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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
6
The article urges using Alabastine to tint school interior walls in all districts. It highlights eye-friendly colors and sanitary rock-based coatings that resist germs, framing the product as essential for crowded classrooms and pupil health.
Milwaukees cork industry swells as fifty seven bales of corks arrive from abroad. The city uses more botue corks than any other, consuming over 4 000 bales 60 000 gross or 86 000 000 corks annually valued at about 350 000 dollars. Contracts secure future deliveries due to lack of a local cork warehouse and new agencies forming to handle fast orders.
A Kansas congressman received a letter accusing a postmaster of whisky sales and suggested charges. Days later another note says the writer and the postmaster have formed a partnership with the postmaster selling stamps and the writer selling whisky.
F B Crider of Bland Missouri recounts a sudden ambush by an illness that began as kidney trouble and was cured by Dodd s Kidney Pills after failed treatments. Henri Maurice Cannon, claimed world s heaviest man at 613 pounds, died of heart disease in a San Francisco saloon last week.
An advertisement asserts Defiance Starch offers higher quality and greater quantity than competitors. It includes an odd punch line about conscience and suspenders, and promotes Piso's Cure for Consumption as a universal remedy. The note is signed by N. W. Samuel from Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17, 1900.
Jessie Morrison was found guilty of murder in the second degree in Eldorado Kansas after a twelve hour jury deliberation. The case, her third trial for the killing of Mrs. Olin Castle, arose from a razor assault in which both women were wounded. Morrison's family ties and claims of self defense framed the lengthy courtroom drama. Morrison showed tears at verdict and declined further comment, while the state may appeal.
Washington reports that a cabinet meeting approved terms of an amnesty proclamation for Filipinos to be issued on July 4. The draft, revised by the War Department, awaits Acting Governor Wright for approval and the Philippine government bill to be settled before the president signs and issues the proclamation.
A new combination of manufacturers and distributors of food products filed articles of incorporation in Camden New Jersey with no capital. The capital of the firms is stated as 30000000 dollars. The incorporation is described as preliminary to organizing a nationwide association of leading pickling and preserving firms across the United States.
Kansas state list details county agricultural and fair associations for 1902 including fair names, locations, dates in September August and secretaries such as C H Wheaton at Iola James W Clarke at Great Bend H Harrington at Hiawatha H Balch at El Dorado and others across multiple counties with dates ranging late August to September and early October.
The state board of health in Topeka re elected Dr J M Minnick of Wichita president and Dr W B Swan secretary. New appointees include Dr Sarah E Greenfield Hiawatha as bacteriologist Professor Marvin state university sanitary advisor and civil engineer Prof B H S Bailey chemist H W Eicholtz Abilene and I W Gill Wichita as undertakers examiners. Dr M N Gardner Greenleaf to fill vacancy from Dr R J Morton Green. Board seeks legislative power to supervise water works and sewer systems suppress nuisances and collect vital statistics.
While returning from a Masonic celebration, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Winters Mr. and Mrs. James A. Death and Miss Rickard were thrown from a carriage when the neckyoke broke. All were injured. Mr. Winters suffered serious injuries and remained in a serious condition. The Winters were prominent residents en route to Blue Rapids.
Dr A C Knudson professor of history at Baker University Baldwin Kansas resigns to accept Biblical literature chair at Allegheny College Meadville Pennsylvania Trustees meet July 8 to elect successor Thirty applicants remain with three leading candidates Harvard California and Ohio college graduates lead the field
Atchison Topeka Santa Fe says it will immediately build a cut-off from Portales through the Pescos Valley in New Mexico to Albuquerque. The project shortens the main line to the coast by about 200 miles and, according to Mr. Mudge, could shave at least fifty miles off the overland coast road.
Mother Superior Bernard, head of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Kansas, sails next week for Europe to confer with Pope Leo and Vatican officials regarding the society. She oversees the Wichita academy and the Abilene and Parsons institutions.
San Luis Obispo claims the largest rose vine in California possibly the world. The Double Cherokee was planted May 12 1888 by Mrs G B Staniford to cover nearby barns. It began as a small slip and now grows about twenty five feet annually with ongoing new branches.
Remarkable tests at the agent general office in Victoria street show eggs from New Zealand preserved by the Ellis system remained fresh and good in taste and smell after four months. The experiments claim to identify age of a newly laid egg and demonstrate prolonged freshness on ordinary cargo without refrigeration.
A housewife urged to try Defiance Cold Water Starch praising its guaranteed superiority. Each 10c package provides 16 ozs compared with 12 ozs in competing brands, and the ad claims once used, Defiance becomes the preferred staple.
Mme Nordica the opera singer practices daily punching a bag to train muscles and control adipose tissue. She sought boxing lessons but was advised that even soft glove blows could harm her vocal career, making the bag a compromise.
The Burlington System compiles a general time folder from sixteen division timetables. It lists 2,000 towns and schedules for over 100 trains, with sixty thousand figures checked and corrected whenever times change.
R Van Brunt, noted Pacific coast mining expert and former manager of Mrs Lily Langtrys stock farm, has become demented and believes King Edward has created him a lord. The mania is linked to horse racing as the alleged trigger.
Cure feverishness bad stomach teething disorders move and regulate bowels and destroy worms. Used by Mother Gray, nurse at the Children's Home in New York. Over 30 000 testimonials. Available at all druggists for 25c. Sample free address Allen Olmsted LeRoy NY.
The ability of the gas company to make both ends meet depends on the meter. This reflects how billing accuracy and consumption tracking impact financial stability and customer trust.
Some grocers say they avoid De fiance and Defiance starches due to stock disparities. A 12 oz shelf is kept but cannot be sold to buyers who previously used the 16 oz Defiance starch for the same price.
A gond many, men are more interest ed in having work abolished than pov erty. The fragmented line hints at social debate where labor and poverty intersect, suggesting tensions between economic reform and livelihood concerns.
An old advertisement extols keeping whites bright with Red Cross Ball Blue and notes grocers offer a large 2 oz package for 5 cents. The copy then shifts to a moral aside about a civilized man in a garage who must earn his daily bread.
Advertising blurb promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Worded claims say druggists refund money if it fails. The text also includes a moral jab about men who are ashamed of themselves.
At commencement exercises Mount Holyoke College announced a 40000 gift by Miss Helen Gould in memory of her mother Helen Day Gould to endow the chair of Biblical Literature.
A brief note warns that religion kept for Sunday tends to ferment by midweek, suggesting a shift in attitude or practice during the week. It emphasizes caution about neglecting weekday spiritual discipline.
Miss Virginia Grames, president of the Nurses' Association of Watertown, testifies to the benefits of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian and womb inflammation. She recounts recovery from womb falling after lifting a heavy patient and endorses the remedy to others.
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