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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
5
A fragmentary note recalls a 1500s English law that banned coal warming with severe penalties and cites later cases in London. It mentions Lord Mayor Kittington era fears and a 1807 shift toward corporate enforcement, with Times reporting the public discipline.
Local visits include E L Billings and wife from Clyde staying with H G Beal. Elsie Messenger to return to Colorado City. Mrs Nation jailed in Topeka. Grand Lodge Masons visit Belleville with third degree work. Market notes show cattle top $6.55 in Kansas City and hogs up to $6.32. Weather forecast partly cloudy. club events and dances planned. turkey prices 10 to 36 cents per pound through December 18.
A Detroit Free Press commentary argues women worry more due to protected lives and attention to domestic matters. It contrasts men's attitudes toward debt health and future pressures, suggesting societal roles shape worry and leisure differently.
Joe and Bayard Kacklee and G Houghton visit Kansas City this week. Jin Fitzgerald visits Kackley on Tuesday. Mrs Hoffman of Marion Kansas visits son G H Hoffman. Luther Carlson attends entertainment in Scandia Friday. Harris family moves wallpaper. Section hands laid off. Southbound freight derailed at Courtland Monday. Joe Kackley and Joab Houghton ship four and one car loads of stock to Kansas City.
Charlie Othburg husks corn for Emil Forsberg and Virgil Fullen works for T A Danielson. Mrs Mats Anderson and Miss Mabel Anderson visit A Forsberg and Scandia friends. Ellen and Annie Forsberg and Mabel Anderson visit school. Lavinia Garman visits H Aurand near Hardy. Local youths skate on Erickson creek as Christmas nears.
C A Sande announces payment terms for turkeys with hens and young gobblers at ten and a half cents per pound. Old gobblers are priced at ninety three and four tenths cents per pound.
An Indiana preacher who allowed his son to fight another boy to settle a quarrel was pleased when his son defeated the other, but his son’s father struck the preacher and the man appealed to a court. The dispatch notes human inconsistency.
In a northwest gale the French navy officer Lieutenant Paris recorded ocean waves. He found an average height of twenty nine and a half feet. Six successive waves appeared with regularity and measured thirty seven and a half feet.
A local literary dinner led to a lively discussion among attendees about leadership and town affairs. Luke Landerges emerged as a focal point and was later named president of the group. The piece notes long involvement with Colombian interests and references repeated disruptions to a contract, hinting at ongoing tension and scrutiny.
A fragmented note discusses Kentucky election law and Puckett v Snider. It questions ballot destruction rules and whether unvoted ballots affect election validity. The material references a court ruling and mandates for ballot handling procedures.
President William J. Tucker of Dart South Col attended an impromptu dinner in the city during a short visit. He met several alumni and spoke with guests as the event was arranged on short notice.
Miss Minnie Swan of Scandia visited Hilma Rosene this week. Anna Porter is on the sick list this week. Mrs. Branen returned to Ottawa. Mr. and Mrs. Woodworth visiting their daughter returned to Whit ing Kansas. Rosenquist came home from Kansas City. Mrs. John Emery is still very sick. Minnie Sundiné is improving. L. Rasmussen is sick. Mr. and Mrs. A. Stromberg were in Republic Friday. Joe Cardwell and Sam Stradley visited A. Stromberg’s Sunday. C. Cline delivered hogs at Rydal. Lew Johnson and his brother have bought the old Granstedt homestead farm.
A reflection on relationships and social norms noting that men underestimate women's knowledge, bluffing can win forgiveness, breaches in promises may arise, invitation etiquette is foolish, color blindness contrasts with modern art, and time reveals truth. It ends with a contrast between honest men and detectives and a choice between two suitors.
A Tasmanian physician testifies that planting eucalyptus in malarial districts clears miasma and reduces consumption and bronchitis. He notes diseases are nearly unknown in Tasmania where the trees are common and their scent fills the air.
A sand colored mouse has been discovered on a sand island in Dublin bay. Naturalists suggest its sand hue as protective coloration against owls and hawks, likely descendants of castaway mice adapting to surrounding exposure.
The Chicago Journal reports Yale altered its training table pricing to base costs on the student’s average prior term payments. Previously frugal students allegedly joined cheap boarding then paid $2 or $3 at the training table, now minimum rates start at $4 unless the committee votes otherwise.
In a German army recruitment inquiry, most of 18 recruits could not name the Emperor of Germany. Twenty two labeled the empire as great, while nine called field marshal the minister of war. Fourteen answers were roughly correct, and several believed the late Prince Bhs marek was emperor, a poet and Bible translator.
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