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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
1
Eastbound Time Card Date December 14 1916
A historical snippet shows an R I time card dated December 14, 1916, with the entry labeled eastbound. This reflects a dated transport or scheduling record from that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. I
Mrs Funston Dead Mother of Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston
Mrs. M R Funston aged 72 died at her daughter’s home in Emporia after the death of her son Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston. Illness worsened by the shock of his death followed by a long trip to attend his funeral in California. Burial will be beside her husband in Iola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Funston
Frederick Funston
Emporia
Alfalfa Flour in Bread Sparks War Era Food Experiments
University of Kansas home economics researchers eliminate alfalfa bread flavour and green color flaws, producing high quality bread and biscuits. Western Kansas plans corn and grain sorghum planting for war support, while alfalfa seed from Chase County brings 13 000 dollars for 1700 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Home Economics
University of Kansas
Western Kansas
Hays Experiment Station
Chase County
Iown
Jail works plan aims to cut crime in Kansas
Kansas plans to put idle vagrants to work under the Vagrancy Act to reduce prison crowding and curb crime. Warden J K Codding says half of county jail and pen inmates are nonresidents and argues one year of labor will raise funds and lower future crime. The article also notes local obituaries, a navy league branch, and large coal land purchase nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
J. K. Codding
Warden Codding
Council of Defense
Codding
Penitentiary
Hutchinson Reformatory
Spray the Potato Vines to Prevent Potato Blight
Kansas State Agricultural College experts F. S. Merrill and L. E. Melchers urge spraying potato vines with Bordeaux mixture to prevent early blight. They warn the disease cannot be cured once established and recommend 4-4-50 strength sprays begun at six inches high, repeated weekly or 10 days apart through flowering. They note flea beetles spread blight and advise arsenate of lead mixed with Bordeaux to control both disease and insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
F. S. Merrill
L. E. Melchers
Kansas State Agricultural College
Creed of the Open Road and kitchen notes on fillet servings
The text extols a creed of modest strength and reverence for people and things, contrasting nature with personal wrongdoing. It then shifts to a culinary note implying sail fillets are tender, suggesting two servings if one seems insufficient.
Macaroni Dishes and Chestnut Desserts from Italian Cookery
A nineteenth century Italian kitchen guide outlines Macaroni alla Ristori with beef ham onion tomatoes and olive oil simmered then served with Parmesan over tender macaroni. Also chicken livers with mushrooms in stock batter fried golden and chestnut creams with orange juice cream sugar and sherbet cups.
Practical Ways to Use Leftover Chicken in Family Meals
A guide to stretching a single chicken across multiple meals with drumsticks wings neck and breast. Describes stewing browning and serving options plus chicken jelly soup and cream of chicken soup ideas. Includes tips for broth pies salads sandwiches and invalid meals.
Festive Salads Mix Cream Cheese and Frilled Vegs
A collection of early 20th century salad ideas includes Cream Cheese with peanuts formed into balls dusted with paprika and served on lettuce leaves with radish slices. Cauliflower Salad layers tender cauliflower with peas and French dressing, Lettuce and mayo dressed Lemon Jelly and Cabbage Salad blends cabbage with lemon jelly and peppers, Apple Salad uses pineapple, shrimp and pink mayo, Tomato and Cucumber Salad pairs tomatoes with cucumber and onion in lettuce, Waldorf variation adds dates and raisins, Poinsettia Salad uses red tomatoes cut into petals with yellow centers on lettuce.
Seasonal Toil Describes Earthly Pleasures for All
A folk lyric celebrates the farmer and common folk who reap seasonal joys through labor in the fields. The verse emphasizes shared toil as the path to nature’s rewards for every social stratum.
Emergency Shelf Prep for the Busy Small Town Hostess
The article advises a prepared home shelf for unexpected guests and delays, with staples like bread crumbs canned soup sardines olives and more. It also suggests ready to follow menus and recipes to speed up hosting when time is short.
Swamp Root Endorsed for Lame Back by Dr Kilmer’s
Letter from Atchison & Atchison of Richmond Kansas praises Swamp Root as a splendid medicine for lame back after ten years of use. The ad invites readers to send ten cents for a sample and a booklet, noting available fifty cent and one dollar bottles at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Question on initiative and referendum wording in Puck
A brief legislative quip notes that initiative and referendum are asked about in a Puck magazine style, with a punchy aside calling them “another name for wives.” This captures a satirical take without formal definitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Offers Free Sample
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for cleansing and beautifying the complexion hands and hair. It promises effective results with minimal effort and no massage or steaming. A free sample is offered by mail with a booklet, by addressing a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. L
Boston
Beggar Remembers City Job That Ended Career
A ragged man at the city gates laments that a once held political job ended his career. Wealthy shoppers pass by unhelpfully, while a generous dame offers pity with coins but not aid. The quote attributes his fall to a lost city position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey K. Moulton
Topeka State Journal
Spirituelle exchange hints at family routine
A brief dialogue describes a daughter’s beauty as spir ituelle and a wistful look that appears before meals. The speaker notes today’s corned beef and cabbage menu and mentions the daughter’s preference for it.
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Clarence Albro
V. C
J. W. Plotner
Chas. Nordman, M. W
WM. Weislogel, Rec
Adolph Nelson
Finan
John A. Freeburg
Mrs. Jones
Smith’s
Smith's
W. N
Foundations
T. Aead
Mrs. Funston
Fred C. Snider
Atchison
Victoria Hess
Atchison County
France
America
J. H. Hubbard
Baptist Church
Horton
Lysle Scott
Weir
Pittsburg
Chanute Lodge of
United Commercial Travelers
Henry Worth
Humboldt
Manhattan
State Agricultural College
Margaret H. Haggart
Levi Grubb
Salina
Adeline Vance
Crawford County
Cato
National Navy League
Navy
Ed Taliaferro
Mississippi
Santa Fe Coal
Cherokee and Pittsburg Coal and Mining Company
R. F. Dearing
Saline County
Farlington
Italy
England
Hostetter
Atchison & Atchison, Druggiate
Richmond, Kan
Doctor
Beggar
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