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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1901
Page
7
A down east town tale shows a burglar killed himself after a would be escape failed. A brave woman on the veranda of a grocery store wrestled with a man who cut a hole in the door while a bystander described the struggle and the morning found the burglar dead.
For years scientists denied sponges animal life but now they are placed above protozoa in a sub-kingdom called Porifera due to their many pores. Some scientists still classify sponges with corals sea feathers and jellyfishes.
In Buck Creek Indiana on July 15 Mrs Elizabeth Rorick suffered rheumatism. She says doctors offered no relief until using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She reports being free from pain and claims a permanent cure. Many Tippecanoe County residents hear of her case and report wonderful results from the pills.
Reuters notes a rise in Paris based periodicals with 2,585 titles now issued, about 100 more than the same date in the previous year. This shows growing press activity in the French capital.
The Wabash introduces a large initial order of equipment including two baggage and combination cars, 30 coaches, 10 chair cars, 3 cafe cars, and 2 dining cars. Chicago departures are at 11 00 am 8 03 pm 9 15 pm and 11 00 pm. The Pan American Special between St Louis and Buffalo gains broad vestibule chair cars cafe library and observation cars with new comforts.
An advertisement promotes Alen’s foot Ease powder for easing tight shoes and relieving swollen hot sweating feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions with a 25 cent trial option TREX by nail and an address in Le Roy NY. It also touts Red Cross Ball Blue white clothes signs of a housekeeper and notes a large 2 oz package for five cents. The ad closes with a proverb about a wise son concealing knowledge of his father.
A late night scene unfolds around a worried man and a groggy clerk as they exchange thick accented chatter over a request to balance books and verify a friend’s information. The crowd watches while both insist on their view, ending with mutual doubt and a remark about a new word.
A Marine View tale reports a ship dropping anchor in the lower bay as a rowboat visitor threatens boarding. The captain claims personal right to defend his cabin, then owners revise orders stating the ship becomes a yard, not a home, with limited power to bar entrants. The tug returns and the dispute ends as the visitor departs.
In a Philadelphia Press item, Jess and Tess discuss a missing item among a crowd. Jess realizes it was the little Mr. Snipp who was with them, while Tess suggests it was nothing after all.
A condensed, period style item quotes Herbert confessing to his mother that he sold her diamond pin to a peddler for 30 cents and spent the money on fireworks. The fragment reflects a domestic anecdote and moral undertone.
Two neighboring men with strong views argued at Uncle Jerry Ardhedd's house about knowledge and certainty. One claimed nothing could be known without absolute proof or clear demonstration, while the other tended to dogmatize on every topic. The lengthy discussion centered on epistemology and certainty.
A barber and police captain discuss a judge’s decision in a case where two colored boys were arrested and fined ten dollars plus costs each. The judge refused to release them, with speculation that betting ties influenced the outcome.
In a Philadelphia Press exchange, talk centers on Gilders wealth and a past where his brother Jack, an elevator man, helped raise his children. The dialogue notes the children often visited their father's office in the building where Jack worked.
A Glasgow Times snippet records a sharp exchange in which a mistress questions a maid about her qualifications and references. The maid asserts thirty nine excellent references and two years in domestic service.
A wry Life quip notes Jenkins has written How to Succeed and jokes he has failed at everything else, casting doubt on the book’s prospects but with a sly smile about common effort and luck.
A collection of humorous exchanges features a boy claiming whistling is faster than thought after a lickingsome burglars complain of small loot tests and a woman jokes about hats and physical culture. In a tidbit the Chicago heiress prefers a baron over a duke then plans to wed a count.
The Hae Waiian Star notes higher fish prices yesterday, with many unable to buy. The shortage stems from reduced supply as fish become scarce on dark, moonless nights, leaving fishermen with poor returns.
A thoughtful critique links trust issues to societal ills resembling digestive disorders. The piece touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a reliable remedy for constipation indigestion dyspepsia biliousness liver and kidney troubles urging readers to try it.
A Philadelphia Times line notes a woman who married a highwayman sought a chance to confront him by entering his pockets one night, reflecting alleged vindictiveness after the crime.
Eliza R. Parker advises how to wash delicate muslin and lace items using Ivory Soap and shade drying. She notes that very little starch is needed and emphasizes careful handling to prevent damage to fine fabrics.
The piece asserts the kestril or English Sparrowhawk as the swiftest bird with speeds claimed up to 150 miles an hour. It also advertises Piso's Cure for Consumption as an infallible medicine for coughs and colds from Samuel Queen Grove New Jersey dated February 17, 1900. A aside notes that small boys and new flannel shirts shrink from washing.
A fragmented advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Fare as a cure for swollen feet and bunions, along with Allen's Foot-Ease powder for shoe use. Also cited are other remedies such as a female regulator and various rubber goods, with pricing and distributor notes for Lincoln and LeRoy.
An old advertisement urges households to keep Wizard Oil for every painful accident or emergency and notes its ubiquity in daily life though many overlook it.
Advertising line about using Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes and a stray whimsical note about mermaids and ocean swells.
An old advertisement notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims to ease teething pain for children by softening gums reducing inflammation and calming irritability. The text also references a generic admonition about miscalculations and deception.
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