Scandia School to Open September First
Local notes report Scandia school will open September 1. Fresh fruit sold Saturdays at Scandia Merc. Otto Johnson arrives from Willard Colorado. Ed Nondorf sells Royal Cafe to Mrs A N Mellen who takes charge Monday. F W Mathis to move to Scandia as Rock Island agent next week.
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Ed. Nondorf
Royal ‘Cafe
A. N. Mellen
F. W. Mathis
Montrose
Scandia
Rock Island
Olson
Paul Preble
Pure cider vinegar and local notices from Concordia
Sunday visits and travel notes include Dr A O Fortney at Concordia. Local ads urge eye tests by Dr Bobo and glasses fitted. S J Summer travels to Kansas City for cattle, Mrs Martha Dolson visiting family, Mr and Mrs M C Chambers of Norway welcome a son born August 10.
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Martha Dolson
Kansas City
Mrs
T. J. Mahaffey
M. C. Chambers
Norway
Principal Miss Arrasmith Visits for School Opening
Miss Etta Arrasmith principal of Belleville High School came to town on Wednesday to prepare for the opening of school on September 1.
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Etta Arrasmith
Belleville
Sweet and sour pickles and town news listed in brief
Star Grocery sells pickles in bulk. W E Danafer of Lovewell visits on business. Clark Baird cashier of Agenda State Bank in town on business. Ernest Harry and Cecil Moller depart for Smith Center to join a freshing crew. Arlie Poage suffers a fractured arm from a Ford kick. Mrs S B Poage and family from Rochester visit A M Poage and kin. Lawrence Nimocks returns from harvest work. Princess screens feature The Divorce Trap plus a two reel Sunshine comedy.
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Clark Baird
Agenda State Bank
Ernest
Harry
Cecil Moller
Smith Center
Doris Swanson Engaged to Teach in District 28
Miss Doris Swanson who earned a normal training teacher's certificate last spring has been engaged to teach in District 28 located south of Belleville.
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Doris Swanson
Belleville
Ward Family Heads North for Norfolk Visit
Mr and Mrs Guy Ward and their children departed Monday to visit Mr Ward s relatives in Norfolk. Guy will work a chair in a barber shop there during a weeklong celebration.
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Guy Ward
Norcatur
Mr. Ward
Guy
Mrs Lysholm Sells Household Goods in Auction and Leaves for Washington Visit
Mrs Betty Lysholm sold her household goods at auction on Saturday and departed Sunday by train via Lincoln to visit her son Charles in Washington. She may establish a coastal home after the trip.
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Betty Lysholm
Lincoln
State of Washington
Charles
May
Farm Sale Reported as Neo Buys Ten Acre Fruit Farm
L. C. Hohr of San Jose California reports that neo has purchased a ten acre fruit farm with ample fruit. Some fruit has been harvested and more is beginning to ripen.
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L. C. Hohr
San Jose
California
Neo
Stahlman Installed as Mechanic at Preble Garage
Harry Stahlman appointed mechanic at Preble Garage. He is a Sweeney Auto School of Kansas City graduate with three years of practical garage work since graduation.
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Harry Stahlman
Preble
Mr. Stahlman
Sweeney Auto School of
Kansas City
Haggmans Visit Kansas City Family in Scandia Town
Dr. and Mrs. C. V. Haggman and children Phil and Ruth drove from Kansas City to spend the first of the week with Dr. Haggman’s parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Hageman in Kackley and friends in Scandia before returning home. Rev. Sahlen and John Boman will travel to Clay Center for the Swedish Methodist annual conference. Boman serves as lay delegate and Sahlen attends Emanuel Institution business while there.
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C. V. Haggman
Phil
Ruth
Kansas City
Dr. Haggman
9. A. Hageman
Kackley
Scandia
Sahlen
John Boman
Clay Center
Swedish Methodist Church
Mr. Boman
Rev. Sahlen
Emanuel Institution
Brother Illness Sends Joseph Johnson to Colorado Springs
Joseph Johnson of White Rock township traveled to Colorado Springs after a message said his brother was seriously ill and returned on Thursday reporting his brother is somewhat better. He also visited Pikes Peak and warmed himself around a hot stove during the trip.
