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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
7
Mrs Newton of Scandia Kansas advertises a tough sale offering an 18 room house on three fenced lots with cement walks shade and fruit trees and good outbuildings. The house alone is valued at 4000 with furniture available at half price and priced at 2500 for quick sale. Open invitation to come see or write for details.
Obituary for Carl Frederick Brandt born 1827 in Kaga Parish Ostergotland Sweden who died Feb 25 1913 at age 85. The piece notes emigration to the US in 1886, marriage to Inga Sophia Anderson, four children and burial at Riverview Cemetery. The rest of the page includes local column items, subscription notes, and a romance scene involving Vera, Dr. Rolfe Irwin, and family dynamics.
Miss Bertha Wilson and Miss Mary West, along with Mrs S Morey, traveled to Concordia on Wednesday and returned on Thursday morning. Carl T Larson will move from near Rafall Natisas to occupy the farm vacated by Martin Larson.
A conversation between Doctor Irwin and Vera at a garden gate reveals Vera’s honesty and resolve. Vera resists romance due to youth and her mother’s caution while a decisive, wholesome young fellow has recently proposed.
Vera orchestrates a library hall mask party to reunite Mrs. Sarah Dawson and her husband Egbert Dunn. After feigning separate appearances they confront each other in a private room unmask and confess, leading to reconciliation, the division of the Dunn estate, and Doctor Irwin’s fortune.
A Paris expert explains methods to distinguish genuine Burgundy snails from imitations. Tests include jawbone size and mouth interior, horn prominence, shell back color on cooking, and shell quality. Fraud by merchants selling worn shells is noted, with Vuillet confirming both species are similarly indigestible.
In Jamesburg New Jersey Charles Ivins narrowly survived when his wagon stalled as a cent glistened on the road. He stepped out to pick up the coin as his brother Richard felled a large tree in Davison’s woods. The tree fell striking the wagon and killing one horse.
A brief dialogue notes public health concern with smallpox. It contrasts ease of detection once symptoms appear and the challenge of early identification, reflecting historical attitudes toward contagious disease and privacy.
Rock Island Lines schedules list west bound fast Colorado passenger daily trains with stop details and times, plus local freight and stock trains. East bound includes Chicago and Rocky Mountain Limited services with passenger times, freight notes, and agent signatures.
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