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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1902
Page
2
The notice states A. J. Whith filed March 11 1902 with the Republic county Kansas Probate Judge to obtain a Druggist permit under state prohibitory laws. The petition will be heard Saturday April 12 at 10 A M in the Probate Judge's Belleville Kansas office.
Notice for the city election in Scandia on Monday April 7 1902 at City Hall from 8 am to 6 pm. Voters will elect mayor councilmen and a police judge with city officers to serve the ensuing year. City Clerk Kandell certifies the proclamation dated March 1902.
Wanted advertisement seeks a reliable man to manage a branch office in the vicinity. Includes request for strong references and mentions Morre Wholesale House in Ohio and a concert event by Blind Boone at the Topeka Opera House. Subscriptions offered, rates cited as $3.00 for a period.
County Superintendent Baird announces free scholarships from Baker University for top students in common schools. First place receives a year worth $33, second place six months worth $17, and third place one third year worth $12. The offer aims to elevate county students and praise is voiced for those who win.
A brief ad promotes fall offerings at The New Corner Grocery and Meats. It mentions staple and fancy groceries, flour and feed, butter and eggs, and hides accepted in exchange. Owners WEISLOGEL and GOOLD invite customers to visit.
Delegates at Clay Center renominated Congressman Calderhead as expected. R T Stanfield was selected as Congressional Committeeman from the county.
Owners of chickens in Scandia are notified to shut them up. Marshal R.8 Gig issues city notice enforcing quiet, outlining compliance expectation.
A woman from Kilbourn Wisconsin identified as Mrs C E Van Dersen suffers stomach trouble and constipation after long illness. She reports trying many preparations without relief before using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets said to help.
A prosperous farmer criticizes uptown church for cold, operatic singing and lack of brotherly love. Church reply questions the farmer's musical judgment, arguing true discernment comes from faith not voice. The exchange ends with a farmer claiming plain Christianity beats showy religion.
The Russian government contemplates building a railway to China from Samarkand via Hankow and other routes. The plan would tunnel through Koshgor and traverse Central Asia toward Manchuria and Hankow with potential lines toward Shenstat and Szechuan. The system aims to link Russian central Asia to major Chinese trade centers, leveraging Hankow’s steamship connections and Szechuan’s large population.
D. O. Mills of New York donates a large reflecting telescope to Lick Observatory California for velocity determinations in the southern hemisphere. Akharaj Siamese minister to Washington educated at Oxford. Former Congressman Stallings of Alabama leaves politics to run mills stores and plantation in Montgomery Mississippi. Helen Hyde wins Tokyo art prize for Chinese Japanese style work. Wu Chinese minister praised at New England dinner in Philadelphia. Dr M. Curry named US representative to Madrid for King Alfonso XIII age ceremonies May 17. Betsy a smoker. Plant potatoes this April.
Unclear OCR fragment mentions numbers 300 and 998 with timestamps 10 p.m and 12 a.m. Readable context insufficient to identify person, organization, place, or event.
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