This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 27 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
1
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap painless remedy for hard and soft corns and corns between the toes. It claims instant relief with a few drops, then lifting the corn by hand, and notes a tiny bottle can rid feet of all corns and calluses with no pain. The copy cites a Cincinnati genius as the inventor.
The state supreme court reversed a Barton county district court ruling allowing a Santa Fe Trail highway project, finding plans would cost more than $30,000 per mile and could reach $40,000 to $60,000 per mile, effectively halting construction. The ruling also nullified a name change dispute involving the merged Journal and Morning Sun papers and confirmed Maj. Albert H. Krause as state house custodian, to begin April 15, with a career in Kansas military service noted.
A professional climber known as a “human fly” charged 30 dollars to perform for a crowd at Emporia Farl Phillips. A 16 year old boy climbed the same four-story building barefoot, smoking a cigarette and attempting stunts before the adult failed to thrill spectators who cheered the home team’s act.
Baker University debaters won a unanimous decision against Washburn at Baldwin on the issue of establishing a U S protectorate over Mexico. Baker argued the negative side asserting courts are not proper venues to settle church laws as addressed by the supreme court in a recent reversal of a Sedgewick County district court decision.
Native stone quarried near Emporia will be used in constructing a hard surfaced road following the Santa Fe Trail through Lyon County. County commissioners switch concrete from gravel to stone and Chase County road builders will also use stone.
A Curtiss airplane en route from Tulsa to Kansas City became entangled in tree tops on the Pottawatomie River near Osawatomie. The craft fell and splintered its propeller. The pilot A. H. Waite and a passenger escaped serious injury and left by train for Kansas City.
A Coun try Club street car in Salina stopped when the motorman spotted Ernest Miller’s 3 year old daughter crying on the web fender. The child had been carried two blocks without the motorman’s knowledge and was unharmed.
W C Hodges head of the Kansas inspection bureau for fire insurers filed a schedule of hail insurance rates valid immediately. Rates vary by county from 3 to 10 percent with higher charges for certain crops and added costs for barley and garden produce. Caps on per acre coverage and premium notes terms are specified for non irrigated and irrigated fields. A separate item notes a severe gasoline explosion at Pratt high school injuring four students and several staff members with one student believed fatally hurt.
Osawatomie residents celebrate as 15-year-old Leo ta Blackmer, daughter of Elmer Blackmer, lands a 55 pound catfish using ordinary hook and line in the Marais des Cygnes River two miles west of Osawatomie.
Felix Boeker was acquitted in Saline County district court of aiding and abetting H. J. Lefferdink in issuing four certificates of deposit for 25000 dollars each at the Kansas State Bank which later failed. The state had alleged the CDs contributed to the bank’s collapse.
The first established photographer in Leavenworth, Joseph Haag aged 75, died recently in Wichita. Relatives report the death and note his long career in photography.
The body of Levi Calmore of Great Bend was found in a snowbank half a mile south of the Santa Fe railroad near the river bank. He wandered from home during the blizzard.
W F Muenzenmayer, a banker, purchased the Joseph Glenn farm of 30 acres lying between Junction City and Manhattan for more than 150 dollars per acre, setting a regional farm land record.
Russell Highely aged 87 long time Atchison County resident died recently at his son Frank Highely’s home south of Atchison. He amassed wealth and retired in 1895.
William C Campbell longtime Cloud County resident since 1870 and former sheriff died after a two week illness. He was 70 years old.
The recent blizzard cut off many Kansas towns for about twenty four hours but railroad service has been restored. The moisture aided winter wheat and early spring crops. Mrs. Larina McMahon, 65, an invalid, died in Wichita when her dress caught fire from a stove and burned completely off.
Dr. K E Sherrill drove a team to reach patients during a snow storm. Ottawa municipal election results show Pleasant mayoral winner by 60 and Finley finance commissioner winner by 802. Water and light bond measure passed 3 to 1. W D Kuller of Santa Fe injured when hit by a projection near the track near Florence.
The Bayer name identifies genuine Aspirin proven safe by millions. Each package of Bayer Tablets of Aspirin explains safe usage for colds head aches toothaches and general pain. Look for Bayer cross on the package and tablets and note handy twelve tab box price and availability from druggists.
A teacher asked a student named Jimmy Brown to improve a sentence about Richard riding a mule. The boy replied with a corrected form stating that Richard can ride the mule if the mule wants him to, showcasing playful language adjustment.
Inference raises tension as a character voices concern over actions. The exchange prompts scrutiny of consequences and responsibility within the scene.
A proverb contrasts ease and effort, noting the lazy man prefers a smaller gain. It implies reluctance to exert effort for full reward and highlights common work ethic themes.
The prompt contrasts two views on linguistic breadth. It suggests TJ would credit the author who wrote a dictionary, implying a heavy emphasis on vocabulary. The exchange frames a debate on defining literary mastery via lexicon size.
Readers urged to avoid sprays and douches for catarrh and to try S. S. S. which claims to attack the disease at the blood source. Special medical advice is offered from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Georgia.
Melville I. Stone recalls Johnson returning to Washington in February 1875 for a rare interview. The ex president, amid flags and a frock coat, criticized Grant and declared he carried the Constitution in one hand and peace in the other, vowing cooperation if the White House war ends.
A brief classroom remark contrasts ideal aims with practice, noting that good writing begins with selecting a subject and then developing it through study and effort.
A Labor Department survey of nearly 100 U.S. cities shows in Johnstown New York three quarters of wives earn money as glove making at home provides work. Similar shares and ratios appear in Boston Buffalo Cleveland Cincinnati Pittsburgh with many households supplementing income from gardens and poultry.
A pithy remark cautioning against assuming an argument is weak or invalid solely because it appears unsound. it suggests that some arguments may be valid despite an absence of obvious soundness.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.