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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
7
The Courtland Journal reports the Big Scandia Picnic set for July 30 31 and August 1 with fresh fruit markets on Saturdays at Scandia Merc. Several local people are noted visiting relatives and traveling including J H Sandell on a Manhattan trip and Will Ellingson visiting Chicago after discharge from the U S Army.
Automobile listing for a 1916 Model 25 Maxwell five passenger touring car with full electrical equipment. Described as in first class condition and priced to sacrifice if sold promptly. Contact A. C. Florell.
Relatives receive letter from Mr and Mrs E R Nelson written in Cape Town Africa stating they withstood the trip and are enjoying a cool season and feeling well.
Mrs O Norquist and son Leslie Mrs Hanna Mr and Mrs Forsland and daughter Mrs Ponlinson and Rev L A Benson were among Clay Center residents who came last Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs Noble Isaacson.
Scandia Mercury items report Jake Storer’s trip to Love Well on Wednesday and August Swanson’s visit in Belleville Tuesday afternoon. Coal deliveries are due soon with Colorado lump coal on the track now and hard coal promised in days. Various locals including Miss Jennie Werner visiting Lebanon, Mr. and Mrs. Tedrow in Pueblo and others traveling for harvest duties. Elise Louise Kreitzer born July 12 to F. W. and Mrs. Kreitzer. Ida Monney among attending nurses in Sabetha.
Sunday evening incident leaves a youth named Glenn Lilly with a deep cut to the foot from a broken glass bottle. Medical staff required seventeen stitches to close the wound and prevent further complication.
Mrs J H Miller and two daughters with Russel Rowe arrived Wednesday from DeSoto Kansas. Mrs Miller plans to visit relatives locally before returning to her home in Goodland.
Fred Gulick battles sunburn from intense fishing in competition with rival John Snock. The glare and misjudged surface bobber angles left Gulick with heat effects during peak sun.
Mrs Minor traveling with her sister Mrs Quincy Blosser and family from Norway left Monday evening for Denver. Nadine Blosser and her family also departed Monday evening for Denver, accompanying Nadine.
A half pound of Black and Green tea is offered at 35 cents at Star Grocery, promising delicious iced tea for customers.
Louis Johnson returns from Cawker City as Rev M L Robey of Concordia to preach at Union services next Sunday evening. Palace Drug Store delivered a new Victrola to the Grammar room. Ed Nondorf rearranges restaurant tables to handle larger crowds. The Gulick Mercantile Co corrected a flour price error to 3.45. Local ads note hides wool and furs wanted with prices. Funeral attendees listed including T J West and others. Evelyn Nelson visits from Fort Collins to stay with her father and brother near Norway. Doctors Henry and son John visit from Lawrence before Colorado Springs trip. Katherine Weiss visits Sabetha and Kreitzer family, with Herneice and Margaret returning. Scandi Picnic sport committee prepares baseball games between Beloit and Hunter Leaguers.
Miss Hazel Plott arrives from Omaha for a short stay with friends then plans to visit her sister Mrs. A. W. Sjoholm in Jamestown before traveling to Wilsey Kansas to see her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Plott.
Co T. Kirk drove from Iola last Friday to visit his parents in Belleville and then came here with his wife Morrie and daughter who had been visiting Mrs Kirk’s parents Mr and Mrs T J Mahaffey. They returned to Iola Sunday.
Rev L A Benson Mr and Mrs P Forstund and daughter Mrs Olof Norquist and son from Clay Center Kansas attended the funeral of Mrs Noble Isaacson last Friday. They came by auto in the morning and returned the same day.
Mrs Emil Malmstrom and her son Bertil visited Rev and Mrs O J Swan last Friday night on their way home from relatives in Willard and Stoneham Col. They returned home with the Ong group on Saturday afternoon.
Mary Pickford stars as Sara Crewe in Artcraft’s film of Burnett’s tale shown at the Princess Theater next Tuesday. The performance marks a notable interpretation of the classic adventures at Miss Minchin's boarding school by America's sweetheart.
The notice references Track Now and the Hard Company in a short item. It indicates scheduled actions or identity links between the two entities within a compact public notice. Further concrete details are not provided in the readable fragments.
The text explains that excessive paper money and credits have devalued currency, causing prices to rise. It argues that widespread notes and war bonds will not be withdrawn soon, keeping high prices for years. It also cites growing demand and war damage to fields as sustaining high crop prices.
County agent V V Clark of Marshall County Indiana conducted demonstrations showing that applying commercial fertilizer with a good seedbed helps wheat resist Hessian fly and joint worm. He notes that plant age affects susceptibility and emphasizes proper soil preparation.
Agricultural notes advise using proper cultivation and well-balanced fertilizers to counter wheat pests. Mr. Clark observes that well-fed plants resist insect and disease attacks, and recommends ammoniated fertilizers to promote growth and hardiness for winter conditions.
Nazimova stars in the screen drama Out of the Fog at the Princess theater during the Scandia picnic’s final two days. Adapted from the stage hit Ception Shoals by H. Austin Adams, the tale follows sea weather and human fate from storms to hopeful romance.
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