Big Store Offers Overcoats at Reasonable Prices
Advertisement notes a large selection of overcoats at the city’s big store with emphasis on quality and fair pricing. Shoppers are urged to visit before buying to see the lines available.
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1903
Page
5
Local Department Store Ad Highlights Ladies Apparel
A fragment advertising a fine assortment of ladies neckwear belts waistings and suitings at a department store. The copy emphasizes women’s fashion items among a broader line of merchandise.
Christmas Bargains Highlight Fresh Groceries and Low Prices
A local ad promotes Christmas time shopping with emphasis on fresh groceries and consistently low prices. It invites customers to visit for bargains and steady deals during the holiday season.
Ready to wear clothing for Christmas outfits
A local ad offers ready to wear clothing with perfect fits and a variety of patterns for Christmas. Customers are urged to call and inspect the selection.
Millinery Adclaims Hats Improve Appearance
A trade blurb from Our Milliner promotes hats as the finishing touch to a good look, asserting that a head with a hat will appear far more stylish than one without.
Stationery: paper and ink pens on offer
A catalog note highlights paper that holds ink and pens that carry ink. The item set emphasizes writing supplies for desk use. No additional details on brands or quantities are provided.
Of Silverware Glassware Lamps and Chinaware
Complete display described with items including silverware glassware lamps and chinaware arranged for inspection. Prices presented as favorable.
Act for Governor Club proposed in Scandia
Journal notions tease organizing a local act for Governor club in Scandia claiming wide interest. The Beloit Call backs Cy Leland as a Democratic paper, noting a October 40,000 extra cost to Modern Woodmen for death losses and hinting at a soon rise in assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor” Club
Scandia
Beloit Call
Cy Leland
The
Call
Formosa New Era Sold. Coleman Newspaper Boys Missed
The Formosa New Era has been sold to J. F. Hale. Coleman will be missed by the newspaper boys in this part of the state, but the successor is expected to completely fill the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
J. F. Hale
Coleman
Hig
Ed Hoch Could Be Kansas Governor Candidate
Indications point to Ed Hoch running for governor at the pro per time. A strong campaign is expected to sweep Kansas prairie areas despite challenging conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hoch
Kansas
Contemplating Christmas Gifts for the Elderly
The note advises against giving items the elderly merely need and suggests choosing gifts that are not essential. It contrasts with giving to children, who should receive what they need, while implying adults deserve more thoughtful or luxurious presents.
Senator Long surprised by Pollock federal judgeship
Washington reports show Senator Long surprised by the President naming Pollock as federal judge. The party machine, claiming a Long victory, is left on a limb. Senator Burton sees no harm in the appointment and recalls Pollock backed him in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Long
Pollock
Burton
Spollock
Uch Batrong - Leland
Governor Denies Poker Comment and Canal Commission Clash
The governor rejects claims he supported social poker while Senator Longi opposes ex senator Harris on the Panama Canal commission. The piece blasts Long as partisan and machine loyalist, warns Kansas risks losing a capable appointee, and calls for new leadership to curb Republican control and promote economy and honesty in state government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longi
Harris
Panama Canal Commission
Long
Kansas
Union
Republic County Tax Hike Sparks Call for State Economy
For the first time in its history Republic county taxpayers must pay more to fund state finance than county affairs. The County Commissioners are blamed for restraint while state administration is called extravagant. Residents plan to vote for Ed Hoch for Governor next year on a platform of economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Bailey
Republic County
Ed ‘Hoch
Social note alludes to Governor Bailey poker remark
The Concordia Kansan reports in a social column that Troutman has learned more about poker after visiting Washington. It suggests the joke that the first rule is to have chips before joining in, noting Governor Bailey’s approval of the social game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Concordia Kansan
Troutman
Washington
President's Panama Move Backed by Public, Opinion Grows
The article notes growing public support for the United States recognizing the Republic of Panama and endorses the president and advisers as having acted wisely. It frames current opinion as cementing a prudent course, with praise for the administration's handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
Republic of
Panama
United States
Speaker Cannon Dismisses Union Labor Man From Room
Speaker Cannon peremptorily dismissed Union Labor man Schultels from his room today after the man demanded access. Public reaction mixed with praise for Cannon as defending his authority and denouncing the union demands as beyond reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Courtland Register Impresses Readers with Sturdy Issue
Last week’s Courtland Register arrived late but packed with advertising and its usual strong editorial page. Readers in Courtland and nearby areas evidently appreciate the paper and it is fitting they should.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland Register
Courtland and
Roosevelt Calls Bribe Giver Worse Than Bribe Taker
The President states both bribe giver and taker are guilty but argues the taker may face financial trouble temptation or lower intellect. He insists the giver cannot plead any excuse and commits crime in cold defiance of law, public sentiment, and trust. The remark targets corrupt boodlers as a class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuiver
Roosevelt
Zorey
Record slams boodling, calls for reform and a new Kansas governor
The Marion Record argues boodling in Gries is worse than in money, since the former elevates a boodler to public trust and sustains graft. It notes the editor’s past defeat in state printing, urges Kansans to nominate and elect the Record editor as governor to end the corruption and shun gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Kansas
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Stationery
Journal Notions
D. A. Nywall & CO
the Record
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