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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
3
The article notes New York passed a 16 to 19 military training law, praising play based training through basketball, baseball, drills, and gymnastics as the best method for youth defense. It contrasts German youth training and stresses America's need to develop strong youth for future defense.
Citizens trade wary jokes about prohibition and price, with Bronco Bob noting cars vanished and a doctor quarreling with a patient over size. A resident laments wartime exemptions while a couple argues over savings and marital dynamics in a crowded, noisy street scene.
Poem contemplates youthful longing for beauty love and truth versus later life’s renunciation. It contrasts the rush of life with the sufficiency found in simplicity, noting the futility of hoarded prizes compared to dreamless sleep. Interwoven dialogue references a character named Ida Goldsmith Morris and a social scene with Perry upstairs dressing.
Japanese agricultural and commercial unions grow across Japan as wartime global trade awareness rises. Observers say postwar skilled workers will press for better pay after learning international wages. Locals note increased cosmopolitan knowledge due to newspaper reporting.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch article urges mothers to balance play with studies. It says mothers should regularly contact teachers, monitor progress, and help children stay motivated, noting home support boosts school performance. Cooperation between parent and teacher is emphasized for early positive educational outcomes.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch reflection urges parents to monitor their facial expressions when children misbehave. It warns that curt retorts and anger can be copied by the child, urging calm talk and self control to prevent a cycle of disobedience and resentment.
A de coy duck device uses clockwork to swim with lifelike motion and motion is powered by springs removed in favor of a cord operated mechanism. Chilean investigators report promising petroleum deposits in Bolivia and potential development. An electrically driven shoe cleaning and polishing machine for home use is announced using a Hecht socket.
A brief dialogue features a wrestler noting boxing has ceased and hoping wrestling remains. He jokes that if they can keep his ear, he must wrestle with it daily. The exchange hints at injuries and persistence in combat sports.
Punctuation and garbled lines depict a tense scene where characters discuss a missing suspender button, a partner’s absence, and a near kiss. The exchange suggests confusion and withheld actions as one character questions another’s prior behavior.
Hand made Paraguayan lace, shaped by Guarani words for web, includes parasol covers doilies handkerchiefs mantillas and mats. Foreign buyers favor parasol covers doilies and kerchiefs, produced by women who sell lace door to door, with no major export trade to date.
The piece urges mothers to use tact and kindness to bring out the best in their children, asserting mothers alone understand their children’s temperament and needs. It presents timeless advice on parenting with emphasis on empathy and personal insight.
Walter Johnson and Joe Jackson are highlighted as stars who never played for pennant winners. Johnson, long regarded as a top AL pitcher, is contrasted with clubs like the Cubs and Giants. Jackson, once with Cleveland, could still chase a world series with a new team, while Johnson faces limited prospects unless a miracle change or trade occurs.
Wilkes-Barre street railway strike cost 5 million dollars. United States has 50 thousand foreign citizens in allied armies. New York produces 600 million gallons of sewage daily. In 20 years 90 thousand trespassers have been killed on American railways. New York state has 22 million acres of farmland with about 1/4 under cultivation. U.S. phosphate rock output in 1916 was 1,982,385 tons valued at 5,896,992 dollars.
Kin Hubbard humorously extols the human liver, calling it a vital yet neglected organ. He jokes that society mistreats the liver by ignoring its influence on mood and behavior while joking about dietary uses and humorous comparisons to civic life.
A reflection on the flood of current literature and magazines overwhelming bookshops. It contrasts classic works and authors with today’s abundance, notes editors juggling manuscripts for space, and laments the busy, crowded landscape of modern publishing.
Mrs Goode asks about influence over her husband. Mrs Better recalls his past behavior and admits he stopped playing a "disgraceful game called pool" and now plays pocket billiards.
Mrs. George R. Naylor of Marysville Pa reports twelve years of crippling cramps eased after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises the remedy and urges other women with periodic irregularities to try it, noting offers of free confidential advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
Specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture advocate wider use of home baked bread as a cost saving, nutritionally flexible option. They note bread substitutes cereals and side dishes can meet daily needs, with three quarters of a pound of bread daily aiding moderate work and totaling about a pound of baked bread, though many families rely on pricier foods.
Members of a house party recount mishaps from their careers as flood, fire, and field adventures amuse. Mr. Brown boasts of a splinter under his fingernail prompting a teasing reply from a maiden who notes his carelessness.
A standoff over leadership and loyalty erupts as a ruler refuses to abdicate and confronts a fired cook. The exchange centers on authority, duty, and dignity in a tense power struggle.
The deceased magnate James J Hill left an estate valued at fifty million dollars comprising property in Minnesota. Estate details indicate substantial holdings and potential probate actions to settle his affairs.
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