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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1909
Page
5
A Black defendant confessed to stealing clothes from a young white man. The judge asks for value estimates, with the plaintiff listing a dress suit at 80 dollars, an overcoat at 75, and a hat at 10, while the accused protests the prices.
Williams boasts about the ease of his fountain pen as a neighbor jokes about being aware. The exchange highlights a casual, comic moment with emphasis on everyday writing implements.
A historical vignette recalls two western city matrons meeting at a club. One mentions her ex Tom who admitted sorrow upon hearing of the other's second marriage, claiming he did not know the new husband. The anecdote illustrates social dynamics of reconciliation and gossip.
A perplexed man questions his sister s awareness of his lavish gifts. A boy teases that she keeps her engagement to Joe Johnson secret, implying the sister is aware of the costly displays this month.
National Association figures show nearly 60 percent of volunteers in the active campaign against tuberculosis are laymen, a rate that has tripled over the past four years. The data highlights broad civilian involvement in public health efforts to curb the disease.
In Topeka officials debate fire insurance rate relief and note the insurance department lacks funds for field inspectors. The state seeks to remove old soldier graves to chartered cemeteries, with costs borne by the state. Tax data show express firms pay $12,000 in annual excise tax, three states boast higher property assessments, and J. E. Junkin becomes state normal school regent. Topeka moves toward a commission form of government via petition drives.
Attorney General F S Jackson issues an opinion holding that factories and stores may not employ children under sixteen except when the business is owned by the child’s parents. The ruling clarifies age limits and parental ownership as exceptions to standard child labor prohibitions.
Kansas officials push tuberculin testing for penitentiary inmates after a warden warns of high TB deaths. Crumbine to study hospital needs. board battles railroads over sanitary cups. bankers form state association opposing postal savings banks. Auditor Nation reports bonds paid off and tax collection steps amid flood cost estimates over one million dollars.
Galveston, Texas rode out a tropical storm on the Gulf with 65 mph winds and seven foot flood, guided by a 17 foot sea wall and raised sections. No lives were lost though beachfront structures were swept away and island portions flooded while ship traffic remained steady.
Private Charles O Neal a military prison guard killed Minnie Scarborn at Capt Charles Murphy s residence on Grant Avenue Fort Leavenworth The shooting occurred in the doorway in front of Mrs Murphy Lieut Russell Hand and two guards witnessed the event O Neal fired four times before being overpowered causing a major alarm on the fashionable avenue with officers and families nearby hours after the incident.
William White and R W Stockwell of Rock Creek were arrested in Laramie after a champagne fueled spree. They spent 444 on wine and White deposited 4020 in a Laramie bank. Officers believe the gold coins relate to a historic Union Pacific train robbery at Wilcox.
Washington reports show substantial canal construction progress with excavation near 60,000,000 cubic yards completed and less than 100,000,000 cubic yards remaining. The Isthmian Canal Commission notes work along the line advancing across the project.
Tulsa reports Prairie Oil and Gas company has nearly finished a major second cut. Producers say activity has been largely at a standstill for weeks as development tightens.
E. H. Harriman’s health has markedly improved with daily long walks. His children are en route to join him in Gartejn, Austria, and are expected to arrive soon.
W W Clarke superintendent of the forestry service died suddenly in Logan Canyon from pneumonia. Clarke had served in the forestry service for several years.
Advertisement touts Lewis Single Binder as a premium 5c cigar made with well cured tobaccos. It claims foil-wrapped freshness and higher price supports superior leaf, warns against imitations, and urges buyers to request Lewis Single Binder from dealers.
The report clarifies that Smith's family did not come over on the Mayflower, instead referencing a humorous or fictional “rocking-chair fleet” anecdote.
Personal testimony from Mrs. W. S. Ford of Baltimore praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female ailments including irregularities, pain, and nervous distress after other remedies failed. The ad claims widespread success and offers free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
The text previews Arsene Lupin and a clash with English detective Sherlock Holmes style rivals as French police fail to trap the thief and send clues to England. It promotes the Short Stories magazine offering subscriptions and monthly Lupin installments from New York publishers.
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