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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
4
The New York Edison Company maps daily electricity demand to balance generation and consumption. It notes peak morning and evening use, mid day drops, weekend patterns, and seasonal variations, showing how storms or holidays shift load while supply remains steady.
A brief notice announces retirement for women in a local organization named Loosooqooqs. The item notes the change affects membership duties and calls for updates to records and schedules. No further details or dates are provided in the readable text.
The piece contrasts long struggle for women’s equality with the enduring duties of domestic life. It follows Craig, a longtime executive now retired on comfortable pay, and his wife who kept the home and welcomed his early trains, highlighting gendered retirement expectations.
An Illinois scientist created artificial rain in a laboratory by releasing saturated air to form fog then introducing dust via carbon smoke from a match. The moisture condensed into rain as the fog settled.
A reflective line on self worth engraving itself on a person in face form and fortune, with light letters readable by all men but the subject himself.
A 1928 Western Newspaper Union item describes GE and RCA testing the photophone to let films voice Navy Secretary Curtis D. Wilbur. The demo shows his speech on Navy day with subtitles and on screen images of carriers Saratoga Lexington Los Angeles and Graf Zeppelin as his narration details naval tonnage and dimensions.
A young woman records radio weather observations from the most inaccessible station in the United States. The reports document extreme cold and isolated duties, highlighting the challenging conditions she endures while transmitting data.
A 59 foot Victory statue in Turin honors fallen soldiers by Edoardo Rubino and is illuminated as a landmark. In Alaska Point Barrow is set to warn of cold waves earlier, with Mrs. Beverly A. Morgan appointed as observer at the isolated station, which will improve Arctic forecast data for Northwestern states. The outpost, 450 miles north of others, endures extreme isolation and supply shortages with harsh winter lows reaching 60 degrees below zero.
Mexico City abolishes a nighttime police rule allowing arrest of unescorted women on streets after dark. General Antonio Rios Zertuche, new chief of police, cites risk of grave abuse and unwarranted interference with personal liberty.
British writer Wallis Myers names Helen Wills as the leading figure in the World’s First Ten, a list of top women tennis players published in the American Lawn Tennis journal. The ranking highlights Wills' prominence in the game and reflects early 20th century acclaim.
A garbled Chicago Daily News golf note hints at club and stance terms such as mashie and trap setting. The fragment suggests a humorous or instructional line about a golfer named Smith with specific swing cues.
The article traces funeral sermons and rites to antiquity noting Greek and Roman practices. It mentions the sixteenth century and a statue restored by Bernini brought to Florence by Cosimo de Medici in 1680.
Two Michigan youths, Edward Otway of Detroit and Eugene Duesberry of Flint, honored by a Salvation Army board in Chicago for brave rescues of drowning persons. Both are Life Saving scouts and are among the few to receive the bronze hero award in central territory history.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia marketed as a universal sweetener for children to ease stomach discomfort and neutralize excess acid. Claiming physician endorsement and a long trademark history since 1875, the ad urges households to keep it on hand for tongue or breath acid condition.
A domestic scene shows Annie assuring Mrs. Just Between that the tea biscuits are prepared as instructed and served hot and buttered. The exchange highlights a simple kitchen task and a motherly tone.
Mrs Margaret Washington recounts a five week bed illness from a severe cold. After using Milks Emulsion she gained weight from 111 to 123 pounds and reports full recovery with improved health and appetite. The ad claims guaranteed satisfaction or money back by The Milks Emulsion Co. Terre Haute Ind.
A housewife smiles at a basket of clear white clothes cleaned with Red Cross Ball Blue and thanks the product at the grocer. The ad copy invites listeners to heed gossip but refrain from spreading touchy talk.
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