24 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1911
Page
1
A reflection on the old rural parlor once central to homes with waxwork, odds and ends, and a damp, dusty atmosphere. Modern children demand light and air, transforming the forbidding room into a living space while the kitchen remains the daily hub.
The Rochester Herald notes new canning of decayed eggs by dishonest bakers in big cities creating a market. Cold storage risks may worsen as the year passes and state pure food laws can condemn unfit products. The piece also hints at meat possibly being treated after heavy cold storage. No one discards spoiled goods.
London police uncovered that a prisoner once believed innocent by fingerprints and army service alibi was a fakir who stole another man’s army records to bolster his case. The case challenges fingerprint reliability and reaffirms police diligence in preventing a guilty man from slipping away.
The report shows organized militia at 119 660 men, up just 3 113 in seven years, highlighting a small rise while noting there are many more civilians like clergymen printers manufacturers grocers and masons than citizen soldiers.
A Butte man facing a breach of promise suit is accused by the plaintiff of calling her My Dear Tobacco. She seeks $10,000, arguing he failed to clearly indicate if she was of fine cut or a mere plug.
New York public library figures show fiction sales drop versus historical and scientific books. The finding suggests Indiana novelists should renew efforts to appeal to readers with non-fiction inspired themes.
A San Francisco man vows to rot before paying alimony to his ex wife though observers think he may relent before any real change occurs.
President Taft rejected Rep Clark’s Canada annexation idea as a misreading of reciprocity while Clark’s remarks ignited Tory opposition in Canada. Ottawa papers bannered the speech and the Commons questioned the issue as Canada braces for the trade pact with the United States.
Washington, D. C. Farm animal values rose for January 1, 1920, led by males up $5.78 to $125.62 per head. Horses rose to $111.67, milch cows to $40.49, sheep fell 35 cents to $3.73, and swine increased 21 cents to $9.35.
The House will convene at 11 o'clock following a unanimous consent resolution. About 20 members were on the floor as the change takes effect.
O Q O Carvin, a millinery buyer from Indianapolis, who had been missing since January, was located in Toledo at a tramp lodging station in a demented condition and cannot explain his disappearance.
Plague has been discovered in Assikho near Harbin, Manchuria, about 40 miles east. The city records an average of 400 deaths daily, with authorities mobilizing health measures to contain the outbreak.
Mexican government plans armored trains to advance along northern Chihuahua rails. Protected freight cars with external steel plating will move fortified troops across desert lines where fighting concentrates. Leaders General Orozco and General Navarro remain untracked as the strategy aims to end the revolt quickly.
The Morning Post reports a Washington dispatch claiming American leaders foresee reciprocity leading to Canada’s annexation by the United States. It urges Unionists and Liberals to unite to defend the empire as the Chamberlain wing mobilizes supporters in London and provinces for a campaign of imperial preference.
Rioting at the University of St Petersburg resumed raising the possibility that all Russian students may go on strike. Meanwhile students at the University of Tomsk sent word they would pursue violence unless their demands are met.
In Indiahoma Oklahoma a long running county seat dispute between rival towns turned deadly. One man was killed and a county judge was kidnapped and carried away as the contest over Swanson county seat status rages on.
Charles K Hamilton flew a plane across the border from El Paso into Mexico despite warnings of federal gunfire and carried out the first aeroplane reconnaissance ever attempted in time of war.
Aviator Busson set a new speed record with a passenger in a monoplane at Rheims. He covered 100 kilometers in one hour and one minute, about 62 miles per hour.
Hart, a veteran of the Mexican War and one of the 49ers who staked a claim in California gold fields, died in Danberry at age 89. James 3B Danberry IA noted as local resident obituary details.
A Boulder Colorado dentist Geo E Ames D D S recounts recommending Resinol to a neighbor with an infant suffering a leg rash resembling eczema. After applying two sample jars the child completely recovered in two days and the mother expressed heartfelt gratitude.
Representative Pope shares a story about Martin Lomasney at a Cape Cod travelers dinner. Pope recalls Lomasney saying to a corridor interlocutor that he would not write if he could talk and would not talk if he could nod.
In Brooklyn a Sunday school teacher asked his class what the chief end of man is and a pupil quipped that it is to glorify God and annoy him forever, a humorous contrast revealing the crowding tension between piety and wit.
Advertisement claims piles cured in six to fourteen days with Pazointment and promises money back if it fails. Quoted aphorism from Douglas Jerrold about happiness at home.
A jumble of vintage ad snippets offers Red Cross Ball Blue whitening powder two ounces for five cents, Garfield Tea health tonic claims, dry tobacco appeal, and farm listings. An undertaker quip hints at mortality themes. The mix, from Sioux City, showcases early 20th century consumer pitches.
A long advertisement lists numerous women from multiple states who used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to cure female ailments. It asserts no compensation for names and claims the product's efficacy is proven by witnesses, presenting the ad as truth.
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