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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
5
The 1844 Salt Hill murder led to a telegraph alert from Slough station about a Quaker-dressed suspect taking a London-bound first class ticket. Constable Towell was later captured and executed for the crime.
After recovering 33000 from an embezzler, J J Gottler a wealthy shoe dealer and banker traveled 1000 miles to settle accounts in Atlanta He then gave the man a 1000 check to start life anew and avoid jail The act earned praise from the victim who insisted the embezzler keep a job and a fresh start.
After a campaign meeting in a northwest Missouri town, a young farmer asks who the candidate named George is running for. The remark highlights voter awareness and the absence of a George candidate in the slate.
A defendant notes heated reaction as supporters claim the measure will fund public needs while critics argue the tax would burden residents and jeopardize local projects. The debate highlights deep divisions among key community figures and factions.
A child explains to her mother that she thought out a poem herself but Sister Annie only wrote around the thunk. The mother asks if the girl wrote it, and the child clarifies she cannot write much yet but it is hers.
In rural England a War Office officer conducts a census of horses by use, classing them for cavalry artillery or transport. If a suitable animal is found, a remount officer may be sent to oversee sales or purchasing. The plan aims to replace omnibus horses lost from use, enabling quick access to needed mounts in emergencies.
Dublin invites bids for furnishing electric lamps for ten years. Manufacturers hesitate to bid due to copper price uncertainty impacting contract costs.
A fragmentary meditation on the burden of genius and the danger of a permanent pantheon of great men. The author cites Browning, Barrett Browning, Caesar, Napoleon, Cromwell, and Goethe to argue that history cannot endure an endless line of incomparable minds.
Marinus Kooy, son of Lol land's leading brewer, has come to America to study American beer. He notes German beer is nourishing while American beer gives a punch, reflecting a distinction in strength and nourishment between the two styles.
A family from Aquone North Carolina recounts that a severe bruise caused an ugly ulcer threatening their 14 year old son. After failed remedies, Bucklen's American Salve healed the boy with one box. The ad notes the salve treats burns boils skin eruptions and piles at 25 cents per box.
A man after thirty or forty American beers searches for his opera hat sayings it shuts up but cannot find it. Local observer notes the hat should be easy to locate yet remains missing amid the revelry.
An English inventor Carre introduces artificial wood made from straw and dyed grass as a substitute for scarce lumber in match production. The material is crushed, cut, adhesive bound, wrapped in paper ends, and formed through heated molds into chainlike strips for use in manufacturing.
A fragment notes that pressure produces round splits which are cut to match lengths for use in construction. The text hints at potential for building applications beyond the current use. No dates or organizations are specified.
On the first day of winter Burmese girls listen to bachelora under a desire tree as suitors woo with music. A maiden’s response guides the youth. if she accepts with a flower he cheers, if she passes he remains without her.
A brief scene portrays a girl taking a companion by the hand and guiding them away while tending to a flower to avoid dropping it. The moment focuses on careful movement and quiet companionship.
Anfa asks for a kitchen plan for Halloween tests and asks who she will marry. The girls want LORS and worry about who will cook breakfast tomorrow. The Courier Journal notes the humorous domestic dispute and kitchen anxieties.
A fragmented exchange features a character wryly noting a presumed setup after planning to fix stovepipes. The dialogue hints at deceit or manipulation, framing the speaker's skepticism about the proposal as a put-up job.
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