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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
2
The town reviews water works plans and begins a petition to call an election for bonds near 36 000 dollars, aiming to avoid exceeding 12000 for Hardy. Business leaders favor the project, engineers will estimate costs, and citizens push to act before next April election.
Mrs A RL Morey traveled to Concordia on Thursday to undergo another throat operation. She was accompanied by Miss Bertha Wilken and Mable Hageman, with all three attending a late evening frame night fete.
A Cleveland Leader reminiscence recalls a Syracuse mayoral patronage episode. An Utica delegation urged a patriot from a Utica suburb to win a consular post, praising him as flawless yet the remark ends with a wary note from Uncle Sammy: he has no small vices.
A New Yorker at a Jersey winter resort complains in a dining room about slow service. The waiter retorts that he has been working since seven in the morning, turning the moment into a dry, weary joke. The quip captures old time hotel dining humor.
Excerpts show a tense social exchange about Miss Wallis tutoring a boy and fears of propriety. A conversation hints at suspicions about Charlatans and affections, with one speaker warning of hidden scandals behind charitable fronts. The piece closes with rental notices for properties on Seandia Bank.
James R. Hosken aged 25 died after hogs unseated him on a public highway in Chilliwack B C while he drove them to market. Charles Carter, a farmer, helped summon three men with clubs to drive off the animals. Hosken, son of an English clergyman, had been in Canada only a short time.
After a musicale, a woman laments a voice crack and fears Mrs Waddington’s guests noticed. A friend reassures her that many guests were talking and likely did not hear or mind the slip.
A returned traveler recalls a Paris taxi ride in Life noting the driver’s politeness despite overcharging. The driver even assisted with the traveler’s French English dictionary so he could express his thoughts, reflecting cultural stereotypes with humor.
Property listing seeks 184 acres for rent to the right person. Mentions F A Berggreu as contact or owner figure and provides a partial address 452. Details are sparse but indicate agricultural land available for leasing.
Five years before using Dr Miles Teart Remedy I suffered palpitations and left side pain with exertion. After six bottles I claim a cure and urge others with weak nerves and heart to try the remedy.
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