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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
8
F R Singleton argues that self interest guides trade and local circulation sustains prosperity. He warns mail order spending drains money from the community, reducing circulation, wages, and property values, while home spending boosts local demand and firms. He cites two 15,000-population towns to illustrate the effect.
The text argues that spending locally keeps money circulating within the community, supporting merchants, wages, and public improvements. It warns that buying from outside depletes local capital, reduces salaries, slows streets and projects, and harms overall progress by diverting profits away from home enterprises.
A bygone dingy street near Euston road once hosted Dr William Kitchener who entertained guests for elaborate cookery dinners. The secretive Committee of Taste imposed a five minute rule for arrivals, warning that delays would ruin dishes' evanescent perfection.
A Kansas City Star excerpt records Harry Harris and staff puzzling over the purpose of the five dollar postage stamp. They note its weight limits, inability to cash it, and its use for large international mail, especially corporate stockholder mailings.
The report notes a sawmill operating in Adis Ababa and Greek artisans quarrying and hewing stone. It suggests that machinery for house building will be in demand once transport improves. European style stone houses, some up to three stories, already appear in the capital.
A reflective note on aging from Revue des Deux Mondes. The author compares a faded picture in Homer to trees, saying men share a time to pass away while their vanished youth germinates new youth in others. Children's destiny should not be dulled by past lives.
In San Francisco a 1700 member strike by United Railroads motormen and conductors escalated into a riot injuring 20 plus people, with some fatally. Police and guards exchanged gunfire as cars with strikebreakers attempted service. Gov. Gillett warned of militia deployment if unrest persisted.
James Hadfield, a pioneer of Polk County, collapsed dead in a civil case testimony in Des Moines after a boast about future prospects. The sudden death, attributed to heart disease, shocked the courtroom as witnesses described his sudden gasp and fall.
The Anheuser Brewing firm seeks receiver appointment after a court action. It offers to withdraw from the state and pay costs. The company denies injunctive violations to date and asks modification to permit withdrawal of all property from the state.
Attorney General and Shawnee County officials arrived to take depositions in the oyster suit against Anheuser Busch. The visit caused saloons to close as Schenck vowed strict enforcement of liquor laws in Leavenworth.
Secretary Taft refuses to accept a presidential endorsement from Ohio Republicans if it includes support for Joseph B. Foraker seeking another term in the U.S. Senate. He maintains the Ohio contest has ended and Foraker must be eliminated as both presidential and senatorial figures.
A Princeton Alumni Committee report announces a gift of 1.2 million dollars to Princeton University. The donation comes from a private family whose name is not being made public. The gift strengthens endowment and university programs.
Lincoln Nebraskan P. McDonald earned the second Maitlana prize of 50 dollars among prize winners at the Princeton Theological Seminary commencement Tuesday.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for stomach trouble and related ailments. It cites Mrs Mary Stackpole of Lowell Massachusetts who claims complete recovery after years of illness and bed confinement. The copy asserts the pills restore appetite improve blood and strengthen nerves and organs and lists price and mail order details.
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