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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
3
The notice lists weekly Sabbath School sessions each Sunday at 10 a m and preaching services every other Sunday at 11 a m conducted by Reverend McKay the pastor.
A historical note shows an eastbound time card dated December 14 1916. The fragment records a railroad time entry with no additional context or names.
Miami County leads local drive with to utilize every acre for greater food production. Counties hold house to house campaigns and mass meetings while Defense Council in Topeka plans organize statewide efforts. Local banks pledge credit and Sponable’s Miami County Bank offers $1,000 per township for seed and farming needs.
A 35 year old Frank Kent died after a fall eight feet into an elevator shaft at the Kansas feed house in Lawrence where he worked. His body was found by workers as they closed the facility. No witness to the accident.
The Leavenworth Board of Education launches a city wide canning program to conserve vegetables and small fruits. The high school domestic science department will become a canning school with teachers kept for summer duty and instruction by I N Chapman and the Glenwood Canning Club. Grade schools will join the project and garden work will be added to core studies with two afternoon dismissals weekly for garden maintenance.
The piece urges every acre to work for national service through higher crops and fair prices, stressing the need for united effort as World War I continues. It highlights U S and Allied cooperation, Atlantic defense, and a vision of lasting peace with Canada joining the struggle against autocracy.
Three pens of BO White Leghorn pullets in Idaho were fed grain and mash rations over a year. Pen 1 produced 24 eggs per pullet with 66.144 percent under two ounces but net income negative after costs. Pens 2 and 3 produced 146 and 181 eggs respectively, with higher incomes and positive returns, showing cost and output differences across rations despite intensive feeding.
The nation sees more commercial duck farms but fewer ducks on general farms. Only 7.9 percent of farms keep ducks, with demand for duck eggs weaker than hens and table ducks concentrated in large cities. Pekin ducks resist disease, hatchery methods aid rearing, and green ducks reach 4½ to 6 pounds by eight to twelve weeks. Farmers may profit on general farms but face market timing and price swings between seasons.
An article advocates using the ax to cull seriously ill birds rather than attempting to treat a whole flock. It stresses prevention and proper sanitation as the best remedy to keep flocks healthy and avoid mass illness.
A brief humorous quip records a city man asking an elderly peasant for the secret to longevity. The peasant replies that avoiding drink and smoke and getting fresh air is not enough without duration, noting his father died young despite similar habits.
An advertisement touts a new drug called Freezone discovered by a Cincinnati chemist. It claims to remove hard and soft corns and calluses with a drop or two, causing painless loosening and easy lifting without irritation, at little cost from any drug store.
A witty Life magazine quip notes that college studies in Latin did not impede a speaker’s slang, implying language skills did not affect casual talk. The remark plays on the balance between education and street usage.
An article highlights kidney function and warns that neglect leads to serious illness, citing Bright's Disease deaths in New York. It promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy and instructs readers to buy at pharmacies or request a sample by mailing ten cents to Kilmer in Hinghamton New York.
Shortly after marrying a widow, a man learns a sobering lesson about life and danger. A cautionary tale questions judging intellect by appearances, suggesting danger in underestimating a partner’s resolve and impact.
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