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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
2
A Kansas miscellany covers diverse items from Topeka dog catchers and a tropical weed blitz on Yates Center streets to a Leavenworth woman seeking divorce and a Concordia girl rearing 980 chickens. It notes harvest forecasts, stray lightning deaths, a bank of small-town mischief, and a Newton class yell spectacle. The column stitches together local color with brief items on agriculture, crime, and social life.
The Philadelphia Record argues against tariff reciprocity and special trade treaties. It favors open tariff reductions and plain protection, warns that secret treaties mislead producers, and urges a clear, orthodox path under Republican platform principles for tariff reform. It cites national prosperity andMissouri politics as context.
A.L. Watson of St Louis is quoted in the New York Times, expressing satisfaction with conditions in his section. He notes there is much to be satisfied despite challenges and emphasizes ongoing prosperity.
A London report says Welsh tin plate makers who once monopolized markets are endangered by wage disputes and American competition. The McKinley tariff, opposed by monopoly fees, allegedly helped US mills gain and expand in iron and steel markets, threatening the Welsh combine.
The Milwaukee Sentinel argues against removing iron and steel duties and urges advocates to offer arguments beyond the charge that tariffs breed trusts. It defends the protective tariff as sound and necessary, noting 1896 and 1900 elections endorsed protection. It expects Mr. Babcock to consider these facts for the next Congress.
The Youngstown Telegram argues for cautious tariff revision, urging protectionist friends to lead changes rather than enemies. It cautions against hasty action, noting prior Democratic tariff revisions.
A fragment from a historical text shows Gotrox-I dismissing a butler for drunken behavior. The quoted speech depicts the servant protesting prior discharge and accusing the master of harsh oversight, ending with a boastful claim about drinking and walking away.
The piece notes that skilled feminine work, especially hand made neckwear and dress adornments, yields greater profit than factory neckwear. It argues that women prefer unique, well crafted designs and that wholesale imitation harms style. It also critiques skirt length and hat placement for overall silhouette.
Pale blue lawn with muslin embroidery and insertion paired with velvet ribbons. Brown linen batiste features a lace bolero and pink ribbons.
The piece argues that French and American toilettes differ more in wearing than in design. A Parisian woman values the current cut in skirts and bagleros but avoids chasing absolute novelty.
Odors from lingering dinners and cooking smells invade hallways of boarding houses and cheaper apartments. Prevention through ventilation and prompt cleanup is urged, with advice on washing soda and boiling water to handle stale grease and unwashed pots. White Renaissance lace robes are noted as in fashion though less shown.
Describes three outfits with blue and white foulard trimmed with lace and tucked details, black velvet girdle. No 2 features spotted silk in green and brown with white yoke sleeve puffs and zig zag lace. No 8 presents blue and white lawn with white yoke insertions and white satin girdle.
A polite matron laments the endless season of dress and wish for a uniform to spare time and expense. She notes the pleasure of clothes plus compliments, yet calls regulation garb a relief similar to a man’s ease, even hinting at deaconess life for the look.
Minneapolis Tribune reports a 102 year old Minneapolis centenarian from Indiana claims malaria helped prolong life. It notes Joseph Hush, aged 108, still in good health, and that he lived sixty years on an Indiana bog farm.
An odd day in these aggressive times as one railway avoids absorbing another line. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the tension in the rail business and strategic moves affecting consolidation and competition.
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