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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
6
Washington conducted the 1918 draft number drawing on June 27 to determine the order youths from the 1918 class will be called for service. Numbers show each registrant’s drawn order, with early numbers set for earlier calls and new registrants added at the list’s end.
A list of seemingly disjointed items notes Minnesota restricting alien teachers as part of a broader set of reports. Other tidbits include a California congressman’s remark on murder by trade, London firemen seeking a raise, and various snippets about prison weights and labor-saving devices.
The storage battery or electric accumulator of Faure was first exhibited in London 387 years ago. Since then Edison and others have greatly improved it and it is now used in street car operation and other applications.
A quote emphasizing a steady hand is more essential in military matters than in peace since mistakes in war can be irremediable. Attributed to Bucon or may reflect a similar phrase about steadfast leadership.
The Agriculture Department urges expanding farm sheep flocks on non specialized farms to raise meat and wool quickly. It argues the postwar market will still favor livestock, with lambs reaching 65 to 90 pounds by four to five months on pasture and forage crops, minimizing grain use.
The piece explains that a baseball curves due to its rough surface, magnified ridges and craters acting like mountains. Friction on these irregularities alters the air flow as the ball travels, producing the curve beyond gravity’s pull.
Between 1908 and 1910 Brazil admitted 926286 immigrants. The largest group was Portuguese at 354820 with major contingents from Italians 193950 Spaniards 190767 and Turco-Arabs 481534. Other nationalities included Germans 33578 Austrians 21843 French 9207 Japanese 15778 Russians 49477.
A light exchange about a poor garden humorously contrasts neighborly chickens refusing the plot. The remark underlines a theme of true religion needing no external validation.
A sales pitch claiming Freezone instantly relieves corn pain and lets users lift the corn away. Marketed as a penny bottle cure by a Cincinnati inventor, it covers hard and soft corns as well as toe corn and calluses without pain.
The Boston Evening Transcript notes a discreet remark about a dealer accused of fraud. A man notes the parrot knows many words including ones he would avoid saying in a lady’s presence.
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for bathing and Cuticura Ointment for healing, with directions to bathe in hot water, dry gently, and apply the ointment. Free samples offered from Cuticura Dept. X in Boston. Soap and Ointment priced at 25 and 50 cents. The closing line notes luck and disappointment.
In a Saturday inspection a private lacks a belt and a first sergeant orders him to the quartermaster to replace it while noting the loss will be charged. A past loan and a quip about timeliness and calendars conclude the vignette from Battery C of the 126th Artillery.
In a fragmented dialogue Mrs. Flatbush notes seven percent of the population holds soil, while Mrs. Bensonhurst asks why. The reply cites a higher proportion of men who carry soil ground on their boots, suggesting regional attitudes vary.
Classified note expresses desire for a man who loves the author for her own virtues. Mentions Tinpecing Im and asks about budgeting or prices in a candid, period tone.
A fragmentary note titled A Daylight Scorner presents quirky lines about a firefly, a shicker, and an ant the text suggests an early rising would avoid making up light. The piece reads like playful, nonsensical verse with odd word choices.
A hot weather warning about stomach trouble links heavy foods and iced drinks to discomfort. FATONIC tablets are promoted as a quick remedy that neutralizes acids and gases, restores appetite, and offers a money back guarantee if not effective, with endorsements from users and a promise of rapid relief.
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