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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1906
Page
1
A Virginia man is fined 100 dollars for hugging a girl. Headlines ponder vacations, wisdom, and marriages. Congress sees over ten thousand bills, many large denominations. A Detroit officer reports a statue of the devil carried away. Castro and Colombia’s quarrel speculation surfaces.
Various brief remarks touch on autographs, Moscow heat, optimism, Fitz and his wife, Jim Jeffries on football pay, desert thieves, a deadly high speed car, a grasping Boston girl, 1905 Russia, and Dr Reich on women. A pastiche of aphorisms and social jabs.
A California man boasts a technique to make hens vocal on request sparking debate over animal welfare and potential exploitation of animals.
Prof Alexander Graham Bell flew a kite carrying a man aloft. The stunt pleased the crowd but is unlikely to spark a rush of applicants for the man’s job.
The Philadelphia millionaire’s former wife struck him with a punch in a public confrontation. The act appears to contravene the court ruling and may influence ongoing legal matters.
New Jersey moves to spend 350000 to exterminate mosquitoes as authorities prepare a large scale campaign. The plan pits state health agencies against a persistent pest in a high stakes public health effort.
Detroit News cites a Port Huron woman who left her estate to her attorney. It mentions Santo Domingo revolutionary leaders and a Louisville wife who refused to kiss her husband leading to poison. A Charleston case reports a husband poisoning himself after a kiss refused and a wife shooting him.
A Georgia postmaster who killed a townsman has pleaded insanity as his defense. He argues the crime but still seeks to retain his position at the post office as the murder trial proceeds.
The inventor of the Waterbury watch has died. The idea proposes that each man who has spent spare hours winding a watch contribute one cent to a memorial fund, creating a costly monument.
John, confined in a harsh prison cell, battles to free himself using a pocket knife to claw mortar from stones. He endures sleepless nights and a vow to win Mollie while longing for liberty before another dawn. He glimpses stars through a small opening as a clever idea takes shape.
Colonel John crawls from a top floor cell to a rough roof, tests a waterpipe descent, and plunges to a lower roof. He is spotted by a squire and overseer, captured briefly, then revealed as the escaping prisoner, leaving the plan to scale the wall unfinished.
The verse laments Edgar Allan Poe earning ten dollars for The Raven while fame does not settle bills. It argues poets must write for newspapers like Puck or Judge to earn money and feed hungry mouths, noting that brides are costly because grooms are sold more often than brides.
Hanna Wyoming January 16 Special delays dangerous avoid kidney disease signs act now. Dodd's Kidney Pills touted as life saving when early symptoms appear. Dr W H Jeffries reports relief from fatigue pain and back ache after two boxes.Santa Claus quip ends piece from Philadelphia Press.
Heed warnings against catarrh salves containing mercury. Such products damage the senses and system through mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo claims mercury free and works internally on blood and mucous membranes. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials free. Take Hall's Family Pie for constipation.
A maxim urging honesty with restraint when policy dictates silence. The saying highlights tension between candor and official neutrality, suggesting truthfulness should guide actions unless rules require withholding comment. It reflects debates on ethics and governance in public discourse.
Sensible housekeepers will choose Defiance Starch for one third more quantity at the same price and superior quality. The line about smiles through tears adds a hopeful note, framing the product as a practical and uplifting choice.
Advertises PAZO ointment with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure in stool days. Mentions piles itching bleeding and protruding symptoms. Ends with a quirky note about a man tired of marriage and a girl of not being.
The article argues many women suffer from uterine disease misdiagnosed as various ailments by overworked doctors. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a correct treatment addressing the cause, boosting strength, easing nervous symptoms, and restoring sleep, with testimonials to its gentle, tonic effects and accompanying Pleasant Pellets for digestion.
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