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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1909
Page
6
Plausible dialogue shows Plodding Pete defending progress to a housewife who notes a changed tale from last year. The exchange reflects a light, humorous tone in a Washington Star snippet.
General Fred Grant is shown noting a willing but prejudiced witness may mislead. A command inspector asks for complaints and a corporal offers a taste test leading to an amused misnaming of the soup as coffee.
A Philadelphia Ledger item notes suppression of an interview with the Kaiser and quotes yellow correspondents tauntingly claiming freedom to publish anything. The brief mocks sensational press practices and editorial bias in wartime coverage.
The Virginian proves a dramatic gem with W S Hart starring as the title character at Willis Wood Theatre. Frank Campana continues as Trampas as the production draws strong audience interest and favorable reviews.
In Cupid and the Dollar author Charles Jeffrey crafts a wholesome strong drama with vivid heart interest. Mr Murphy as David Stratten, a wealthy American miner, offers a delightful characterization blending sweetness and strength that suits his comedic talents.
A reported list of patents granted December 29 1909 with names of inventors and patent numbers. Locations include Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Iowa with items such as a match box sweeping machine windlass bandage stoves and shipping crates among others. The document cites attorneys and firms handling filings.
A judge humorously notes Si was well known, suggesting the widow may be deemed indebted to the trolley company, complicating damages in the accident case.
A beggar curses a passerby telling them to go away or call the police. He calls the rich “vicious” and asserts he has read about them, echoing a harsh social mood in a Philadelphia Public Ledger transcription.
A week of Senate and House activity covers accusations of illegal use of $15,000 from the war fund for Brownsville affair investigations, with defense of prior fund spending and constitutional questions raised. Italy sends thanks to Cannon for support in Rome’s desolation as U S relations remain cordial. A $50 monthly pension is approved for Mrs Julia Coghlan widow of Rear Admiral Coghlan. A bay rum duty of $1.10 per gallon is proposed for imports from Puerto Rico.
Forty seven bodies were recovered from Lick Branch mine at Switchback West Virginia after a fatal explosion on Tuesday. An official colliery statement issued late Wednesday night puts the total dead at 57 and says the number will not exceed 59.
Nashville Tennessee at 5 02 Tuesday afternoon Senate LHS No 1 prohibiting the sale of liquor within four miles of any school house in Tennessee passed the senate by a vote of 20 to 1.
A minor earthquake was felt Wednesday across southern Austria and the Tyrol region near Vienna. Authorities reported no major damage or injuries as tremors were recorded in multiple towns.
An underground gas explosion at Lick Branch colliery on Tuesday kills numerous miners and mirrors a blast two weeks earlier that claimed 50 lives. Rescue teams reached six bodies before being forced back as earth and debris erupt from the shaft. Officials consider all entombed dead. the mine, owned by Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries, had been deemed safe by inspectors prior to the disaster.
After two days of talks in Columbus Ohio the Independent Window Glass manufacturers reach an agreement on terms. The Imperial Window Glass company will be formed to include all land blown window glass makers across the country and launch soon.
An explosion at the Aukaeon mine in Vesserprim Tiunesary on Thursday trapped 240 miners. Sixteen bodies and four more deaths were recovered as rescue workers worked to reach those still inside.
Reports from Bellingham Washington indicate Monday's quake was stronger in the San Juan islands especially Point Stanley South Olga and nearby areas where several buildings sustained considerable damage. No casualties are reported.
In Muskogee Oklahoma Flora Jackson allegedly shot and killed her husband Samuel Jackson then rushed to the Simmons home and fatally wounded rival Rose Simmons Monday night. Police investigation follows the shocking domestic violence case.
Judge Thomas G. Jones of the U S district for the middle district ruled Wednesday that the Carmichael prohibition act under which Alabama operates is constitutional in an elaborate opinion rendered in Montgomery.
Prof A Lawrence Lowell chosen to succeed Carlos W Miot as president of Harvard University. Senate and Assembly caucus to name US senator to replace Thomas C Platt. Lee S Overman renominated to serve another term. Interstae commerce commission finds no clear freight rate line between old and new autos. Fire at Samuel Higgins home kills his mother and injures his mother in law. Knox bill for under secretary and fourth assistant secretary of state approved by Senate committee. Lannon appointed Haitian minister to the United States.
Kansas weather summary from the University of Kansas at Lawrence reports the wettest year on record for Shawnee County history with total rainfall about 4.62 inches above average and 76 measurable precipitation days. The heaviest rain reached 8.00 inches in a single month, while the year also featured high temperatures and unusually few frost days.
The biennial report shows Kansas with about 7,630 pupils in 1889 schools, average attendance 1889, and 650 schools employing 1889 teachers. Average teacher salaries range from 1 to 65 monthly, maintaining common schools cost $1.78 per pupil and high schools $3.83. Wages total $4,758.88 for teachers. 4002 libraries exist. 28 denote domestic science and manual training. several consolidated schools serve larger attendance and some provide high school work.
In a biennial report to the attorney general, suggestions call for a daily penalty for continuing to do trust business after proof, demand officers of nonresident corporations doing business in Kansas on request, and grant courts power to determine if a corporation is a monopoly or collusive, with a public utilities commission empowered to fix prices.
Directors of the Farmers' Advance Insurance Company elected to reorganize with management largely unchanged. Talbott reelected president, R ey McGill vice president, Min genuback secretary, William McCarty treasurer. Auditing committee names H W Skudbide J W Lathourne J W MebPadden. Executive board includes I F McGill Voodspeler and Ll Costett.
Miss Ada Clark a 20 year old Kirkwood district school teacher near Pittsburg used a rope to drag two pupils from a pond at recess after one boy aged 12 fell through ice. Both boys nearly drowned but were pulled to shore and saved.
The capital stock is raised to 2000 dollars for the Kansas City and Southwestern Payroad company. The firm intends to construct an electric railway from Kansas City to Topeka and extend a line south from Lawrence to Independence and Coffeyville.
The Kansas child labor committee in Topeka refined a proposal to bar employment of children under 14 in potentially dangerous jobs, intending to push the measure through the legislature.
Mrs John H Wreht of 606 East First St Mitchell SD reports ten years of kidney trouble including backache dizziness and irregular secretions. After using Deans Kidney Pills she says she feels better than in years and credits the remedy with ending her symptoms. Sold by all dealers in usual boxes Foster Milburn Company Buffalo NY reports.
A lighthearted note where a speaker reassures Miss Plach about a microscope used as a teaching aid. The line hints at a classroom moment with humor and curiosity.
A missionary's wife tended a girl whose scalp crusting and severe dandruff led to widespread hair loss. Doctors warned of the risk of further complications as the case drew attention from local families.
A patient reports dandruff cured by Culicura Soap and Culicura Ointment after long hair loss concerns. The testimonial mentions Mrs J A Darling of 310 Fifth St Carhase Aldo in 1908 and notes the remedies’ complete success.
A reader testifies that Grape-Nuts and cream helped a wife regain strength after months of poor health. The letter, from a Battle Creek Postum Co. product, praises the cereal as a genuine aid and invites readers to see The Road to Wellville in the boxes.
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