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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
5
Hog receipts in Kansas City rise sharply with a 100 percent year over year jump in the first three weeks of January. Today's intake of 54 000 head sets a new single day market record as prices hold steady top at 447 and 4.20 to 4.40. Heavy weights ease versus lighter hogs amid packer demand for Mexico trade in recent days.
Regular meeting is scheduled at the Farmers and Merchants Bank on Monday January 27. Trustee LL BK Cooper notes items for the session. Rd Morris returned from a visit with his parents in Salina. Adolph Nelson has been ill this week.
A Japanese college girl explains that Japan has no domestic animals beyond pleasure pets and poultry kept away from homes. She argues Japan’s lack of cows pigs and mules ensures nights of perfect quietude and sleeping ease, contrasting with other nations' animal troubles.
A jeweler recalls a female customer who wound a watch incorrectly every time. He claims she followed instructions to wind at the game hour but the watch stopped due to her left handed winding. He says the pattern persisted across multiple visits, leading to the unusual discovery.
George H. Hower of Vancouver B C says beaver are not nearly extinct on the Elk River a Fraser River tributary. This season thousands of beaver are active building winter quarters attracting many trappers. Skins mostly head to San Francisco with some to Montreal Toronto and onward to Europe.
Report from Pleasant Valley School for the month ending January 17 shows unvplied attendance with six girls and six boys in each group, totaling twelve. Average daily attendance lists six girls and fifty nine boys, visitors marked, tardies minimal, and no absentees. Names of pupils listed include Sandy, Josie, Grace Street, Ralph Moe, Edward Robison, Robert Robison, Stanley Theodore, Man Pry Anderson, with Anderson as teacher.
Mr Marl Hammond and Miss Lydia Mahan of this place were married at Concordia Monday by the Probate Judge. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Taylor Hammond and the bride is the daughter of Van Mahan. The couple, highly regarded, receive the Journal’s congratulations for a long and happy life. Dr and Mrs Lucky, visiting here, have left for Texas. Lincoln Joy plans to move to his Morris County farm soon. Bernice Cosand visited D P Johnson Friday night and Saturday.
The column notes poultry tips and market observations about turkeys and hens, praising clever geese, detailing feeding practices with potatoes and scraps, and warning of price drops. It highlights hens, mites, and farming talk dismissed as hearsay, with quips about women chatting on phones and dead hens signaling messages in the hen house.
A Delaware man kept a strict account of 25 hens from January. In six months 2008 eggs were produced enough to raise 188 more chickens. After six months he had 23.88 dollars in cash as profit. Neighbors asked what readers think of such a record and whether Delaware has good poultrykeepers.
Public display announces high quality Flour Gold and Coin Big A syrup priced at one dollar and twenty cents per gallon. The notice lists dates January 31 and February 1 and emphasizes demonstration of product quality.
The article highlights a man steering a campaign for popular fights in Kansas, detailing his role, methods, and the supporters backing his effort. It notes his prominence in local politics and the potential impact on community standards.
The Kalsh family in Courtland battles pneumonia after returning to Kansas. The 15 year old Blanche died Friday, a funeral was held the next day. The oldest daughter Mrs Myers is ill but improving. Neighbors offer sympathy as the family recovers. A brief note mentions local merchandise and farm ads.
Mrs val Christian came up from Clyde Wednesday for a short visit with friends here. She returns today.
Herbert Cooper has stopped operating his skating rink at Republic because harsh weather made it undesirable. The rink is run in a way to avoid complaint and many ladies attend every evening.
Fragmentary poultry notice lists smooth roosters, eighty eight hens, young fowl, and note that prices are subject to change without notice. Mentions year round payment and a dealer named RIMEy.
Oysters now seasonally available in cans at the Up-to-Date Restaurant. Fresh oysters served as you like them. Try RT Serva for quick service and quality.
Mr Ernest Hedstrom of Conve land and Miss Mary Gustafson of this city wed on Wednesday January 15 at Frank Hawkins’s residence with Rev G J De val officiating. They will reside in Courtland where he works as a clerk in Freeburg’s store. The bride is the daughter of Mrs Anna Gustafson. The Journal extends congratulations.
For Sale notice lists four work horses and farm items in terse sale ad. R. Anderson is named as contact. The fragment provides minimal details and location.
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