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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
6
Ornithologist Edward B. Clark describes goldfinch nesting, cedar birds, and robins amid summer foraging. He explains cowbird parasitism, nest-drowning competition, and the impact on warblers and shore larks, noting Audubon concerns and southern protection efforts.
Secretary Coburn notes about 1,500 percent more dogs than sheep in Kansas with stark county examples. The Manhattan Mercury cites dogs terrorizing residents and damaging property, asking why sheep endure discrimination despite the imbalance and suggesting a $1.25 annual tax per head could curb the sheep shortage.
A government inspector surveyed flood conditions along the Smoky Hill river and will return in August to propose remedies. The four townships in the county face losses estimated at 200000 dollars and about 10000 acres of land were affected. Much wheat on affected bottoms remains unharvested and will be turned under.
State Superintendent Er T Fairchild leads a health board effort to purge teachers with tuberculosis from Kansas classrooms. He has sent letters to county and city superintendents and boards of education declaring afflicted teachers must not be tolerated in school rooms due to ongoing health risk to children.
Beloit Call reports George Betz of Mitchell County cut a piece of wheat with about eight feet of water on it. A following wind leveled the grain and another rain washed it off.
Governor Hoch agrees to act as one of the vice presidents of the International Congress on Tuberculosis in Washington. The event runs from September 21 to October 12 under the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
Mrs. J. A. Smith, wife of Atchison County sheriff, engaged in a hand to hand struggle with an escaping prisoner. She held him off until he was overpowered, then quickly captured by officers.
Vernon Runyon age 16 son of W. I. Runyon drowned while attempting a swim at Doyle lake near Peabody. his parents were away at Excelsior Springs seeking health relief when the accident happened. business failures for the week ending July 16 total 258 in the United States, up from 246 the prior week and 177 in the same week of 1907.
Greeley county shows 57 candidates, more than any Kansas county by voter count. The last primary saw 257 votes cast, excluding state ticket representatives and senators. Andrew Feldt, 100, longtime McPherson County resident, dies after a blood vessel burst from coughing. his century mark was marked by a photo taken February 1.
Leavenworth County will replace over 400 iron bridges with substantial concrete structures marking a new era. The project to modernize the county’s infrastructure signals a major shift in local construction practices.
An advertisement extols Borax as a safe economical purifier for sinks drains and utensils. It claims Borax cleans purifies disease-laden drains sanitizes linens and tableware and can whiten bed clothing when used in hot borax solution.
Readable text shows a clerk, newly transferred from a nation department, asking a buyer if they want the piano sent or to take it with them, indicating a sale or transfer of household goods. The line suggests an informal transaction rather than a formal auction.
A compact column features device tips and consumer pitches. Mentions Miss Gadabout debating an electric, suggests a runabout, notes Lewis' Single Binder cigars and Peoria factory. Promotes Red Cross Ball Blue, Allen's Foot-Ease, and a Farrar quotation on sympathy. Includes miscellaneous ad blurbs and proverb-like lines.
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