23 May 1902
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1902
Page
1
The article recounts how Yankee Doodle emerged from English and Civil War songs, noting cavaliers used the tune against Roundheads. It credits a 1755 Niagara Frontenac expedition physician in the British army with renaming Nankee Doodle as Yankee Doodle to mock New England volunteers.
Mary Louise Grah am argues in the Ladies Home Journal for selecting women as teachers for girls, stressing personal attractiveness and intellectual qualifications. She notes girls respond better to admired women on social terms and advocates a simple natural manner.
Palmer Missouri May 19 Mrs Lucy Compton describes eight to ten years of severe back pain and kidney trouble. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills she reports dramatic relief and nearly full recovery after the first box. She urges other women to try the remedy.
British Railways workers total 312000 in England and Wales and 40000 in Scotland and Ireland. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claim to cure feverishness teething disorders and worms with 30000 testimonials and a free sample offer. The ad ends with a proverb about loving enemies after defeating them.
Sensible housekeepers choose Defiance Starck for more value and higher quality. The ad argues one third more for the same money and asserts that women should not misrepresent beauty at the expense of their druggist.
A vintage ad urges homemakers to use Red Cross Ball Blue to keep clothes clean and sweet, touting its effectiveness and noting availability from grocers. It adds a light jab about life being a fizz for soda water drinkers.
Waldo plans a new bank with capital stock of 6500 dollars and a planned telephone line. A creamery near Albany bought 42000 dollars worth of milk and employs 15000. Shale lands near Topeka face a political issue. Beloit police judge is glad for a salary. April saw no trials. Plainville’s elevator capacity 5000 bushels daily. flour capacity about 200 barrels daily. Olive Lyons of Paola seeks county clerk seat in Miami County. