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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
1
Sunday schedule lists Sunday School teaching in the afternoon and evening services at city hall at 8 p.m. Community worship at the Methodist Church is highlighted with a focus on instruction and reflection.
The Union Sunday service warns members against skipping the morning worship due to weekend picnics and laziness. It urges a 10 o clock turnout with a 8 p m union service at City Hall Park and notes weekly announcements will be made at the morning service. W S Baker, Pastor.
The article recalls Notes Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Union Service at 8 p.m. The July Church Night planned as a farewell for the J. J. Smith family moving from Scandia to Lawrence. A lawn supper followed by a church orchestra program and vocal numbers.
The Swedish Methodist Church lists morning worship in English at 10 30 and Swedish service at 11 30 with Sunday School at 11 30 and an Evening service at City Hall Park. The fourth quarterly meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society is set for August 7. Attendees are invited to attend services at White Rock led by Dr Harmon. Pastor O Lundberg extends the invitation.
Amana Lutheran Church announces the pastor will be away on vacation for the next two Sundays. Rev Gianere will occupy the pulpit. Sunday School and morning services proceed as usual. Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together. CHAS PEHRSON, Pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Alcorn and family along with several Mankato residents spent the last half of the week camping at Riverside Park. They praised easy river and spring access and the kindness of the Swansons. A few fish were caught and a windy thunderstorm interrupted activities.
The Department of Commerce reports 1924 auto and motor vehicle deaths in 58 principal cities rose to 5,030 with a fatality rate of 19 per 100,000, up from 4,908 deaths and 18.8 in 1923. New York had most deaths. Paterson N J led rates at 34.8. Pittsburgh and Camden followed. Availability incomplete for 68 cities.
The National Geographic Society reports Jubaland on Africa’s east coast hosts geyser-like desert trees with hollow trunks. Travelers carry a two-foot drinking stick to sip rainwater stored in cavities, a practical tool for natives and explorers alike.
Atlantic City column notes a trend among fashionable young women to publicly announce engagements with a golden hat and chain worn on the left leg above the ankle. The chain features links and caliper design, replacing traditional diamond rings as a modern statement on the boardwalk.
Washington reports preventable waste in U S industry amounts to 10 billion dollars annually says Roy M Hudson chief of the simplified practices division of the Department of Commerce. He notes waste dragging on efficiency and cites railroad efforts to cut inventory and costs.
An art student at Grand Central Art School argued left handedness meant they could not paint. Instructor George Pearse Ennis countered by listing famous left handed artists such as Van Dering Perrine George Bellows J C Leyendecker Howard Chandler Christy and Joseph Pennell noting many greats worked with their left hand. He recalled Leonardo da Vinci as an example.
The University of Pennsylvania awarded a postmortem Bachelor of Arts in Economics to Homer Oscar Ackerstrom, a Swedish student who starved to fund his education. He died at University Hospital two months earlier after contracting pneumonia while supporting his mother and sister in Sweden, inspiring classmates to petition for the diploma.
A New York report recounts a vast cargo from Para and Pernambuco aboard a ship led by Captain Walter Denson. The forward hatch housed a menagerie including a tapir, jaguar, parrots, monkeys, and snakes while crew mutiny fears and a tense galley episode followed the elusive animal.
An agricultural digest offering farming tips on crop rotation, soil fertility, and legumes, warning about Hessian fly and weed control. It praises early plowing, sample analysis from ESAC, and adapting to pests while urging collectors to reclaim past due board bills.
State Fair officials urge families to camp in Tent City at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson September 19 25. Free camping space with optional on site rentals plus cheap rail fares are advertised as a thrifty way to enjoy the events and full facilities. Secretary A L Spensler promotes early planning and extended visits to experience the fair Weeklong.
Residents and relatives visited over the weekend and week, with gatherings at Rydal and nearby farms. Families including McGowan, Milner, Hays, Larson, Williams, and Fahrnum connected with homes of Scrivner, McGlashan, Milner, and Lundberg. Williams bought the Clay homestead south of Rydal.
Snowball, a cat owned by G. H. Jensen of the Silver Fox farm near Tacoma, has taken on the role of mother to two baby foxes after their real mother abandoned them. The cat reportedly shows maternal care and the fox twins thrive under her care.
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