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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
3
The Kansas House approved twenty one measures including sharp school tax increases to fund education and a new voter registration rule to bar aliens from voting. Also approved were a mescal prohibition bill for reservations and other fiscal and public safety measures affecting Indians, mortgages, and local governance.
The Kansas agricultural council urged opposition to further railroad nationalization and supported laws for compulsory arbitration of disputes. Resolutions endorsed Gov. Allen’s coal strike stance, called for ending disruptions, and urged deportation of undesirables while praising Massachusetts for upholding law and order. They also pressed rural schools and practical agriculture education, condemned radicals, and noted Wheat Director Barnes’ price suppression concerns.
Frame bungalow article by William A. Radford describes a 24 by 44 foot home with three to four rooms, a concrete foundation and full basement. It highlights hip roof lines, shingles siding, lattice porches, and a spacious dining area with a 12 by 17 foot room, urging early design selection for spring construction and offering free expert advice.
The description describes a first floor layout with five rooms including living and painting rooms kitchen and two bedrooms. Rooms are arranged for comfort and minimal upkeep. Front has three living spaces, rear houses two bedrooms adjoining each other with a conveniently placed bathroom. Living room spans the front of the house with a large cheerful space measuring about 28 by 12 feet with ample light.
The article describes Sarajevo’s diverse Sunday customs with Turkish, Jewish, Serb, and Bosnian influences. It notes Turkish stores closing on Sunday, Jewish shops closing on Saturday, and a citywide blend of Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox observances. It depicts crowded churches and busy markets in the bazaar quarter.
A child named Johnny is found in a library busily cutting words from an open dictionary. He explains he is removing the word fall from the dictionary after his father asks what he is doing, claiming there is no such word.
A Birmingham Age-Herald reader notes a tenant arrested for assaulting his landlord with a club. The exchange questions whether a jury would favor tenants or landlords, implying potential bias in trials.
The famous Aspirin sold as Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross stamp for protection against imitations. Each package includes directions for Colds Headache Neuralgia Toothache Earache Rheumatism Lumbago and general Pain. Tin boxes hold 12 tablets and cost only a few cents. Druggists offer larger Bayer packages.
Dialogue hints at two people who ought be paired, one with a silitel on his side and the other with hems in his speech, reflecting a peculiar literary aside and character dynamic. The remark suggests a close, perhaps fated, association between the two.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cola Compound as instantly easing a severe cold. It claims the first dose clears nasal congestion and stops a runny nose and headache, with two more doses every two hours for complete relief, costing only a few cents at drug stores.
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