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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1910
Page
6
A Chicago woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Pinkham’s Purifier with curing her after doctors advised operation. She describes relief from inflammation, weakness, and other female complaints and encourages others to seek confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Note from the Basswood Bugle reports missing tools hindering fire response. A rope was removed from the bell tower and a hammer was lent out causing delays when Hank Purdy’s corncrib caught fire, leading to its destruction. The constable had to fetch a hammer from Hilliker’s farm four miles away, amid mounting damage.
In a brief chat, the committee chair from the colored church declines a longer visit, saying he cannot stay long. an old mammy humorously rejects joining the mission band and laments she cannot even play a mouth organ, according to Lippincott's.
An irate father accuses a young man of taking kisses from his daughter. The suitor admits the act but offers to return the affections, signaling a tense, personal dispute reflected in local society pages.
A compact item notes regretful inmates find solace behind prison walls. The piece highlights penitence as a common theme among residents, suggesting moral reflection and changes attempted within the correctional system.
A Chicago clerk describes recovering her health and income by using Grape-Nuts food after years of nervous strain and dyspepsia caused by overwork and poor boarding-house meals. She credits the diet with brain clarity and job retention and urges readers to read The Road to Wellville.
Cherokee city council installs gas in the water works as a protest against coal prices. The county high school has burned coal but trustees refuse to patronize the industry fueling the county. Mayor Hitchcock claims the same firms charge $3 locally while supplying Kansas City at $2.65. An ordinance authorizes gas fuel. Hitchcock argues coal should cost $1.60 per ton.
A Kansas road project connected Coffeyville and Independence 18 miles apart in a single day. About 120 teams and 300 men graded the route while farmers’ wives provided dinners. The work readied the road for oiling once weather allows finishing touches.
Eastern and central Kansas pupils collect walnuts to plant in western counties. Twenty three schools in Chase County report participation via Superintendent Anna Arnold. Students have gathered several hundred bushels ready for shipment and planting.
Four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Smith living east of Barclay died after her clothes caught fire while playing around a stove. Firefighters could not save her as she succumbed to burn injuries shortly after. Three women among thirty eight applicants sat Kansas state pharmacy exam in Pittsburg.
Evan J. Jones longtime Kansas resident died at his Emporia home. Born in Wales in 1827 he came to America in the 1850s and enlisted in the Civil War at Quincy Illinois in 1861. He lost an arm at Prairie Grove after transferring to a Kansas regiment in 1862.
Newton public schools reopen after a three week closure due to a scarlet fever outbreak. About 50 cases have been reported and one death recorded in the epidemic.
A golden eagle was killed near Chanute by hunters recently. The rare specimen measured seven feet across its wings.
Members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Bennington have completed a $1500 addition to their building. The project expands the church facilities and reflects continued community support.
State capital notes report totals of county city and school district debts. Kansas counties owe 9460782 dollars while cities hold 24255471 and school districts 6556045. Kansas City leads with 4562781, Topeka second at 1947423, Wichita 1291177, with Atchison Leavenworth Independence and Coffeyville also listed.
Joan S. Dawson will take the AG office in January and retain the current staff except for George Wood who is replaced by Ernest Hogueland. A health department led meeting across Western states pushed Better eggs for the market and actions to regulate egg quality. The Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway projects in Topeka will cost $104,963.75.
A stern parent tells his son that in youth there was little time for frivolous diversions. The son retorts that the flashy life is not as glorious as it seems. The piece closes with a quip about guilt and a net that small people pass through, implying evasive behavior.
In a whimsical tale a man is repeatedly mistaken for a deer, triggering a running joke about the deer’s satisfaction. The playful episode explores misidentification and rural wit in a lighthearted tone.
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