This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
2
In the past year many books and pamphlets contest the timing of Christ's return. The author argues history and moral evolution require human effort, sacrifice, and humanitarian work to usher in Christ's Kingdom rather than a sudden miraculous change. The piece cites missions Red Cross and National War Savings as contexts for active piety.
A column urges a man to honor debts and build a solid reputation for paying obligations. It recounts a bank refusal to a deadbeat with thirty years of unreliable promises and warns young readers to avoid debt avoidance, stressing long term consequences of a tarnished name.
Citizens in Kangag turn pennies from change, purchases, and small gifts into war savings stamps. Nickel and dime coins join pennies as Kansans fund war efforts and personal savings, with promotions like 16¢ Tuxedo tobacco can offers. Do you have a paid subscription?
A West Virginia mountaineer visits a recruiting office. the examiner finds him sound but with flat feet. He laments the rejection, noting he walked 115 miles to reach the office and hates the thought of walking back, in a humorous readers’ magazine anecdote.
A wartime appeal urges buying War Savings Stamps to support soldiers at the front and fund the national effort. A joke about animal names in a dog owner’s yard contrasts with the broader message about sacrifice and patriotism. In Scandia, Will Ellingson leaves for Belaire Georgia for remount camp duty after a furlough, as family and neighbors gather to bid him farewell.
Rev Eric Swan delivered an instructive sermon to a large audience in the morning and Rev Henry Swan presented an illustrated lecture on missionary work in India in the evening. The notices urge Sunday school at 10 and 11 with Confirmation, and a Children’s Day program at 8 p m. All friends are invited.
Eight new members joined during the decision service on Sunday at United Brethren Church in Scandia. Sunday schedule includes day school at 10 am and evening worship at 8 30 pm. Norway notes announce a Banmer Class youth play directed by Miss Maybelle Bilosser, a promising hourlong production.
A Huntington Indiana resident urges keeping Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy at home to treat Cholera Morbus in emergencies. She cites two sick children in summer 1911 who found immediate relief after use. The note appears as promotional content within the Journal.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.