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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
5
The business asserts its growth from the past six months without expanding stock, highlighting satisfied customers who continue to support it. It pledges to maintain the highest grade goods and the lowest prices as part of its ongoing commitment to fair dealing.
Gulicks offers a broad range of footwear including strap sandals and oxfords. Find dressy shoes, work shoes for men women or children, with the largest variety and best options available.
Frugal shoppers see discounts on staples including 6 pounds rice 25 cents per bag and 6 pounds tapioca 25 cents. Soap bars Lennox and White Russian listed at 25 cents each, evaporated corn sold by the pound and in cans, and assorted canned vegetables like tomatoes and hominy offered at low prices.
The Agency for Carharrts Overalls markets its product lines with a claim that wearers will choose Carharrts again, suggesting near exclusive sales across its distribution. The note emphasizes strong brand loyalty and limited competition.
A reader contemplates becoming the proprietor of a drug store in Topeka as a path to an easy living. The note reflects a common aspiration for business ownership and personal independence.
The Missouri Pacific Railway orders a large batch of gasoline motor cars for its branch lines and hopes the Prosser Branch may receive one or two.
Readable fragment notes that students who were fired from the State Agricultural College have been reinstated after implied faculty support. No names or dates provided.
President Roosevelt resumes duties following a rest period. The nation expects swift progress and renewed pace in his leadership.
The Mayor of Holton was found guilty in the District Court at Hiawatha for not informing the County Attorney that joints were running in Holton.
The text portrays John Q. Royce asserting confidence in his role while facing backlash over his attacks on W. R. Stubbs. It notes Stubbs as a dominant Kansas figure and suggests many supported Royce’s appointment unless he continued attacking the Speaker.
The State Board of Railroad Commissioners raised Kansas railroad valuations by about half a million to a total of 60 560 358 dollars. Telephone company valuations were increased by 170 29 dollars, with Belleville Telephone Co up from 5 376 to 6 417 and Courtland Co from 1 119 to 1 501. Taxes on railroad telegraph and telephone stock in Kansas are described as a small fortune each year.
The Topeka Supreme Court issued two key rulings on the prohibitory law. First, officers may seize and destroy intoxicating liquor found kept or sold in violation. Second, whiskey is not property and a probate judge denying a medical license does not violate the constitution. The decisions are expected to aid the prohibition cause in the state.
An essay on how natural sounds in marshes and forests evoke primal memory and ancient landscapes. The author links frogs, owls, and foxes to the wild spirit behind civilization and old books, framing the bullfrog as a relic of ancient natural order.
Selected dates and leaders for commencement exercises list multiple towns and churches. Munden Providence Chapel May 22 led by Miss Emma Adamson. Belleville and Courtland dates follow with coordinators. Pleasant View church Edith Glenn. Republic H Is Clark. Norway F L Hall. Wayne Miss Margaret McDonald. Cuba W Slopansky. Narka EB R Crum. Officials request prompt submission of final program copies and broad advertisement.
A short NORWAY BULLETIN item mentions Sethienion visiting from Nels M. Nelson of Boulder Colorado and visiting friends here last week.
A local ad announces a complete selection of tin and granite ware with prices described as exceptionally low. Shoppers are invited to call for details on value and availability.
Dr Milton Sherrard plans to locate in Repub lic town. Miss Emma Larson drove to Scandia. Mrs Owen Brewer and Christina Larson attended events in Concordia and Courtland. The Highland Baptist Church dedication raised over 350 dollars, clearing debt. Numerous small incidents include a horse disease scare, a calf accident, a runaway mule incident, and wind damages to a chicken house.
Leonard Nelson George Harris and Ed Johnson went to Belleville on business Monday. Clarence Kackley’s new house is being inspected this week. Chas Ohwall paints woodwork in J A Johnson’s store. Several Kackley men fished Briffalo Creek Sunday. Chas Downing hung wallpaper for J A Johnson Monday. Leonard Nelson shipped a car of stock Saturday.
A list of land offers includes 400 acre farm five miles from market, 148 acres near market, 80 acres two miles out with improvements, 80 acres five miles from Scandia at $50 per acre, orchard and water notes, Western Land $3 to $10 per acre, 320 acres in Russell Co eight miles from county seat at $11.50 per acre. Carl at the office invites trades and sales of anything at reasonable prices.
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