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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1925
Page
4
J R Stofer bought a new Buick coach from Kansas City. A daughter was born Tuesday June 9 to Mr and Mrs Harry Benjamin. Numerous visits and relocations noted with people traveling to Concordia Cedar Kansas and Nebraska. District Eastern Star meeting set for Cuba Kansas June 16 1925.
Community briefs list lost item returns, livestock wants, visiting relatives, and local movements. Readers include J H Hugos, Chas Monson, Miss Alga Nelson from Formosa, and Miss Maurine Collins visiting Merle Barrett at Rydal. Names cover Belleville Osawatomie Lincoln Manhattan and local farms.
E. W. Burns is constructing a corn crib with a 5000 bushel capacity on the J. J. Smith farm south of town. The structure will have a cement floor and be an A No. 1 building. The builder hopes it proves too small for the next crop.
Practical new knitters machine for sale capable of knitting socks from baby to adult sizes. Includes a spool of all wool yarn valued at 6750 dollars. Mrs J E Bryan of Scandia Kansas referenced with the item. Mary Greene and Florence Greene visiting their parents Rev and Mrs J A Greene for the summer.
Hajilmar Peterson and his Olle i Skratthult troupe drew a large audience Tuesday evening. The company, wintering on the west coast, heads next for the northern and eastern states. Lyle Day, Wichita linotype operator visiting Rev. Greene, called at the office and praised the machine’s high and low speed.
Rev and Mrs J A Greene host guests from Lucas and Wichita including W Carl Greene superintendent of Lucas schools and Lyle Day family. Dr and Mrs Julius Olson and daughter from Abilene Texas travel to North Dakota then Minnesota as two Olson daughters attend a girls seminary. Dr Olson notes wheat in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas is excellent, while elsewhere along the route crops largely fail.
A Thrift Magazine report highlights chronic lateness as a serious issue harming morale in U S organizations. It notes fines failed, while a new approach rewards punctuality with bonuses and an honor roll to boost discipline.
Harry Raymond of Los Angeles shares a stateroom on a San Francisco steamer with an elderly gentleman. The man proves to be a relative and reveals a fortune of about 500000 dollars left to Raymond's mother, who is already deceased, making Raymond the heir.
A London newspaper dispatch reports a nest of umbrella ants new to the Gardens. The troupe disrupted the queen’s rooms during travel but the colony quickly settled. In Trinidad these ants feed near rose trees, cut rose petals for parasols, then masticate and form fungal beds inside the nest.
Two young lawyers clash in court with lengthy orations. In a closing remark one says they were born on the same day. The judge prompts for confirmation and the lawyer affirms. The exchange ends with a quip that it must have been a windy day.
The Youth's Companion urges moderation in illumination. Excessive light strains the eye just as too little light does, cautioning readers to seek a golden mean when reading by artificial or natural light and to avoid harsh contrasts on pages.
The text recounts the emergence of parliamentary government in England, noting the first complete model parliament summoned by King Edward I in 1295. It describes inclusion of spiritual peers, military and lay peers, knights of the shire, and two burgesses from each borough via writ to the sheriff.
The article describes ancient tanning by massaging oil into hides after cleansing pores. It credits Hebrews with introducing oak bark use and notes the European guild system expanding leather crafts. Saddlers, cobblers, and tanners formed influential organizations socially and politically.
John Burroughs extols farming as the sanest occupation offering home and rooted life. He argues farm work strengthens character, offers deep connection with nature, and rebukes city life’s artificial disorders.
A magazine editor recalls Anatole France telling a youth that his novel was rot, then notes the master contrasted writing with heart and aging ink. The anecdote frames how younger writers seek passion while older authors rely on sharper, lasting craft.
The article describes the Crown of Lombardy a gold and gem studded circlet. It notes an iron band forged from a nail of the true cross given by Empress Helena to Constantine. The crown appeared at Agilulf’s coronation and seven early emperors were crowned with it. Napoleon briefly wore it in Milan. It stayed in Monza Cathedral until 1859 then moved to Manuta and returned to Monza after 1866.
A street scene shows a distressed boy in Boston origins seeking playmates. He cites his need for mentally suitable peers and compatible hereditary ties as he laments moving to a new place, reflecting a satirical Carnegie Puppet perspective on eugenics.
To make war on ants as an effective poisonous bait for ants moisten a sponge or bread with a syrup made by dissolving an ounce of sugar and ten grains of arsenate of soda in two ounces of hot water. Some ants may carry the poisoned bait back to the nest, destroying the entire colony. This balm may replace numerous insecticidal preparations that emit strong odors and are hard to use.
An anecdote from Paul Revere rothingham notes Lafayette’s 1824 visit to America and the Phi Beta Kappa meeting at Harvard where Edward Everett spoke. An enthusiastic lady quips that if Lafayette kissed her, her face would never wash again.
Mrs W C Preble spent Saturday with her mother at Republic. Emma M Erickson of Concordia visited Mrs Gust Lundin on Tuesday. Algor Anderson is moving to the Falcomer place vacated by Dallas Mathis.
Mrs Harold Tingstrom and her baby are spending the week visiting Mrs Grant Berggren near Republic.
Curiosities described by Prof. Joseph regarding hair as skin and its unusual growth. The text notes hair forming tubular protrusions with a differing color from skin and references Anglo-Saxon terminology.
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