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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
5
WHIFNEY'S DEPARTMENT STORE advertises a large stock of wash materials including lace stripes in multiple colors and fabrics priced per yard from 15c to 18c. White goods such as dimities, batistes, linens, lawns and percales are listed with various 15c to 50c prices along with new style corsets on sale at 65c to 75c and bargain table items up to 1.25.
Shipment highlights Freling trunks reinforced trunks priced from 4.25 to 7.00 Leatherbound telescopes and cases in all sizes Summer gloves lace lisle gloves and mens furnishings items with various prices New imperial patterns 10c Grocery section features fresh meats packing house beef Lion Flour Seco Bran assorted feeds and cleaning supplies including soap cans lye pumpkins tomatoes hominy coffee rice and more prices listed per unit or package.
A fragmentary excerpt presents Longfellow’s hymn to the Night describing night as a majestic presence that brings peace. The speaker hears sorrow and delight in night, feels its spell, and prays for rest and release from care. The verse invokes celestial imagery and timeless calm through the night’s influence.
A critic quips that one woman views another as having a voice like the last toot of a brass band. The remark reflects a pointed label amid social commentary and public discourse.
Citizens reflect on mail arrivals and growing gratitude amid evolving county life. A tersely quoted remark underscores concerns over problems facing Republic County and local governance as residents adjust to new communication routines.
A Missouri woman was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for leading a mob that lynched a Black man. The defendant’s case drew attention to interference with white supremacy controls in the region.
The Courtland Register and the Jormoso New Era faced paper shortages, printing on poster and wrapping paper. Journal ready prints from Denver carried full particulars about the worst flood.
A fragment notes the Kansas City World is praised for enterprise and speed under blockade, claims the Star lagged in circulation, and suggests the World drew more readers in the territory during the war era.
The Cleveland Leader argues that in two years the market value of United States Steel stock has fallen by about 230 million dollars while dividends continued. The piece questions the soundness of giant trusts and warns of lean years ahead for monopolies as public confidence wavers.
The Republic News notes flood disruptions delayed mail delivery from May 28 to June 7. The piece highlights the impact on daily correspondence and regional communications.
The editor of this pay paper is gradually getting it instilled that finding fault with anything for consideration takes little effort. Yet it shows sound brain and an excellent heart to seek the good and the food around him.
A poem extols Oklahoma as a growing, promising land with rising value crops, cotton and corn, and thriving stock. It praises settlers in Comanche and I. T. and foresees an enterprising state with notable fame and improvements ahead. Composed by Mrs. H. A. Brooks and sent by Mrs. Glenn Preble.
A quotation attributed to Anna Carl Gon remarks that if people preached all they practiced, the golden rule would vanish. The musing critiques hypocrisy and aligns with moral instruction.
Governor W J Bailey and Mrs Ida B Weede tied the knot Tuesday evening in Kansas City. The couple’s friends say Bailey has done the eminently sensible thing and deserve a restful honeymoon.
In Topeka Miss Zoe Adams recalls an 1872 overland trip with her father Geo Martin, secretary of the State Historical Society. They describe White Rock, Seardia, Republic and Republican rivers, buffalo chasing, a dugout near Phillips County, and a rail line’s absence marking Kansas growth over thirty years.
An old Pennsylvanian notes the hiring man has observed much sun on Wednesdays for eight years. The piece reflects on weather, rain, and the desire for a rubber that stays intact during crucial moments of proceedings.
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