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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1926
Page
6
A fashion writer notes the shift from concealment to self expression in millinery. French and American designers showcase cloche and brimless shapes with high crowns, draped folds, and grosgrain ribbons, along with velvet berets and satin combos reflecting color and artful detail.
Dr. Walter Y. Bingham and Dr. F A Moss report at Hoover safety conference on using psychology to screen drivers. Tests measure reaction time and eye hand coordination to identify dangerous traits. Fatigue and evening rush hour worsen crash rates. women are not inherently safer drivers.
The article compares storage batteries to humans, stressing regular attention and maintenance. It urges regular charging and electrolyte checks, warns against under or overcharging, and cautions that letting a battery go dry shortens its life and damages plates.
A method to mount the spare under the frame behind the rear axle is described. Blocks of hard wood are bolted to the carrier to prevent tire contact with carriage parts. Leather straps cross the tire and a heavy chain with a padlock secures it to deter theft.
Survey of farm home conditions in sixteen middle western states shows over half the women drive automobiles while two thirds rely on wells for water and less than a third have kitchen sinks with drains. Only about one in six homes has a bathtub and about 40 percent own washing machines. Roughly 17 percent power washers from farm systems and 11 percent keep expenditure records.
When you let another drive your car he tends to get better hill performance. The stranger assumes the engine can handle the incline and backs off timing and fuel until it slows, then adds gas to keep going.
A fragmented 1926 Western Newspaper Union piece quotes nature's gifts to man and the idea that each person is bound to their work by golden links of association, invoking Ellot as the source of the reflection.
A collage of simple recipes for salads and hearty dishes. Includes Garden Delight salad with pepper and cottage cheese, Halibut Souffle with lemon and worcestershire, Prune Cake with spices, Ox Tongues and Spinach, Baked Ham, Scotch Oat Crackers and various gem and croquette ideas.
Clarence Howard assistant cashier at Montgomery County National Bank of Cherryvale pleads guilty to grand larceny and frames the bank robbery with $12 000 stock in his name The partner ex-president G C Robertson also confessed and is held For the Cherryvale bank robbery May 26 nearly 70000 in cash and bonds were stolen Two bandits Led Flournoy and Charles Mayes were killed June 7 in a gunfight at Picher Oklahoma A fourth bandit Lyman Ford is being sought In Topeka an order compels Sherman County officials including six councilmen and the city clerk of Goodland to answer why mandamus demands to issue a permit for a Victory Oil filling station were ignored.
In Butler County district court Fred Kahlembeck 9 pleaded guilty to causing the deaths of Robert Reed 8 and Frank Burr 14. The fatal accident happened the night of February 17 when an unlit car driven by Kahlembeck struck the boys. Sentencing will follow.
Kent Gaylord, cashier of the Locomotive Finished Material Co in Atchison, was robbed in front of the office by two well dressed bandits of $6948 from the weekly foundry payroll. It was the plant's first payroll robbery in years.
Coffeyville reports the sale of the remaining assets of the defunct People's State Bank. A lump sum bid of 225 is recorded against a paper value of 300 279.43. Ottawa saw 6 000 volt shock fatality at a municipal line work site. Kansas news follow. Topeka reports drowning in a city park pool involving Georgiana Warren and Maxine Startz. Wichita notes the death of Carol Key from injuries after horse cart accident. Ft Scott reports Brady and Baxter convicted in federal mail fraud case tied to Vernon Bank failure. Lawrence advises University of Kansas summer session enrollment at 1 428.
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