Journal notice from J W Plotner and Son
The Journal published in Gecandia by J W Plotner & Son announces Second Class mail status and a yearly subscription price of $1.25.
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
2
The Journal published in Gecandia by J W Plotner & Son announces Second Class mail status and a yearly subscription price of $1.25.
The note explains U S military epaulette marks for ranks from second lieutenant to general and recalls Washington and Grant as rare generals. It then shifts to social news about a young folks party near the writer's rooms with loud squealing, ragtime tunes, improvised dancing, uninvited guests, and a playful mischief finale, concluding with a subscription pitch.
An article extols the Passion Play of Oberammergau, Bavaria, noting its history since the fourth century and its vow to perform every ten years. It praises the life motion photography version, presented Tuesday at the Princess Theater under U. B. Church ladies, with details on participants and its devotional impact. Also mentions Sanol kidney remedy ads and local visits by Rev. and Mrs. Swan and Mr. and Mrs. Bowman.
Dr. E A Moore, osteopathic physician, maintains an office in the F and M Bank Building. Availability noted on Tuesdays and Fridays in Seandia Kansas.
Nearly a million state printed textbooks are piled at the Topeka state printing plant awaiting the Kansas seeds opening next month. State printer W.R. Smith directed the big printing job, proving state textbook publication is practical and economical.
A tangled rumor chain traces news from a policeman’s beat to a Texas town. The piece mocks wild claims about Cuban niggers in Cuba, a Chinese Coolie, a Klondike rumor, and a swell society member’s kin, reflecting the era’s sensational gossip and xenophobic insinuations.
Mrs Sidney Simmons of Fair Heaven testifies that her seven year old bay was cured of Cholera morbus using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. She notes other family members have used it with good results and endorses it as a medicine of exceptional merit. Obtainable everywhere.
Eva Ainsworth of Norway hosted a Willard W. C. T. U. meeting on August 7 with over forty attendees. The group approved resolutions opposing tobacco and cards in comfort bags for sailors and soldiers, and noted a donation effort and twenty bags for navy boys along with a subscription for local property.
In Republic County Kansas Probate Court Belleville the administrator Oberia S Ryan seeks a full and final settlement of Matilda Jane Earley estate on September 18 at 2 PM for fees discharge of duties and heirs adjudication. Creditors and interested parties are notified to appear. Belleville Kan August 15 1917. Women’s friend skin tonic ad follows.
Advice promotes outdoor activity to regulate bowels with a full glass of water before breakfast and a fruit rich diet. It recommends daily bowel movements and Chamberlain's Tablets when medicines are needed, noting they are pleasant, mild, and widely available.
The Norway Lincoln Township convention will be held at Highland Baptist Church on August 23, 1917 at 10 A.M. The program features congregational singing, invocations, talks by Rev Beery and Rev Henry, reports from schools, and adjournment.
Mary Thompson is named administrator of the Peter Thompson estate in Republic County Kansas. Creditors must present claims within one year for allowance or risk bar. Claims not exhibited within two years after August 9 1917 are forever barred. August 9 1917.
Notice served that trespassers will not be tolerated on lands: south half of Section 25, Range 4 West, Township 28. Individuals named include Oscar Freed and Caroline Granstedt.
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