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Newspaper

Scandia Journal

Location

Scandia, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1917

Page

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Georgie Bassett and the In Or In secret club

A neighborhood boy Georgie Bassett is believed set apart by his peers and grownups. Sam Williams Penrod Schofield and others form a secret shack called the Order of the In Or In with initiation rites and makeshift apparatus in a back yard.

Georgie Bassett Georgie Penrod Schofield Sam Williams Mrs. Bassett Thaan Pind Spo Ikie Weert Gergie Bassett Sam Herman Penrod Margaret Werman Verman Nevolent Lodge Order of White Doves Roderick Magsworth Ritts, Jr Sam's Yard Society of the Roddy Maurice Levy Williams Maurice Roddy Titts Reddy Roddy Bitts Lemme Mr. Ritts Warner

Service to others is path to happiness, Dayton editorial says

The Dayton News argues happiness is not found by pursuing it but by serving others. Small acts of kindness, courtesy, and consideration bring true joy, such as helping a crippled woman, comforting a bruised child, or visiting a sick neighbor. These modest deeds uplift both giver and recipient.

Dayton

Platinum Substitutes Named Rhetanium For Platinum

Since development of palau as a palladium gold substitute for platinum, trials with mixtures of these metals show a 60 to 90 percent gold alloy named rhetanium. It has a density of 16 to 18.5, is malleable, ductile, welds without flux, and serves many chemical and electrical uses. Not suitable for hot nitric acid or electrolytic anodes. For jewelry it may surpass platinum in hardness, finish, color, and tarnish resistance.

Palau

Porpoise Jaw Oil Said To Power Timepieces

Scientific American cites porpoise jaw oil as a reliable lubricant for watches clocks and chronometers maintaining fluidity across seasons and even at extreme subfreezing temperatures. It notes superior stability compared with other oils and lists wholesale prices around 25 per gallon with wide uses in talking machines and delicate recording gear.

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Grownups Never Appreciate Our Child Focus Pieces

A Kansas City Star reflection notes grownups dismiss praise for adult reader pieces while children express gratitude. The writer recalls delivering work for a child in a large apartment building and a grateful reaction from the boy after his mother read the piece. The incident reveals how a single glance can forge a lasting connection.

Bis Mamma Kansas City Star

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