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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1910
Page
6
A New York City man reports severe itching covering his body in March 1909. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment he recovered by April 1, with the itching completely gone the same day.
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor urged a union of farmers and organized labor in St Louis saying cooperation will bring a new order of affairs. He disputed claims he aimed to form a new party and warned the grinding of masses for profits must end.
Paris announces two new aerial prize awards totaling 50 000 dollars. One prize funds a Paris to London flight and the other a British air voyage with conditions to be announced. The awards are backed by the London publishing house led by Lord Northcliffe, which financed the London to Manchester flight won by Louis Paulhan.
A Chicago Great Western passenger train rode out a cloudburst near Parkville Missouri for three hours with passengers fearing for their safety as rain washed earth from under the southbound track leaving ties and rails suspended about 20 feet above ground. The escape was regarded as marvelous by observers and officials involved in the incident.
The Chicago special grand jury investigating a bill aiding the Chicago and Western Indiana railroad was ordered to fully probe Representative C. A. White’s charges that he and others received $1,000 each to back William Lorimer for U S senator.
After 12 years the wreck of the Maine will be removed from Havana harbor and the bodies of those who perished will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery. A bill for removal and burial has passed the house and senate. Washington also moves to aid Civil War veterans by allowing certain volunteer officers to draw one third of their retired salaries, recommended for passage.
The funeral of William H. Barret, who weighed 565 pounds, was held locally. The village undertaker faced a difficulty arranging and carrying out the funeral arrangements due to the large weight.
State capital notes compile fairs across Kansas for 1910 with locations and dates. Several counties including Allen Barton Butler Clay Cloud Coffey Cowley Dickinson Douglas Elk Franklin Gray Greenwood Harper Leavenworth Linn Lyon McPherson Mitchell Montgomery Nemaha Ness Norton Osage Pawnee Pratt Reno Republic Riley Rooks Saline Shawnee Sheridan Smith Stafford Kansas State Fair runs September 10-17 at Topeka. wheat harvest outlook reduces need for outside harvest hands.
A neighbor reports rapid relief for a baby's rash resembling eczema after using a sample box of Resinol. Two jars led to complete recovery in two days, prompting gratitude from a tired mother and a positive endorsement from Geo. E. Ames, D. D. S.
A Philadelphia physician recalls Bishop Foss visiting for a minor ailment and joking that he talks in other people's sleep because he is a divine. The column notes many young men seek heiresses despite such quirks and vows.
A poet’s wife recalls his final work read to a large crowd before his death. The issue quotes Leslie’s Weekly musing on whether he was lynched or shot. The fragment hints at a violent end and a publisher remark.
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