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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
3
A collage of Kansas items notes small po races in Bend, Atchison cards for Koffee Rlateh, a farmer near Lyons selling 200 bushels of peanuts, a roadhouse fire tied to a $5,000 mortgage, and Carrie Nation’s Smasher’s Mail embracing the Wichita Orient railroad and other local quirks.
The Peloria Herald reports a fresh billiard performance by Robert de Bremont titled William Tell. He figures a cue ball arcs over a flame on an orch table, lighting a candleless flame and extinguishing the light without contact.
N E Albertson of Goodland Kansas, once crippled by years of rheumatism, considered closing his shop. After trying Dodd's Kidney Pills he fully recovered, leaving him free to work at the forge again.
Sweden's regular army on peace footing totals 39,114 effective fighters including 34,329 enlisted men 3,729 officers 1,655 warrant officers 840 engineers and 623 staff. The force includes 6,891 cavalry and 3,432 artillery.
An the readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages as a constitutional remedy taken internally. The ad offers 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials. Sold by druggists at 75 cents. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills as best.
Automobiles have become very scarce in the city proper of London due to an old ordinance forbidding self-propelled vehicles from going faster than three miles an hour.
Grocers report not stocking Defiance Starch because shelf stock includes other brands in 12 oz packages. Defiance contains 1 oz more for the same price, offering 16 oz for the same money. Buy Defiance Starch and skip cooking as it requires none.
A fragment promotes DIY dyeing with PUTNAM FADELES DYES sold by druggists for 10c per package. It cheekily compares loud preaching to a yell and jokes about a mosquito loving a bare arm versus a fly loving a bald head.
A promotional notice targets investors with claims on Spindle Top riches and liquid energy as future fuel. Pamphlets are mailed on request from Rice Land Co. Kansas City. The ad touts a potent opera as a mirror for feminine appeal.
An 1902 advertisement touts Gar field Tea as a cleansing remedy for the blood and to regulate the liver kidneys stomach and bowels. It promises happiness and health for the New Year and notes a temptation to swear one did not afterward feel sneaking.
An old advertisement touts Defiance starch as making the best results in starching with claims that it stops coughs and relieves colds, markets laxative Bromo Quinine at 25 cents, and notes a testimonial about a general benefit of the product and a clock metaphor about energy.
The Soho furnace of Jones and Laughlin in Pittsburg Ta exploded when gas ignited sending flames through the furnace bell. Nineteen men were on the furnace platform eighty five feet high. Ten workers perished and four were injured as a wheelbarrow heavy with ore triggered the blast. Most victims were Hungarian laborers.
Dozens of passengers were injured when a Pittsburg and Lake Erie train jumped a switch at Houston Junction Pa. The day coach derailed and overturned after crossing the switch, throwing all aboard from their seats. Several passengers suffered cuts from flying glass, but no one was seriously hurt.
A lone robber entered the Bank of Springdale Arkansas and forced the assistant cashier to hand over about 7000 dollars from the vault. A citizen who entered the bank was threatened with a revolver as the robber dropped 1000 dollars on the sidewalk and fled in a buggy pursued by bloodhounds.
A deadly clash in Russellville Alabama left Henry Williams dead and Frank McClurg wounded after a confrontation with City Marshal Ben Barrett and Deputy Sheriff Hargett. Williams and his brother Sam Wittens were involved, with Williams formerly indicted for cattle theft.
Officials led by Sheriff Dobbins of Sasnee Wyoming identified Sam Roper as a member of the Bill Cook gang that terrorized the borders in the early nineties. Roper, escaped from Arkansas after killing a sheriff, is wanted in Oklahoma Indian Territory Kansas and other areas.
In St Paul Minnesota GT Chiristengen stood before a mirror in his room and sang then shot himself in the mouth dying instantly. His wife reports years of illness and quit a quarrel leading to divorce proceedings.
L. T. Exum, a farmer near Centerville Texas, returned home and after his wife objected to him shooting at the floor and her feet he fatally shot her. He then laid her on a bed with help from his children and killed himself.
English lawyers note a shift as the Secular Society Limited gains a charter to receive bequests, challenging historic royal confiscation practice of church and secular funds. The piece surveys corporations as odd entities wielding growing influence in legal and financial realms.
The American Mathematical Society reports that twenty two women sit on its council, challenging the belief that women cannot be mathematicians. Recent public school data show girls excel in mathematics while boys lead in history.
The North Carolina governor requires all pardon petitions for convicts to be advertised locally. Notices must run in newspapers where the offender lived or where the crime occurred for a designated period before action.
The widow of Dr. Kulesh, a Russian savant who translated the Bible into Little Russian but was blocked by censorship, has sold the manuscript to the British Bible Society for 5,000 roubles.
An advertisement extols Nature's elf-Garfield Tea as a healthful herb cure. It claims the product cleanses the system purifies the blood and removes disease related issues, offering happiness and a New Year well-being.
A proverb notes that a prudent person focuses on personal affairs and only assists others when compensated, highlighting careful boundaries between self and obligation.
An advertisement touts Defiance Cold Water Starch with extra 4 oz for the same price. The copy uses a dramatic line about a hold up man demanding "stand and deliver" to evoke a perilous tone.
A fragment lists Red Cross Ball Blue from The Russ Company of South Bend Indiana marketed as scented. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething care and notes a quip about thieves and horses with a curious 230 a bottle price.
Readable fragments note descendants of Scotch Highlanders settled in Nova Scotia a century and more ago. Mentions Pietou or nearby counties and regional lineage of early settlers linked to Scottish origins.
Fragmentary note recalls the first submarine cable across the English Channel years ago and mentions Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a supposed cure for dyspepsia flatulency constipation and insomnia with a private die stamp on the bottle neck.
Reading reflects a maxim about desire and reward, noting the year end for war looms as a lesson in balance. The line suggests a critique of taking and getting as a principle guiding behavior amid conflict.
An 19th century style ad extols Garfield Tea as a remedy for indigestion liver and bowel issues. It claims the herb purifies blood strengthens health and promises long life. It also notes it suits both young and old and ends with a quirky line about a wife showing faith by asking no questions.
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