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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1911
Page
5
Mrs. W. Linsky of Salem Massachusetts reports five years of use with Resinol Ointment curing stubborn sores in children after two doctors advised it. The advertisement touts Resinol Ointment and Soap as universal skin remedies sold by druggists with Baltimore based Resinol Chemical Co.
Claude Vautin, an English mining engineer, returns from Peru with a 1592 Jesuit map of South America up to Cuba. The chart marks missionary stations and travel routes and was obtained at Puno. He also brings back three sheet gold Inca death masks illustrating ancient funerary art.
Dr Eugene Fuller president of the American Urological association urged truthfulness on Independence Day in New York. He criticized the yellow press for publishing tall stories and referenced a remark about miracles in America by an English teacher and pupil.
A short domestic vignette from Lippincott's Magazine shows five year old Harold resisting his sister Ethel's favors. He declines errands with the line if it's upstairs I won't go revealing a comic take on sibling dynamics.
The article promoting Defiance Starch claims it provides greater strength, allowing much thinner application than rival brands. This results in clothes keeping their beauty and softness while improving stiffness with less paste and less wear.
A light dialogue snippet shows a child declining to kiss the mother, with the mother objecting to the suggestion. The exchange turns on playful insistence and familial boundaries.
A fragment notes how to identify an umbrella by the owner from whom it was taken and mentions Chew and smoke untaxed tobacco. The text cites Meriwether & Edwards in Clarksville Tennessee.
A pithy adage notes that a person convinced of perfect knowledge seldom gets opportunities to share further insights.
W. M. Davidson longtime Kansas educator and author of the Kansas state history text has been elected superintendent of public schools in Washington D C. Previously he led Topeka schools and Omaha public education. Davidson is described as a leading figure in United States public schooling.
The first rails of the Arkansas Valley interurban linking Newton to Wichita were laid recently. A Sand creek bridge is nearing completion and a Santa Fe viaduct is under construction. The line will extend this summer to Bethel College, two miles north of Newton.
Burglars entered the home of Mrs Pauline Barth in Atchison and stole about $600 in jewelry and $23 in cash. Barth owns a large retail clothing store and travels frequently. Much of the jewelry was imported and valued for its artistic merit beyond market price.
City officials of Hiawatha purchased the Meisenheimer springs and two acres for 2500 dollars after a fire showed the town’s water shortage. The springs lie about 1 1/2 miles from town and have never run dry.
The Baldwin sewerage system completed and turned over to the city marks a milestone as the town now owns its water electric light and sewerage systems and is supplied with natural gas, making Baldwin a modern community with city conveniences.
In Baldwin the Methodist Episcopal church has installed a telephone system linking the pulpit to bedsides of sick residents so they can receive church services at home.
On James Atherton’s Plainville area farm in Rooks county threshing produced 1 020 bushels of wheat, 25 percent bushels per acre. The county average is under five bushels to the acre making Atherton’s crop notably exceptional.
Chase county farmers with failing pastures shift cattle onto alfalfa fields to avoid the market glut caused by a heavy run of stock from dry districts. Prices have broken as buyers deal with the oversupply.
Citizens in Ottawa County circulate petitions to empower county commissioners to levy one half mill for a new county poor house. The current building is described as old and worn out, and petitions already have many signers backing the project.
E. J. Cole of Thayer vicinity was leading a cow in a distant pasture when a quarrel among cattle caused one to topple another onto him, breaking a small bone in his leg.
A prairie fire started by a camp fire north of McCracken swept over more than 10 000 acres of pasture in Rush County burning three square miles of hay on the Frank Messerve ranch. It caused heavy damage to feed and hay along the Smoky River.
County commissioners favor artesian well at Lakin and authorize immediate work. The aim is to drill one or more wells nearby and complete the project as soon as possible.
Wetmore business men offer free moving pictures to local farmers and the screenings draw strong turnout. The initiative highlights community connections and farmer interest in entertainment and news displays.
Chicago Great Western employees are urged to show courtesy to farmers along the line. General manager Hiram J. Slifer distributes 5000 circulars to section and bridge men highlighting farmers as key revenue producers.
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad will replace the single track bridge over the Missouri River at Sibley Kansas with a new double track structure at a lower height. Construction will use the old bridge until the new one is finished and carry the heaviest traffic between Kansas City and Chicago. The project costs about 1 205 000 dollars.
In DuBois Pennsylvania twenty one miners died in a shaft explosion at the Cascade Coal and Coke mine in Sykesville nine miles away. Most victims were foreigners and fire damage is blamed for the high death toll.
Charles M. Schwab president of Bethlehem Steel denied reports of an international agreement at the Brussels steel conference to control prices. He stated there is no world trust plan and he returned from Europe aboard the Olympic after attending the Brussels talks.
Havana reports the Maine wreck is largely uncovered with the bow exposed to frame 18. Engineers note analysis of plates beams and ribs suggests evidence of a tremendous exterior explosion, though they stop short of full confirmation and only identify parts of the ship bottom.
The National Association of Real Estate Exchanges holds its largest convention in Denver Colorado with SCU delegates arriving from across the United States and parts of Canada for the event.
Dallas reports from 102 Texas cotton counties indicate cotton is in good condition after the rains and prospects are fair for one of the best crops in several years.
Shawnee Oklahoma hosts the National Farmers Union convention opening September 5 with representatives from twenty five states expected.
Eliza waited in darkness for a visitor after a bitter quarrel with William. A man enters and declares he will cut off the gas if she does not reconcile. She realizes too late she misread the caller as her lover, in a comic London Tit-Bits moment.
Hiram Davis of Newbury disappeared eight years ago when nine or ten year old. His father talked with a friend. Hiram wandered on and was never seen until he returned home recently. Police, searches, and the Hudson River inquiry had given him up for dead. Davis has been out west.
Adage stresses that a strong name outweighs riches, urging people to protect character and public esteem through prudent conduct and honesty.
Florida reader writes that coffee caused biliousness headaches and nervousness and that switching to Postum restored health. She notes improved digestion, steadier heart rate, clearer skin, and better complexion. The letter credits Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville with the slogan There’s a reason.
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