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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
6
A collection of wry notices and comments from Scandia Kansas notes quirky items about New York religion, Philadelphia quietness, a Troy baseball game umpire call, Edward Atkinson on women’s clothes costs, an auctioned mug in London, Florida labor shortages, Kaiser war guardianship, Defoe being a liar, Crusoe praise, a Boston bank failure, and Gould fortune resilience with a million-dollar shrinkage.
A concise, dated fragment notes gender roles and seasonal habits, indicating women’s bread making as valued over driving ability and citing statisticians who report men drink less in summer despite summer’s lively wildlife.
The piece notes dressmakers denouncing a sylph like figure as fashionable. It mentions the city of New York spending $3,000 to bury, and refers to Hiram Cronk, the last War of 1812 veteran, with two more survivors noted elsewhere.
A note states Passaic New Jersey must vaccinate its entire police force to ensure readiness against criminals. The comment suggests the town’s officers habitually confront thugs and implies vaccination is needed for public safety.
A dynamite charge was found in the heel of a woman's shoe in Connellsville Pennsylvania. Authorities say the discovery shows she intends to press forward with a bold plan despite the danger.
A New York socialite says she plans to reunite with her pug after death and ponders whether she will reach heaven or the other place.
The article notes summer fashion trends favoring hoop skirts and a sylphlike silhouette, remarking on the difficulty of making the styles harmonize and the writer admits not understanding how they will ultimately combine.
The speaker voices a bold plan envisioning a hole through the ground from ocean to ocean as the canal zone’s most striking ornament. The remark captures the era’s fascination with monumental engineering and grand beautification schemes.
Correspondents report two troubling signs on the Rappahannock. One says residents are killing flying snakes along the river while another notes steamboat operators have decided to close their bartoohts. The dispatch suggests a period of tension and change on the waterway.
The famed writer Mark Twain faces family health strain as his daughter undergoes appendicitis treatment. Despite years of public cheer, Twain’s household receives tense, hopeful news amid his ongoing troubles.
Stig notes that Hoch's widows are about to establish an old settlers association. He predicts thrilling hair breadth escapes will be shared as pioneers gather.
A Pennsylvania court states a man holds authority at home, a ruling the Perry Herald notes may surprise many men, suggesting the wiser husband should wait for his wife to confirm the judgment.
The Globe notes Boston has a professional snake catcher while Portland hosts many whose energy is spent capturing the serpent. The article surveys urban reptile concerns and local roving experts amid a Victorian era backdrop.
In Grovedale, concern over cashier Vane Hamilton grows as Mr. Carter and Tony probe possible causes of his absence from the bank. Rumors spread after Osborn’s claim of a May meeting and rumors of a green headed woman, while bank officials review books and collateral for irregularities. Constance remains hopeful he will return, awaiting updates from Boston.
Detective follows clues in a breakdown tale of Mrs. Hamilton and her husband Vane. A stranger with green hair spoke to him in the street and a night talk of heavy burdens hints at a possible motive. Bruce investigates Lenora, a name whispered in his sleep.
Washington reports Army and Navy officers warn of panic over Japan’s rapid moves in the East. Calls rise for immediate expansion of U S forces in the far Pacific with debates on a 36 battleship fleet and distribution among Philippines, Atlantic coast, and Pacific. Some insist strongest fleet stay home. six to eight battleships suffice for the Philippines.
In Copenhagen the United States is urged to help prevent a Norway Sweden war. Richard Bartholdt of Missouri leads inter-parliamentary diplomacy after meetings with Norwegian leader John Lund and Swedish head Ernest Beckman. They seek to bring the Swedish Norwegian dispute to the inter-parliamentary union conference in Brussels on August 28.
The condition of General Maximo Gomez has grown worse with gangrene from an abdominal hand abscess hurting his heart and organs. The May operation in Santiago failed to halt the decline, and his death may come at any time.
John F. Wallace, chief engineer of the Panama canal, has left Panama to confer with Secretary Taft on canal matters and to arrange purchases of materials. Expected orders include 7,000,000 vitrified bricks, rock crushers, and rollers for use in paving the canal.
The imperial government says it regards the US note with serious consideration and will appoint plenipotentiaries to meet Russia’s to negotiate and conclude terms of peace directly between Japan and Russia at mutually agreeable time and place.
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