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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
6
Farmers face bacteria taint in dairy utensils and look for a reliable cleaner. Borax is presented as a natural, cheap solution that sanitizes, sweetens, and preserves freshness, with recommendations for udder washing and a promotion offering a free Jingle Book to mothers who send details for a Borax sample.
A family follows a custom of donating worn pants to orphans in the asylum. Fred slides down the banisters and replies that he is making pants for the poor little orphans, highlighting the charitable tradition and a child’s humorous involvement.
A rural testimonial endorses Sloan's Liniment and Sloan's Sure Coke Cure for horse ailments. A. D. Bruce of Aurelia Iowa recounts improving a stallion with fistula after a vet refused further treatment. He describes cured sweeny cases and recommending the liniment to neighbors.
An old father voices sorrow at his daughter's wedding morning while she reassures him. The passage shifts to a practical note praising home laundering of fine wash goods with Defiance Starch, claiming it strengthens without thickening and enhances textile beauty.
Fragmentary text shows a quip about wealth and parting. The garbled lines hint at a proverb about a fool losing money. No clear persons or organizations are identifiable in readable portions.
The Nebraska State Lumber Dealers association was perpetually enjoined and barred from operations aimed at eliminating competition in building materials sales. Secretary Bird Critchfield is forbidden to conduct any business of the organization. The suit, begun under Senator Norris Brown, held that price fixing and punishment of unauthorized dealers were illegal and that reporting shipments was improper. Numerous firms named as defendants.
Chicago judge Kohlsaar in the U S circuit court issued an injunction Wednesday restraining the Nation, American, Wells Fargo, United States and Adams Express companies from issuing express franks and from transporting property into interstate commerce in exchange for franks.
Gov. Hughes issues proclamation to convene the New York legislature in extraordinary session on Monday May 11 at 4 50 p m. The proclamation does not specify subjects for consideration during the session.
The Kansas State Editorial session closed its annual meeting in Emporia with officer elections led by Sheridan Plowe as president and H. C. Sticher as vice president. Next year’s meeting will be in Topeka during the legislative session.
A state tax report shows 431 inter county phone companies filed reports for assessment this year, up from 180. Most new lines are rural and mutual, ranging from under fifty to several hundred subscribers, with many linking to major toll lines. County assessors handle single county operators.
The northwest division of Manchester reports the heaviest poll in 20 years. By 429 votes the Liberal MP Winton Spencer Churchill, recently named president of the Board of Trade in the new Agauith cabinet, is unseated.
Chicago reports one more Illinois county joined the totally dry column after Tuesday's local option results. Two additional counties were found to have voted out saloons in all but one village or town, bringing the totally dry count to 36 in the state.
Rock Island headquarters announced plans to replace operators with telephones across the system. Dispatchers will be located at division points with Kansas to be equipped first by July 1 at an estimated cost of 10000 dollars.
A vigorous campaign begins in southwest counties to stamp out cattle scabbies. Cattle inspectors at Garden City outline steps including thorough examinations by inspectors, dipping if disease is found, followed by later investigations.
An Abilene clergyman visited public schools and asked grammar students to name their favorite parable. A mischievous boy answered I like the one where somebody loafs and fishes. The preacher urged Samuel to tell them more.
In a clash of Kansas papers the Ottawa Herald rebukes the Hutchinson News for using it to refer to Kansas. The News argues the phrase the rich juicy meat of the national sandwich justifies neuter usage.
The McKinley home in Canton is donated to Bishop Ignatius F. Horstmann of the Cleveland Catholic diocese to serve as a non sectarian hospital. Mrs Rose Klorer of Canton bought the property for 20000 dollars. the facility will be named Mercy hospital.
Mrs. Jessie Lewelling-Call daughter of former Gov L D Lewelling of Kansas and a Chicago society writer for two years died by her own hand in Chicago.
Rev Dr F Knight Sanders of the Congregational Sunday School and Publication Society Boston was elected president of Washburn College Topeka Kansas. He will succeed Dr Norman Plass as head at the end of the current school year.
William C. Butts, an early Kansas settler at Valley Falls since 1857, died of general debility. Born in Duchess County, New York in 1832, he was the first Santa Fe railroad agent at Valley Falls in 1872 and served twenty years. He also held five terms in the legislature and was repeatedly elected county commissioner.
Auckland citizens appoint committees to arrange an adequate welcome for the American battleship fleet when it calls next September.
The Farmers' National Bank of Eldenton and the First National Bank of Clintonville in Venango county were closed Friday by the federal comptroller of the currency. The Farmers' bank had a capital of 50000 dollars and the Clintonville bank 25000 dollars.
A Topeka circuit court jury awarded August Pohlman a machinist from Rock Island Railway $5,000 in damages. Pohlman had worked as a machinist in the roundhouse at Herington earlier in his employment.
An Emporia man defends dandelions as excellent food and spring medicine. He claims every man would be better off consuming a bale of them daily.
A Paris idea features a decorative card rack with artificial flowers that can be changed to match dinner colors. The racks hold a plain card for guest names and can be reused for many dinners, reducing decoration costs. Defiance Starch is praised as safe for fine fabrics and a strong stiffener requiring less quantity for a crisp finish.
A brief aphorism notes two criteria to judge a man by what he does not pay and what he does not say, emphasizing restraint and integrity as indicators of character.
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a natural laxative that regulates digestion, purifies the blood, cleanses the system, clears the complexion, brightens the eyes, and enhances overall health and vitality.
A saying notes that people who boast about managing their own affairs frequently overstep and intrude into the lives of those around them, turning private matters into public concerns.
Smoker notices that Lewis' Single Binder cigars cost more than other 5e cigars, with the explanation traced to the dealer or Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois.
A reflection on how identity and public perception shape leadership. The quote contrasts intrinsic traits with external judgment, suggesting character guides actions while reputation is assigned by others.
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