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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
1
Scientists across many lands explore plant based fibers to replace cotton flax wool and silk and to create paper from plants The piece cites four inventors from Ratie nettle cactus leaves pine needles and the Guayule shrub as sources for textile and rubber production with varying degrees of success and commercial potential.
A report describes the Luderitz Bay region in southwest Africa with a new diamond find near the coast far from Kimberley. The area is sparsely populated and under German possession, with Windhoek as a key town, and potential mineral wealth like copper and iron noted. Separately Washington enacts a local law protecting working children with strict age limits and medical checks. among 1,700 tested, 75 boys and 2 girls were rejected, sparking commentary on gendered health and outdoor life.
Former secretary of the treasury Leslie M. Shaw celebrates postwar chances for youth, praising limitless business paths. The report notes Boston contracts awarding furnishing work to a woman who offered the lowest bid, signaling changing norms in public procurement and female participation in the marketplace.
The vote by machinists on Gould railroads sided with a strike in sympathy with the Denver & Rio Grande workers who have been on strike for months. Officials say a general strike may be called but efforts will be made to settle the dispute peacefully first.
Topeka, Kansas. D. G. Cooley, manager and owner, announced Thursday night the sale of two players from the Topeka Western Association team. Z Hagerman, pitcher, sold to the Chicago Nationals for 3000 dollars. Cy Landreth, outfielder, sold to the Louisville Americans. price not announced.
Oyster Bay N Y December 28 A request has been made to President Roosevelt by the Automobile Club of America to receive at Sagamore Hill the automobile team that won the New York to Paris race.
New York report saysBronson Howard dramatist died of heart failure Tuesday afternoon at Avon By The Sea New Jersey after several weeks illness He was 66 years old.
George R Es tabrook a five year member of the state Republican central committee from the Fifth district a prominent Iowa Republican and secretary of the Fisher Governor company died suddenly Thursday morning of hemorrhage of the brain in Marshalltown Iowa.
Hollidaysburg and nearby areas report suspension of Pure Food Law enforcement after a Pennsylvania order. Officials cite legal questions and administrative delays affecting policing of food standards and labeling.
The second annual gathering of the National Organization of Attorneys General convened in the state capitol court of appeals room with delegates from over half the states. Missouri's Herbert S. Hadley chaired the opening talk titled The Results of Anti-Trust Litigation, criticizing corporate fictions that shield real offenders like John D. Rockefeller and others.
P G Ayers 65 president of the First National Bank of Coffeyville Kansas collapsed and died at Stonewall Colorado during a vacation with friends. The high altitude exertion is blamed for heart failure in the incident near the summer resort eighty miles west of Trinidad. Ayers was previously shot in the jaw during the Dalton gang battle tied to his bank. His body will be sent to Coffeyville Friday.
A mob of about 1 500 gathered in Lynn Massachusetts shouting lynch him as Henry Tyler a 30 year old Black man was seized from a reserve officer and beaten before seven officers escorted him to the station house. Ty ler was later reported to be suspected of breaking into a store.
The criminal court grand jury sought access to primary ballots in Kansas City. Judge William H. Wallace refused the request saying fraud may have occurred but the law lacks authority to grant it. He defended ballot secrecy over potential exposure.
Fierce fires on Vancouver Island Victoria region caused extensive timber damage across several sections. Early estimates place losses reaching millions of dollars as crews battled blazes amid dry conditions and shifting winds.
A fragmented notice reports a body found near Winfield in Kansas. OCR text is severely garbled but indicates a discovery in the Winfield area and references a deceased person. Further details are not readable in the fragments.
The Roosevelt era reforms on rebates face a critical appeal as the United States petitions the federal court of appeals in Chicago to reverse a ruling by Judge Landis. The petition argues the lower court erred in admitting evidence about knowledge of lawful rates, potentially affecting future prosecutions.
O D Earl of Morrillton Arkansas sent ten thousand dollars in decayed greenbacks to the treasury for redemption. Most of the notes were identified after being buried in an old pail in 1904 due to bank safety fears. A $9975 check was mailed to Earl after Mrs. A B Brown of the redemption division identified most of the mass.
James W. Sherman announced at Republican headquarters that Roosevelt’s Sagamore Hill conference led to the demand for nominating Gov. Hughes again. The Associated Press dispatch from Oyster Bay reported the development amid party leadership briefings.
A feed barn in Carroll Iowa burned Friday trapping 14 horses. To prevent their suffering fourteen were shot. Seven other horses planned for Des Moines exhibition escaped injury. Between 50 and 60 carriages and buggies owned by Carroll county farmers were destroyed.
In a Friday game Tim Flood of St Paul was struck on the face by Toledo’s Third Baseman McCarthy on the third base line. Flood suffered a broken cheek and jaw and a fractured nasal bone from the impact.
A Washington forest blaze Thursday nearly wiped out Bow, a small town near Bellingham. Fire officials report extensive damage with homes destroyed and residents displaced. Local authorities mobilized volunteers to assist in containment and relief efforts.
A scene features Tom and another character debating marriage for money. The exchange rejects marrying for wealth and condemning a well off woman to being an old maid, underscoring social pressures around finances and gender roles.
A poultry man from New Market Tennessee extols 20 Mule Team Soap for washing white chicks for a show. He claims it cleans quickly and makes his birds look exceptionally white, noting favorable remarks from observers. Pacific Coast Borax Co. distributes samples and booklet at 5c.
Silas and Cyrus recount Reuben being duped by a one dollar offer promising absorbing literature. Reuben received a pamphlet titled How Blotters Are Made and another titled Points on Turkish Towels, illustrating a simple scam and a humorous misunderstanding.
The piece recalls strict colonial era rules for boys. It describes standing at meals candlelight curfews and prohibitions on shouting running without cause and misusing animals. It notes that misbehavior like attempting to stand on the head could lead to a week in jail.
An old lady scolds a boy for being away from home all afternoon and warns his mother will wear her soul away. The boy explains he has been swimming and fears his mother will wear a shingle away if his hair is still wet on arrival.
A reader recalls how coffee caused headaches and nervousness until switching to Postum. The letter attributes relief from headaches after abandoning coffee and credits Postum with restoring health. It emphasizes the product’s appeal and cites the Postum Company’s branding and slogan.
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