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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1911
Page
5
A playful sampler of notices from old exchanges and papers. It lampoons hair transplants, milkmans daughters gowns, sugar in sand, custard, and coal profits while urging readers to advertise through print. The Douglas County Herald quips about brides and grooms, praising beauty yet warning against offense.
The Signale fur de Musikalische Welt reports Gustav Mahler, amid rehearsal for a new symphony in Munich, took a wrong turn during a corridor interlude. A plasterer blocked his way despite his claim to be Mahler, saying they were not ready for painters yet. He finally found the hall after a confused detour.
An excerpt cites Ilak hut's Voyages noting the North Pole as a realm of perpetual light and privilege. It praises Gospel illumination and asks why the search for this excellent discovery is neglected, framing it as an eternal blessing for the nation.
Collier's Weekly recounts Plutarch describing barbarian use of naphtha to ignite a street near Alexander the Great. The tale places the demonstration in Echatna where a lake of the volatile liquid amazed the king.
In Guanajuato Mexico the municipal cemetery features tiered masonry catacombs like mailbox compartments. First class interments cost 100 pesos for permanent tenure. second class cost 25 pesos for five years, after which the space is cleared and re-rented, as described by Victor Rosewater in Leslie's.
A druggist emphasizes carefulness in handling medicines and products. The text claims careful buying, preparation, and selection of goods to satisfy doctors and aid patient recovery, urging prompt service and reliable prescription filling.
Grahame-White estimates that a plane must reach around 200 mph before widespread commercial use. He notes steel will replace wood in aircraft, and that trains run up to 90 mph. He predicts true passenger speed breakthroughs at 150 to 200 mph, with travel in a windless, submarine-like cabin.
The passage compares Tolstoys and William Penn noting Penn’s practical mind and founding of a wide society, and highlights General Booth as influencing contemporaries more through organization and missionary work, suggesting lasting impact beyond the others.
Miss Winifred Holt, longtime in civic pedagogy in New York, visits the southern colony established by Miss Holman in North Carolina 1] years ago. The project aims to improve physical life first, then support intellectual development. The mountaineers are described as belated ancestors from early English immigrants.
In a playful remark from a Buffalo Commercial piece, King George V recalls a scene at a normal tea where a seven or eight year old girl, presented by her mother, curtsied and proclaimed his majesty was wonderful because mamma told her so. The anecdote highlights royal charm and childlike honesty.
In Portugal, Senora Braga wife of the new president speaks proudly of her husband yet laments potential disruptions to their small home. The couple endured the loss of two children years ago and remain dependent on each other. They will keep their single story house by the Tagus until they can return.
Electricity use for light and power in the United States has more than doubled in the last eight years, reflecting rapid growth in energy consumption and infrastructure.
Some people say trap nests are troublesome yet enthusiasts see clear benefits for monitoring individual hens. They require constant on hand attention to open traps and release the birds throughout the day.
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