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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
7
Richard Lindsay narrates life in Straitsmouth New Jersey in 1749. The carefree youth shows off his hunting and fishing prowess before villagers and a visiting stranger, then dines at the tavern with the guest.
A merchant stranger entertains locals with rival tales of the Black Panther while Aaron, Isaac, and Abner debate its meaning. The party stages a wrestling bout with the stranger who defeats the village champion and then rides away with thanks and a pair of Spanish doubloons as tokens of their encounter.
The narrator prepares for a dawn hunting expedition on a foggy island. He secures his gear, launches a dory, and sets decoys while hearing distant gunfire and wary shore birds. The fog obscures landmarks and adds tense anticipation as he awaits first light. The scene ends with the note that the tale continues.
A Kansas City Times excerpt recounts Davy Crockett's earnest but flawed account of his first love. He describes heart fluttering, choking thoughts, and a declaration of deep affection to a girl engaged to her cousin, concluding the hopes were dashed while noting his fervent yet imperfect prose.
Natives use a wooden gou dougoudou drum beaten with rubber tipped hammers. The drum's sound travels six to ten miles and is interpreted by listeners at a distance as a form of messaging.
England villages preserve history in inn signs near churches and smithies. The Five Alls sign symbolizes the king bishop lawyer soldier and laborer serving all, while signs reveal lords protection and past village character. Many locals lack awareness of their communities' early struggles and records.
Commander C Crimford told the United Services Institute he located Ophir in Arabia about 400 miles east of Aden. He described ruins, a river port, and a sandbar barrier that blocked the harbor, calling the site mineral rich and urging excavation and development.
Paris France based alchemist Jollivet Castelot of Douai repeats his claim that he can produce gold from a blend of silver sulfur antimony orpiment and tin. He states his method yields gold from six grams of metals with heat at 1100 degrees Celsius and notes most silver remains recoverable.
Five year old Rosenberger twins from Brooklyn have run away for the eleventh time. Each disappearance ends with a police finding them sleeping, their faces matching in sailor suits.
Capt. G. H. Leverton of Wallington Surrey transformed the retired Vimy Rolls Royce air liner used for London to Paris service into a bungalow. The cabin now serves as a summer home with lore of many travelers said to haunt the site.
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe, pleasant substitute for castor oil paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups. It notes the product has been used for over 80 years and contains no narcotics with directions on each package and physician approval.
Lafe Lagg from Bogger Holler brags about outsmarting a traveler who doubts his tale about ten mumps ridden children. The traveler retorts and the exchange ends with a boast to retrieve a gun, reflecting frontier bravado and sharp wit.
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