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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
4
The district reports a lively holiday scene with a Segerham mar sale netting over 3000 dollars from spring pigs and a strong turnout at events. Families reunite for Christmas as neighbors plan moves to Decatur county and Scandia.
A fragmentary note identifies the pioneer circulating library in Dumfermline dated to an early era. The readable text hints at an early public lending institution but lacks full context or precise dates.
Mizer spent Christmas at work. McKay traveled to Belgit on Wednesday afternoon. Frank Spencer gathers old junk for Huntington. Gheenaladas spent Christmas in town. Swanson unveils new stock of groceries. Tucker Elliott’s store busy early in the week. Band played in the street. Whitley bought a fine cow at Goodwin’s sale. Workman husked corn for the Black boys. Mrs Poage’s mother visiting. John McGraw home for holidays. Ed Meay spent Tuesday with Wi Beem. Mrs J W McClayland of Sevry Kansas visiting brother Hugh Fraser.
In tropical America travelers report thousands of leaf carrying ants forming beds and cultivating mushrooms. A special gardener caste prunes and manages the leaf spawn, removing pests so threads swell into white nodules that become edible mushrooms. These mushrooms are a primary food source for the ants.
A Washington Post piece recalls a theater anecdote about a middle aged actress in a company requesting a downstairs dressing room due to illness. The narrator overhears her saying she must maintain dignity as she seeks special accommodation amid backstage tensions. The excerpt also includes a verse about procrastination as a thief of time.
The philosopher of folly argues not to judge a man by clothes. He cautions that true wisdom withholds opinion until seeing a person’s wealth or wardrobe.
A verse by E. D. Pierson laments a past romance with scorn and irony. The speaker vows retaliation for perceived betrayal, imagines social humiliation and symbolic acts like a pickling brine toward the unnamed former lover.
A historical discussion notes that large disasters and fires, while horrific, stimulate the insurance market. It argues that massive claims can revive demand for protection, though underwriters bear heavy costs from wrecks and fires.
A bizarre spoof tale opens with creation era mischief as Satan awakens and declares plans to reform on earth. The scene shifts to a Dublin porter who finds a purse containing £200 and returns it to the owner, receiving a shilling as a reward for honesty.
A brief editorial note warns against excesses and praises temperate, regular living as a remedy for long life, urging readers to avoid injurious overindulgence and to follow measured routines.
For sale list includes Plymouth Rock cockerels loaned and buff. Contact W. O. Gile 50-41 Route 1, Seandia Kah. Also for rent: good farm 320 acres well improved in Wallace Co, suitable for a man with horses and tools. J. M. Collins.
T's Smith invites readers to send laundry to Clay Center every Thursday. Readership is urged to participate by dropping off items at the designated drop point for weekly service.
All parties owing accounts to C. W. Gulick's Mercantile Company are urged to settle at once by cash or note to close the business of the deceased. W. B. Gulick, Manager.
Property listing note mentions Myers Stock Pood used across leading stables in the old country at J. M. Collins.
An ad notes poultry prices including smooth roosters and various fowl with hens ducks and turkeys. It mentions prices subject to change without notice and that credit with card payments is available year round from A J Riley.
The Ladies of the Presbyterian Church host their regular monthly social at the home of D H Cullers on Friday evening December 28. All are cordially invited.
For Sale two pedigreed Shorthorn bull calves inquire of Mr William Bell for details and price.
The fragment mentions Hog Cholera Cure at J. Coblin s and a mock work titled Flim Flams by Isaac and Disraeli, portraying a satirical life of a great political figure. It hints at early film fakery and the playful lineage of parodic publishing, noting Benjamin Disraeli as a reference point.
An article notes a London Sphere claim that Ireland blends Celtic and Teutonic roots with Celtic predominance. It argues that perceived differences between Irish and English are mainly climatic rather than facial, reflecting wider cultural debates.
W L Hill of Bowie Texas reports a dramatic gain from 90 to 180 pounds after using Dr King's Discovery for Consumption Colds and Coughs. He says doctors gave him up but twelve doses restored health and weight. Trial bottle offered free by druggists. Regular size 50c and $1.00.
An epilepsy sufferer from a rural area was reportedly cured by Dr King’s Life Pills with no seizures for over two years. The advertisement touts the pills as a life giving tonic, selling at 25 cents through all druggists.
A fragment from a Tennessee notice recalls W. Bells battling a twenty year swelling and nose sore. He writes that gucklin's Arnica, applied to the sore surface, reduced soreness and swelling and aims to prevent a return. Best salve 25 cents at all druggists.
Sheriff William Hill issues a proclamation for a special election in Republic County Kansas to be held December 31 1906. Voters will elect a second senator and other officers at the usual polling places per state law. The notice is dated October 11 1906 and signed at Belleville by the sheriff.
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