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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1903
Page
3
A mosaic of Kansas items covers politics, education, law, and oddities. Notes on teachers salaries, a socialists smoking habit, court cases settled out of court, paroled convicts, and a peculiar depot X-ray trick mingle with local anecdotes from Junction City and Topeka.
The article sketches Reed's habit of delaying tasks for light literature. He postponed assignments to the last minute yet consistently produced work on time, including standing fifth as an orator and authoring Reed's Rules and Modern Eloquence. His bursts of feverish writing show a paradox of procrastination and productivity.
A hotel clerk and Turner discuss phonetic spelling as Turner signs the register with E K Phtholognyrrh. Turner explains the English-based pronunciation of his name while the clerk notes most people do not spell names phonetically.
The French Academy, part of the Ave academies and the Institute of France, dates to 1635 via Cardinal Richelieu and was reorganized in 1816. It consists of forty life members elected by peers and meets twice weekly at Mazarin Palace Paris to guide French language grammar rhetoric and poetry and to publish the classics.
A New Zealand plan by Hikuraki to generate electricity from tidal waters proposes a tunnel through Pelorus Sound neck eighty eight feet long. Tide ranges from six to eleven feet. the tunnel could cover about fifty thousand acres. A local company with capital of 375000 dollars backs the scheme and turbines might be placed at tunnel ends.
Strasburg plans a statue honoring Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The German poet spent formative years in the Alsatian town and spoke of it with affection. The design is not chosen yet but preparation will ensure a fitting tribute to the great name.
A Fort Dane style testimonial from Rev Jacob D Van Doren of Fond du Lac Wisconsin praises Doan's Kidney Pills for relieving backache and kidney pain after years of suffering. The ad promises a free trial by mail and lists Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as the manufacturer with price details and drugstore availability.
A.Gitt of South Bend Ind pledges a substantial memorial to his late wife by funding a new Y M C A building. Existing quarters are too small for growing membership. plans will be drawn immediately and construction likely to start in spring.
The piece cites almost 200000 miles of railroad track in the United States and 39329 locomotives, 35800 passenger cars, and 1409472 freight cars. Rail system value totals over 13.3 billion dollars, with a hypothetical 10 gold piece casting forming a 15 foot diameter column 259 feet tall.
The M. E. T. Ry. Industrial Department assists in selecting sites and locations for all kinds of industries along its lines. Write if interested to receive the book Business Chances and other information from James Barker, General Passenger Agent, M. B. & T. Ry., 501 Wainwright Building, St. Louis.
A remark contrasts failure and success attributing it to external constraints versus personal ability, suggesting that failure is caused by uncontrollable factors while success rests on individual talent.
Mrs Emmons of Walkerville Ontario says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her ovarian troubles and saved her from an operation. She praises the treatment, urges others to seek help, and notes Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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