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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
3
Hopkins resident Mrs. Robert Block describes hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms and endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges others to try the remedy and invites inquiries to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts for private responses.
An advertisement touts Eatonic as relief for acid stomach and gas. It claims the product cools the stomach, aids digestion, stops belching and bloating, and promises strong results with a druggist guarantee. The testimonial cites H. D. Crippen noting his wife improved after use.
Kentucky official recalls a village earning the name Orangeburg after a puzzled traveler asking for directions met a barefoot boy who cryptically answered you are plum sock in it. The line becomes the hamlet’s second, popular name, kept for years. The note adds a quip about life as a race and a sports pun from Brett.
Irving Bacheller writes about a steadfast figure whose life embodies endurance, duty, and character as he traces the evolution of a remarkable man through time and trials.
Samson and Sarah Traylor with Josiah and Betsey migrate from Vergennes Vermont to the Sangamon region in Illinois. They meet John McNeil at Niagara Falls and travel to New Salem where Abraham Lincoln and others greet them. Lincoln and Harry Needles clash with McNeil. Bim Kelso drives off attackers. Traylor aids escaped slaves causing Biggs to break his arm.
Eliphalet Biggs as a stranger in New Salem guards his bold temper while courting Bim Kelso. Abe and Kelso discuss slavery and politics as Biggs seeks permission to marry, promising a prosperous home though wary of his past.
Samson records an 1840 entry noting a skunk in the house and a quoted exchange in Offut's store. He writes February 1, 1840, that he would not be surprised if this was the first trip on the Underground Railroad.
A Sun and New York Herald excerpt notes California hosts unparalleled Indian language diversity but many tongues are vanishing. Some dialects survive by only five to thirty speakers, with new deaths each year threatening entire languages. Scholars work to record them to illuminate Pacific coast history.
A quirky exchange mocks the clash between old master painting culture and modernity. The speaker insists on up to date furnishings while referencing English and Newrich conversations about masters in a Boston setting.
A horsemaid tells a mother that a baby was taken while she was out and that the child was ill. The wife asks about the baby's condition. The maid claims medicine was found in the cupboard labeled Kid Reviver, sparking concern about the care given to the infant.
In Ora's first year at school Maurice, two years younger, watches in awe as Ora learns many new things. Bizon extols Ora as a supreme idol. An visiting uncle asks Maurice to recite the alphabet, but he admits he cannot say the letters while praising Bigon who can.
An exchange features a line about Opportunity knocking and a wry remark on servants. The ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product, claiming snowy linens for households, priced at five cents at grocers.
A concise note quotes a patient saying the doctor is treating him with direct, plain language. The exchange underscores trust in medical care and clarifies the patient’s understanding of ongoing treatment at issue.
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