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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
3
A local advertisement for a jewelry store promotes a full line of watches clocks and silverware all new and up to date. It emphasizes fair prices quality assurance and honest goods inviting customers to inspect stock before the holiday season.
The report describes crowded streetcars, a conductor shortage, and a fined passenger for overcrowding. It notes police action, a charity credit list, and unrelated items including miscegenation laws and wartime anecdotes.
The item paints a snapshot of a rural area with corn shelled last week, horse buyers visiting Tuesday, and various locals including Mrs Porters and J P Porter noted as ill or selling stock. It mentions old bachelors urged toward marriage, sales at the Williams farm near Scandia, and a farewell from the Journal amid plans for public sales and local goods.
Vienna school records list 500 boys with Karl 60 times, Rudolf 26, Leopold 24, Otto 19, Ferdinand 138, and many others. Among 550 girls Marie leads with 91, Johanna 145, Anna 52, Katharina 21, Helen 18, Therese 17, with several names repeating across the list. Indian population growth noted as not decreasing, now slowly growing after tribal wars end. The article comments on native peoples becoming less troublesome to Uncle Sam, and mentions agriculture as a stabilizing support.
A garbled dispatch from a Philadelphia press column hints at editor Bress and assistant considering a short break after a heated personal note about Rev. Dr. Thirdly and Bethel church congregation. The piece notes potential backlash from readers over a water related question.
District 438 reports Ora Tall and family visiting Dr Slall and relatives last week while Mr Wee's family plans a new home. George Walters sick, improving. Pred Brown recovering in Concordia and home. Mary Tate of Highland visited Llattie and Bertha Murphy. Will Lewis shelling early week. Dave Dickerhoof and Gill Vowle of Norway spent Wednesday with the latter's family. A sewing society organized at 48 to raise funds for church building. Chas Park of Concordia canvassing locally with sisters. Fred Hall returned home last Saturday. Oyster Supper at Highland was a social and financial success, netting 7.45 after expenses. all enjoyed oysters, cakes and pickles.
Fragmentary notice reports the death of a person connected with a drug store setting. The line mentions twenty years of experience and trades such as repair work and fine watches. The fragmentary text names a place and a likely proprietor or contact.
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