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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1926
Page
8
Postwar fashion analysis argues elegantes will not return this autumn while denoting a shift away from mannish styles. Paris forecasts favor bloused silhouettes, capes, fringes, and refined coats as the new chic replacing prewar chemise and jumper looks.
An ad promises relief for piles using a home treatment by the Flicker Preparation Co. It guarantees absolute satisfaction or a full refund and offers a booklet for $1.00. Also an employment notice from King Card Co seeks gilding work paying six dollars per hundred in New York.
In a brisk exchange a character named J Fuller Gloom, dubbed the human hyena, comments on the fast pleasure loving age, contrasting it with the speaker’s grandfather’s younger days. The dialogue touches on the production of paper and pulp in China from bamboo straw and mulberry bark.
The article outlines widespread belief in witchcraft in the Philippines and reports on frequent constabulary investigations into beatings or killings of those suspected as witches. It explains the witch’s powers and how locals, driven by illness or misfortune, fear bewitchment leading to violence.
An American Legion Weekly anecdote recalls Clair de Lune sent aloft with strict orders to report lights. In a crow's nest he spots the moon and reports two points off the starboard bow, prompting the puzzled officer to ask if he can make her out. The reply: she is the moon.
The United States geological survey reports public utility power plants now have a capacity of 23 888 000 kilowatts the highest ever shown indicating electricity plays a crucial role in industrial life.
A short, odd quotation discusses gifting cigars to a uncle and contrasts giving 100 with just 10 to maximize pleasure. The fragment references Munich and an unknown publication, implying a humorous or paradoxical note on generosity vs restraint.
A brief, imperfect clipping recalls a black faced Say what you saw and the line I embarrassed with a remark about spades in a California poker scene. The fragment hints at flirtation embarrassment and card game slang amid a public sighting.
Six bricks claimed to be nearly eight centuries old were taken from a building being torn down in Albany New York. Historian Castler Reynolds transported them to the mayor’s office and asserted they are the oldest in the United States. He noted the same bricks were reused in reconstruction over multiple prior restorations and plans to send them to historical societies.
A quoted exchange notes a critic’s reaction to a play describing it as not suitable for a girl to take her mother. The remark hints at perceived propriety and audience expectations surrounding the production.
An advertising quip touts Red Cross Ball Blue to keep baby clothes fresh and streak free, followed by two quotes about blood being thicker than water and police catching helpers. The item reads like a fragmented vintage ad and aphorisms.
A motion picture project titled Good Time Charles draws on a once famous San Francisco character known as CG Good Time Charley. The figure was depicted as lavish and mysterious, famed for feasts and a distinctive yellowed left hand. The piece notes his death revealed the hand’s unusual tint and hints at sensational origin.
The Earth's population is estimated at 1 748 000 000 nine hundred nine, with about 36 persons per square mile on average. This aggregate figure reflects global demographic data and density estimates drawn from recent records.
Experiments indicate that UV light on skin can increase the power of the blood 10 RH bacteria in some cases.
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