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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
1
The piece contrasts folk signs of a harsh winter with scientific meteorology. It notes birds, nuts, burrs, fur, and bone patterns long cited as indicators, but reports scientists across civilized nations denying any reliable prewinter weather signals from nature.
Revised estimates from the geological survey indicate U S coal remaining totals about three thousand billion short tons. The supply could last more than 7000 years at current usage, though about half is difficult to extract. The outlook is more hopeful than previously believed.
President Swain advised Swarthmore College students at the opening of the term to avoid large expenditures. He said freshmen should learn the value of money and earn power before spending. College students typically do not earn much and often spend money earned by others.
Government reports claim Indians are increasing in number and becoming more self supporting due to better education in government schools and land allotment. The Baltimore American calls for justice for original land possessors and measures to reform them into productive citizens.
A Chicago man sues his landlord claiming a law forbids refusing to rent to families with children as a Milwaukee paper notes the conflict between a family’s needs and a property owner’s rights to choose tenants.
Physicians in New York advocate higher charges for medical advice and services while funeral costs remain low, arguing prevention and healthy living reduce overall expenses and extend lifespans.
A witty Women’s Page line questions the common belief that hot water cures many ills. The piece notes many people argue against this simple remedy and suggests the debate over comfort versus health is widespread.
King Leopold II died in Brussels at 2:35 this morning after a collapse. ministers and royal chaplain present. He was born April 9, 1838, married Archduchess Marie Henrietta in 1853, and his heir will be Prince Albert, son of the late Philippe. The new monarch, born April 8, 1875, wed Elizabeth of Bavaria on October 2, 1900, and they have three children Leopold, Charles, and Marie Jose.
In Pittsburg 40 000 Pittsburg Steel Co workers own stock and receive dividends. Unions in the U S and Canada plot pressure against United States Steel. Company hopes stock ownership keeps 175 000 local workers from striking. Secret conferences among captains and lieutenants signal heightened activity.
The prize steer owned by the Missouri College of Agriculture will be slaughtered for a banquet during Columbia Farmers Week, December 28 to 31. Valued at $175, the Hereford steer won first prize in Sedalia's state fall purebred ring.
Adolph Meyer and Fritz Krager of a Highland Illinois cream evaporating company are in Wellington to establish a branch. They seek farmers willing to supply 5000 cows for dairy purposes.
Tulsa traces the collapse of its Farmers' National Bank to Columbia Bank and Trust of Oklahoma City. President J F Blaise claims W L Norton owed the failed bank about $100000 and that state officials seized Norton securities to cover Columbia obligations.
Topeka Kansas prison warden J K Codding and Governor Stubbs outlined a campaign to sell prison made twine to wheat growers. After a Minnesota trip the plan aims to place twine with dealers or through farmers clubs, underselling the trust by cutting the price from seven and a half cents to six and three quarters with freight about 23 cents per hundred pounds.
The Rev J Albert Hyden aged 83 died at his Ottawa home. Described as a real Son of the Revolution his father served with continental forces at Yorktown and he himself aided the Union in the Civil War from Tennessee and fought with the Northern army.
Miss Agnes Claypool 18, daughter of a Pasadena resident, died when a racing car plunged 100 feet down Eagle Rock Valley Road. Harvey Bissell 24, of Grand Rapids Michigan, son of a wealthy manufacturer, was dangerously injured in the same wreck.
Washington civil discussion centers on a National Pure Food association push for a federal program. Miss Emma C. Sickells urged Congress to fund investigations into food preparation methods and disseminate instruction, noting the Senate has already approved money. The point is to aid farmers wives with food selection and cooking as government aids farmers more broadly.
President ZeLaya of Nicaragua cables President Taft saying he acted in good faith by resigning to restore friendly U S relations. He notes a December 4 telegram requesting a U S commission of investigation and states he has sent his resignation to Congress to prevent harm to Nicaragua and shows willingness to explain his actions.
Merriam Commission findings accuse the Chicago Fire Apparatus Company of selling coal at about 200 percent profit and making illicit gains on oil contracts with the city. Harry Smith, mayoral aide, is named as president and brother of the City Treasurer as vice president amid alleged overcharges and substandard oil deliveries.
United States circuit court of appeals judges Hook and Adams signed an order granting the Standard Oil company’s appeal to the Supreme Court from a federal investigation. The appeal cites 62 errors in the lower court’s action and includes a $50,000 bond.
In St Paul the railroad employes' department of the American Federation of Labor met in special session led by Chairman H B Perham. The meeting replaces the planned Toronto gathering and aligns with switchmen strikes, aiming to advise and cooperate with workers and prepare for a possible general railway strike.
Douglas county veteran George F. Loxman died after a months long illness. He served in several county offices and was deputy county clerk at his death in Lawrence Kansas.
Henry Searle of Little Rock Arkansas suffered a severe eczema outbreak with itching and red pimples for twelve months. After using Cuticura Ointment Soap and Pills he recovered completely following two to three applications. October 1907. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston.
Dr Woods Hutchinson of New York argues consumption is a poor man’s disease and notes that deaths among the poor are 100 percent higher than among the wealthy. He says 65 percent of U S consumptives lack funds for proper treatment and urges sanitariums or hospitals to curb spread and reduce future losses.
A narrator recalls a worn vacant chair in a home and the sorrow it represents. The chair sits in the room as memories surface of a milkman moving furniture and the speaker’s bare feet stumbling into the rocker. Gloom fills the scene with vivid domestic memory.
A letter from Indiana describes a lifelong coffee habit causing dyspepsia and illness. After switching to Postum, the writer reports relief from stomach distress and a newfound breakfast routine. A brief note invites readers to look in packages for The Road to Wellville and The Road to Wellville: There’s a Reason.
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