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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1928
Page
3
Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Kannier and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Johnson hosted guests Monday evening. Mrs. Hammer and Mr. Carl Hammer announced the birth of a daughter named Jona Ellen on Friday December 15.
Hides and furs wanted with highest market prices offered by Scandia Hide and Fur Co. Also rental ad for a 17 room house with garage and electric lights and city water in Mrs Al M Bettis listing. Amanda Stone from Blackwell Oklahoma arrived Sunday to be at the bedside of her mother Mrs John Sjotolm.
K S A C Sparks notes that human power varies from one tenth to a full horsepower for strong effort and windmills peak around 38.5 percent of wind power. He asserts sewage treatment can reduce bacteria in water, and a 50,000 watt radio broadcast yields under one watt at the receiver as the rest is wasted in all directions.
The article explains battery plate balance for cold weather, noting a typical 1,150 to 1,200 degree range and the need for one extra negative plate so the positive plate has two negatives on each side. This arrangement ensures even discharge and prevents warping of plates.
A traveling merchant cites Osage County examples where Yates Center retailers trimmed nonessential stock by trading items among each other. He notes price marking boosts shopper trust and newspaper ads aid merchandising, suggesting cooperation and visible pricing as keys to revitalizing small town trade.
Voters approved central control for all state road funding and planning with the highway commission in Topeka handling construction and surfacing decisions. County roads remain under county commissioners with gasoline tax shared between state and county funds as amended.
Senator elect Chas. Mann discusses a proposal in Osborne Farmer to place a new cent tax for county roads and apportion funds per existing law. The plan would let the state highway commission decide placement of the tax and potential added revenue.
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