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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1903
Page
6
A mirror placed on streetcars lets the motorman view rear steps at all times, reducing injuries when passengers board during crowded conditions. The system, with a cushioned edge and pivoting frame, is simple and inexpensive and should be adopted by street railway companies.
Mrs J J Monson of Powersville Kentucky recounts eight years of kidney trouble and four months bedridden. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills she reports improved health, regained breath, no pain, and returning to work. She praises the remedy and would recommend it.
A promotional missive urges readers to request a book titled The Golden Square to learn about gas and oil fields in Kansas coal in Indian Territory and minerals in Missouri. It promotes scatter seeds of kindness and defines a no account man as one with no balance in bank.
Mulhall Sioux City ad copy highlights cash per acre with balance crop till paid. Lines reference house coats groceries and telephonic connections with grocers. Mentions Red Cross Ball Buc laundry starch Putnam Dyes and domestic sentiments about love letters and companionship.
A historical account details Menelik of Abyssinia crushing 18,000 Italian troops at Adowa in March 1896. The battle featured diverse forces including riflemen and mounted warriors, a misread Italian order, heavy casualties over 6,000 killed, many prisoners, and brutal mutilation of local allies, marking an unparalleled historic victory.
The Washington Star reports pulque shops in Mexico City numbering about a thousand with daily production of large quantities. Shops boast vivid wall art and named venues such as Delights of Life and The Rainbow. Pulque is described as a thin whitish drink with a sour milk odor and intoxicating in large amounts.
A young lecturer descended from the platform at the close of his speech and received many handshakes. He thanked a specific auditor who lingered in his seat, saying the audience’s attentive, upturned faces inspired him, while the man replied with a stiff neck.
A verse excerpt recalls Adam and Eve Noah and campfire tales shared to dispel gloom. It notes how a Congressman now retells them with guileless glee scattering stories across town, keeping the mood light.
In New York, Charles Godfrey Leland hosted a weekly reception for literary figures. A loud debate on religion erupted until Leland proclaimed that intelligent persons are all of the same religion, saying that is what intelligent persons never reveal.
A Hartman Peruna advertisement extols catarrh cures via testimonials from physicians like Robert R. Roberts M D of Washington DC and F H Brand M D of Mokena IL. It claims Peruna cures catarrh in multiple organs, notes female pelvic catarrh as common, and urges readers to request health booklets and consult Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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