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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
7
An expert explains balky horses stem from improper early breaking and that calm patience outperforms harsh methods. Watch for balk signs, say whoa, loosen harness, lift a foot, and tap the shoe. Offer a small treat like oats or sugar to encourage movement, avoiding severe measures.
Secretary Shaw relays a tale from Syracuse where a discussion of national prosperity is interrupted when a red hot cylinder from the empire state express splashes a speaker, revealing the tension between rail transportation’s vast benefits and its potential discomfort and risk.
A New York Post item describes a well-dressed woman with a young girl in white and blue ribbons, the child barefoot in sandals, drawing attention in a hotel corridor. A separate anecdote recalls a singing student claiming music does not matter for her dyspepsia, despite the teacher doubting her pitch.
A vivacious young woman pleads for heroic treatment as a severe throat cold settles in. The family doctor suggests drastic measures to restore her voice and asks if she can endure silence for two days.
San Francisco hosts the Knights Pythias biennial meeting with August travel by Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. Round trip from Chicago to San Francisco or Los Angeles priced at $50 with return by September 30. Short Line between Chicago and Omaha offers two through trains daily with the Bost Sleeping Car and Dining Car Service. Information and timetables available from EF. A. Mil-
Georgia moves toward large scale silk culture with a tract near Tallulah Falls acquired for experiments. The land will be divided into 25 acre farms tilled by expert Italian farmers from Piedmont. Mills would be built to process the silk locally.
The piece recalls Admiral Farragut’s fifty years of service by the Civil War start and notes his enduring vigor. General James Grant Wilson records Farragut saying he jumped over a chair on every birthday until his 62nd birthday when he felt diminished, marking a shift from perpetual activity to aging.
Bulgarian globe trotter M Popoff, touring Europe, reports from London that an English heiress with £10,000 has fallen for him. He has abandoned his tramp life and become engaged, planning a rapid marriage to the lady.
A brief editorial contrasts New York Central Lines reliance on diverse trains to connect population centers and commerce gateways. The piece pairs a provocative simile about women with a warning that overdependence on one mode may degrade efficiency.
Advertises Defiance Starch as the top choice for value and performance. Claims healthful benefits, white-clothes color care, and stubborn stain removal while touting a 20 oz package for five cents. Also promotes Bromo Quinine tablets as a cough remedy and critiques society trends.
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