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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1909
Page
5
A man laments his wife’s circle as friends are boycotted by his peers. He voices sorrow over the social strain while his companions avoid the gatherings. The piece frames domestic social friction and collective disengagement.
A long, rambling reflection on the fairness of bringing a friend to dinner without a wife’s knowledge. The piece catalogs social pressures, silent judgments, and the role of wives as judges of female guests, ending with a sardonic note on propriety and nerves.
The text describes social observations on marriage markets in New York with remarks on heiresses marrying foreigners for titles. A quoted exchange notes heiresses tying themselves to status rather than partners, with anecdotes about Monte Carlo and a specific Oshkosh heiress.
Jon Boisallo will speak on an Alfalfa Meal Mill project to be located in Scandia with the Commercial Club outlining details.
Community events announced with a note on plans. The piece mentions a series and upcoming dates inviting readers to attend meals and gatherings.
The report lists students marked present or tardy, names several pupils across grades, and notes visitors and attendance figures for April 1909. It records total enrollment: 14 boys and 14 girls in the intermediate room and mentions sixth and seventh grade staff and a reporting pupil, Mindi Pouge.
The Scandia Journal notes April 20 Livestock at Kasasty Stock Yards with buyers active and prices falling for heavy steers though hogs stay firm. Steers mostly 6.40 to 6.65, top around 6.75 last week, cows 3.25 to 4.20, heifers 6.00 to 6.20, calves 6.00 to 6.50. Hog run 14 000 head, top hogs 7.00, light hogs 6.60 to 6.75, futures expected stronger soon but May may bring lower markets.
A young Mexican in Philadelphia avidly practices English through a street puller in. He and a friend enter a Sixth Avenue shop and later a church, eager to learn but short of funds. They imitate hymn singing, misread pages, and fear being asked to pay ten cents for a cinema demo, leaving them broke after a single outing.
A shopper recalls meeting a shopgirl who used Quaker thee and thon in conversation. He notes her behind the counter speech drew curiosity and that most customers dislike the Quaker phrasing for making the speaker conspicuous. She admits she would like to drop the habit but it slips out in casual talk.
A Baltimore American excerpt recalls a City of Mexico custom where lodging house porteros collect a few cents from tenants staying out after ten. Signs warn guests that doors open only for payment, prompting late night chivalrous galleons to search their pockets to gain entry.
A full line of base ball goods is offered at Brotehies. The store advertises bats balls gloves and related equipment for players of all ages.
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