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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1927
Page
1
An old ad promotes Musterole as a clean alternative to mustard plasters. It claims Musterole relieves sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headaches congestion and rheumatic pains and may prevent pneumonia.
Henry Kirby of Deal England marks his second silver wedding anniversary with Harriet Scott, after a first marriage in 1806 and a later union with Jessie Elizabeth Taylor. Now eighty three, he has spent three years working for a railroad.
A reader’s clipped reminiscence recalls an elder actor’s cross country travels and a quick rejoinder from a younger actor about rubber heels. The snippet shifts to a promotional line praising snowy laundry results with Red Cross Bull Blue and ends with a Dickens quote on a loving heart.
A compact reflection frames kindness as a glowworm that illuminates the darkest corners. The metaphor emphasizes hope, warmth, and quiet influence in everyday life.
A Rocky Mountain black bear emerges each spring to raid Many Glacier hotel for honey. Two years ago he smashed dishes during a kitchen rummage. last year a caretaker left syrup on the sill and appeased him. Now the ritual is an annual, cheaper expense to stop further intrusions.
The piece notes 6822 deaths in the United States in a single year from whooping cough. It warns of the disease as a neglected, dangerous illness with no cure, but claims relief from Dr. Drake's Glessco and urges regular use to shorten attacks.
Jesse Rainsford writes in Warpers Magazine that U S bankruptcies reached about 6 000 in 1900, matching England and France. He notes over 20 000 bankruptcies in the past year, more than double the combined totals of England and France.
The guidance stresses maintaining a steady temper whether favorable or adverse. It emphasizes uniform behavior to foster teamwork, reduce conflict, and support consistent responses across varied situations. It advocates discipline and steady temperament as a foundation for productive collaboration.
Rosemary Crofton visits the governor's palace in Fez with her aunt. A Frenchman De Vries declares love and mentions the Raid. After a fall from her horse, she is rescued by Riff tribesmen and meets the Kaid, an Englishman. Westwyn, Martengo, and Zarifa complicate her perilous situation.
Rosemary faces Martengo in a tense room where his demand for payment turns near assault. He offers freedom to Fez in exchange for compliance, while she fights to resist and find an escape as night approaches. The scene blends danger, coercion, and a glimmer of plotted escape.
Pilgrims perform seven circuits around the Kaaba or the Prophet’s tomb while reciting prayers and kissing the Black Stone. They visit Zem Zem spring and dip two white shirts tied with strings into the water, then dry the garments.
Rosemary Crofton witnesses a brutal clash as Martengo and Westwyn battle in front of Riffs and Menebbhe. Martengo vows revenge after striking Westwyn with a riding whip, prompting Rosemary to flee with Zarifa as talk of a blind duel spreads through Menebbhe.
Quote attributed to Lord Chesterfield declaring that true happiness rests on virtue not wealth or power, which cannot quiet or cure inward guilt, even as society equates success with happiness.
A Muslim tradition holds that burial garments and a Zemzem water soaked shroud protect the wearer from the fiery heat of the Last Judgment. The passage notes such shrouds are laid aside with burial clothes after court-like rites in a mosque.
A Baltimore Sun quip states that nearly all mischief in the world comes from people who avoid mischief. The remark frames mischief as a paradox of restraint.
Across tables, players chase luck as hobbyists gamble daily and nightly. The piece traces routines, rivalries, and the social draw of poker rooms in a city setting.
The American Automobile Association urges precise definitions of courtesy and cooperation among motorists. A questionnaire from 928 communities shows signaling as essential, with parking lights emphasized to inform others. The notice highlights many ways drivers can cooperate for safer road use.
Yosemite closed the 1926 1927 travel season on September 30 with 400 430 visitors, up 79 percent from 274 209 the year before. Vehicle entries totaled 444 786, compared with 234 567 in 1925 1926, attributed to the new all year road enabling year round access.
Report details a scheme around the July 1 tax on gasoline in New Jersey. Retailers stocked before the tax to profit from a two cent levy, with estimates of profits for some dealers and heavy losses for larger firms due to evasion and leakage.
Government funded storytellers teach Shanghai pedestrians street safety. One tale warns that vehicles resemble a tiger and failing to heed police signals could kill hikers and endanger families, leaving ancestral properties untended.
A Popular Science Monthly note describes a homemade hot air heater adapted to a car exhaust. It uses a funnel and an old vacuum cleaner hose to blow heated air onto the windshield, keeping it above freezing for the wipers to clear snow.
A traffic expert notes a train at 40 mph needs 1,320 feet to stop, while a car at the same speed stops in 93 feet. He insists the burden of avoiding accidents rests mainly on motorists and that locomotive engineers are limited by safety measures beyond their control.
The article urges proper maintenance of warning horns for emergencies. It notes a horse has adjusted to the automobile and compares driver adaptability to pedestrians. It stresses that a spare tire is essential, as changing a tire is hard in cold winter conditions.
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