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Joseph Johnson
White Rock
Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak
Rural ministry course returns from Nebraska Wesleyan
Rev. E. Sahlen completed a three week summer course at Nebraska Wesleyan University. He traveled back early this week via Stromberg Nebraska where a camp meeting is underway. The program was designed to aid rural ministry.
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Rev
E. Sahlen
Nebraska’ Wesleyan University
Stromberg
Nebraska
Sahlen
Preble Family Returns with New Overland Purchase
G. M. Preble of Kansas City drove home his new Overland Monday night, bought from his father M. A. Preble. He was accompanied by his daughter Glenna, visiting for the summer, and Miss Georgine Preble, who will stay a few days in Kansas City.
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G. M. Preble
Kansas City
M. A. Preble
Glenna
Georgine Preble
The Divorce Trap at Princess Theatre Next Saturday
Gladys Brockwell stars in The Divorce Trap a William Fox production about a caller chasing a millionaire dream. The tale unfolds as one telephone operator tries the same path and meets disaster.
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William Fox
Gladys Brockwell
Princess
Fire destroys grain field near town
A fire swept a patch of two to three acres of shocked wheat in the Norgard Whalford field southeast of town on Wednesday. The blaze started from burning trash at the field edge and was checked by nearby helpers who had been summoned to fight the flames.
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Norgard- Whalford
Farm for Sale In Jewell County Estates Offered
Rural property listing covers 80 acres with water, a two story house, barn, and outbuildings near town and school. Includes 360 acre stock farm with 8 room house, barn, and cross fencing. J. W. Plotner notes estate settlement sale with flexible terms and cash options.
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Jewell
Death of D F Marple in Dix Nebraska
The Journal reports the death of D F Marple of Dix Nebraska formerly living in Scandia. He died last Saturday after an illness described as dropsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Marple
Dix
Nebraska
Scandia
Hauling and Plowing Offered by Albert Snyder
Local service ad offers hauling and plowing by Albert Snyder with prompt attention and reasonable prices. Contact by phone 96 for details.
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Albert Snyder
Tebow visiters return from Kansas City trip
Mrs. C. L. Tebow came back from a week of visiting Kansas City. Miss Lois Tebow, who accompanied her, will stay longer for an extended visit.
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C. L. Tebow
Kansas City
Lois Tebow
Unidentified Birdman Sails East Over Scan dia
An unknown aviator was seen riding a birdlike craft over Scan dia Monday at about six in the evening. He headed eastward, but his origin and destination remain undisclosed.
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Scandia
Ekblad and Wheeler Esteemed Visitors to City
Dr and Mrs J W Ekblad and Mrs C E Wheeler of Duluth are expected here early next month for a visit with relatives. They will travel by tuto.
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J. W. Ekblad
C. E Wheeler
Duluth
Tuto
Mrs Isaacson and Mrs Nathan Isaacson Attend Nebraska Camp Meeting
Mrs Chas Isaacson and Mrs Nathan Isaacson traveled to Stromberg Nebraska last Friday to attend a Methodist church camp meeting and returned on Monday.
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Chas. Isaacson
Nathan Isaacson
Stromberg
Nebraska
Methodist Church
Sermon by Rev. E. R. Baber at Park Union Service
Rev. E R Baber former United Brethren pastor of this place now at Concordia will deliver the sermon at the union services in the park next Sunday evening.
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E. R. Baber
United Brethren Church
Concordia
Golf Language Emerging With the Game’s Growth
The Kansas City Star argues golf will develop a rich specialized vocabulary much like baseball did over time. It notes early terms such as a 45 foot putt described as horripillilating and predicts golf language will become as copious and learned as baseball’s.
