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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1927
Page
6
The article argues buyers should demand time tested materials and full guarantees when building. It urges fire resistant brick walls with slate clay tile or asbestos roofs to ensure long lasting value and low upkeep compared to cheaper alternatives.
Guidance on painting a home to boost beauty through color harmony. It recommends choosing colors that fit architectural style and setting, favors lighter tones, and suggests cream yellow or white for Colonial houses with deeper accents, and two color schemes for square homes near trees. It cautions against blue spectrum colors when strong trees surround the house.
Trees enhance home grounds from seedlings to tall shade trees. They provide comfort in summer heat and blend with the landscape. Proper care includes feeding water and air, and control of pests. Preserving fine old trees is a wise investment.
The piece warns against planting dirty trees that shed leaves or flowers on sidewalks such as horse chestnut catalpa and paper mulberry. It also counsels modest foundation plantings to hide foundations or accent entrances, noting overuse risks and urging restraint for good taste.
The Bureau of Standards notes peeling is often due to moisture behind the paint film. If moisture comes from underneath nothing can be added to prevent peeling. Paint tends to peel over knots with pitch. wash knots with turpentine before painting.
A Huntsville Alabama tribute lauds the city’s town builders for tireless effort and rare leadership. The message commends their ongoing boosting and progress, calling them a mighty team and residents proud of them.
A San Francisco Chronicle remark notes that every community has at least one man whose only value is to observe the other fellow’s duty, reflecting on service and responsibility.
Kansas officials say minimum wage for women is not set by law and the new rules concentrate on hours and working conditions. The changes liberalize restaurant and domestic service rules while limiting shifts for those under 21 and capping work at eight hours a day forty eight hours weekly. In Wyandotte County a dynamite cache near U.S. Representative Guyer’s home prompted a sheriff response and river deposition after discovery on Daniel Joyce road. In Norton a 20 year old man, Ross Marshall, dies from injuries after a fall during a preliminary hearing at the city auditorium building in Topeka area.
Growers around New Bern use fast trucks to haul early cabbage and garden peas inland to Wilson Rocky Mount Raleigh and Durham then shipments reach Greensboro and even Richmond Baltimore and Washington. A Chadbourn strawberry fleet delivers berries overnight improving profits over rail car shipping per county agents. Harry Shriver of New Bern ships nearly all his 400 acre produce by truck finding it more profitable than carlot rail shipments.
Topeka residents seek investigation into bromide drug sales after a local case ends in death. In Emporia Jamies Moore, a Black man, is being moved to Lansing to serve a 21 year term for assaulting a Santa Fe employee’s wife. In Wichita, 58 year old R C Edmiston dies after a river swim. Dr C S McGinnish to remain superintendent at Parsonss state epileptic hospital. Hutchinson Chamber secures land for a municipal airport project. William L Wood, 74, longtime Kansas figure, dies. Roy L Bone moves to liquidate bonds from failed banks. Robert B Spillman, 50, of Manhattan, dies of heart disease.
United States Department of Agriculture reports 47 states plan 26841 miles of road and 239847 miles maintained in 1927 state highway programs. Total state expenditure projected is 648,453,000 with counties adding about 475,000,000. Construction and bridge work dominate the plan along with maintenance totaling roughly 126,000,000.
British Columbia will undertake a 16 million dollar road building program. Minister Nen. W. N. Sutherland announced projects include a main auto highway to Jasper National Park, a Vancouver to Prince Rupert motor road, a coast mountains route to Bella Coola, and a Columbia River corridor road.
The Hylan boulevard on Staten Island is named the best-lighted rural highway in the country. Farmers use it to bring products to the city at night. The road has 166 lumens per running foot with lights on high posts. three 100-candle power lamps per post are being replaced by a single 250-candle power unit for more efficient lighting.
In a mixed four some Percy, off color after a bad miss, blurts a mild expletive. He apologizes to Susie saying he did not mean to swear before her. She forgives him with a sweet reply.
A New Way to Make Jellies describes minute jelly, pure fruit juice concentrated with added pectin. Boil with water and sugar per bottle directions, then set in glasses for a fresh jelly. Two glasses come from one bottle, with multiple flavor options available by mail.
A three year old in South Bend helps decorate gingerbread with raisins for facial features and a row of buttons. He explains the raisins on the legs as to avoid the hives in a playful exchange cited by the Indianapolis News.
A survey of 14 states shows increased highway activity due to more funds from license fees and gasoline taxes. States licensed 8,950,000 passenger cars and trucks and used revenue to pave or improve 9,000 miles of roads.
A correspondence notes a call to Mrs Newrich-John at noon and a return at 2:30 finding her still at lunch. The exchange adds a humorous remark about a lengthy midday meal.
This brief quotation frames fashion as a minor influence, suggesting true respect for self and the higher purpose of life. It reflects Channing’s belief that clothing and style should not override moral and spiritual aims.
A brief note highlights the value of quiet good deeds as a model for others, emphasizing virtue over attention. The piece suggests that actions speak louder than publicity and encourages ongoing positive conduct.
Fragmentary lines discuss blunt honesty and the burden of truth versus falsehood. The speaker contrasts pain from reality with the ease of continuing deception, posing a philosophical exchange about perception, mind, and integrity.
A humorous exchange sketches how to handle a challenging change with wit. The speaker claims a salary confession suffices and suggests simple routines to endure routine life.
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