A Relentless Sea Tale of Flight and Family Debt
A boy recalls a brutal chase on ice and a gunshot that scars his arm. He and his mother confront a corpse and travel by komatik to the post, where a crowd debates duty and debt. They end aboard the Happy Ship where Captain Smith treats him as family ghost yet with honest wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Father
Bacalieu
Mr. McTavish
Cape Breton
Allus
Jim
United States
Pawtucket
Montreal
Colon
Vera Cruz
Quebec
Old Point Comfort
Gloucester
Sable
Havana
Smith
St. Lawrence
Gulf of Mexico
Labrador
Bill
Lincoln
Cap'n
The Happy Ship Voyage and a Boy’s Runaway Night
The narrator recalls Cap'n Mose a Sunday Christian aboard the Zedekiah W. Baggs and how Mose drew him into seafaring with promises of dinner and gentleness. He describes hiding in Ole Oleson's bunk and praying to become an animal, then recounts leaving the Zedekiah to join the Happy Ship and the night of the escape.
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Cap
Mose
Zedekiah W. Baggs
Labrador
Cap'n
Ole Oleson
Scandia Journal Post Office Admission Notice
Scandia Journal is entered at the post office as second class matter and distributed locally under standard mailing rules. The notice indicates official mailing status for publication.
Advertising rates and policy for local and mail order ads
Hitt position offers 1 dollar per year advance. Rates: 10 cents per column inch display, 5 cents per line first insertion. 25 cents for a card of thanks. Special contract rates apply. Mail orders require cash with copy. checks not wanted. Announcements for fundraising and socials charged at regular rates.
Livingood Seeks Probate Judge Post on Republican Ticket
The Journal notes attorney J M Livingood announces his candidacy for Repulse County Probate Judge on the Republican ticket. He has practiced in Belleville for years and has handled many notable cases, and the paper endorses his qualifications for the office. His formal announcement runs elsewhere.
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Atty Livingood
Judee of Repulse Co
Repubbiedan
Mir
Livingood
Belleville
Copa
Five
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Norway Happenings and Social Roundup
The Golden Rule Society held a social at O Tillers. Fraunk Smith of Scandia was in Norway on business. Gene Decker returned to Kansas City after holidays. W A Lewis and family with Bert Ainsworth visited Yanan Giles for New Year. Local youths gathered for games and refreshments at the hall. Several visits between Concordia and nearby farms noted. A supper at O L Wednesday drew a large crowd with fresh oysters and coffee. Cattle loaded for shipment to Kansas City.
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The
Golden Rule Society of
Lutheran Church
O. Tillers
Fraunk Smith
Scandia
Norway
Gene Decker
K. C
W. A. Lewis
Bert Ainsworth
Yanan Giles
Renewal Push to Extend Your Paper Delivery Date
A reader-oriented notice explains subscribers can renew or push their delivery date forward by visiting the office while in town. It frames this as the seasonal time when many time-sensitive subscriptions expire and emphasizes keeping the weekly service active by updating rental or payment details.
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Ellsworth Young
Man In
By Roger Rocoyk
Scandia Journal
Sansas
Wwe
H. Hitt, PositiHer
Att’y J. M. Livingood
Noway 2
Geo. Lane
Concordia
Ainsworth J
Florence
Selma Raider
Norris and Erickson
Lewis
Theiland
Carbert G
Nora Bowling
Anna Garbry
Frances Fickle
May Belle Blosser
Lexington
Kackley
Koster
Santa Fe
Jesse
Bargeins
Pittsburg
Wyeth
Dempster
WWW
M. Oliver
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