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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1901
Page
2
An official note states all colonial troops will be issued weapons like those of the home army. The article notes a surge in maritime disasters and attributes them to sailing vessels fading while steam craft show greater self resilience at sea.
A hotelkeeper collects 4000 match boxes and has a cabinetmaker craft furniture from them including a crinkle cabinet and a chair. Census notes a population shift with New England and New York declining, Ohio and Indiana slowly rising, and stronger growth farther west. urban areas attract rural growth in newer regions.
A Harvard educated cohort of Japanese statesmen gathered at a Harvard influenced dinner in Tokyo. The event celebrated Minister Komura returning from St Petersburg en route to China with Minister Kurino from Paris and Baron Kaneko named minister of justice.
A preserved early newspaper letter in the Library of Congress recalls Washington as a metropolis on the great post road. It describes the city as equidistant from northern and southern Union extremes and nearly midway from the Atlantic to Fort Pitt, noting it as the most eligible residence for Congress. The writer could not foresee future transportation advances or territorial expansion.
The Carlisle Indian School football team is praised for manliness and clean play despite hostile crowds. Umpires never questioned calls, defeats were accepted with honor, and the team earned lasting respect beyond football from those who admired their effort. Ghost stories from Washington recount apparitions at the White House and Capitol, with rumors of haunted halls and patriotic spirits lingering in marble corridors.
An oped outlines a famed standard for a perfect woman with exact dimensions. It lists height 5 feet 5 inches and weight 128 pounds, plus precise proportional measurements for limbs, chest, waist, bust, arm, wrist, thigh, calf, ankle, and distances from head to body parts.
Ogden Utah January 12 1901 Lieut Mabel Clarice Hunt of the Salvation Army praises Dodd's Kidney Pills for kidney and liver trouble rheumatism and blood disorders. She notes their quick relief and lasting benefit aiding soldiers exposed to cold weather and damp conditions while rescuing others from sin.
A fluent speaker delivers between 1000 and 7500 words in an hour of uninterrupted talking. Many rapid speakers reach 8000 or 9000 words per hour, but 125 words per minute or 4500 per hour is a fair average.
An advertisement promotes a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder to treat sweaty damp swollen aching feet. It helps feet fit new or tight shoes and provides relief for chilblains and frost bites. Available at all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
A Turk widely admired for his deep respect to his mother is described as always showing awe and standing in her presence until she invites him to sit, reflecting strong family customs.
A fragmented advertisement list touts patent medicines and tonics for stomach liver kidney and bowel disorders, claiming cures and health benefits. It includes endorsements, dubious testimonials, and references to nationwide sales offices and distribution channels.
The house privileges and elections committee finished January 11 with two dismissals. The contest against fusionist J. Remn was not sustained. The Fisher case against Coffee, fusionist, was also dismissed as insufficient to unseat him. The senate seated Republican John son in place of Hodges after contest. The body considered recounts but rejected a full district recount. Captain Fisher was granted time to prepare a brief but failed to raise sufficient grounds.
The second bill of the session targets kidnaping with penalties up to twenty five years in prison and fines to five thousand dollars. A proviso excludes a parent with custody rights unless court order limits custody.
A lamp exploded in a Towzalin hotel room where Miss Eva Savage stayed, causing a near serious fire. The fire department arrived quickly and extinguished the flames with no major damage. Savage lost her wardrobe in the incident.
The national league of commission merchants met in Cleveland on January 10 with 250 delegates. They adopted a petition to the U S Senate seeking repeal of the Great bill taxing colored oleomargarine at 10 cents while reducing the tax on colorless margarine to one fourth of a cent.
The United States auxiliary cruiser Prairie departed Havre on January 14 bound for New York to display the Paris exposition exhibit. She will unload the fine art cargo in Baltimore after touching at New York.
An AM telegram from Plattsmouth reports Senator W. H. Newell and S. H. Atwood have secured a government contract to furnish 500 cars of riprap stone. The material will be sourced from the Cedar Creek and Custom quarries and delivered at a rate of ten carloads daily for work on the east riverbank near Rulo, Nebraska.
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