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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
1
A fashion writer notes sportswear advances across English French and American designs. Two piece frocks coats and capes in woolens and worsteds appear, with tailored jumpsuit inspired suits and elaborate embroidery. French Paris couturiers emphasize short coats with striking trims and panel backs in silk and crepe.
Educational campaign warns that carbon monoxide from automobile exhaust in garages is deadly. Authorities explain monoxide overbalances oxygen in blood, causing asphyxia, with risks rising from closed spaces and insufficient ventilation.
A warning note describes how cars parked on hills can roll if the emergency brake fails. It details a recent incident where a car rolling into another caused nudges and gear shifts, narrowly avoiding a major crash.
Water soaking of external brake bands after washing or driving through water can create a lubricating film that prevents prompt braking. The remedy is to drag the brakes after leaving the washstand to force out water, or remove glaze with a rough blade and clean the lining with gasoline and a wire brush to restore braking effectiveness.
The design extends floor space four feet behind the rear end to create a storage area for garden tools coal oil and gasoline. A kitchen door opens into the garage for easy access and removable rods allow a scratch shed for chicks during hatch time.
An automobile official argues for eliminating unnecessary laws and adopting a few clear rules. He says current rules are in flux and public compliance is the main hurdle, with most accidents due to pedestrian neglect and only a portion caused by motorists or car misuse.
A compact meditation on Bartimaeus the beggar who cried to Jesus for mercy. The piece reflects on blindness and gratitude while imagining the sensory awakening of sight and the broader call to humane service. It includes a Longfellow poem about Bartimaeus at Jericho and ends with a 1926 Western Newspaper Union credit.
Coleridge contrasts elder poets from Donne to Cowley with moderns, noting the former pursued passion over intellect while the latter chased glittering image and abstract meaning. He argues the elder poets sacrificed heart to head, the moderns both to point and drapery.
Workers at Threadneedle Street beneath the Bank of England uncovered an Italian wine cask fragment and the name Pacati burned inside on old cypress. Archaeologists note Pacati appeared in 1914 carved in stone, now preserved in the Guildhall.
Kansas labor division bulletin shows 159 minor injuries and 161 severe injuries to minors in five months through May 31, up from 69 minor and 11 severe injuries in the same period last year. Factory inspections appear less vigorous recently. Public utilities across the state valued at 581 million by the tax division, up nearly 16 million from last year, with railroads leading at 396.97 million.
Annapolis Maryland midshipman E B Zirkle of Garden City refused to take the oath upon graduation. Secretary Wilbur ordered him assigned to a station aboard the battleship New York after a coastal cruise. The case marks the first such instance reported at the academy.
Pittsburg police officer W E Tindel was acquitted of first degree murder for the December 18 killing of Sam Lyle after arresting him for a suspected stolen car. Tindel testified Lyle struck him and fled, prompting a shot as they headed to the police station.
Forrest C. Cochran, president of Liberty Trust Co of Kansas City, chosen as president of Citizens' State Bank of Hays to succeed his father Co G Cochran a prominent Western Kansas banker and cattleman who died here recently.
A recent hail storm in Pawnee county caused extensive damage to wheat and gardens, with large hailstones, ten minutes of pounding rain, and strong winds destroying car tops and windows in most homes. Estimated crop losses reach at least 100000 dollars.
Tripeka Kansas reports the governor and his wife have left for California without the governor and first lady accompanying the trip. The governor will attend the National Good Roads Association meeting in Santa Monica during a three week stay.
Ray A. Graham former head of the Graham Brothers Truck Company, part of a 100 million dollar consolidation with the Dodge Brothers Motor Car Company, was chosen president of the St Marys college alumni association at the triennial meeting.
Hidorado Lee Tennity 50 and his son Albert 16 were aboard a rig at a wildcat oil test south of Rosalia when a storm drove them to seek refuge. The rig was blown down and Tennity was killed while Albert sustained serious injuries. The incident followed a storm event at the site.
Topeka reports the gasoline tax of 2 cents per gallon brought in 4,152,381.04 dollars into the state treasury for the year ending May 1, 1926. State oil inspector Seth G. Wells released the figures.
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