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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
7
New York dispatch reports real estate dealer William L. Radford’s 16 year old daughter Mary may have been kidnapped. He found her late, waited three hours at the Sixth Avenue elevated station for a noon appointment, then learned she left home and nothing more is known.
Thomas J. Coffman, a lawyer and collector living in Abney, narrowly escaped death after opening a wooden box addressed to Dr Sylvester Coffman Hume. The device contained a pound of dynamite with fuse heads that failed to ignite. The box arrived by mail and was discovered by Coffman’s brother.
A London dispatch dated January 4 reports Kruger will travel to America in February likely with W. T. Stead to lead a peace campaign. Stead and John B. Mulholland left for Paris to meet European arbitration leaders and finalize plans.
A large force works in Valentine Nebraska to lay five hundred cars of ice for the Kirkhorn road. It will store at Valentine Chadron Douglas Casper Wy e and Whitewood and Deadwood and other Black Hills towns and ship east to Norfolk Fremont and beyond. The company harvests its ice there annually and the crystal cut is said to be clearer and better. The ice is now fourteen inches thick.
Unsuccessful attempt to rob B A McElwain jewelry store in Plattsmouth Nebraska ends without arrests. Two strangers tried to steal gold chains while the other distracted staff. theft thwarted when felons were discovered before escaping with loot.
The Rev William Xavier Ninde, a longtime Methodist Episcopal bishop since 1884, was found dead in his Detroit home on January 3 due to heart trouble. He attended a funeral the day before and was renowned nationwide.
Miners at the Clear Lake Co operative Coal Company walked out after disputes over filling state coal contracts. The local union ordered the strike a week earlier if shipments were directed here. The company billed three cars for shipment and over 100 men were idle due to the stoppage.
In Peoria, a resident sues the Peoria Gas Light and Coal company to compel reinstallation of a meter removed after he paid for gas at 75 cents per 1000 cubic feet. The suit hinges on a city ordinance setting this lower rate rather than the prior 1.25 dollars.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports a severe year for underwriters with aggregate fire losses in the United States and Canada totaling 163 million 352 thousand 250 dollars for 1900. Falls from 1898 at 110 million 650 thousand 600 and 1899 at 136 million 73 thousand 200.
A quirky piece notes Napoleon and Wellington reportedly feared cats, while a London writer claims a British general in South Africa can sense a cat in the room. It recounts a Dane killed after a host’s cat sparked a paroxysm, and recalls Dr. A C Stark who loved cats and birds and warned his friends he needed a cat to think clearly. The piece also cites Britain’s 220,000 troops by nationality and ends with an ad for a cold cure promising refunds if ineffective.
A collage of early 20th century ads tout disease cures and health products. Claims include Hall's Catarrh Cure, Garfield Tea, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, Dr. Kuenn Nerve Restorer, Beeman's Gum for digestion, and Parker's Hair Balsam. Also notes on handling deafness through constitutional remedies and catarrh, with prices and contact prompts.
A fragment discusses Boer religious themes and a Boer father asking whether to drop a Bible or a gun when danger nears. It adds a line about millions using Carter’s Ink as proof of quality and a proverb on the miser leaving gold at the grave’s edge.
The Kinzna viaduct near Bradford Pennsylvania, long a sightseer curiosity, will be replaced by a new structure. The 301 foot high bridge, once the world’s tallest, spans the Kingna valley noted for wild scenery and wildlife including bears and occasional deer.
A playful cartoon exchange notes a show at the opera house with the line the laugh was on the audience. Grain-O is advertised as a coffee substitute for all ages, promising easy digestion and a mocha-like color, with pricing and grocery availability. The Pope’s income is cited at over 3 million dollars per year with global bank offerings. A medical ad promotes Dr Le Duc’s feminine regulator to ease discomfort.
An unreadable fragment discusses dyes and skin tone, mentioning Putnam and a bloom on a cheek. The text is partial and lacks clear event or date details.
A testimonial from Dr. Llewellyn Jordan, Medical Examiner of the U.S. Treasury, praises Peruna for curing catarrh and boosting vitality. He claims a month of use made him well and urges fellow sufferers to try Peruna as a guaranteed remedy. The Peruna Medicine Co. offers a free book on catarrh from Columbus, Ohio.
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