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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
1
In Chapter XXV a doctor urges caution as a traveler plans a lone trip through snow and sleet with his mare. The storm worsens with a late train, a broken line, and a frantic dash to Carney Croft to save the horse and rider.
In a wild snowstorm Ware and MacArdel race to Miss Weston, only to learn she has died. Bobbs guides them to Carney crushed by guilt, confessing past schemes and a plea to care for Florence and Bobbs’s family. The scene closes with Carney’s final words and a tease for more.
A Philadelphia man, William Hansell, shows a saddle crafted from human skin, described as exceptionally thick and white, resembling dogskin leather. The piece notes such leather is rare, with limited use for instrument covers, purses, or footwear, and mentions Amputation-related items like belts or book covers from removed limbs.
David Dodson of Barnesboro Pennsylvania, after a blizzard freeze removed his nose years earlier, shows a new vulcanite nose graft attached with bow glasses and a mustache. The failed finger graft attempt was led by Dean Frazier and student Philip Kurtz under Dr. A De Witt Gritman.
A Lamar farmer recalls his wife’s warning of noise on the house roof. He found an old hen with five fine chicks beneath a roof projection, the hen having built in dry leaves but failing to bring the brood to earth as planned.
The Shugashima women divers endure cold water to dive up to 60 feet for pearls and habotos abalone, supporting their families in this unusual vocation.
A comic exchange centers on a customer declaring a bill too high and a laundryman replying with a remark about the time to wash a shirt. The dialogue captures humor over prices and service duration.
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