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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1907
Page
1
The article compares architecture to frozen music and notes America’s progress from early colonial forms to two generations of hurried building. It highlights improved teaching, stronger architect influence, and richer taste as rich builders fund independent design, with a projected rise of distinctly American buildings and native types.
Newell Dwight Hillis of Plymouth Church cites a Rutgers baccalaureate address noting how American goods and practices appear abroad. He recalls an English hotel stay with an American elevator and rolls, showing daily life touched by American appliances, production, and ideas.
A reader notes the servant question in Goethe's era with Therese quoting a guest. She recalls a dinner problem where cook and manservant are missing and the mistress must do all herself. The piece contrasts eighteenth century duties with twentieth century reluctance to substitute and preference to dine out.
The sword of honor once meant for Gen Stosse was presented to St Petersburg Museum of War Relics. The hero of Port Arthur, now deemed a coward and traitor by court martial, was absent at the ceremony and the inscription praising his courage was altered to salute the Russian army.
Judge John C. Pollock of the U S circuit court revoked the prior mandatory order forcing express firms to carry C O D liquor and denied a temporary injunction against Wells Fargo and Pacific Express. He ruled express companies have no common law duty to carry C O D liquor and that collection obligations arise from contract, not law. Public sentiment and moral objections influenced carriers to halt May 15 shipments.
In Oceanview California Tommy Burns ends a fleeting mystery bout with a series of right hand blows to Squires's jaw. The unknown Australian challenger created buzz among the largest outdoor crowd seen near San Francisco awaiting the result.
The board of police commissioners denied five Japanese applicants renewal permits to keep intelligence offices in San Francisco and refused two Japanese applicants new permits for the same business on the grounds they were not United States citizens.
The court ruled that Wichita cannot exclude a child from public schools based on color without statutory authority. The decision holds that race cannot be used to bar admission in Wichita public education.
Rochester New York Central railroad company was fined 15000 dollars in federal court Friday afternoon for failure to file rates on an oil shipment for Standard Oil.
Norfolk program featured Gov Hughes of New York and Woodrow Wilson of Princeton addressing the joint Independence Day reunion of descendants of the signers. The crowd sang patriotically as Wilson urged personal accountability for corporate acts and punishment of leaders over fines for monopolistic practices. He urged laws to jail presidents and general managers for evasions and violations, calling stock manipulation sheet thefts akin to highway robberies.
The Rev. John J. Glennon archbishop of St Louis was appointed by the U S census bureau as special agent to compile complete statistics of the Catholic population in the United States estimated at 15 000 000. He named Rev J J Tannrath of St Louis as chief assistant and asked all US bishops for cooperation.
Raisuli, the Moroccan bandit chief, announces he has captured General Sim Henry MacLean, commander of the sultan's bodyguard. He vows to hold the general until the sultan grants terms Raisuli demands for his own pardon and MacLean's release.
A New York Weekly exchange shows the struggling author Royal Reed denying poems plays and a novel while confessing to have abandoned literature and now peddling clams. The dialogue mocks literary pretensions and fame with sharp banter about success and wealth. The piece portrays a fall from literary prominence to humble work.
The patent starches marketed 25 years ago are said to be inferior to modern variants. The latest Defiance Starch omits irritating chemicals and includes a new ingredient from the manufacturer, delivering greater strength and smoothness than rival brands.
Priam and the adjuster discuss fate as Cas Sandra visits, stating she had warned him. The burnt king laments the prophetess as his sole remaining relic while Sandra implies a total loss. The scene underscores the power of timely speech.
Firm invites customers to test Defiance Starch for hot and cold starching. If performance isn’t superior in speed and cost, return the product and grocer refunds the money.
The city’s traffic policeman at Fourth Avenue and Twenty third Street relentlessly targets banana peels. He orders offenders to pick up the slippery danger and dispose of it properly on sidewalks as a public safety measure.
Advertisement notes Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for hot sweaty calloused and swollen feet. Sold by druggists with price 2 50. Trial package offered with address for Allen S Olmstead Roy N.
The dean of Westminster refuses to admit a memorial tablet dedicated to Herbert Spencer into the abbey, arguing Spencer was not orthodox in his Christian belief.
Small grocery item promotion for Red Cross Ball Blue. A large 2 oz package priced at 5 cents, urged to be in every home and to ask grocer for it.
Pa Gerald shows strong terminal facilities as a kicker in local sports context. The note asks for opinions on his abilities and performance potential.
Still officers Charles H. Moéy er and William D. Haywood were retained as president and secretary treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners by the federation convention. They are imprisoned in Idaho on charges of complicity in the murder of former governor Frank Steunenberg.
A Wednesday night riot erupted at the Jamestown exposition after about 500 members of the South Carolina and Kentucky regiments tried to seize control of the Warpath. Powhatan guards resisted and several people were injured in the disturbance in Norfolk Virginia.
John Flannagan set a new world record with a 173 feet 4 inches throw in the 16-pound hammer event at the Counties Athletic Union games held Thursday in a nine foot circle in New York.
A newlywed man obsessed with fresh home grown vegetables spends evenings tending a sub urban garden but his efforts yield nothing while neighbors' plots flourish. He doubts seed quality after paying 15 cents a can for seed yet sees no sprouts.
White wash goods owe appeal to laundering quality. Proper home laundering with good starch enhances textile beauty. Defiance Starch offers the strength to stiffen without thickening, improving the appearance of your work.
A simple plan estimates artesian flow by lowering a bottle of aniline fluid to 500 feet and triggering an electric cap to burst it. The time for the fluid to surface gauges velocity, claimed as accurate as a weir. With known pipe diameter, flow rate follows.
Advertisement notes Defiande Starch for stiff collars and cuffs with gloss or domestic finish. Suits made by men’s wearers. Offers 16 ounces for 10 cents sold by grocers.
A wife tells John there is no need for excuses and that he is just in time to walk the baby for an hour or two, suggesting a domestic scene of shared childcare.
An advertisement claims cures for fits, St. Vitus dance, and nervous diseases using Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. It offers a free trial bottle and treatise for $2.00, published from 931 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pa.
A pithy saying notes it takes nearly as many tailors to make a man as collectors to persuade him to pay for the job.
An advertising blurb touts Lewis’ Single Binter cigar made with extra quality tobacco. It notes availability through our dealer or Lewis’ and mentions the Peoria Illinois factory. The copy ends with a quip about temper and staying lost.
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