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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
4
Spring farmers benefit from fall plowing as frost action loosens soil to great depths, promotes air and chemical activity, and aids root growth. Well drained clay becomes friable, surface manures disintegrate, and cutworms and other insects are reduced in spring. Ernest G. Ritzman notes buyers should judge young cattle by weight to avoid profit loss.
Two or three sets of wagon box benches built of 3x4 oak with 2x4 legs and braces offer easy lifting and time savings. Benches should be about two inches wider than a wagon box and align with wheel tops for proper height.
Advice on damaging calf value by rough play from children and steps to prevent it. Emphasizes early handling halter training, leading, and calm behavior to avoid future problems with heifers and broken dispositions. Recommends gentle salt and bran feeding and consistent handling during the calf stage.
Guidance on calf buying to keep feeding operations profitable. It argues that calves must be bought at reasonable prices. pedigreed animals should be valued for their cost and future value, not bought above their worth. The piece emphasizes evaluating original cost versus block price.
A farmer laments that his flock shows no signs of illness until after death. He notes it is futile to attempt treatment for a sheep that is already dead, highlighting the challenge of early symptom detection in livestock.
A writer asks why households neglect writing supplies as they do pantry staples. The piece notes that sugar salt and soap are kept but letters lack pens stamps and envelopes due to thought not cost. It urges more mindful provision of writing materials to avoid unfinished correspondence.
Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a Cleveland man who saw a Galion restaurant sign declaring that those who start trouble reveal who runs the place. The tongue in cheek sign features a large proprietor described as weighing about 2000 pounds and built like a prize ox.
The Slayton Tennesseeans will perform at Scandia Opera House on Wednesday January 22 with admission 25 35 and 50 cents. The group led by Mr Slayton has long drawn crowds and features prominent colored singers. Also noted is the birth Tuesday January 14 a son to Mr and Mrs Ed Myers of White Rock township with Mrs Myers formerly Mildred Robb.
Sunday evening gathering at the Presbyterian church invites all young men. The Modern Woodmen hold an officer installation at the lodge room Saturday evening with full attendance urged. Concert scheduled for Wednesday June 22 at the Opera House. Republican district meeting set for March 17 in Washington to select a judge candidate. The Tennesseeans perform Wednesday night January 22 at the Opera House. Old papers, bundles and journals collected.
Community events include Sunday services at the 81 schoolhouse Lincoln, visitors to the Baldwin home, family arrivals near Scandia, a new barn by Alvin Boman, birth of a son to W A Lewis and wife, and various visits and travels among residents. Numerous small events such as box suppers, farming activity, elopement near Hardy, and telephone company meeting tie together a busy local social scene in Republic and surrounding counties.
A tice smooth tract of land with rich productive oil near a railroad station in Greenwood Kansas, touted as a splendid Swede settlement site. Bargain price offered if taken soon by Rt. G. McVoy of Foritioso.
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