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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1922
Page
6
Article extols economical home design by William A. Radford offering free advice. Describes transforming a plain eight room two story house with central hall plan, porch, living and dining rooms, kitchen and pantry, four upstairs bedrooms and a bathroom.
The article describes a simple 40 by 24 foot eight room frame house offering modern comforts at low cost. It highlights an artistic porch with exposed rafters, rough-face concrete block corner piers, and a steep roof with a dormer. The plan includes two large front bedrooms and two smaller rear bedrooms, totaling five bedrooms in variant text, with emphasis on affordability and interior layout.
The State museum at Augusta Maine showcases a salmon performing unusual feats. It bounces on its head, appears motionless on its back, and darts around the tank like a submarine chase. Curator James says the fish will likely return to normal but calls it a freak.
A 1922 Western Newspaper Union piece uses the saying that censure is like lightning striking high peaks. It muses on cleverness, noting we can outwit one person but not all, reflecting on political caution.
Canada embraces farming as a profession with trained methods, crop rotation, soil preservation, and government backed education. City transplants succeed when they study modern agronomy, bringing energy and intelligence to the land, while many top prize winners in international contests were city-born. For details, pamphlets on Canada and rates are available from F. H. Hewitt, 2012 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
A compact home recipe list includes Pacific Sea Foam with brown sugar walnuts and vanilla, Chinatown Almond Squares with hot almond syrup, Baked Corn With Clams, Potato and Herring Pie, and Honey Oatmeal Bread. Also notes a short poem about buttercups and sunshine.
The avocado or alligator pear, once costly in the east, shows commercial potential in a wide area. It’s a semi tropical American native with robust yield, varied shapes, and thick buttery flesh. Calorie dense and high in minerals, it rivals olives and cereals in fuel value, with recipes noting ripe fruit mashed with lemon on tomato slices.
Ap Trishman planned to return home by steamer but jumped a yard from the pier as the vessel began moving. He covered six to eight feet before tripping and hitting his head, stunning himself. He regained consciousness to find the ship already a few hundred yards away.
A suave stranger offers an easy method to learn to play musical instruments in three months. He claims success with five people in the tenant’s house, prompting the tenant to protest and joke about having to move to avoid the scheme.
The fragment mentions JT having fallen arches and advises seeing a building inspector immediately. It is a terse dialogue style note from a Boston transcript. The text also contains a remark about a busy tongue delaying explanations and resources becoming busier.
Everett Washington resident Mrs J M Sibbert shares relief from back hip and leg aches after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial claims improved well being and urges others with female troubles to try the medicine.
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