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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
6
Georgie Green Frog seeks success by learning from old, wise frogs. He discovers that hard work, patience, and teamwork matter, and that humility prevents vanity. After touring the pond, he earns admiration as a genuine leader. A Frog Parade honors him for his growth and vision.
A House Detective observes a woman described as a vamp, with a man, in a hotel setting. The scene critiques the tactics of "easy" skirts who use distraction and dropped items to lure men, contrasting flirtatious manipulation with a supposed transformation after marriage.
Readable fragments describe Jones's arrest over alleged bad checks. Officials say funds were not in the bank, and observers comment on his appearance. The item suggests a credit or fraud incident with uncertain details.
Irvin S Cobb recounts a Southern youth tried for horse stealing. A lawyer friend defended him. jury convicted him of horse stealing and the judge sentenced him to five years at hard labor. The youth’s father seeks help to get him out, noting the son is dissatisfied in prison.
In New England a girl sewing a button to a marriageable man’s clothing supposedly ensures marriage within a year. Other beliefs say mending a garment while worn or sewing a garment to the wearer can invite lies or danger. these trace to imitative magic and echoes of Ovid’s Fasti.
A collection of quips on gender roles and social behavior contrasts. Observations about lying, aging, marriage, independence, and advice for men and women. Notes on self-control and attitudes, ending with a copyright and a fact about China’s electricity expansion.
A sermon on the prodigal son contrasts the spendthrift younger brother with the miserly elder brother. Selfishness drives both, while true contentment comes from home, friendship, and service, culminating in a father’s forgiving embrace and a family feast. The piece argues lasting happiness lies beyond material wealth.
An aged laird named Tillifidley lies with gout as a physician inspects his foot. The quarrelsome moment ends with the doctor smashing a decanter of port to strike at the root of the matter, prompting outrage from MacTummurt.
A western woman fed birds with leftover meat fryings dough after a snowstorm. Her visitors include nuthatches chickadees downy woodpeckers blue jays brown creepers and an unknown small brown bird. The note praises animal generosity and the birds' ready appetite.
Chicago Motor Club president argues against removing historic highway names in favor of numbers. He says combining numbers with familiar names like Lincoln and Dixie maintains efficiency while preserving sentiment and traveler recognition.
Joseph H Weeks renowned as the real father of good roads in Pennsylvania is to be honored with a $35 000 memorial by the Keystone Automobile Club. A triangular plot at Baltimore avenue and Chester road will host a small park like memorial with a bronze plaque and a relief map of the state highway system Weeks helped establish in 1911. He died in 1919 and the project has been in planning for years.
The report notes 5900 miles of concrete highways built in 1925, pushing total US highway concrete to about 37600 miles outside municipalities. It highlights the new annual record, materials used, and road departments’ efforts to minimize motorist disruption with detours and clear markings.
The 1920s era plan calls for nearly 1.25 billion dollars to be spent on road building this year, exceeding any previous total. Authorities say progress has only begun and the motor industry has spurred a nationwide pledge to create an interconnected system linking most major cities.
In Cleveland Mrs. M. Riessbeeg credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with reversing long illness and weight loss after a first child. She rose from 98 pounds to 116 pounds after four bottles, gaining strength to do housework. The piece touts health as the ultimate gift and promotes the product with testimonial tone.
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