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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1900
Page
6
Whitney's promotes a wide array of merchandise including dry goods, notions, clothing, millinery, linens, hosiery, undergarments, groceries, hardware, and appliances. The ad stresses low prices and aims to match customer wants with stocked items, highlighting special selections to attract shoppers.
The Scan dia store promotes a Spring sale with bargains on sample Shoes and Slip pers, Pineapple, soap, new millinery, up to date suits, a bright line of ties, a $28.66 steel range, paints, oils, brushes, wallpaper, corsets, thread, safety pins, Simpsons Prints, Vienna Cloth, and a drophead sewing machine at $20, inviting customers to come in for the latest fashions and deals.
Multiple local notes cover a cool spring arrival, mail delivery expansion, a Houston death bringing remains for interment, Methodist ministers assigned to the county, a billiard hall incident with fines, and praise for Nordmark's lecture at the city hall. The town cites Republican delegates, local names, and community events with brief outcomes and upcoming changes.
Wm. Walker travels to Kansas City on Tuesday to arrange manufacture of his new gas light. The invention promises the brightest illumination yet and uses compressed air to force rasoline into the burner. The tank is located indoors reducing explosion risk.
A Republic column notes visitors like Hon. Jay F. Close and a sick Mr. Goodrich. Craft and Baxter ship potatoes to Oklahoma while Laird departs to Dakota. Town plans two wells on School Street as waterworks loom. Lydia Bettis wed F F Weller with Rev. Joseph Brown officiating. well wishes abound.
Proprieter warns that closing the billiard hall would trigger the closure of every joint in town. The remark is seen as a chance for locals to engage in possible action or protest amid discussions of enforcement or reform.
A March 14 gathering at Taylor-Hammond's and later at the Curries celebrated David McFarland’s move to Iowa. Guests brought baskets, pie and cake were served, a fine watch given, then lunch, singing, and declamations followed as friends wished him happiness in his new home.
An archival ad fragment touts Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a remedy after meals to prevent constipation indigestion and stomach troubles. The copy urges use after every meal and promotes health benefits with a provincial tone.
Reader notices advertise subscribing for Daily papers at the Journal office. Also endorsements for Dre Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy claim success against stomach trouble constipation and colds, with local merchants listing sale of these remedies.
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