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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1902
Page
4
A fragment markets Omaha hotel rates at two dollars and up per day with European plan options and similar Lincoln depots lodging. It also promotes Foot Base foot powder for shoe comfort and claims to address corns bunions and sweaty feet with sample offers from LeRoy New York.
A dubious sales pitch offers one third more for the money if customers return the product to their dealer. The paradoxical note suggests it is hard to trust a close associate and hints at incentives used to secure satisfaction with the offer.
An advertisement claims Matt J. Johnson’s 6088 cures rheumatism and urges readers to purchase from druggists. It contrasts prosperity of the small man with adversity of the great one, using promotional language.
An advertisement extols Defiance starch as longer lasting with less chance of shaking out or blowing away and claims one third more value for money. It also touts Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children with supposed cures and 30,000 testimonials, asserting availability at druggists for 25 cents and free samples addressed to Allen Olmsted in LeRoy New York.
Some grocers do not stock Defiance Starch because they have 12 oz brands on hand. Defiance contains 16 oz for the same price, so customers may prefer the larger package. Defiance starch requires no cooking.
A reflective line notes that few men ever reach a stage where they can look down on themselves with true perspective. The idea probes ambition, humility, and self awareness within personal growth and leadership.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Care taken internally with a price of 75 cents. The copy repeats the claim and contrasts Defiance Starch offering one third more for the same price. A remark about the scissors grinder suggests better business when dull periods occur.
An old advertisement promotes Red Cross Bail Blue to whiten fabrics, noting a large 2 oz package priced at five cents. The notice also mentions pawnshops filling with over coats and quotes J. W. O'Brien in Minneapolis on January 6, 1900.
An old advertisement touts a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee. It also promotes Hamlin's Wizard Oil for pain and rheumatism and Putnam Faceless Dyes claiming no staining, sold in 10 cent packages.
A job offer advertises 620 a week plus expenses to men with rig to introduce poultry goods. Send self addressed stamped envelope to Jisvelte Manufacturing Co. department D in Parsons Kansas.
A 19th century notice addresses women devoted to home duties and describes symptoms like spinal weakness dizziness and faintness. It promotes Vogeler’s Compound Curative for direct action on stomach liver kidneys and vital organs and claims it purifies blood and restores strength. A free sample bottle is offered by St Jacobs Oil at 114 Baltimore.
A collage of Kansas items reports on telephone line completion from Hutchinson to Salina, community notices from Topeka and Wichita, a Galena man deserting his family, rural phone networks, and crop concerns. It notes E. Ware pension appointment support, school and church events, arrests for vandalism, a horse accident injuring a Lawrence principal, and the state firemen relief fund totaling 22,516.05 dollars.
New York Health Department seized a large quantity of so called cheap baking powder sold in city department stores. Samples showed it was an alum powder mainly composed of alum and pulverized rock. The powder was declared dangerous to health and thousands of pounds were destroyed. High grade cream of tartar powders were advised as safer and more economical.
H B Irving son of Sir Henry Irving works on a study of crime analyzing the cynicism cruelty and brutality shown by criminals such as Lacenaire Troppmann Prado and Ravachol. He selects criminals whose actions elevate them from ordinary malefactors and notes his early interest in crime while at Oxford.
The coat of arms of the Orange Free State features an orange tree in the center with a lion on one side and a lamb on the other. The motto reads Freedom Immigration Patience Courage. The lion and lamb emblem carries a biblical reference to peace within borders, not to the republic’s geography between British and Boers.
Aged 80 George Manhart of Watts Flats New York recalls a four year old illness once deemed fatal by doctors. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with rapid improvement and renewed strength, claiming he is now chopping wood as a vigorous man. The report also notes ex chief Jonathan McPherson suffered severe injuries in a runaway.
The article offers steps to iron summer shirt waists at home or when a laundress isn’t available. It stresses Defiance starch for stiffness, damp cloth use for removing wrinkles, ironing order from back to front, and raising front plaits with a blunt knife before following stitching lines for crispness. It ends with airing the ironed waist away from heat or sun before folding.
A terse note reflects that employers value uncommon skilled men who command the highest wages, underscoring premium pay for rare expertise and specialized labor in the era.
An old newspaper item promotes Defiance starch at 16 oz for 10 cents and Red Cross Ball blue at 5 cents for whitening clothes. It also advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, noted for teething relief and soothing properties at 2 cents per bottle.
Mrs Edward Conover a spiritualist in Farmer City Illinois claims a vision reveals a vast gold cache south of town. She selected twelve men by spirit names. a thirteenth joined after one could not attend, and a spirit warned an evil person will block the find until removed.
Josiah Lynn once stood beside Jay Gould in wealth and enterprise. Now at 78 he is blind, in a poorhouse at Karsville New Jersey, yet cheerful and philosophical. His fortune waned after early success, his wife died, and friends deserted him. He awaits a final summons with quiet resolve.
The article notes the imbalance in mail between the United States and foreigners. It cites about 73 million letters written abroad yearly versus 59 million received, unpaid letters from foreigners totaling 2,165,552 with postage paid by us, and foreign postal cards with paid replies far fewer than ours. It claims Americans send about 7.8 million cards and that the government pays roughly 2.25 million dollars annually for sending and receiving this mail.
An OCR fragment describes a diagram illustrating chances of reaching various ages. It notes probabilities or estimates tied to age milestones, suggesting a visual guide for longevity or life expectancy.
Mrs G Bruce of Lansing Michigan testifies that after years of travel and poor meals she suffered ovarian trouble and underwent rest and an operation. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanitative Wash with restoring her health within three months and maintaining it since. She urges others to seek the remedy, with a $6000 forfeit offered for any claim of inauthenticity.
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