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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1911
Page
7
Scandia added two new factories last week a cigar manufacturing company and a feather and mattress company. Local workers plan moves to the town as families prepare to relocate. The notes also mention community illnesses visits and a teacher returning to duty after an absence.
Charles Anderson makes a business trip to Concordia. On Sunday January 16 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Manuel Swan. Editor Cameron of Courtland visited Scandia on Tuesday. Firewood for heaters $2.50 and $3 per load. FE P Weld offers a large stove-wood load for $2 if you fetch it. FE P Weld, Dr and Mrs Ekeblad hosted the Blossers and James Whitney after a Saturday lecture. Mrs Oberie Ryan is ill with LaGrippe and off duty at the Scandia Telephone office. Fred Wheeler covers the switchboard. H S Crossan of Norway in Scandia on business. plans to load goods at Rock Island next Monday and ship to Geary Oklahoma. Mrs Quincey Blosser and daughters Vivian Nadine Mabel and sons Charles James Whitney traveled from Norway to attend the Shungopavi lecture. The Shungopavi lecture drew praise and sparked friendly views toward Indians. A correction on John Olson's ad is printed. sugar amounts and goods were misstated and clarified.
Nelson returns from Mr and Mrs PLE Stark rents the Hillery house and begins housekeeping Wednesday. Mrs Crider surprised by friends for birthday with baskets. A nice supper was served and guests left a sum of money as a birthday gift.
Warren Johnston missed thursday and friday with chickenpox and was also away from the Journal office. A pair of keys tied with a cord was found on the road to town and left at the office for owner to claim. Mrs. J. J. Hillery visited town with her brother Nichol and family to vacate a house for Mr. and Mrs. Stark. Mrs. Gunter from KK C Wintered here spent Sunday with Mrs. W. I. Rhoades. notes mention a cigar manufacturer and a feather renovating and mattress Co.
Baldwin Lash Monuments of Belleville Kansas advertises ladies wishing switches or puffs made from their combings calling on Mrs Frank Hill. Prices reasonable.
Aug Forsberg, an original Journal subscriber since its first issue, phoned Tuesday to renew for another year. He came to Republic Co in Isl 2, homesteaded west of the river, moved five years ago to the old homestead, and now resides on easy street in Seandia.
The piece lauds boys who, like Gov John Johnson, bring home wages to their mothers and declare she should not wash any more. It praises lifting burdens from a mother’s shoulders as a priceless virtue, urging youngsters to emulate this care.
Twenty three friends gathered Tuesday to honor Mrs. A Ellingson with a birthday surprise for her 53rd anniversary. A fine supper followed with cake coffee and fruits. Guests presented silverware and an elegant rug as keepsakes for Mrs. Ellingson.
In a letter of recommendation B Fuller cashier Farmers State Bank Lenora Kansas vouches for Mr A Nichol as a capable auctioneer with a track record of performing well in all sales he handled alongside the writer.
The Poage and Ballard families express gratitude to neighbors and friends for their kindness during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother.
An Ottawa Republic editorial likens a well fed idle hog to greedy elites who profit from others’ labor. It argues that value appears only when the hog is on the market, condemning ostentation and social outcast behavior.
Mr and Mrs John Olson entertain the Ladies Aid Society of the Lutheran church on Thursday January 26 for an afternoon and evening gathering. Everyone is invited to attend.
For sale three geldings aged three years and a male horse also three years old. Seller is W T Kallman Route 2.
I FE Erickson of Courtland Kansas advertises a sale of a Huber threshing outfit Clover huller and corn sheller at reduced prices for quick sale next week.
About six dozen pure bred Brown Leghorn chickens offered by K. M Davisson. Telephone 1804. Located four miles north of Seandia.
December district report lists enrollment figures for district 88 with 10 boys and unspecified girls, total enrollment figures, tardiness cases, and average daily attendance. Recognizable names Roy Enderud Arthur Hay Ruby Hay Earl Johnson Emily Loring Carrie Nystrom Reynold Nystrom Ferdinand Olson appear as students neither absent nor tardy.
The article asserts that a good druggist shows careful habit in buying and preparing medicines and in selecting goods to sell. It claims the store aims to fit the doctor’s prescription and to please the doctor, aiding the patient’s speedy recovery.
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