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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
4
The curator traces eye prosthetics from painted patches to leather backed shells and porcelain eyes, culminating in glass eyes. He notes early patches, then walnut shaped shells, opaque, then porcelain, and finally clear glass eyes with a movable pupil as a future breakthrough and fortune.
The piece recounts Theodulph the Bishop of Orleans composing the Palm Sunday hymn long believed to have moved Louis the Pious. A legend places him singing from his Angers prison window, prompting royal release. The full original hymn exceeds modern use with 78 lines. Hindoo Likes Many Clocks notes a man who collects clocks to display wealth, yet ignores time.
A Denver Republic piece contrasts Native American squaws in tepees and frame houses. It praises tepee order and beaded decor while noting crowded frame-house conditions, then highlights a woman in elk-tooth robe valued between 1000 and 3000 dollars riding to a fair on a beaded saddle, a striking image of contentment.
A wealthy New York widow reportedly has the city’s sole carbonic acid bath installed at home. The system uses pressure stored acid mixed into bathwater, delivering a highly stimulating skin treatment and a strong sense of rejuvenation. She chose the at home Nauheim replica after heart trouble made sea travel risky.
A chemist claims to extract venom from bees kept in a glass bottle to produce a medicine. He says the venom drops through a net into alcohol called Ngulé and can treat gout rheumatism cancer and other ailments.
Lovett admits engagement to the woman while Newitt notes she claimed to be his former passion. He adds she did burn up his money, outlining a past financial sting.
The piece notes a little chalet near Can Martin on the Route d Italie beyond Monte Carlo as a winter retreat for Mr. and Mrs. Williamson authors of an automobile novel. It suggests this quiet spot attracts readers and writers who travel from the United States to view Kipling, James, and Terry on European shores.
A Montreal Herald reader urges youths to face trouble directly. The ax metaphor advises striking the knot, looking trouble in the eye, and tackling hard duties to overcome challenges. The message applies to difficult school sums, new life away from home, and any daunting task, encouraging courage and action.
A historic convict ship once moored on the Thames between Blackfriars and Westminster carried 137000 convicts to Australia before sinking in Sydney harbor. The vessel with 72 cells a black hole and a chapel began voyages in 1787 and sailed 81 years transporting 116842 men and 20318 women to imprisonment and exile.
A tourist asks for antidotes and the mountain hermit replies with a joke about the first action after a bite. The back and forth highlights a humorous misunderstanding between visitor and resident.
In a witty exchange the critic asks if Hamlet was mad. Mr Stormington Barnes replies he is an actor, not an alienist, defending performance over diagnosis in the stage debate.
An intelligent physician finds color blindness is rare among girls and common among boys. He concludes the condition often stems from lack of early education in color discrimination, as girls are taught shades while boys receive no instructions.
Maryland Senator Rayner urged adequate teacher salaries at a reception and recounted a district meeting where salaries were very low. A portly banker began with an address and ended with exclamations of long live our school teachers while a pale chalk-dusty man objected.
Ross Gott announces availability of a steam powered hay baler and corn sheller. Contact Farmers 42 Scandia Phane 72 for details and pricing.
Madson and Jones, beach-combers, sailed in a lugger near Yampa sound. A shore party lured Jones ashore and he did not return. Madson, attacked in the boat by a native, threw the assailant overboard and killed him when he tried to reboard. After two days with no sign of Jones, Madson sailed to the nearest port.
The German emperor agrees to grant land in Grunewald for a golf course after a request from Sir Frank Lascelles. The ambassador worries about trees, but the emperor jokes that trees will keep the sun off players, highlighting royal generosity and a light touch about sport.
Mrs Van Sant laments a tomcat named Napoleon driven from the porch by a dog and parrot. Mr Van Sant recalls the cat was marooned by a laborer and jokes to rename him Castro to avoid the return habit. The clip plays on a playful domestic scene.
Chicago businessman George F Wagner warns that paid agents entice peasants in Germany and Austria with promises of easy riches in America. He notes higher living costs and wages below expectations upon arrival, citing two Irish immigrants who believed gold lay on the streets until a $10 piece proved false.
Yesterday heavy rains caused rail disruption and timid buyers with uneven prices. Today most lines reopened and trade improved with higher quotes for native cattle and grass cattle. Receipts were estimated at 3000 but reached over 5000. hogs 3000 head or less with prices 5 to 10 higher. market expected to stay volatile and uneven ahead of the new corn crop. J A Rickart and L S C report small cattle consignments.
Mrs C C Gorkey of Northfield Virginia reports severe heart pain and breathlessness for five years improving after six bottles of Dr Miles Heart Remedy. The ad claims fluttering signals nerve weakness rather than disease and promises money back if no benefit.
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