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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1913
Page
4
A local column recounts village scenes with Old Bil Shiftless and Mrs Shiftless debating equality, errands, and a town engagement. It then drifts through names, moves, and small incidents from Union and Scandia townships, including births, deaths, and household tasks. The prose mixes humor, community notices, and pointed quotes about poverty and success.
A collage of wry sayings and jokes about justice gossip marriage and pride. Lines reference XY Mack Cretcher Tout Thompson Bert Walker Pip Daniels and a Baltimore dog that learned to type noting humor about human foibles and printing lore.
Jed Doolittle warns that women who smoke will annoy men by making it impossible to tell if the man has cigarette tobacco in his can when they return home at night.
Bert Walker denounces a town where many tolerate a corrupt figure, urging residents to observe the pattern and question the integrity of local leadership. He claims the community would condemn a decent man while excusing a notorious wrongdoer.
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