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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
2
Frances J. Fickel announces her candidacy for Republic County superintendent, subject to the August primary. She enters the race seeking the countywide elected post.
The Kansas Journal rejects rumors of a Capper Coalition among state newspapers seeking Arthur Capper’s U S Senate bid. The editor asserts no secret alignment exists and stresses that editors prosper when farmers and merchants have fair chances, citing J G Strong’s congressional potential and noting Strong’s roots and integrity.
The report notes roughly an inch of rain over the past week with sporadic showers afterward. An additional half inch fell on Wednesday, followed by another half inch, as locales saw damp conditions persist and temperatures cooled.
Campaign note endorses L. N. Hendrix for Clerk of District Court at the August Primary. Highlights 15 years legal and clerical training, a Spanish American War veteran with a Kansas unit, and a pledge to prove efficiency within two months or withdraw from seeking a second term. Also mentions social visits and a Methodist Church program on war propaganda with orchestra.
The ladies of the church plan a pot luck social tea in the basement next week Friday July 26. All invited. Lunch served for 10 cents from 5 to 7 or later.
Local butcher A. T Garman advertises fresh mutton available for sale. Call 1709 Scandia to arrange purchase or visit in person. He notes he butchers three to four times weekly and invites customers to contact him.
Mrs. C. V. Haggman and her children Phil and Ruth, with Mrs. Creager, returned home Friday from Kenosha Wisconsin where they had been for several months with Lieut. Haggman who was recently transferred to Fort Sheridan Illinois.
Star Grocery advertises a sale offering two cans of Tuxedo smoking tobacco for 25 cents, highlighting a bargain for shoppers.
Andy Berggren Martin Larson and Arthur Wrigley traveled to Kansas City on Monday. Martin and Arthur passed the physical examination with splendid records and will depart Friday for Paris Island South Carolina for training. Mrs W R Goodwin has been ill this week while B Vincent visits the sons Ben from Courtland and Ed from Concordia.
Property listing for four lots with a seven room house and land in Scandia southeast area. Contact V. E. Carlson at the listed phone number 910 for details. Two separate terms or notices included.
Mrs. Grace Fesler, who has been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Mahan for some time, departed Sunday to return to her home in Wyoming.
A thrift stamp is offered with every $5.00 purchase during Beck men’s Clearance Sale. The promotion runs through July 30.
The writer recounts German abuse in Belgium and France, cites diaries and the Kaiser War Staff, and argues atrocities aim to break Allied resolve. Personal testimonies and equipment like a “soldier’s conscience” disk illustrate alleged Nazi brutality and the social complicity fueling it.
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