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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
2
A notice explains that subscriptions in arrears are not automatically discontinued until the publisher chooses to do so. If the arrears are not settled by the end of the subscribed period, the matter may be treated as a new engagement upon reestablishment of payment.
The Mankato Monitor notes egg exports from the county rose this year doubling last year and warns Republicans to turnout for the upcoming Monday election to elect a State Senator. Democrats appear confident while urging a straight Republican ticket to preserve party organization.
A. J. Sanders has resigned as postmaster to move to Texas. H. G. Galloway is likely the appointee, recommended by county Republican leaders. Galloway is respected locally and has been a key Republican organizer, prompting favorable public reaction.
The Scandia Journal last week featured six full page advertisements amid extensive advertising. Mention is made of Kimball likely working a long shift, suggesting a busy operational period at the paper.
The Rock Island people say a new Scandia well will furnish enough water for every engine on the system if given time and not run too fast. The item expresses relief at a new sufficient water supply and hopes to have the same here.
A European alliance urges reduction of American meat imports as Germany faces a meat famine. The Reichstag reports talk of opening borders to Swiss Austrian cattle and negotiating with Denmark Sweden Norway and the Netherlands on tariff cuts and new meat inspection systems. The United States is urged to pursue treaties to counter Western farm products.
The dedication service is scheduled at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday December 30 at 11 o clock. It includes invocation responsive reading of Psalm 24 with Tune Louvain Chapel Hymnal No 45, prayer, quartet performance Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, scripture lesson, words of dedication and consecration prayer, Tyne Arlington No 85 Chapel Hymnal, offering, anthem I Was Glad, sermon by Rev Francis S Blayney Ph D of Abilene Kansas, hymn No 271 and benediction.
Robert Anderson and Rast McGregor plan visits between Concordia and Illinois. Mrs Reveretts from Scandia spent Christmas with daughter Lillie McGregor. Miss Anna Rimol attended a teachers association in Topeka. Maude Wilson vacationing with Herbert Sehriven er and family. Ole Tiller and wife visited near Jamestown. Jess Helfer and Nebraska relatives with Ray Chase. Robert Scrivener spent Christmas near Belleville. Arnie Thompson bought a new double survey from Mr. Wright. Gazaway of Minneapolis bought 400 to 500 cattle to Norway for stock fields. George Scrivener’s family hosted Edward birthday dinner for Charley Logstrom with many relatives and friends.
Report notes a vast number of Russian peasants employed in salt mines with workdays often at least sixteen hours and sometimes up to twenty one hours, broken by three hours for sleep and meals.
Dr. England of Moulton in Lincolnshire keeps shooting boots made over thirty years ago by the village boot baker now aged in retirement. The boots remain a curious relic noted by local observers in London Chronicle.
The article explains grape juice as refreshing and beneficial for the system. It notes grape skins irritate digestion and seeds can irritate the intestines. It advises crushing by hand with a lemon squeezer, pressing out juice without water for consumption.
A fragment advocates rational smoking avoids empty stomachs and excessive use. It urges cleansing the pipe and pure tobacco and notes abstaining from repeated use to prevent accumulation of harmful combustion products. It suggests quit if compelled to smoke and emphasizes moderation.
Charley Riter visited Des Moines Sn to spend Christmas with his family. Mrs Mollie Sothers of Riverton Nebr visited for the holiday with her sons. Mrs A F Hallgren and others called on Conrad Sederlin Wednesday. Visitors at Enterprise School Friday included Poage Theo Otto Henry Maggie Bell Rhoda Poage and Alice Garman. Annie Norton and Eddie from Clay Center visited S G Humphrey. Lawrence School Friday guests included Mrs Workman C B McKay C Holmstrom Charles A L Aspegren and Judith.
The article notes that in northern Colombia American money is widely used with prices quoted in United States dollars and American gold. It highlights regional cash practices and implications for commerce and travelers.
The late Marquis of Sligo was reputed as one of Ireland’s most hated estate owners, attracting notoriety for his controversial holdings and frontier-style influence amid land disputes and local tensions.
The lord mayor of London wears a badge studded with diamonds valued at 120000 pounds. The piece represents ceremonial regalia and wealth connected to the city’s mayoral office.
A newspaper note estimates that about half a million pounds were spent in the country during 1903 to honor those who fell in the South African war and for memorials to the dead.
During fiscal year 1903 there were 42 590 smallpox cases in 44 states with 1 642 deaths. The mortality rate reached 3.86 percent as public health records summarize the outbreak.
A note on platinum wire drawn into thin strands that become invisible when laid on white paper, making the metal nearly undetectable by the naked eye.
An exhausted collie was found in Rainow Cheshire and returned to its owner in Newstead Notts. The dog had clearly followed its owner's motor car and apparently traveled about eighty miles in one day.
An old man recalls a youth named John who spoke in Latin Greek and German, noting he will not seem the same until he returns home and resumes plowing in dialect. The scene hints at a playful, regional voice about language antics and home life.
An elderly man named Kuss was buried in Egregy Hungary with 17500 dollars in his coffin. Relatives later heard of the fortune and exhumed the grave to divide the money. The Philadelphia Ledger reports on the curious case.
A colorful Yonkers Statesman quip questions the claim that a barking dog never bites. The busy flea narrator jokes about shifting stance on the canine’s back to critique the speaker’s certainty.
Theater-goers in Spain often buy a separate ticket for each act and do not stay for all acts. It is common to spread a four act play over four nights, attending one act each night.
A devotional quotation asks if in an emergency the one person who knows you best would testify truthfully for you before all men, invoking help from God. The passage quotes John A. Howland on honesty and integrity.
In the far north along the ocean coast birds are storm driven and lose bearings. They drift aimlessly in the air until exhaustion forces them to drop into the waves. An authenticated case reports an ocean liner bringing into New York a large white owl found exhausted on a forward spar more than 800 miles off Newfoundland.
Two clergymen ride to the station in a cab and fear missing their train. One discovers his watch has stopped and expresses annoyance. The other suggests that good works would have served the purpose better in such a case.
Night survey of the homeless in London counts 1,969 men and 312 women on streets or staircases. In common lodging houses and shelters that night 23,690 people stayed, including 2,254 single men, 1,688 single women, 357 couples, and 34 children under 20.
During a recent annual conference of the Australian Women's Liberal Union a resolution was adopted to train female citizens aged 15 to 18 in the use of firearms for self defense and defending the country in case of need.
A quotation discussing joy and suffering as divinely appointed, shaping character. It notes that suffering chastens and sweetens nature, teaches patience and resignation, and fosters deep and exalted thought as Samuel Smiles observed.
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