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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
2
A collage of sayings and social items fills the city column. The piece notes a visit by relatives from Hawarden Iowa and a bridal shower for Marie Bowling with gift recipes recorded. It reports a Farmers Union supper, local chores and haying, plus sales and cherry picking activity at nearby homes.
A quirky list of childlike definitions with playful wordplay. The piece frames everyday terms like Mother Grownups Schoolroom and Toasts as humorous or tender concepts in a boy’s view, ending with a sentimental note about Sweetheart and a judge’s quip.
A fragmented animal science note surveys the Spitz dog as a domesticated jackal and cites a fly carrying vast bacterial loads. It mentions a bat as a highly sensitive creature and a female crow being fed by the mais while hatching her 28E8.
Irene Engle spent Tuesday night at 7th. Gladys Gile reports a large crowd at Brown's Tennessee Minstrels show Thursday. Roy Eastman of Belleville visited Thursday with Lloyd Hammer. Oscar Ingebretsen went to Kansas City Friday evening to drive back in a new Buick roadster for Dr. Sherrard. Helen Scott aided Mrs. Phillip Hlammer a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Giles went to Beandia Thursday afternoon. Miss Lucy Brewer, working in Beloit, arrived late in the week.
Farmers in the vicinity began alfalfa day activities. Leslie and Mrs Chritchleu and Cecil Critchleu with family visited relatives while Mrs John McCormick, now in Colorado, was in town. Jessie McHenry and children visited Mrs Margaret London who has been ill. Chester Daggett of Belleville sold Hog Tonic locally. Duey Christie hosted a party with ice cream and cake. Nitus Sandell and family called on Gus Sandell. Mrs E E Sells of Pueblo visited Will Currie’s to care for her ailing mother Mrs Lowden.
Union residents share visits from Earl Stinson family of near Republic and many others. A new baby born to Ollie and wife on June 16 is noted along with numerous social calls, travel to Scandia for a ball game, bridge washouts, and community meetings at the Mutual Benefit Club.
Notarized statement for Scandia Journal Scandia Kansas sworn by editor G P Plotner lists owners J W Plotner and G P Plotner mortgagees Farmers and Merchants Bank Scandia dated June 20 1923 notary T J West commission expires January 26 1925.
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