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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1928
Page
1
The essay recalls a deserted country church once a rural hub for worship social gatherings and life events. It contrasts past Sunday services baptisms marriages and revival meetings with modern distance and decline as villagers now attend town churches and social life moves to nearby centers.
The Lee's Ferry bridge, a 800 foot three hinge steel arch 467 feet above the Colorado, will be formally used next June replacing the old ferry. It links northern Arizona and southern Utah, enabling a Canada to Mexico auto route and easy access to Bryce canyon Zion and the Grand canyon north rim. Construction required cantilever work with granite wall supports and long trucked steel sections weighing 14 tons each. Four sergeants and twenty-three privates helped in transport and assembly.
Miller Huggins has reached St. Petersburg Florida his winter home to enjoy golf and fishing. The manager of the world champion New York Yankees rushed to renew his golf club membership and rent a small cruiser for gulf expeditions.
Washington society turns from recent jazz trends to a stately cotillion this winter. Debutants plan extended gowns and false curls, with Mayflower hotel event on December 10 hosted by the Washington Bachelors. A committee of honorables and generals organizes two orchestras and elaborate favors.
In Vancouver Island's Cedar-by-the-Sea the Aquarian Foundation faces embezzlement accusations after its 60 year old leader Brother XII and secretary treasurer Robert England are charged. England posts bail amid counterclaims of a $13 000 misappropriation, while Wilson faces injunctions and trespass charges as the sect’s feud grows. The group, attracting 2000 members seasonally, studies philosophy with visitors from both genders and various backgrounds.
The small Guinea area house where General Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson died has been restored by the United Daughters of the Confederacy as a shrine to the famed Southern leader. Jackson was wounded at Chancellorsville after a dark misidentification of his party led to friendly fire. His last order urged holding the ground and defense to the last.
Scientists push toward the rear bottom of the temperature scale seeking absolute zero at 459 degrees. At that point molecules would stop moving and nothing would function. Human life cannot survive such extreme cold.
Eight month old Berkeley boy Stanley Jones and his bull dog pup both teeth at similar times. Stanley tried his teeth on the dog who retaliated with a bite. Both were taken to general hospital for treatment and recovered.
Report states 1444 tons of silver landed at Croydon airport aboard big air freighters from Paris. Pilots reportedly carried revolvers during the operation.
World War veteran T Edgar Dighton of Portland Maine credits Milks Emulsion with restoring his health after disability and a string of bad climates. He reports gaining weight and relief from a serious cough after four bottles, and notes his babies also benefited though availability is scarce. The ad promises satisfaction guarantees or refunds.
A five foot skull was hauled from the trawl of the General of Leith Scotland during North Sea fishing. The Royal Scottish Museum natural history department identified the specimen as part of a blue-nosed whale likely about 24 feet long.
A vintage ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue for bright laundry. A second line quips that when a man’s business sinks the sheriff comes to wind it up.
Grandmother trusted mustard for congestion but mustard plasters blistered. Musterole offers the relief without plaster or blister and can be rubbed in for quick pain relief. It targets sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup and many aches from rheumatism to sprains.
The canning industry has grown immensely from about 5 million cans yearly after the Civil War to 8.5 billion in 1927. Tin plate companies report unprecedented production and expect near 9 billion for 1928 as they operate at high capacity and break records.
A witty exchange describes Mrs Hoyle observing neighbors with tireless attention. The quip compares her to a vehicle tire, remarking on her constant vigilance and the amused reaction of others.
A fragment notes the idea that superior knowledge among individuals remains unspoken and understood rather than openly disclosed. The line emphasizes unspoken awareness within social dynamics.
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