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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
6
The famed jockey Fred Archer sacrificed weight to stay atop the racing world. At a lavish dinner a great salmon loomed, and he left in distress to train. He later nibbled a biscuit, drank a tiny champagne, and went to bed.
The boss arrives as workers pelting tomatoes, ordering them to stop. A quirky note follows about a man who owns a phonograph and a parrot, and a grim quip on ignorance versus knowledge.
The American Legion in Indianapolis preserves a 50 year old custom with fired salutes from a Civil War cannon at Crown Hill Cemetery on Memorial Day and in the courthouse yard on Washington's Birthday. The cannon, once aboard a Confederate flatboat on the Ohio river, was captured in 1864 and has been with the Melbvaine-Kobhe post since last Memorial Day.
J G G of the curb district presents a whimsical stock market resume noting tires flat cement hardening telescopes rising antih, airplanes down jellies stiffening cereals stagnant coffee strong and other mixed signals. The report points to inflation hints in toy balloons and a generally flat whisky and pocked books with no clear movement.
A tense exchange erupts as two individuals clash about recognition and acquaintance. One challenges the other's familiarity while noting a dress difference. The dialogue hints at social tension and the perceptual power of a smile in interactions.
A column extols ordinary neighbors as millionaires of cheerfulness whose daily presence elevates a neighborhood. Their acts brighten blocks, lift spirits, and improve the community’s character and value.
A home cook’s guide to Salisbury steak using best cuts from round or filet with marrow and water for binding. Instructions cover broiling or pan frying, serving with bacon and fries, plus Southern sweet potatoes and velvet jelly dessert ideas and a molasses cookies recipe. Ends with a Lord Houghton quotation on daily duties and bread.
A recipe heartland feature describes fruit jellies and vegetable molds using lemon cucumber pineapple orange cherries and olives. It covers Tomato Jelly Fruit Mold Rice With Orange Jelly and suggests nuts enhance flavor and value.
An old advertisement promotes Bayer aspirin with the Bayer Cross claim and safe dosage guidance. It links aspirin to medical endorsement and cost of twelve tablets. The passage also includes a humorous theater exchange about paying someone named Jase and a line from American Legion Weekly.
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as fast relief for backache lumbago sciatica and strains. It promises painless rubbing without skin damage and urges a trial bottle from a local drug store.
A film studio near bankruptcy pivots from selling films to charging $5 admission to view the making of its pictures. The president envisions a bold scheme and uses a scoop shovel as a symbol of cash collection, turning around the studio’s fortunes.
Cited ad promises instant relief from catarrh and nasal congestion in minutes. It claims the antiseptic ointment clears inflamed mucous membranes and lets users breathe freely with a single application._readers urged to buy from druggists.
London Punch notes a burglar pretended to be a husband and called out The word derrlin as he was arraigned. A woman recounts the moment describing the feint and the danger of the thief’s disguise.
An OCR fragment shows an advertisement for Diamond Dyes claiming easy wool silk cotton dyeing with warnings about ruined fabrics and a drugstore color card. It includes a vignette about a husband writing upstairs and a garbled wartime trench conversation.
A report notes the figure of a man facing high rent costs amid community memories and displacement concerns. The piece highlights escalating housing prices and residents affected by rising rents in urban areas.
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