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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1971
Page
2
The writer recalls forgotten residents in nursing homes and institutions seeking contact through letters and visits. Mail, small gifts from neighbors, and community reminders highlight how attention sustains dignity. Rural life notes include corn harvesting, cabbage gifts, radishes, and weather affecting farming tasks.
The column reflects on a grandmother’s scrapbook of obituaries and clippings from Scandia Belleville and Chicago Swedish papers. It recalls neighbors, family gatherings, Fourth of July celebrations, and a community built on the Kansas plains, with many names and places mentioned.
Fairhope Alabama based Emperor Clock Company reports a nationwide revival in grandfather clock ownership. President George Fowler cites strong sales fueling production and views the clocks as a national status symbol. Clocks use solid mahogany and walnut woods with German movements and offer Westminster Whittington and St Michael chimes plus do it yourself kits and blueprint plans.
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