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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1929
Page
2
Rural secondary roads deserve funding to unlock farm value and develop non trunk routes. Editorial notes Ohio farmers costs and the value of gravel and oil in roads, plus advertising growth in Kansas City papers and a corn stalk edition planned for Scandia Journal.
Dairy utensils should be rinsed in cold water then washed in warm soap, scalded or disinfected. Separators require morning and evening washing. Crop planning warns fences in Riley County farms waste land and reduce efficiency. Save only the best male poultry for next year to improve stock. Grain sorghum crowding lowers yields. space rows five to eight inches.
The text notes a belief in affordable electric work powered by motors and cites Kansas farm electrification: 900 farms had power in 1920 rising to 4,009 by 1929, a 440 percent increase. It references universal laws and scientific research guiding engineering, with a mention of the radio vacuum tube.
The text states that about 15 pounds of air are needed per pound of gasoline to burn gasoline efficiently. This equates to roughly 89 pounds of air per gallon, comparable to the air in a room measuring about 17 by 12 feet and 9 feet high.
Community notice invites students to pursue summer business training at Strickler's Business College in Topeka Kansas to fund college education. A social visit reported shows Mr and Mrs Algot Anderson visiting relatives near Courtland. A for sale note lists two single row listers priced to sell by I S Ellis near Scandia. Mr and Mrs Otto Brandt relocate to the Henry Peterson home on Cloud Street.
George Morgan of Republic is hired to teach at Ambrose school District 61. A Coleman Camp Store on Scandia streets is listed as lost with a reward offered for its return to C. L. Larsen at the Clothing Store. A wife is mentioned in the notice.
Mr and Mrs John Garlson of Kakley visited Sunday evening at the Carl Lindecrantz home.
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