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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
1
A church hosts a live Sabbath School every Sunday at 10 a m with a primary department and two classes for boys and two for girls. Preaching services alternate Sundays at 11 a m conducted by Rev. WicKay. Everybody is welcome.
Eastbound and westbound schedules list freight and passenger trains with times. Local freight No 84 at 2 55 pm and No 362 local passenger 5 33 pm. Fast freight No 94 at 12 40 pm. Fast passenger No 8 at 9 19 pm No 40 at 2 43 am. Local passenger No 6 10 00 am. Flag 40 for Topeka and westbound details incomplete.
The piece argues railroads are vital to national defense, detailing wartime mobilization plans. It notes a unified U S system with placarded freight cars, prioritized repairs, and a centralized coordination between the War Department and rail lines to prevent Tampa-like delays. It contrasts U S readiness with German state ownership and prewar planning.
A nine foot bronze copy of Gustave Doré's famous vase in San Francisco may rise in value if the original in France was destroyed or mutilated. The San Francisco piece, valued at $250,000, stood outside the public museum for 22 years and cost the city $11,000, with the original reportedly found in Reims after heavy bombardment.
In Michigan potatoes are planted in forest reserves by order of the public domain commission. Wisconsin employs seining in rivers and lakes to supply inexpensive fish. Governor Philipp directs these measures through state conservation commissions to offset rising staple food prices.
In Norristown Judge Swartz reverses a Lower Merion ruling and voids $80 fines for caring for and killing a robin a blackbird and a sticker. Charles Hall the Ardmore police station caretaker fired at the birds under police chief Donaghy direction after methods to curb the swarm failed. The decision halts the punishment amid a long running blackbird infestation.
The article argues farming has become a business, with high grain prices and efficient systems. It cites C A Wright of Milo Iowa buying land in Western Canada, yielding 2,472.67 dollars profit on 4,487 bushels, and Smiths of Vulcan reporting 200 percent return over two years. It notes 240 acres near Champion Alberta produced 10,600 bushels of wheat at about 1.85 per bushel, about 81.70 per acre gross, with costs around 25 cents per bushel. It includes affidavits from Nobleford growers Newell J. Noble and Nancy Coe detailing large yields in 1916.
A Washington Park mother of four describes nervous spells backache and blues from child noise and worry. She credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with restoring health and youthfulness. Readers are invited to write for free medical advice from the Lydia E Pinkham company.
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