22 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1917
Page
1
The Presbyterian Church holds a live Sabbath School each Sunday at 10 a m with a primary department two classes for boys two classes for girls and an adult class. Preaching occurs every other Sunday at 11 a m by the pastor Rev. McKay.
Eastbound trains include No 4 local freight 275 pan No 94 fast freight at 12 40 p.m. No 8 fast passenger 9 19 p.m. No 362 local passenger 5 33 p.m. No 6 local passenger 10 00 a.m. No 40 fast passenger 2 43 a.m. Flag 40 for Topeka and east. Westbound services follow a similar schedule.
At the Topeka Farmers Union closing session resolutions supported initiative referendum recall state and nation public ownership of utilities a national money system elected U S judges for years a graduated tax land and property tax war precautions national prohibition and state funded school books. Opposed compulsory training and other measures. Officers elected include M McAuliffe Salina president and others.
John Marriage of Kiowa county Kansas plans to convert a 6000 acre ranch into a home for motherless boys under the Christian Friends Union. About twenty boys ten years or older will be housed and partially paid from ranch proceeds, with funds set aside until majority. The cattle lines trace to an Aberdeen Angus Shorthorn cross.
The Quick Oil & Gas sale to Oklahoma Gas Co includes 1400 acres west of Lavonburg for 100000. Brownwood contractors Seibert and Churchill arrive to drill 100 locations. The field features three power plants and ten wells, with two producing over 100 barrels daily.
Private military schools like Norwich University could furnish thousands of second lieutenants across infantry cavalry and artillery, with Culver and about 25 other institutions also providing trained officers. Civilians in engineering aviation and logistics would join regular units, supported by Red Cross nurses and volunteer ambulance corps as mobilization expands.
The report lists battleships armored cruisers torpedo boats destroyers submarines and more with New Mexico Mississippi Idaho among 32 000 ton super dreadnoughts. Tennessee California Pennsylvania Arizona Arkansas Nevada New York Oklahoma Texas Wyoming are among first class battleships. Twenty three second line battleships in full or reserve commission could be quickly made ready for active service.
An advertisement extols Cascarets for treating sick headaches and biliousness caused by indigestible food. It claims the product cleanses the stomach, removes sour matter, reduces bile, and evacuates waste while you sleep, with a 10 cent box delivering morning relief.
A East Lynne Missouri pharmacist reports twenty five years of selling Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root with high satisfaction. He claims it cured his bladder inflammation eighteen years ago after two months of other treatments and endorses the product’s merit. He urges readers to try a sample and mentions available bottle sizes at drug stores.
A city verger recalls a moment when two people used a church for meditation and prayer, confirming an invitation to congregants. The remark highlights how sometimes misused spaces come to light in everyday observations.
Anoint spots of dandruff itching and irritation with Cuticura Ointment. Follow with a hot Cuticura Soap shampoo. Next morning hair regrows. Use Cuticura Soap daily for the toilet. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
A Detroit Free Press snippet hints at a couple not yet married but planning to wed. The line blur reveals suspense around a future union and the trust placed in words amid speculation.
An old fashioned physician’s castor oil and calomel message is challenged by a Mothers plea for California Syrup of Figs. The ad touts a 60 cent bottle as a harmless fruit laxative loved by children and suitable for all ages with clear directions on the label. It ends with a garbled note about choosing Garfield Tea as a natural cure and a dentist joke.
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