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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1901
Page
5
A local dealer offers a new line of high grade jackets at extremely low prices starting Saturday morning. The manufacturer failed to deliver on time, leaving stock to move quickly. Visit the shop for the nicest, newest, nobbiest jackets available.
Miss Ethel Goddard visits then returns home near Belleville after a week with friends. Edith Boman returns from Belleville where she stayed months. Henry Williams visits McPherson College friends and family. JF West attends the State Feathers Association in Topeka, reports large turnout. W E Craft plans to return to Smith County to live, friends regret departure. D Turnipseed’s Christmas night runaway leaves bruises and a wrecked buggy. Gregg West, 18, becomes insane and is taken to the asylum. Mr and Mrs William West host a party for son Frank with games music oysters and cake. Swedish M E Church youths bid farewell to Leonard and Emil as they depart for college. N L Peterson and Emil Nelson head to Abi lene for schooling. About 20 youths from Poplar Grove gather at Albert Myers home for New Year’s Eve. candy and apples served as they see in the new year.
Ad claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic contains iron and quinine with no cure and no pay. The copy emphasizes the tasteless formula printed on each bottle and asserts effectiveness.
An old advertising block promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets that supposedly stops coughs and works off the cold in one day. It claims no cure or payment guarantees, priced at 25 cents.
A country dance scene escalates as a young woman declares she will watch Pete Thompson and warn him off. The Ohio State Journal notes a flirtatious confrontation with sharp eyes and a hint of tension. A jokey aside mentions money removed from the vermiform appendix.
The emperor of China is reported to suffer throat cancer. Diagnosis cited includes Dr. Bachmann of Shanghai, Dr. Dethere, a French physician, and Dr. Sheng Lian Feng, the native official physician.
The ad warns that many counterfeit salves mimic DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and urges buyers to ensure they purchase the authentic DeWitt product to treat piles, sores, and skin diseases. The message brands the genuine salve as merited for its reputa tion and cautions against fake imitations.
News from Lindsborg and nearby towns recounts travels and visits of residents, parties, and family events. Alice Anderson bought a gold watch, Norway lost to Belleville 12 to 0 in a New Year football game, weddings occurred at Concordia Court House, and many guests visited from Denmark through Kansas.
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