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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1902
Page
6
In southern Utah mountain lions aid stockmen by actively reducing wild horse herds. They devour young colts on Boulder Thousand Lakes and Fish Lake ranges, with fifty colts escaping for the season. Lions prefer colts over lambs and calves, and their numbers rise as prey remains abundant, threatening stockmen as wild horses grow scarce.
The Irish-born politician Lord Morris died at his residence in Spiddal County Galway Ireland a few weeks ago He was known for his genial intellect and a Galway brogue he proudly claimed no listener could mistake for anything but an Irishman His stories and social presence were notable in English political life.
Observations show boys are taller at age five, but girls catch up by seven and may outstrip boys or stay even until nine. Boys surge ahead again for two years, then around age twelve girls become taller and remain so until fifteen when boys regain and maintain leadership in height.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It is taken internally, targets blood and mucous surfaces, and builders constitution. Proprietors offer one hundred dollars for any uncured case, request testimonials, address F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Family Pills recommended too.
A San Francisco girl requested Rudyard Kipling autograph and a sentiment. To obtain the autograph she paid half a sovereign, about 250 dollars, to a London charity first. The exchange left her disappointed yet determined.
An Italian pays 22 percent of large earnings in taxes versus 9.2 percent for a Briton. Italy's population is about 10,008,061 larger than Great Britain, yet income tax yields in Italy equal those in the United Kingdom.
Travel notices list trips to hot springs and resorts in Florida Virginia and the Carolinas. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway agents in Chicago advertise excursion details and contact points.
The article notes a German statistic下 showing a new total near 306,000 with public capital banks involved in improvements. It mentions public works and financial actions shaping regional development.
An assortment of vintage ad copy promotes Defiance Starch as 16 ounces per package for 10 cents, claiming better value and a money-back guarantee. Garfield Tea and Headache Powders are pitched, along with Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and claims about cures for constipation and wind colic.
The Shanghai Mercury praises the Pekindustrial school prospectus urging provinces to adopt similar models. It argues China must end the study trade divide, promote crafts, and build industrial schools to reduce poverty, curb crime, and compete with foreign goods. It cites Japan as a model and calls for patriotic leadership to guide national prosperity.
In a New York store the day before Christmas a frightened 14 year old girl buys toys for her siblings while Mme Emma Calve of grand opera fame encourages her protege Edna Darch from Los Angeles to purchase gifts. The items include underwear for a sister Florence and a rattle for a neighbor’s child Bennie. Kansas City Journal reports.
Miss Palmer, visiting a Philadelphia boarding house, samples a budget dessert made from stale bread and cake. Later she views a prison van in city hall courtyard and jokes that the black Maria resembles a slice of Brown Betty on wheels.
In Boston authorities report 64 228 houses alongside 100 hotels and 558 family hotels. The figures appear in a city housing survey showing a mix of residential and lodging establishments.
Natives of the southeast coast of Africa use the marimba a xylophone with wooden keys and tones reinforced by large gourds attached underneath the wooden strips
An article notes calls for a United States and United Kingdom alliance as a cure for future wars. It claims public joy at the prospect and promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for indigestion and related ailments, while remarking on farmer jubilation over the snow.
Advantage claims praise for Defiance Starch offering the best results in starching and an extra four ounces for some money with no cooking required.
A fragment shows Wagy discussing the dangers of cigarettes and praved them as part of a broader conversation, reflecting attitudes of the era in a clipped exchange.
Promoters offer affordable farm and stock lands in Virginia and the Carolinas with favorable winters. Pamphlets and excursion rates available from W. E. Wennly, National War Prohibition Act agent for C. and O. Ry., at 284 Clark St.
The remark suggests appearances mislead about a man’s financial obligations to his tailor, implying hidden debts and the unpredictability of personal finances.
An old advertisement touts Defiance Starch as essential for every home and highlights a 4 oz size with a price advantage over competitors. It also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes, offering a 2 oz package for 5 cents and promising bright white results.
The article notes mixed approaches to alcohol consumption with some men choosing to drink naturally while others accept being led or controlled by others, reflecting varied social norms and behaviors.
A garbled excerpt touts Try One Package Defiance Starch with a sales pitch promising a third more value if it pleases the buyer. It references Garfield Headache Powders for nervous women and Wizard Oil as a pain cure, ending with a slogan about the world owing a living.
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