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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
1
Farmers and Merchants Bank advertises steel safety deposit boxes at 75 cents per year. Customers are invited to call and examine them at the bank.
A newspaper warns readers it will drop subscriptions past one year in arrears to comply with postal laws. Publisher Wim. H. Hill cites Uncle Samuel and cites a section allowing one year grace, then threatens discontinuation and collection efforts to recover debts.
A road grader built by Whitney Brothers of Narka impresses at Scandia with speed and a new ditch. They reportedly laid half a mile of road in one hour and twenty minutes, far faster than horses and manual work. County engineer J. C. Price calls it the best demonstration seen. Scandia adds a new drinking fountain and urges sanitary living. The Clay Center Times highlights youth work and the value of jobs for boys during vacation.
A gentleman is a man clean inside and out who treats all with equal regard whether rich or poor and can lose without squealing as part of true conduct.
A New York Sun quote praises someone who wins without bragging and respects women and the vulnerable. J White of Belleville and Mrs Creager of Kansas City Club plan a meeting in two weeks with Mrs Walt Preble at the Preble home. A Jewell City man woke rolled up and soaked after closing doors and windows, then found himself in his wife’s pink dress tucked away.
About 40 automobiles will leave Scandia on an advertising trip for the picnic. They will take the band male quartet and chorus and visit several towns while distributing advertising matter and inviting people to attend the big days August 1 2 and 8.
A party of six Norway residents departed early this week for the western coast seeking cooler weather and expected absence during the Kansas heat. The group includes Mr and Mrs Geo Water and daughter Minta, A L Loofborrow, Mrs Lena Kelley and daughter Sherley.
The U and I Art Club ladies met Mrs. Dickerhoof of Norway June 12. They traveled by noon train to Norway and returned by autos. Mrs. Dickerhoof was assisted by Mrs. Summers in serving a two course lunch. Guests included Mrs. Minor of Missouri and Mrs. A.
Opinion column from Jamestown Optimist notes that discussing politics requires little factual knowledge to speak at length, contrasting confidence with content. The piece implies talkative engagement can precede expertise.
The Marquette Tribune condemns tobacco ads showing young men in leisure awaiting easy wealth and romance. It contrasts this with the norm of hard work in overalls, urging real labor over idle daydreams and flashy fantasies.
Quote from Pratt Union urges restraint and patience in disputes cautioning that only the unaware seek to even scores. The remark frames revenge as improper for sensible people and favors measured response over retaliation.
Ossawatomie Globe notes that in states where women gained suffrage earliest, divorce records are only one eighth as long as in states with later enfranchisement. The remark appears in a local page ad discussion by Dickason and Goodman.
A humorous fragment from Flue Mound Sun warns that if a wife sharpens pencils with a husband’s razor the man can retaliate by using her hat pins to clean his pipe. The note reflects light humor and domestic quip typical of the period.
A witty aphorism notes applause for a woman leaving her husband while a man who leaves his wife faces prison, highlighting gender norms and legal consequences in relationships.
The Sun Flower Club hosts an ice cream social this Friday evening at the Norway school house on July 19. Proceeds will support club activities and community events for local residents.
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