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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1907
Page
2
Friday August 2 1907 Beloit Chautauqua attendance low due to hot weather. Jewell county farmer notes he welcomes a light corn crop after years of bumper yields and desires rest. Editorial discusses heat impact on attendance and avoids blame.
The northern press roasts Texas for the nine foot sheet law, joking editors would guard ears and toes from the Texas mosquito with an ordinary hotel sheet, a nod to the statute’s reach and motives of the lawmakers.
The Board of Railroad Commissioners urged rail lines to adopt a flat two cent fare in Kansas, but the roads declined with equal courtesy. The board also pressed for safety improvements, while commentary noted the commission’s perceived influence by rail interests over the past year.
The Manhattan Republic denounces a billion dollar trust controlling American steel and railroads as extortionate and corrupt. It argues tariffs shield monopoly profits, raise prices for Kansas people, and undermine genuine protectionism. The piece calls for protest to end this alleged abuse of republican principles.
The forty fourth annual catalogue lists 244 pages and 74 illustrations with 1927 students from 100 Kansas counties and 43 other states. It touts the college’s value to the state through experimental work and education in farming and home making. President E R Nichols invites inquiries and catalogues.
An old advertising claim promotes Kings New Life Pills as guaranteeing regular bowel actions like the sun’s routine rise and set. The promotion targets druggists with a 25 cent price and emphasizes guaranteed effect.
Scandia hosts Farmers Union meeting this Tuesday after with all invited. Newell's features a special event Saturday including a 5e and 10e ad and 79 cent gloves as listed in the poultry and weights section.
Salina Journal reports divided views on renomination of Roosevelt with La Follette and Governor Cummings backing Roosevelt while Taft supporters warn of railroad influence. Analysts name Knox in Pennsylvania Fairbanks Indiana Cannon Illinois Cortelyou New York and discuss potential corporate strategy and implications for Kansas delegates.
The Manhattan Republic warns no tariff revision before the presidential election, arguing a revision afterward would harm the party. It urges an honest revision to remove tariffs on goods controlled by trusts, claiming such a move would strengthen the Republican Party and boost passage before the election.
G Hays of Bluff Missouri praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the quickest and surest healing salve for sores burns wounds and piles. He claims personal use confirms its effectiveness. Guaranteed by all druggists at 25 cents.
Jury in Idaho found Haywood not guilty of conspiracy to murder the former governor. The decision described as guilty but not proven, with public sentiment condemning the unions for supporting unworthy officers and shielding shirkers.
Eminent medical scientists say human life limits lie well below attainable ages with modern knowledge. The crucial decade appears between ages fifty and sixty where strong body care prevents early death. Electric Bitters touted as a tonic to revitalize organs after fifty. 50c guaranteed by druggists.
A North Carolina case dramatizes the conflict between state control and federal authority over railroad rates. A state court jailed agents, a federal judge blocked enforcement, sparking debate about local self government and judicial overreach.
Justice A L Greene of the Kansas Supreme Court died Sunday. The governor will have another opportunity to appoint a replacement from Marion to fill the vacancy.
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