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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
5
The piece argues that well to do families will have more children as they seek personal welfare and education. It critiques materialism and fashionable amusements, predicts wealthier women abandoning vanity, and favors families focusing on difference and responsibility over luxury.
A 1914 forecast by Prof. Alexander Graham Bell envisions a perfected airship crossing the Atlantic in under 20 hours. The Baltimore American notes Bell as a dreamer whose idea may soon become reality. He predicts air routes delivering passengers at 200 miles per hour, making New York one hour from the exposition and London and Paris about 16 hours away.
American women increase attention to athletics and outdoor exercise with evident benefits. Edna won last year’s England tennis championship and aims to repeat, while English women plan to join her here for contests including the international tennis cup, promising heightened competition for American players. Golf and other sports see rising records and practice sharpening expertise.
A son of Count Tolstoi is acquitted after being charged with high treason for publishing his father's writings banned by the czar. The Russian edition was burned and plates destroyed, but he escaped severe punishment, signaling liberalizing trends despite reactionary influences.
The American Humane Association campaigns for protest over cattle neglect causing high winter fatalities. Many cattle run wild and receive no feed or shelter, with numbers rising during deep snows. The association urges owners to change their methods to prevent further losses.
Denver hosts a major three day public lands convention at the Broadway Theater beginning Tuesday. Delegates anticipate conservative, deliberative criticism of President Roosevelt's western land and irrigation policies. Colorado and Wyoming lead in representation, with Oregon Idaho Montana and Washington leaning with them on most issues.
St. Petersburg reports Emperor Nicholas signed an ukase dissolving the present douma and ordering elections for a successor to meet November 14 under a new law aimed at preventing educated classes from overpowering uneducated masses. The move is described as a coup d etat and a suspension of constitutional norms justified by necessity to avertarchy and revolution, with advisers arguing Parliament cannot cooperate with the throne under current conditions.
A New York State and City of Buffalo memorial obelisk for President McKinley will be dedicated in early September in Buffalo. The 86 foot pine marble shaft features sides detailing McKinley as soldier and statesman, with the president's death noted on the north side and four marble lions guarding the base.
Dr Charles T Hibbetts of the United States Navy, stationed at the navy recruiting office since February, departed Sunday for Washington to confer with the surgeon general on the proposed modern tuberculosis hospital at New Fort Lyon Colorado for navy personnel. The Paris treaty news, later denied, was clarified by M Pichon stating no prior communication with powers.
Reports from Mexico City claim the government is negotiating for two transport and two battleships with European powers. One transport may be built in English shipyards and another in New Orleans, as talks continue with three powers. A semiofficial denial has been issued.
A short excerpt from Harper's Weekly recounts an Irish jobseeker in western Illinois asking a farmer near Cairo if he can cradle. The Irishman persuades with a cheeky line about getting a job "out-of-dures" after the farmer asks about cradle skills.
Gov. Hughes influenced the Legislature to retain the current insurance law, citing wide reform and benefit to policyholders. Equitable Life reports show lower expenses, higher income, and dividends rising in 1906, supporting a steady course.
A traveler from Mexico praises double ended wax matches with a head on each end. He argues they save one's record with the Recording Angel and provide a reliable light if one end fails. The revived old time matches spark interest for consumers and sellers.
Rev J B Hammill of Hanson Place Methodist in Brooklyn preached at Sayville L I on Look well to your foundations. He leaned on the pulpit desk which shattered and toppled toward the front seats scattering Bible and notes. The elder preacher narrowly avoided a fall over the altar as onlookers steadied him.
A Salisbury Maryland woman abandoned coffee years ago to protect her health but suffered severe dyspepsia and weight loss. She switched to Postum Food Coffee, regained twenty five pounds, and reports persistent improvement. She endorses Postum as pure and nourishing and recommends reading The Road to Wellville.
Elwood Kansas faces severe Missouri River flooding threatening the 1000 resident town opposite St. Joseph Missouri. Homes are moved back from the water edge and acres of ground are washed away. The entire population assists as improvised house moving begins to save buildings. No loss of life reported. Aid comes from St. Joseph.
Henry Helgoth moved from Cedar Falls Indiana to Kansas and lost a small shepherd dog during the railroad journey. The dog jumped from the car 80 miles from Cedar Falls and was not found. Weeks later a friend reported the dog returned to the old home, completing the unlikely reunion.
While drilling an old well for Francis Johnson on his farm southwest of Lindsborg, Train Brothers & Co struck salt at 285 feet. The 45 foot deep bore suddenly revealed a five foot void and water was sucked down with force causing tubing collapse. Fragments of rock indicated genuine salt deposit.
A critical op ed argues Kansas families must buy a full set of school books yearly. It accuses the state law of enabling graft and wholesale fraud by book contractors, urging readers to recall the warning when purchasing books for children.
J B Smith a Black stone mason from Pittsburg faced a swift sequence from crime to sentencing. He admitted guilt in district court after a 6 30 am visit to Emma Kelly’s home and waived preliminary examination. He pleaded guilty at 1 pm and began his journey to Lansing that same day.
The Highland Vidette reports Pat McEnulty living southeast of Denton owns what is described as the biggest steer on earth. The Shorthorn Durham is said to stand six feet tall and weigh about 2,400 pounds, with potential to reach 4,000 pounds. A half sister of the steer reportedly weighed 3,740 pounds when sold to a stock food firm years ago, and McEnulty’s animal is claimed to surpass that one in size and stature.
County gas inspector Seeley Brown of Independence warns that gas wells fall off quickly in production after drilling and when idle. He notes rock pressure remains steady within a radius and will drop if rock pressure changes inside that zone, reducing output across affected wells.
A drummer stops at a small Texas hamlet with one unruly hotel. He requests hot water for a bath. The porter, bowing in apology, explains no hot water is available but offers to heat water for him.
Mrs Lizzie B Sledge of 540 Jones Ave Selma Alabama reports four years of severe facial and body itching due to skin eczema. After consulting two physicians she tried Cuticura Remedies. six months later all splotches vanished and no symptoms have returned in three years.
The passage cites Upton Sinclair addressing Chicago Socialists on charity. Sinclair argues rich charity often represses the poor, while a parable compares it to a fisherwoman who applies liniment to a fish’s cut mouth, highlighting pity versus proportional aid.
A fragmentary line quotes a character asking why a person wears an expensive gown to a dinner and another replies she feels quiet and self conscious, noting she might be lost sight of in the gown.
The Associated Drug Company of Washington DC offers 190 stock for investment to fund a laboratory in the Midwest. It plans 175000 7 percent preferred stock and 17500 common stock, with 14000 druggist customers guaranteeing dividends. Subscriptions close July 6, 190, first come first served. drafts to T J Shoemaker fiscal agent Mt Clemens Michigan.
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