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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
1
A readable program for a Sunday evening event at Children’s Bay on June 20 at 8 PM with Mrs. M Kelly and Belva Young leading acts. The page lists performances including readings declamations by Hazel Adams Charles Watkiss Merritt Garber Edith Ames Russel Garber and others, a music section, a chorus, and a benediction.
A local band presents pieces such as The American Bellie Maresh Overture and A Nights of Glaciess to The Hills of Old Kentucky. Performers listed include JA at TE and R. 48, with various names like Chas Ancliffe Shanon Johnson Joyce and Irving Berlin titles.
An observer at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition notes the dominance of caterpillar power tractors over old high wheeled engines in farm machinery displays. The caterpillar design uses a heavy metal chain around sprockets and enables operation on soft ground where wagons cannot go. The article also mentions former U S Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan and public admiration of his resignation from the cabinet amid political controversy.
A duplicate of Col Theodore Roosevelt’s Africa trip shotgun is shown at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The armorer crafted it for him costing 360 dollars and features hand carving, gold inlay, Krupp steel barrels, and interchangeable choked/unspecified bore. The display includes four top sporting arms makers with expert staff.
The Manufacturers' National Exposition features pearl cultivation exhibits from Japan led by Kokichi Mikimoto, showing hundreds of cultured pearls and the challenges behind production. Also highlighted is Daniel Webster’s plow at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, once used on his family farm in Marshfield, illustrating historic farming tools amid modern machinery.
Gasoline barrels offered at Mahans with 10e discounts advertised. Details unclear due to fragmented OCR but indicates sale promotion on fuel at local shop.
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