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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
4
A family conversation centers on preparing for Children’s Day with siblings discussing outfits, a white dress for a daughter, a little Roy, and various playful phrases. The dialogue moves through domestic scenes, family roles, and small moments of anticipation.
A garbled account notes price, stock, and sales data for tonics and drugs. It mentions opium, glycerophosphate, quinine, aspirin costs rising, and various sellers including Cloysius and Sadie de Bea midon with increases in costs and supply figures.
The text presents garbled dialogue and stray phrases about spending money, travel, a possible conversation with a person named Obama and references to dollars, law, and a water color. It lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable subjects.
Readable fragments mention meetings, preaching, liquor themes, and local figures like Henley and Beaucel. The text suggests a periodical note on public gatherings and religious or civic events, with unclear dates and scattered names.
Abstract from Mansel-Pleydell describes charms used by Moroccan women to win or keep lovers. A ritual uses torn undergarment fibers formed into a ball, embedded in clay, heated over embers, to trigger the beloved’s passion as long as the warm ball remains.
In a Wisconsin town a veteran physician offers to surrender some of his practice to a younger colleague. A wary farmer couple refuses the younger doctor and argues over fee as the veteran demands ten dollars. The tale ends with the veteran quipping that funeral costs would exceed ten dollars. Harper's Weekly.
Joe Nelson visited relatives this week. F H Larson and Earnest Fulcomer cut wood on shares at C O Endurud's. Chas McGowan and wife toured Big Bend for business and to see relatives. Various neighbors travel, host meetings, shell corn, move farms, and report health and livestock updates across Scandia and nearby towns.
The article surveys Morocco on the northwest Africa map, noting its narrow sea gap to Spain and the locals' hostility to Christians. It describes a large, remote country where explorers have avoided intrusion and where the land yields abundant crops with minimal effort.
A St. Petersburg scholar's coin collection includes a newly found Luther coin reported by the Berliner Pageblatt. Originating from Novgorod, the piece bears Luther’s head on one side and the pope with devil horns when reversed, linked by Latin inscriptions implying Luther’s folly and the pope as devil. The finder notes no similar coin exists.
The court hears a plea as a flat dweller named Stevahs laments sobbing that disrupts sleep. A friend questions appealing to health authorities while the dweller cites personal health as the issue. The postmaster offers no remedy, saying nothing of value is dying or worth reading.
Norma Bugle Tin Hilder Anderson went to Kansas City last week to stay with her mother who is receiving medical treatment. Ole Petersen from near Lawrence is here looking after the interests of his farm.
George Thompson sold five mules and horses for eight hundred dollars recently. Newt Gile is very ill with no hope of recovery. Mrs Ray Chase is on the sick list under doctor care, with Miss Maude Wilson helping. Frank McGregor and family visited Sunny Side. McGregor's Sunday, Wright and Kelley attended the Smplorment Denes convention in Kansas City last week. Mes Weert from Wackley visited daughter Mrs Rast McGregor Saturday and Snowday. Decker family from Jamestown moved to former Logston farm. John Parkwood visiting Scrivuer family. Fred Hanson went to Oehorne last week. Mr and Mrs SN Mellen spent part of last week in Cancordia. John Johnson from Jamestown was a Norway visitor last week. Sam Logston and family from Oak Creek visited Charley Logston Sunday. A number attended Ole Olson Friday night. Tom Long returned from Kansas City after a week with his brother. his wife went to Belleville next day to visit Mrs Long’s parents. Mr and Mrs O C Dickerhont. Ben Bartlett shelling corn around Norway for about a week. Mrs Selma Anderson from Zeandale visiting relatives. Mark Stephenson spent a few days with cousin J Dutton and family. Miss Garman, Dist 93 teacher, taught Saturday to take Friday examinations at Belleville. John Kutberg shelled corn for Carl Hastvedt Wednesday.
Fred Stark of Belleville visited A Blames Sunday. Misses Bertha and Clara Chadd of Courtland visited at the FLO. Marshall and DP Johnsons hames Jameday and Sunday. Redward Fischer sold and delivered corn at Rydal last week Db. A Haney went to Belleville Friday. Ixadore Bowersox and family visited at D P Johnsons Sunday. Roscoe and Roy James had a runaway and walkaway five miles east of home. the horse returned home with them. They will admit they will not have another runaway. George Adams of Helena Mont visits Union this week.
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