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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1929
Page
9
A physician argues that fats and overeating shorten life and that self control is essential. He laments that people let their stomachs rule their heads, noting examples from Mrs. Crane and Groves who ignore sensible limits and overeat despite knowing better. The piece discusses regulation versus temptation and the health costs of indulgence.
Canton detective Ora Slater rose to fame for solving the Nesbitt murder in Troy, the Don Mellett shooting in Canton, and the Weldman death in Lorain. He traces every lead, questions suspects, and searches for a loophole before exposing the culprit. He once served government investigations in World War I Indiana before becoming a private detective in Cincinnati. He is known for long conversations that calm suspects and reveal drawbacks, with a note on rising motor accidents.
A Gamalsvensky colony of about 800 villagers in Chergon, southern Russia, exiled since 1781, appeals to Stockholm to return to Sweden. They preserve Swedish language and customs in parish records while Sweden studies aiding their bid for home.
Norfolk, Va. tattoo artists say the craft has waned with popularity. A veteran says tattooing’s best days are past and now mainly sailors bear the work. He adds people get tattooed to look pretty, comparing others as savages underneath.
A historical passage explains rayon production as a lustrous continuous thread made from dissolving cellulose in a solvent. The process includes extruding the viscous fluid through a spinneret, solidifying the filament, twisting yarn, purifying and bleaching, then packaging for sale or use.
France plans stone tablets tracing Joan of Arc from Domremy to Rouen, marking key moments and dates of her 1429-1431 campaigns. The 500th anniversary trail covers 3000 miles in 14 months, detailing her siege of Orleans, coronation at Reims, capture, and execution.
The article contrasts animal and human independence, noting animals rely on instinct from birth to use their faculties, while human intelligence develops slowly through learning. It emphasizes instinct versus gradual learning as the key difference in independence timing.
A New York scientist reports using X rays on flies to study inherited effects across generations. Exposed flies show third and fourth generation harm while their descendants die off, suggesting heritable reproductive cell injury. Some scientists dispute the leap to humans.
A quotation argues that labor becomes servitude and drains joy. It urges embracing purposeful work rather than mere toil to gain satisfaction.
An advertisement touts Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for infant upset colic and digestive issues. It claims quick relief without drugs, suitable for older children, noting twenty five million bottles sold last year.
Clarence Willey of Wakefield proposes a sheep-guard system by turning a few hogs with the flock. The hogs forage peacefully with the sheep and deter dogs, preventing sheep-killing incidents.
An advertisement extols 20 Mule Team Borax for cleaning and deodorizing dairy utensils and milk bottles. It claims borax both disinfects and cleanses and is safe to use.
A diner asks if the order has been taken and jokes that a photograph from childhood was also taken. The exchange captures a light moment in a Boston Transcript style dialogue.
An old advertisement claims no stains remain with Sted Cross Ball Blue and notes good bluing delivers clean results. It mentions that grocers stock the product. A separate line jokes that poverty forces simple living and defines a bachelor as a man no widow wants to marry.
Mrs. Duarte Mor ean of Tully New York says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash restored her health after illness left her weak and bedridden. She credits the medicines with significant improvements and plans to continue treatment.
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