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Bockenkamp
Kansas City Star
Queer Coincidence Amid Chilean Earthquake Tale
A Darwin group recounts the Tacahuano quake in northern Chile where the father lost his property and the narrator barely survived. A German in the party recalls his near-death experience at Soplapo after declaring he would not stay in a closed room, then opens a door and another shock follows as the quake returns.
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Charles Darwin
Tacahuano
Chile
Darwin
Soplapo
Spiral corkscrew and bottles of vanished era
A dialogue explains a steel spiral tool used to remove corks from bottles. The conversation, framed as sympathetic advice, touches on curiosity about bottles and their uses. It contrasts modern hair loss worries with a bemused inquiry about historical objects. The exchange blends antiquarian curiosity with a casual salon segment.
Gold Watch Caper in Rome Snared by Macaulay
Lady Logan recalls Lord Macaulay in Rome chasing a thief who had stolen his watch. He knocked the man down and recovered his property only to find another watch in his own pocket and report the incident to police framing it as a Romanesque coup.
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Macaulay
Lady Logan
Lord Macaulay
Rome
Mr. Macaulay
Bureau de Police
Take a Fling at the Fair in Kansas Topeka
The Kansas Free Fair at Topeka September 8 to 13 features a Hawaiian village and twenty other attractions on the Sunflower trail. Clarence A. Wortham brings his exposition with one of the country’s largest carnival companies. Watch for Nazimova.
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Hawaii
Topeka
Clarence A. Wortham
Wortham
Kansas
Old Duffer Letter Sparks Greeley Anecdote in Hartford
A Waterbury citizen asks about Horace Greeley in a letter to the Republican. The Hartford Courant recalls a tale of Greeley denying entry to his room until the office boy learns the visitor’s name, revealing it was Henry Wilson, then vice president.
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Waterbury
Horace Greeley
Greeley
Charles A. Dana
The
Tribune
Mr. Greeley
Henry Wilson
Boston
United States
Hartford Courant
Fan plans move sparks city versus country debate
A fan voices preference for city life next summer, arguing ball games are best in town, while another friend favors the country. The exchange highlights a clash between urban amenities and rural leisure.
Curiosity After Death Inspires Eternal Questions
A reflective meditation on a life’s end and the lingering questions it leaves. Neighbors and friends ponder what the departed left behind and what was carried forward by the soul beyond this world.
For Sale One Day Mare in Good Working Order
For sale a seven year old mare well broke to work and suitable for single driving. Contact H. P. Olson in Norway Kansas via Farmers Phone 621.
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H. P. Olson
Norway
Kas
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Concordia, Kansas
Ber
Cloud County Fair Association
Frank L. Baker
W. H. Danenbarger
Sec’y
Scandia Merc
Otto Johnson
Willard
Colorado
Lesle Steele
John Lysholm
Claude Bailey
Milton Ward
A. J. White
F. A. Lewis
Lane County
T. A. Moller
Mr. Lewis
Mrs. Moller
F. E. Ward
Star Grocery
A. O. Fortney
Bobo
Satisfaction Guaanteed
S. J. Summer
A. R. Morey
Washington County
Viola Puckett
St. Joseph, Mo
Ed. Seabolt
Woodlawn
Hicks
M. E. Parsonage
Fr. W. Kreitzer
St. Joe
Kreitzer Cash Store
Otto Githens
Melvin Hillery
Vernon
Perents
Ooean
Deland
the Farmers and Merchants Bank
W. E. Danafer
Lovewell
Arlie Poage
Art Poage
S. BE. Poage
Rochester, Mo
A. M. Poage
Lawrence Nimocks
Gulick
Tate
J. W. Plotner
Nell
Belle
Big
Wheat District
Republic County
the Bank OF Scandia
G. W. Nimocks
J. H. Sandell
Cashier
Sunflower Trail
City
the Royal Cafe
J. I. Pearsall
J. E. Nondorf
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