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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1901
Page
9
A fragment from Josh Wink in the Baltimore American tells of a mother begging to bury a baby as she watches a family with a similar sorrow. The speaker recalls a motherly wish for her child and compares it to another family's grief over their own lost infant.
In Bab n Woods the Partridge family plans a move after a mother partridge recounts a hunter’s near-e fatal egg theft and a warning about danger. Bab, a mischievous girl, learns a lesson from a woodchuck tale about bragging and overconfidence leading to trouble.
A fragment describes a raccoon named Mmet on a moonlit stroll down a big tree. The text is incomplete but invokes a simple woodland moment with a nocturnal animal as the focus.
A young William McKinley, about sixteen, was ordered by his brother David, then coal company superintendent, to prepare a horse for a ride to a country dance. He asked his Aunt Martha if it was humiliating for a Methodist and a Latin scholar to hitch the horse for his brother.
The obituary notes Mrs Rachel Hendrix of Warrensburg Kansas died recently at home. She was the mother of Blind Boone a noted Black pianist who cherished her and provided for her. The column cautions against dining while in weak mental or physical states.
In a Madison dedication speech Charles Francis Adams of the Massachusetts Historical Society praised Wisconsin’s role in the Civil War era. He argued that a widely diffused individuality and staying power, not lone leaders, sustained the state and the republic during crises, and that Wisconsin’s average citizenry proved the masterful force shaping destiny.
The rug industry expands rapidly amid urban living, small apartments, and economy pressures. Manufacturers tailor products to meet emergencies and space constraints, signaling an initial move toward widespread adoption. Experts foresee rug use broadening, potentially supplanting traditional carpets and offering relief to carpeting concerns.
A London fog is described as a costly visitation with daily expenses ranging from 50 000 to 100 000 dollars in cash. Power bills rise as gas and electric companies supply extra energy, railways incur signaling costs, and platelayers receive overtime and extra pay for fog duty.
The article notes possible U.S. congressional push for statehood for Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, perhaps as one large state. It highlights population growth from about 62,000 in 1890 to roughly 400,000, land openings since 1879, major boom periods, railroads, banks, and education, all underscoring a strong case for statehood.
Leslie's Weekly recounts witnessing the priest's death after years in China. Old Ting Ho-Sheng died sitting upright, was placed in a coffin in that pose, and reverent rites followed with fire, cushions, and yellow silk garments marking his Nirvana like posture.
The widow of Henri Say, a Paris sugar refiner, contests his will in the Paris court of appeals. An American woman, previously Miss Davis and Frederick Gebhard’s aunt, is involved as she was once married to Count D Huertel. The dispute centers on 000 francs and the will's provisions.
A fragment describes a spider thread as composed of more than 4 000 threads united. It references many tiny masses and a single thread forming a web when released.
The United States plans a nickel 3 cent coin with a central hole for west and southwest circulation. The hole helps recognition in the dark, while the coin’s value basis remains tied to metal content. Old dies were ground off and new ones used starting New Year at the Philadelphia mint.
Readable fragments indicate overcrowding at the Michigan soldiers home in Grand Rapids. Discussions reportedly focus on enlargement or expansion to relieve crowded conditions.
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