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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
9
An old instructor recalls Admiral Philip as a conscientious but not forward student who barely passed his examinations at the Naval Academy, reflecting on his early academic effort.
The article notes a government plan to spend twenty eight thousand dollars on flying machine experiments for army use, contrasted with large spending on so called dyspepsia cures like Hostetter’s Stomach Hitters. It mentions sandalwood growth discovered by Prof Henshaw in Hawi in the Olan forests and the belief the tree was extinct in the Islands, Hawaiian Star.
A jumble of ads and slogans sells Allen's Foot-Ease for foot ailments, Carter's Ink, Putnam faceless dues refunds, Dr Kline's cures, and various household products. Brushwork mentions Monroe Drug Co., Carter’s Ink Co., and other brands, with scattered lines about virtue, holidays, and fashion.
An advertisement extols E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming it restores roundness of form and facial freshness by keeping the female organism healthy. It asserts women write letters to the paper praising the remedy and its safety through natural life crises.
Reports describe a heavy wind and hail storm Tuesday night August 14 near Fremont Fontanelle Telbasta and Blair. Wheat oats and corn were damaged while orchards and shade trees were torn or uprooted. Blair suffered massive wind and lightning with many trees toppled and residents seeking shelter in cellars as wires fell and debris filled streets.
A heavy wind storm hit Lincoln at 2 am on Wednesday blowing down two thirds of the 500 tents at the state reunion grounds. The big pavilion hosting 4000 seats collapsed and many booths were wrecked. Two people suffered minor injuries as shelter was sought in state fair buildings. The tents were set up again and the reunion continued.
In Lima Ohio the Carroll and Cooney dry goods store was robbed of about $2,000 in silks. A man with a sample case full of silks, unaccounted for, was arrested. He claimed to be Thomas Williams from Bloomington Illinois. Most of the goods have since been recovered.
The Dakota elevator in Buffalo New York burned causing losses near five hundred thousand dollars. The fire started in the machinery loft and within fifteen minutes the cupola became a blaze that spread to the machinery room and bins containing about 500 000 bushels of grain. Spontaneous combustion is suspected as the cause. The facility served the Ceigh Valley railroad.
Two masked men held up a motor car on the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Co. line near Sixth Street and Nineteenth Avenue Council Bluffs. They robbed the conductor of a gold watch and about $50 in cash as the car headed south to Lake Manawa. Passengers were few and not harmed.
Requisition from the state of Iowa seeks Harry Stephens, a Kansas penitentiary convict serving time for forgery, to be moved to Mills County Iowa. Stephens previously served in Nebraska for forgery and is described as a bank check forger.
Announcement that William Steinitz, the chess master born in Prague on May 18 1837, has died at Manhatan State Hospital New York. He made chess a profession from 1852, held the world championship after London 1872, won Vienna emperor's prize in 1873, and defended his title until 1894 when Emanuel Lasker defeated him. His powers declined afterward.
A Chee Foo dispatch dated August 9 via Shanghai reports Russian artillery opened fire on American troops during the Yang Tsun operation. Many Americans were killed or wounded before the mistake was found. The Fourteenth Regiment helped assault Chinese trenches, seized a Chinese position, then a distant Russian battery fired on the Americans until alerted and halted.
A London dispatch dated August 15 reports the allies reaching Pekin’s approaches with Paris saying forces were near the city by August 14. St. Petersburg notes a marching column crossed Nan Tsai Tung sixty miles from Pekin and defeated a Chinese detachment after a long clash before the Chinese fled.
At the close of official day Tuesday August 14 the state department bulletin announced a message from Minister Conger arrived but of uncertain date and not in reply to the telegram sent August 8 It will not be made public The notice ended a period of high expectation with no developments beyond the meagre statement
The North German Lloyds steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse, sailing from New York on August 7 to Bremen, set a record for the Sandy Hook to Cherbourg passage. It covered 3,134 knots in five days, nineteen hours and forty four minutes, averaging 20.79 knots per hour.
Parejita, the Cuban mulatto bandit long feared for years, was killed at Palma Soriano in a dispatch from Santiago de Cuba. He terrorized the country and committed numerous murders, according to the report.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease taken internally that acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials from purchasers.
Collis P. Huntington, president of the Southern Pacific railroad, died at Pine Knot camp near Durant New York on Raquette Lake in the Adirondacks. Heart failure is believed the cause. His wealth is estimated at forty to fifty millions. The state fair promises to eclipse any Nebraska fair in recent years with novel exhibits and space for representation in the hall. James Pourson of Germantown and Lincoln merchants are urged to submit entries. Superintendent Pearson seeks to organize and arrange exhibits.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for a wide range of ailments from headaches to cancer. It promises natural relief, easy movements, and a low starting cost of ten cents, urging readers to beware imitations and to trust the genuine product. It ends with a social note urging women to respect themselves.
Congress authorizes Brown-Coman land opening under Homestead Townsite and Mining Laws. Describes lands and claims for farms town lots and mineral lands with price and map. Includes book and proo material details and a mailed offer. Also miscellany ads on shoes Beeman’s Gum and other notices.
An ornate ad extols womens duties and graceful bearing, linking motherhood and strength with domestic care. It claims a morbid world needs vigor and promotes Pe-ru-Na as the tonic to rekindle energy and keep homes cheerful.
The advertisement claims Pe-ru-na is the one medicine women can rely on. It asserts Pe-ru-na benefits all by addressing catarrh in any organ and treats mucous membrane congestion as catarrh. It positions Pe-ru-na as a specific cure where other remedies fail for catarrhal affections anywhere in the body.
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