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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1919
Page
6
The statue honoring Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University, was unveiled during semicentennial exercises. Herman A. McNeil of New York sculpted the work.
A Kansas City Star reminiscence recalls a beloved horse dentist known for his odd habit of opening horses mouths. The old man, once close to animals, wandered into autos and was fatally struck after he approached a standing unhitched vehicle. He reportedly owed only eight dollars.
The combined beet and cane sugar production for 1918 reached about 1,007,050 short tons. Cane sugar totaled 266,950 tons, above the five year average of 249,496. Beet sugar at 740,100 tons fell short of the 783,108 ton five year average.
In this tale a proud duck named Sir David Duck boasts of wisdom and speech while barnyard animals listen. He recalls two young men describing a wooden mock duck used in a sporting shop to lure real ducks toward guns, prompting Sir David to critique advertising brains and the danger of make believe.
In a tense domestic moment Edward answers his mother with a terse seven, revealing a pattern of noise and the mother's mounting frustration. The dialogue centers on authority, impatience, and a child’s obedient reply.
A postwar scene shows a brief bright fashion moment as a man compliments his sister’s gown. She boasts of its cost, while he quips that thirty sovereigns might spread the expense, hinting at lingering social tensions and witty exchanges.
A long advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy backed by testimonials. It claims wide success and urges readers to obtain a sample bottle by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with ten cents, noting bottles are sold at drug stores.
A man studying a restaurant menu complains about charges for a table setting. His wife urges silence lest the issue become public and people demand a luxury tax. The exchange highlights a perceived overcharging for tableware.
The text defines anger as alienation of the mind from prayer and states it disrupts the proper attention that presents prayers in a direct line to God. It emphasizes inner disturbance undermines prayerful focus and spiritual connection.
In a playful exchange a commentator notes Winbdub once called his fiancee a kitten and asks what he would call his wife. The exchange pivots on a lighthearted joke about a kitten development.
Editorial asserts moral suasion is useful but warns that, in some cases, force may be necessary. It argues that the threat or use of gun power can compel action when persuasion fails.
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