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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
8
The Stork and Flamingo exchange about a centi pede becoming scorched and the Flamingo recalls placing a foot on it and getting burned. The dialogue centers on a curious creature and a minor burn event.
A mother describes her six week old son developing severe facial eczema that worsened despite doctors. After using Cuticura Remedies the condition improved and healed, with no relapse by age seven. Mrs. John G. Klumpp reports at 80 Niagara St Newark NJ on October 17 and 22, 1907.
The text explains counting a billion, using the thousand million notation, by imagining a pile of silver dollars containing a million and counting one per second. At eight hours daily, it would take 35 days to count a million, and counting a thousand such piles would take about 100 years.
Dr Harvey W Wiley cites a joke about wine adulteration to illustrate how sellers tally a new price list. A wine salesman explains crimson lake costs money as a father reviews pages, noting clearer red wines than whites. The anecdote underscores concerns about wine purity and labeling.
A child grumbles that a cold keeps him home from school for two weeks, while a caregiver insists it is a very good cold kept for that purpose. The exchange mirrors humorous schoolchild logic in a domestic scene.
A reader touts Grape-Nuts as a remedy for years of indigestion. She says daily use since a doctor’s advice led to full recovery and notes the product is predigested, nourishing the nervous system and suitable for all ages.
Paris reports eight Frenchmen expelled from Venezuela have intensified public anger toward President Castro. The Temps urges immediate retaliation and suggests Senator Cullom backed a “spanking.” It notes France would welcome Roosevelt acting as peacemaker to force a lesson on Venezuela.
Secretary Taft met with President Amador Foreign Secretary Arias Senor Arango Panama’s minister to the United States Mr Squiers and William Nelson Cromwell the canal company advisor. Conferences closed Sunday and reportedly settled key points in treaty talks among Colombia the United States and Panama awaiting further inquiry.
Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks attended the dedication of St Stanislaus Polish Roman Catholic parochial school in Chicago the largest of its kind in the United States. He urged spending on schools and churches rather than expanding armies. The new school will educate about 4500 pupils with a staff exceeding one hundred teachers.
A large fire in Tulsa Oklahoma destroyed the Texas Oil company's pumping station and adjacent tanks at the Glenn pool and Franchot lease property. Loss estimated at 35000 dollars. Fire started by burning trash. This marks the third major Glenn pool fire in six weeks.
A Sunday night blaze in Wichita Kansas destroyed Strunk's livery stable with an estimated loss of $5000. Authorities believe an incendiary origin. the fire is counted as the fourth in a series of livestock arsons in the city, all suspected to share the same character.
Water flowed through the 54 mile Big Horn county canal on Sunday marking its first full operation. The completed canal will irrigate about 30 000 acres on the west side of the Big Horn river.
The infant son of King Alfonso born May 10 1907 was enrolled in the Spanish army at the royal chapel on Sunday. He wore the private of the king's own regiment and the queen carried him to the altar where the military oath was administered.
Waterbury Conn Congressman George L Lilley declines to disclose the nature of his private letters to constituents. He says he will submit his private correspondence to the submarine boat inquiry committee but will not reveal contents of the letters.
Conrad Openis a Montana financier banker and mine owner and ranchman has opened headquarters in Great Falls for the vice presidential nomination on the Democratic ticket.
The House committee reports favorably an omnibus bridge bill authorizing 24 bridges nationwide to avoid multiple roll calls. Senate bans child labor under 14 in DC including factories and hotels. Interstate Commerce Commission disclaims knowledge of Hepburn act rail violations and immunity deals. May crop report notes winter wheat area at 29.751 million acres, 4.2 percent down. Union Prisoners bill for Civil War captives proposed at 3 dollars daily. Lincoln marble head from Durglum accepted for Capitol display. Vreeland bill gains Republican support to use commercial paper as emergency currency.
Discusses opposition to reestablishing the canteen in National Soldiers' homes. Notes a 167 to 46 House vote against it after a two hour debate in Washington. Also mentions a favorable report on four revenue cutters and a consular service reorganization vote.
A witty exchange notes a debutante heiress with a pretty good figure and contrasts it with her father who has six pretty good figures, highlighting playful social remarks about wealth and appearance.
An archival ad item lists Garfield Digestive Tablets from Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn NY at 25 cents per bottle with samples on request. It also includes a quip from Atchison Globe and promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Wise Factory Peoria IL as good quality.
Advertisement style text mentions a moral quip and a product Mrs Winstow's Soothing Bump for teething children claiming gum softening reduced inflammation and pain. It prices at 25 cents a bottle and notes even a poor wallpaper hanger may stay at good hotels.
An advertisement urges readers to obtain the genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from California Fig Syrup Co. for a wholesome family laxative. It emphasizes broad approval by physicians and the Well-Informed of the World and warns against inferior imitations sold by other druggists.
Prominent leaders from various parties urge Secretary Taft to secure from the Panama government clear assurances that the upcoming presidential election will be conducted with an honest and accurate vote count.
Authorities report marked drop in plague cases in Guayaquil Ecuador due to strict sanitation and disease control measures. Public health officials credit rapid response, cleanup campaigns, and vector management for the improvement.
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