coleman was confined at home last week due to illness. Dale Ainsworth and family of Wichita spent last weekend at the Einar Eastvedt home. Mrs Lottie Lervold spent Saturday night and Sunday at the C C Berggren home.
Allegree editor of the Lewis Kansas Press reports a Western Kansas migration by displaced farmers turning away from dry land. They shift from wagons to trucks and head toward the Missouri Ozarks after a poor wheat season with drought looming and prospects for a spring crop fading.
A. M. Sanborn Lumber Co advertises Cooks Glass Enamel for interior wood refinishing at 99 cents per quart.
Classified item lists frost proof cabbage tomato pepper and sweet potato plants priced per 100 at 40 cents. A partial timetable shows passenger and freight routes with multiple lines and times, including stops and non stops, plus a lumber company reference and pricing for home strap.
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