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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1901
Page
9
The item lists numerous local people visiting towns like Scandia, Belleville, and Republic City, notes new building activity in Courtland, and mentions residents traveling with family, as well as social events and minor incidents. It also includes an advertisement for White's Criau and a druggist signature.
Union News 38 notes farmers finishing corn listings this week and a planned Pawnee Fourth of July celebration with Governor Stanley to speak. It recounts a surprise party at D A Bowen home, social visits, a rattlesnake bite incident, DeWitts Witch Hazel claim, and Modern Woodmen insurance milestones and death claims since 1883 through early 1901.
Readers are urged to pay subscriptions at the JOURNAL office. The notice emphasizes daily papers available through the office and invites payments to continue service.
District 48 reports include Mr. CG H Ames building a barn and Miss Maggie Friesinger visiting her sister Mrs. Fred Ames. Stella Murphy returns from Republic. Jimmie Lewis owns a bicycle. Hog Marketing by Mrs Galbry and Hattie Bockoven at Norway. Mrs. Barnhart of Kentucky visits Mrs. O Tate. Rev. Kerr to preach Sundays at Norway at 3:30. Bartlett family and friends dined at B P Bartletts for Nora’s nineteenth birthday. Choir practice at Q A Kelly’s Saturday night. Wedding bells soon. Baxter of North Brook NC reports long illness cured by DeWitt Witch Hazel. A Happer notes rheumatism danger. Pioneer Rheumatism Cure offered by Ay J White.
A short health notice warns that a persistent cough can signal consumption or bronchitis and that early treatment is crucial. It touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as an effective cure and notes it is sold by Happer, the Druggist, with no cost if not beneficial.
Advertised letters notice lists names including A Perry Grimm Mrs G A Tussey Mrs K P Craft Hamton Anderson and M Kimball with a 30 day deadline before sending to the Dead Letter Office. May 1, 1901.
The notice mentions J P Porter as an auctioneer and readiness to answer inquiries. It includes advertising phrasing about removal of impurities and a call to contact through the Journal office in DeWitt. It cites claims by A P Happer about ease of use and lack of discomfort.
M Mowlon assistant fencing instructor of the French army has devised a fencing horse praised as a major advance in cavalry training. The device replaces multiple stationary manikins and can accommodate several combatants on foot or mounted with lances or nage. The minister of war has authorized cavalry corps heads to use the fencing horse.
The clipping records rural life with notes on corn planting fading, a Saturday shower, H O Marshall taking cattle to a Big Bend pasture, Frank Souseholder erecting a steel windmill, Mikesell on the sick list, Bowersox returning from Munden for the summer, Pearl Underwood visiting, Otto family in town, Ewing buying a wagon top, a dead county high school issue, Ingeaham seen locally, rising wolf numbers prompting talk of a hunt, J Price visiting on business, Oliver Johnson selling seed corn, Doc Adams visiting Kansas City, and a closing quip about trouble and nerves.
An old bundle is described as being at the JOURNAL office, with papers noted among the contents. The note mentions miscellaneous items tied together in the bundle.
The article traces how the department of agriculture aided the seedless navel orange’s US introduction after observations by a traveling American woman in Bahia Brazil in 1860s. Plants arrived safely, thrived at Washington, and by 1884 the navel revolution transformed California orange production, dominating Riverside and yielding 1,600,000 boxes annually. Florida growth remains limited.
A historical account recalls deadly outcomes linked to cosmetic paints and beauty mixtures. It recounts Lady Coventry’s death linked to face powders and a notorious Arabian Perfumer who sold costly enamel blends, duping customers with false cures while extorting hundreds of pounds and jewels through threats and legal actions.
An Indianapolis News summary notes a literary club reading contrasted a rural area with no major crimes or poverty to city life with slums and hectic industry. The speaker argued happiness balances between places, suggesting modern improvements arise from necessity rather than sheer superiority, leaving listeners to ponder the question.
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