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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1910
Page
1
The Newark News notes that divorces persist despite efforts to uniform laws and discourage them. Civil law treats innocent parties without dishonor and allows remarriage, while blame rests on the immoral abusing of the system. The Reformed synod aligns with protecting innocent parties. actions toward the guilty remain debated.
The Audubon societies' ban on selling plumage of protected wild birds in New York has passed the legislature and awaits the governor's signature. The Roches ter Herald notes the groups have long educated the public on bird life, though rural areas show persistent ignorance and youth misuse of birds.
A Middle town druggist plans to send a novelty plaster to the Washington treasury for redemption. A $50 bill stuck to the plaster was missed by his wife when she applied it to the patient. After a long hunt the bill was recovered and both plaster and bill will be sent to officials, with a replacement item to follow.
A Chicago physician plans to place a thousand two-quart basins in front of stores and houses to offer water for dogs this summer. City council approved the plan modeled after Mexico where stores keep basins at doors. The aim is to reduce hydrophobia scares by ensuring dogs can drink whenever needed.
A Winsted resident claims a trout so large filled his well that the curb had to be removed to haul it out. The tale ends with no weight given, a cautious nod to a legendary fish story.
New York bankers urged to curb motor car loans amid fears of an epidemic in buying. Reports claim large auto loans backed by homes and real estate mortgages total well over a million dollars, with 45 percent of mortgages directed to car dealers or manufacturers in a single day.
Telephonic communication between London and New York may come soon if a new submarine cable laid by the British post office works as expected. The Dover to Cape Grisnez line is the first tidal water cable of its kind and tests show improved efficiency by over threefold due to loading coils that reduce distortion of spoken sound impulses.
The Interst ate Commerce Commission announces for the year ending June 30 1909 railway casualties totaled 104 348. Of these 8 722 were killed and 95 626 injured with 2 863 travelers among the deceased and 10 311 among the injured.
A massive timber fire scorched about forty square miles across Pine Creek Big Creek and St. Joe river country in Idaho. Officials estimate damage at $600000 making it the worst fire in Couer d Alene history.
Babe P. Waggener hosts an all day July 18 celebration for Atchison and county children. He funds trains, streetcar use, horns, flags, rides, fireworks, lemonade, and a pro baseball game, with no cost to the youngsters. The event draws kids from over 100 miles for the 11th annual party.
Dr Charles Wardell Stiles, leading bacteriologist, denounces the house fly as a global health menace. He links disease spread to the fly via its feet, calling it a carrier of embryo disease and a frequent cause of death in crime against public health.
Fort Monroe Virginia witnessed a catastrophic breech blast during an unprecedented large scale test. Eleven artillerymen were killed and ten missing as five batteries targeted a fleet towed four miles offshore Hamp ton Roads. Families of the fallen watched in horror as coast artillery planned mor tar operations and battle ship sections as targets.
Lawrence S. Baker a 14 year old Jacksonville businessman's son died while swimming in Lake Worth Florida. He dived from a boat where a stingaree lurked and was struck by its tail piercing his neck and severing the jugular vein. He surfaced calling for help and died before he could be pulled into the boat.
The attorney general orders dissolution of a bath tub trust a $100 million combination with sixteen manufacturers in nine states. The group controls 85 percent of sanitary enameled iron ware and enforces ironbound contracts to fix prices and sales nationwide. The operation began June 1 1910 and impacts baths sinks lavatories and related fixtures.
Reno reports a severe storm ending a long dry spell as nearly two inches of precipitation falls, surpassing the total of the previous five months combined.
W J Israel of Hutchinson Kansas owner of a Lewis Ford county merchandise store and noted crop expert reportedly shot himself in Inez Millers rooming house The act was said to be intended to leave sufficient life insurance for his wife to pay a mortgage about to be foreclosed He belonged to the Hutchinson Council of Moons and left a note directing Masons to handle his burial
A Panora banking official and four Panora businessmen were badly injured when a motor car driven by P. Hart crashed into a fence post after leaving a firemen’s tournament in Perry. They were found unconscious half an hour later. Culbertson is not expected to survive, doctors say.
Deputy Sheriff Sid Cauley of Carroll County killed five and mortally wounded two when attacked by a group of negroes at Henry Beck s farm while attempting to arrest them for assault. Cauley fired revolvers in both hands and the battle lasted about ten seconds.
A Oronogo, Missouri woman reports relief from nerves and bearing down after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and recommends it to friends. A St Louis woman cites backache and pelvic pains easing with the same remedy and Sanative Wash. The ad touts Pinkham's Compound as curing inflammatory and uterine ailments, with minimal cost and significant value to women suffering from a range of female ills.
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