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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
6
A Chicago Record-Herald quotation shows a wife weighing her husband’s gambling. She notes he plays when broke to think undisturbed and avoids questions when flush, signaling domestic strain and financial worry.
The humorous exchange moves from a playful coin toss to a walk as the two characters debate outcomes. A Punch-style snippet captures a clipped, cheeky banter about luck and travel with quick quips and a defiant conclusion.
A Boston Transcript quip notes a steamer tipping frightens an uneasy passenger amid anxious reactions. The steward comments that the steamer itself causes the fear, while observers note passengers echo the behavior.
A judge asks for any final offer from a recently convicted man before sentencing. The prisoner replies he has nothing to offer as his lawyer has taken his last farthing. This line is quoted from Tit-Bits.
A collection of aphoristic sayings about ambition fortune relationships and judgment. The maxims cover avoiding assumptions investing wisely and recognizing human behavior with a wry tone. The voice hints at common sense advice from a bygone era.
Madam Nazimova booked for a seven day Willis Wood engagement starting Nov 30. She will appear in five plays from her current repertoire including A Doll House The Master Builder and Comtesse Coquette. The tour is directed by S S and Lee Shubert with a strong supporting company.
A correspondent reports five Jersey cows died after grazing on leaves of an Irish yew tree. They staggered, went wild, then fell. two were saved with castor oil and saline purges. Taxus species contain the poisonous alkaloid taxine and are avoided by cattle in some regions.
On most American farms cows need not be kept in crowded quarters though small dairy barns appear on large farms. Be mindful of sows and dairy progress. Best buttermakers advise cautious washing around butter rather than pouring water on it. A hand separator is the motive keeping the right hand from knowing what the left hand is up to.
The passage notes that sharp finger nails disturb cows during milking and can turn knife like when the hand closes to milk, causing the old cow to move. It underscores the trouble caused by nails in dairy work.
An article warns green walnuts, especially American varieties, can be poisonous. It cites a death and a prolonged illness from consumption and claims salt provides instant relief by dissolving undigested matter.
Farmers are urged to restrict dairy cows from full pasture to ensure dry feed intake. Milk output dips as weather warms, so keep cows from grazing areas that tempt them with low-nutrition forage.
Historical records show continuous snowfall across Europe lasting forty days in 1486. The prolonged winter impacted agriculture and daily life, with regions reporting extended snow cover and cold temperatures throughout the period.
Washington D C January 28 Speaker Cannon arrived from Illinois for the new session and told reporters he expects an honest tariff revision. He said there is no need to fret over selecting a speaker and that the people will get the tariff they voted for. He cautioned that rushed action could misinterpret public sentiment on tariff legislation.
At Valetta Malta a devastating fire aboard the British steamer Sardinia bound for Alexandria with 44 English crew and nearly 200 Arab pilgrims aboard caused a rapid blaze. Flames rose 200 feet as explosions rocked the hold and the ship burned beyond salvage with over 1000 lives lost.
A tornado near Sparta Christian county destroyed 14 houses and injured seven, with one three year old killed in Reed Springs. Paths 8 miles long and 150 rods wide caused hotel and multiple home wreckage. telephones and telegraph lines were knocked out.
Lincoln Neb official results list William Jennings Bryan receiving 180 781 votes Taft 126 608 Chafin 5 179 Debs 3 624 Bryan's plurality 4 173 Governor Shallenbarger Democrat 132 960 Sheldon Republican 126 076 Shallenbarger's plurality 6 884 Democrats carry governor and railroad commissioner while Republicans sweep the rest of the ticket.
Two street car passengers died here Wednesday from natural causes. Samuel W. Robinson, 51, on his way to work at the Cudahy packing plant, collapsed on a Grandview car at Eighteenth street and Central avenue. Three hours later W S Halleck, 40, a Wyandotte county farmer, was stricken on a Kansas City Western car while entering the city and died before a physician arrived.
Washington announces Rid ward J. Stellwagen of this city as chairman of the inaugural committee. The appointment marks the first step in organizing for the Taft and Sherman inauguration set for March 4.
At a Wednesday meeting, Joplin Muskogee Bartlesville and Pittsburg received Western Association franchises. Muskogee and Bartlesville buy Hutchinson players and split 19 players between them. They will replace Topeka and Wichita, sold to the Western League, while Pittsburg takes Hutchinson’s spot.
A large crowd attended Wednesday ceremonies unveiling an equestrian statue of General Phil Sheridan, hero of the Shenandoah. President Roosevelt and General Porter spoke, and a battery fired salutes as the ceremony proceeded.
A tornado swept northern Randolph and southeastern St Clair counties in Illinois on Wednesday afternoon injuring three people and causing extensive property damage. The storm centered near Mariassa in St Clair county and was accompanied by a cloudburst.
A tornado swept Delaware County injuring several people and causing extensive damage. Hines school house near Manchester collapsed burying the teacher Miss Barringer and five pupils. two children of F. C. Pickett were seriously injured.
Dorando Pietri of Capri Italy defeated John J Hayes of New York in the 26 miles 385 yards marathon renewal at Madison Square Garden. The distance matches the Olympia marathon Hayes won in London last summer.
Three hundred Americans and several notable Englishmen attended the American Society dinner at the Hotel Cecil in London on Thursday night.
Topeka Kansas Mark Tulley state treasurer announced a deposit of 10 375 70 in the First National bank of Fort Scott a state depository that failed Friday The treasurer holds 20 000 in municipal bonds as security for the deposit.
Arthur Grossman aged 12 and Herbert Sloeltje aged 11 were killed when a dug cave in an embankment collapsed after they entered following dinner. A search found the roof had fallen in and ended the boys lives Thursday.
Testimony before the Ways and Means Committee at tariff hearings indicates a possible 10 to 20 percent reduction in duties on wrought steel and metal products when the new tariff bill is drafted.
Rear Admiral Alexander Wilson Russell United States Navy retired died of heart failure at his home in Philadelphia on Thursday aged 84. He first served aboard the sloop of war Saratoga.
Neodesha Kansas Hi D Lauldin a 70 year old pioneer settler reportedly died by his own hand Tuesday, shooting himself in the head with a shotgun. Authorities say deteriorating health contributed to the action.
Thanksgiving Day was observed by Americans in Paris with traditional decor of stars and stripes and special menus at hotels.
William F Wahlberg of Oklahoma City reports one bottle of Peruna relieved his stomach catarrh after failed treatments from doctors and sanitariums. He plans to continue using it and recommends Peruna to readers as a last resort cure.
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