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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1905
Page
1
Ad copy touts Calumet Baking Powder and Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin for infants and wives. Warns that baby crying signals stomach trouble and recommends a small dose of the laxative. Claims safety for babies and children, sold by druggists with money back guarantee.
The Kansas City Drovers Telegram reports a local dispute among Ozark apple growers who claim the Ben Davis is the original Garden of Eden apple. A responder counters noting biblical silence on appearance and warns against dietary claims.
In a humorous scene Mrs. Hi Uppe and Mrs. New Rich play poker. Hi Uppe bets ten cents on a strong hand, New Rich calls, and Hi Uppe tells her maid Jane to say she is not at home.
A frame surrounding the Virgin and Child in Milan Cathedral is described as the most expensive. It is hammered gold and valued at about $125,000. A neighbor comments on Mrs. Brown’s age and a boarding house joke hints at grounds for divorce over desertion.
An investigation traces dozens of breakfast food imitations to rival factories that copied Grape-Nuts advertising. The article explains Grape-Nuts unique baking process and nutrient content, noting imitators flood menus with similar thin flaked cereals. The Postum Co of Battle Creek promotes its superior formula and invites further evidence.
A boiler explosion on the US gunboat Bennington in San Diego harbor killed at least fifty and wounded most of the 278 men aboard. Spectators watched as rescue boats and ferries helped the injured while crews fought to save ship and lives. The Bennington, built in 1888, displaced 1710 tons with a top speed of 17 knots and cost $490,000. Its armament included six 6 inch rifles and multiple rapid fire and Gatling weapons.
Premier Rouvier and German ambassador Prince von Radolin discussed the Moroccan conference details in Paris. Tangier is favored for the meeting, with San Sebastian urged by some as a location free from Moroccan influence. The Echo de Paris says Loomis may represent the United States if outside Tangier. Russia accepts the Morocco conference on the same terms as Britain.
PAWHUSKA Ok February report says M T Evans and his daughter Elma traveling in a covered wagon were struck by a Missouri Kansas Texas passenger train between Nel Agony and Cleveland. Evans severely injured and may die. Elma Evans reported to be recovering.
New York Ellis Island enacts a cigarette ban led by Commissioner Wathern. Sale of cigarettes is forbidden and employees are informed that smokers are not wanted on the island as many immigrants are addicted to the habit.
General Oliver C. Ashton of Boston collapsed and died in the Hotel Washington Seattle on Wednesday afternoon from apoplexy brought on by heat. He arrived with his wife after a trip to Alaska.
A party of government engineers arrived to probe reports of gold silver and copper two miles east of Talihina. Sand samples showing gold bearing and copper rich rock were sent to the Washington geological survey. Thomas A Williams, an old prospector, sank a shaft recently and a Denver expert asserts assays show paying quantities of gold silver and copper.
An officer returning from Port Arthur reports that sunken Russian ships suffered less damage than expected. The Bayan is towed and the Peresviet is navigable, with repairs planned at once. Palada should be refloated by mid August, with Retivizan and Pobedia to follow.
Washington reports the Panama Canal Commission seeks bids for 2000 Chinese, 2000 Japanese and 2000 Italian laborers. Bids must state daily wages and total government cost to bring workers to the Isthmus, including family advances, travel, and incidentals.
In Philadelphia, Thomas H. Hartman city employee and Republican leader, Otto T. Kurh judge of election, Charles Judge inspector, Benjamin Williams clerk, and B M Gunkel clerk faced bail for ballot box stuffing and conspiracy. Of 374 votes in their division, 201 were deemed fraudulent, amid actions by the city party reform group.
Official dispatch from Constantinople states an attempt to assassinate the sultan occurred during Friday Salamlik. The Salamlik, the sultan’s procession from Yildiz Kiosk to the church, is the sultan’s rare public departure from the palace.
Alfred Buck former Mapleton State Bank cashier in Minnesota was arrested on the Isle of Pines under the alias W J McGregor. He faces extradition to the United States for defalcation estimated around $60,000. Buck is the son of former Minnesota Supreme Court justice Daniel Buck.
The Indianapolis News traces the word schooner to Gloucester Massachusetts in 1713 when Captain Andrew Robinson launched the first vessel called that name after a bystander exclaimed its skimming motion. Robinson declared “A schooner let her be.” The term, though American in origin, is oddly spelled in Dutch style.
A Connecticut firm built a special shotgun for a man who uses his left eye to aim due to sight loss in the right eye. The stock and lower frame are twisted to reduce discomfort. It is the third such firearm made for him in twenty five years.
In Peking the plan to build electric streetcars faces strong opposition from locals who argue the system harms the poor who depend on rickshaws and wheelbarrows for their livelihoods.
A noted editor argues that an amateur driver may operate a vehicle without holding controlling ownership, challenging assumptions about who truly governs a car. The piece explores legal and ethical implications for ownership and use.
Miss Margaret M. James describes six years of overcrowded city school work leading to nervous collapse. She details relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills, claiming renewed sleep, appetite, strength, and ability to teach again. She notes others among her fellow teachers also benefited and promotes the pills as widely available.
Captain W. W. Jackson of Washington D C aged eighty three and physician by trade states he suffered protracted stomach catarrh. He used Peruna and reports improvement after three bottles with complete removal of symptoms and urges others to try it. He credits Dr S B Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio for the preparation.
A chronic kicker is described as a nuisance, while an occasional kick provides some benefit to certain situations.
An advertisement extols Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use as nonstick and economical. It promises 16 oz per package, notes other brands offer 12 or 8 oz, and warns grocers may push smaller packs to clear stock. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Teething claims.
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