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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1903
Page
7
The text argues for a designated at home day for women to avoid constant hosting and intrusion. It suggests women should be free to lounge in shirt sleeves and slippers without fear of visitors, proposing Thursday as a cautionary example.
Fragmentary OCR text notes a dealer remark about Defiance Starch and customer interaction. It mentions using the starch cold or boiled and asserts no other cold water starch is as good. The readable parts resemble a brief trade note or ad fragment from an old issue.
A young man learns his close companion or sweetheart may have unresolved feelings for another, triggering a private romantic tension and discreet exit from their shared social space.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Ease powder to ease tightness and sweating. It claims to cure swollen hot sweating feet corns and bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores at 25 cents sample sent Free. Address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
A letter from J W O Brien of 322 Third Ave Minneapolis dated January 6 1900 praises Pigo s Cure and mentions a Garden of Eden quote about Eve sharing a secret it was good enough until she had to tell someone
Advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if the remedy fails to cure, offered at 25 cents.
A wry saying frames optimism as gullibility with a five-cent cigar, suggesting the giver would overprice generosity by a quarter. The quip reflects social humor about expectations and perceived value.
A Michigan lecturer links the immortality question to science while debating spiritualism versus brain electrical effects. The piece notes Loeb’s electrical vitality experiments and praises Newtonian gravity as a stronger path to meaning. It ends with aphorisms on trust and knowledge.
A Davenport, Iowa schoolteacher recounts quitting coffee after five years and switching to Postum. She reports heart palpitations and stomach troubles subsiding, better health, and no headaches or bilious spells in four years. Her 78 year old father also credits Postum with his good health.
Bob White of the Mexico Ledger denounces travelers especially Americans for disrespectful conduct in Havana. He cites tourists entering churches during services, loud talking, and rude behavior, arguing Cubans would confront such visitors harshly if roles were reversed. He condemns “grossness” and hoggishness of the tourist class.
The Austrian imperial archives have been moved from the Hofburg to a fortified house beside the Foreign Office and will be opened to the public from the oldest documents to those of 1840. Iron-reinforced rooms protect the collection including a plain box with Crown Prince Rudolph papers from Mayerling.
A fragmentary poem contrasts bright nightlife with a sorrowful street scene where Death’s insignia hangs on the door while a once joyous world lies behind unhappy walls. The piece shifts to a Boston Journal advertising exchange about genealogical fees and a hostess’s humorless retort about a lesser pedigree.
Boston Herald reports Cunard plans two fast ships to regain the fastest transatlantic passage. The Carpathia, 560 feet long and 24 000 ton displacement, will be smaller and slower than the Ivernia and Saxonia, yet offer unusually comfortable third class quarters for about 1190 passengers. The redesign aims at affordable travel with full voyage amenities, appealing to holiday travelers and emigrants alike.
A fragment notes a rule that Russian army officers may not marry before age 23. Miss de Muir remarks that army officers in any country do not reach discretion that early. The exchange reflects attitudes toward military norms and age limits in marriage among officers.
The quote notes that a man worth doing is worth doing well and warns that lending money invites trouble. It reflects caution on handwork and borrowing, implying prudent financial conduct and skepticism toward loans.
Testimonies from readers in Lovutsvituz, Aberdeen and Carcano praise Doan's Kidney Pills for ending years of back pain and sleepless nights. Users report relief from pain in the small of the back and kidneys, improved urine, and renewed ability to work.
A reflective line asserts that success is accessible to all, but some men lack the drive to seize it. It emphasizes personal effort over talent, urging readers to pursue opportunities rather than wait.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with internal use and 75 cent price. Kitchen stoves touted as smoke free with "Klean, Kool" branding. Butter color claim for creameries and a quip about unreceipted bills in pockets.
A brief saying notes a wheelbarrow is useful but passive, and contrasts with the idea that there is no economy in going to Florida to eat oranges, implying effort versus fruitless travel. The wry line uses humor to comment on work and motivation.
The Wabash offers return fares to Belefontaine Ohio Boston Massachusetts Saratoga New York Detroit Michigan with dates and prices: Belefontaine 7 35. Boston 21. Saratoga 17 45. Detroit 6 75. Tickets via the Wabash between Chicago and Buffalo are valid both ways via Detroit to Buffalo with meals and berth extra. Stop overs allowed. Contact Harry E Moores Omaha Nebraska for folders and details.
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