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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
1
A 1906 piece argues that rural towns face decline as catalogue houses in cities erode local commerce. It warns farmers harm local merchants by sending profits away, creating monopolies and undermining rural prosperity.
A speaker argues farmers should buy locally to protect town profits, roads, schools, churches, and real estate, claiming catalogue houses drain dollars away and harm communities. He warns towns without local merchants would shrink as farmers lose nearby markets and rail stops.
Father-Time reappears as a 20 year apart couple, a 45 year old bachelor and a 40 year old spinster recall a rejected proposal. The exchange reveals lingering affection as they drift apart in a humorous memory scene.
In a brief chat, Fred reports a fall last night that left him unconscious for several hours while Charles recalls the exchange. The oddly phrased Bits tidbit notes a sleep lapse preceding the incident.
The Western Stock Show Association plans a January 19 to 26 exhibition in Denver with Farmers Week activities. Cattle and horse growers events run January 21, 22 to 28, plus national congresses and agronomists meetings. Government figures Secretary Wilson and Forester Pinchot will attend. The event is billed as the greatest live stock exhibition in the west.
New York reports the interstate commerce commission examining modern consolidation of major railroads known as the Harriman lines. Tests show Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Oregon Short Line, and Oregon Railroad & Navigation share close administration with Harriman as president of each company.
It is stated here on good authority that the Purdy investigation in San Antonio and Brownsville has revealed a crew that will lead to the arrest of every negro soldier who participated in the raid. Lem Reeves testified Thursday and is said to have named two missing men from his company as the sound for arms was given at Fort Brown. Reeves will be a witness in Maj Penrose and Capt Macklin's court martial in February.
Large floods sweep the Ohio Valley with Evansville recording 37 feet, two feet above danger. Towns from Evansville to Taylorville report widespread evacuations as water overruns low lands and fifteen public schools close. Over 700 Taylorville residents flee to higher ground as the Wahbash River overflows.
A joint meeting of the Omaha Commercial club executive committee and the Omaha Grain Exchange directors announced a new corporation is forming to operate steamboats and barges between Omaha and St Louis on the Missouri River.
A group of Japanese laborers working on Southern Pacific tracks near Porterville Calif assaulted Roy V. Clark on Friday. Fifteen Japanese were arrested after the disturbance, taken to Visalia and held in the county jail. It was reported the Japanese raised their flag during the fracas.
Heavy rains trigger mud avalanches from Mount Vesuvius sweeping across hills and farms near Naples. Dozens of farm buildings are destroyed and many animals killed though there are no reported human fatalities. Local authorities monitor aftershock risks and coordinate relief.
An article argues Peruna serves as both a tonic and a catarrh remedy, claiming it must be tonic to relieve catarrh and citing herbs like Hydrastis Canadensis, Collinsonia, Corydalis Formosa, and Cedron Seed. It notes endorsements and testimonials, plus related ads and a French president double anecdote.
The article explains how salt quality depends on source and processing. Ocean-derived salt carried in dirty conditions yields impurities and odors, while rock salt used for pork packing and ice cream can contaminate. Salt springs now supply most table salt and meat packing. New York near Syracuse provides much of the 40 million bushels produced annually.
A Cole woman recounts two years of illness and indigestion improved after five weeks on Grape-Nuts with milk. She reports weight gain of ten pounds, relief from inflammatory rheumatism, and renewed strength. The ad emphasizes digestion, blood-building, and a health message from Postum Co. with a call to read The Road to Wellville.
Mrs S C Wellock of Everett Massachusetts says ten years of trembling pain and weakness from locomotor ataxia ended after she took Williams Pink Pills. She reports relief after using two boxes and no symptoms for more than a year. The ad promises pills available from druggists or by mail with a free booklet on nervous disorders.
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