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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1929
Page
6
A 1,000,000 year old Nothrotherium sloth, found in Arizona, is on display at Yale's Peabody Museum. Described as the most remarkable fossil, it was trapped in a pit and preserved by ancient deposits.
Miss Rachel Jenss heads a census by the Indian Bureau counting Navaho chiefs medicine men and families across Arizona Utah Colorado and New Mexico. She located scattered groups with Navajo guides and records native and English names ages tribes and family ties to establish tribal rolls for potential property questions. She plans a similar census of the Papago and Pima in Arizona.
An 8000 horsepower railway locomotive, claimed to be the largest and most powerful in Europe, is built in Vienna for Alpine grades. It replaces auxiliary pushers on mountain routes, signaling a major advancement in mountain railway operation.
In Baltimore a wife named Elizabeth Justice was granted a divorce after her husband, described as sensitive about his bow legs, accused her of lnnching at him and left home never to return. The court granted the divorce.
Manila Police pursued arrest of Pedro Tenorio for canal waste water disposal alleged violation. A delegation reached Tenorio home and learned he died on March 7, 1920, confirmed by health service records.
A bandit who stole 86 700 in jewelry from two Nashville homes is described as a nice looking young fellow who is often seen walking on uptown streets.
Dean of Men at the University of Illinois describes a Mississippi tenant farmer Bennett who owns 240 acres of rocky timber lands, with a large family living in a four room shack. He works terraced hillsides to grow small corn and sweet potatoes while a few lean hogs forage the uncleared forest.
Fort Wilkins in the Keweenaw Peninsula, once a Civil War era outpost, is now a state park visited by tourists. The article recalls the fort’s history and its precarious frontier life, noting its isolation and wooden stockade defenses alongside reflections on simple living and thrift.
The International Boxing Union named Spider Pladner world flyweight champion after his victory over Irrankie Genaro of New York. Pladner had earlier knocked out Johnny II, English champion, and outpointed Izzy Schwartz, a New York state recognized champion.
Castoria soothes fretful babies quickly with a few drops. It is a vegetable product suitable for youngest infants and usable daily. In emergencies it relieves constipation colic and other pains, with mothers urged to keep an extra unopened bottle at home. It also helps older children, as described in the accompanying booklet.
An old magazine snippet promotes Castoria for cuts burns bruises and sores. It references Hanford and Myrrh balm with a dated tone and quotes a line about adults and children in endless battles and management.
A household blessing claims the whitest and sweetest smelling linens come from regular washing with 20 Mule Team Borax and good soap. Borax supposedly makes linens last longer and is described as absolutely safe. The ad concludes with a cynical note about people growing up in debt and returning to it after leaving.
Bayer Aspirin marketed as fast relief for nets ritis neuralgia headaches colds rheumatism sciatica lumbago and sore throat. Physicians endorse it for 28 years and warn it does not affect the heart. Instructions promise proven uses in every package and identification by Bayer cross on tablets.
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