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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1955
Page
7
Puzzle like clues mix odd phrases and partial words. Several entries reference geography, religion, and foods, with scattered numbers and missing letters. The overall text resembles a crossword style fill-in with many fragments and incomplete terms.
A column lauds former President Truman for bringing warmth and plain talk to Washington. It contrasts his open approach with prevalent secrecy, notes his rebuke of Eisenhower administration critics, and highlights farm price parity debates and labor unity as key political factors.
Hezekiah rejects his father’s idolatry and renews temple preparations for a grand Passover inviting the northern realm. Some laugh, others come to Jerusalem, seeking reconciliation with God. The piece urges nations to seek peace through fervent prayer and shared religious ideals.
A reminiscence from L. B. Carpenter recalls rural days in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He describes schooling, rugged work from dawn to dusk, maple syrup making, oak and hemlock resources, and the close community that built homes and faced wildlife, noting potato prices and wild game. Contributions invited to The Old Timer column.
In a cafe scene, the famed con man Come Again Harrington probes banker Hartman with Trexy Hartman, transferring money and exposing a plan. Trexy reveals Hartman is her grandfather while Harrington muses on a ruined career and withdraws quietly.
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