Scandia Journal Post Office Details
The Scandia Journal of Scandia Kansas is entered at the post office as second class matter.
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
2
The Scandia Journal of Scandia Kansas is entered at the post office as second class matter.
The notice lists subscription price of 1 dollar per year in advance and advertising rates of 10 cents per column inch for display 5 cents per line for first insertion with six words per line for local ads. Special contract rates offered and payment methods include cash with copy mail order P O money order or draft. personal checks not accepted. It also states a 25 cent charge for card of thanks and that fundraising announcements follow regular rates.
Letters from Kansas and Oklahoma readers note money orders of two dollars and request subscription credit adjustments. In Scandia Kansas W H Hill confirms payment and Jay Cooper asks to credit Journal, while F F Leweke contests a date on the receipt and the editor agrees with the correction.
A fragment quotes the Jewell Republican promoting timely payment and case examples from Tom Thompson on politeness toward children. The text preserves local tone and hints at community norms and etiquette.
The article explains a blue mark in the upper left corner on the front page signals expired subscription. It states renewals must arrive in a reasonable time or the name will be removed and the paper stopped. The policy aims fairness and avoids disputes over unpaid balances while maintaining those who value the paper.
Wm. Wolford of Walnut Hill Farm, a satisfied customer of the Journal's job printing department, placed a second stationery order last week.
C F Forsstrom ordered letter heads and envelopes after joining a parade of poultry raisers who shop the Journal printing department. Ida H Anderson of Clyde Kansas sent in orders for letter heads envelopes post cards and shipping labels as she preps for spring Purebred Ideal Cornish Game chickens venture. Mrs F H Meyers of Imogene Iowa placed an order for White Orpingtons and Mrs Della Beacht of Clyde ordered Pure Bred White Orpingtons and Bronze Turkeys. Rev O R Svore pastor of the Lutheran church in Norway visited Scandia Friday and renewed his subscription for another year while placing an order for 500 letter heads.
C C Griffeth secretary of the Rydal Farmers Elevator Company visited our city last Saturday and left an order for 1 000 letter heads and five envelopes. The note expresses appreciation for prior business and hopes for a continuance through careful work.
A collage of witty maxims and jokes from various papers offers pithy lines on self control luck and law. The quotes cover personal conduct relationships and social rules with humorous asides about families work and legality.
A Chicago group of women forms a club pledging members to marry no man whose income is under $5000. The remark suggests men with $5000 income will choose wives from less mercenary girls.
A southside woman recalls staying up Wednesday and Sunday nights until after midnight waiting for a marriage proposal. She says she now waits seven nights a week for him to come home, reflecting on changes since engagement.
In a series of quotes from Anna Carl and Anna Carlson the exchange stresses gender roles and home ethics. The dialogue notes women proposing shifting power, warns against mothers’ neglect, and condemns teen girls with makeup, urging charity at home and modesty. The comments reflect social norms and judgments of youth and propriety.
A transformed cowhand argues true service means action over noisy praise. He says serving Jim by tending his herd and safeguarding the range proves faith, not singing or shouting. He warns that publicizing misery rarely comforts and can cost friends.
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