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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
2
A Hardy Herald note defends boosters against town mockers. It praises residents who help build a better community and contends critics hurt only themselves by their sneers.
Thank you note from Henry H. Van Natta appears amid election news. Thirty-nine ballots were not counted due to uncertain interpretation of the new ballot law, with county commissioners to decide legality at the canvassing board Friday.
A new feature announces that Will appears as a serialized tale in The Scandia Journal. Readers will follow evolving episodes each week as characters navigate intrigue, ambition, and communal ties in a small town.
An article notes progress in lighting and discusses a Discovery magazine piece on Light from Fishes. It describes glow emitting fish from Galway trawlers, their oil as a powerful light source, and a jar of sea water enabling 80 second photography exposure. The source attributes the glow to an evolutionary protection mechanism.
The term tabby derives from Attableh a Bagdad silk name later Anglicized to abbati and tabby. Striped cats resembled the moire silk thus called tabbies. The word has no true sex reference though modern usage often marks females as tabbies. Sometimes generalized to cats, similar to Dobbin for horses.
Australian poetess writes verses on native birds for school readers. A crow character says a lamb looks weak. After three months the education department rejects the piece and asks lines be altered to show the crow as a check to blowfly pests.
A boastful exchange shows a wealthy driver claiming wealth came from aggressive pushing to the limit while an apprentice notes the petrol supply is exhausted. The dialogue highlights hustle and scarcity as the driver urges quick action.
The Christmas Seal Doctor, with 28 years of practice including a decade in tuberculosis, notes no cure exists and that nature, rest, good food, and fresh air are emphasized. He warns against unproven cures, mocks false remedies, and gives health tips such as weight guidance for a sixteen year old girl and advice on liver spots and Boracic Acid in water.
The Lincoln Journal offers special low rates at $4 a year daily or $5 a year with Sunday serving the Nebraska Kansas border counties. It claims the only complete 24 hour newspaper plant in the territory and the only paper printing after 5 PM daily and nightly. Readers receive the latest news by the earliest trains regardless of location. Lincoln is nearer the Nebraska- Kansas border.
A dialogue indicates strain in a marriage over frugality and needs, with one spouse noting the other saves money at the expense of necessities. The exchange hints at broader domestic budget tensions within a household.
Northern Kansas readers switch to the Lincoln Journal due to late news and superior railroad mail service. The Journal offers a trial subscription for $1.00 and promises daily updates on the political situation.
The article discusses how climate affects long lasting structures like hedges and the historical durability of the Pyramids in different regions. It explains spiral gears remain quiet because one tooth shares the load before the other releases it. It mentions a knife and needle end context briefly.
The guidance advises oiling the knotter binder before storage and compiling next year’s repair list now. For babbitting a shaft, place paper around the shaft to absorb shrinkage as it cools, and consider using lampblack or oil as a coating to aid the process.
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