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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1907
Page
4
Scandia area reports include Miss Margie Carpenter teaching AB school again, Miss Kate McGlashan securing Kackley school, and F. L. Hall reappointed in Norway district. Cattle losses, hay and corn shelling, farm visits, and barbed wire accidents affect farmers. S.S. convention at Scotch Plains praised with Rev Gristman present. new officers elected.
Roy Figgins and Lars Tiller went to North Dakota Monday while S N Mellen and Frank Stephenson visited Scandia. Threshing and shelling corn is current by Norway. Helen Scrivner died and was buried in district 93 cemetery. Cat Ross family attended a White Rock reunion. their daughter fell ill. Mellen party leaves Thursday for two months in New York State during homecoming week for Wolcott residents.
Local items report Quin Kelly illness and Emma Cowle visiting Concordia. Hogs sold in Norway, and Kelly family work near Republic City. Sunday services, ladies quilting, and youth meetings noted. W. C. T. U. convention schedule in Scandia Kansas August 15 16 lists addresses and program details including devotionals and speakers.
Charles F. Logston and Miss Ella Mellen of Norway wed Wednesday at Concordia in a ceremony conducted by Rev. T H J Taggart. Both are well regarded and received congratulations from many friends.
Enoch Larson came back Thursday morning after spending time in Kansas City with cattle.
Newell reveals a footwear initiative linking comfort and style, aiming to expand its popular shoe lines and attract wider customer segments through updated designs and marketing strategies.
At a Modern Woodmen camp meeting the death of Arnold H. Rosenquist is noted with sorrow. The resolutions praise his ready aid and sympathy, his upright life, and his service to the fraternity. They extend sympathy to his relatives and authorize records and notices to be sent to them and to the local newspaper.
Erick Johan Johnson died Sunday afternoon August 4 1907 at his home after a long illness aged 81 years 1 month and 9 days Funeral services were held Tuesday at two in the Swedish M E Church conducted by Rev F F Rudd of Burdick Kansas He was born in Kalmar Sweden and came to this country in 1868 with his family They lived in Illinois and Iowa before settling in Republic county near Scandia He leaves a wife and two children Mrs Otto Chellberg Evanston Illinois and Pastor Joseph E B Johnston of the Swedish Methodist Church of this city. he was a Christian for 53 years.
G. Hays of Bluff, Missouri, describes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the quickest surest healing salve for sores burns wounds and piles. He endorses it based on personal use and guarantees it through local druggists at 25 cents.
Souvenir postal cards from the JOURNAL Office present local views and scenes. The brief item notes a small collection of cards featuring neighborhood subjects for readers.
A Fulton Stock Company member recalls a Colorado snowstorm while touring a mining town. The audience was tiny and a lone man finally arrived. the actor joked about delaying the show if the man objected, then the janitor demanded the house be closed. The tale ends with a humorous clash in Kansas City.
The piece argues that human life is limited by a period between ages 50 and 60 where proper care is crucial. It promotes Fledric Bitters as a scientific tonic to revitalize every organ, claiming longevity benefits and offering a 50 cent price, guaranteed by druggists.
A Manchester Guardian writer notes Britannia is the fourth English battleship of that name, with predecessors at Trafalgar and the Black Sea in 1854. The London Chronicle recalls historical ship names such as Bonaventure Elizabeth Jonas Tiger Mary Rose and others from Tudor and earlier eras.
The Journal office requests information about an eight bundle of old papers found or available. Immediate contact with any leads or provenance is encouraged to assist cataloging and archival processing.
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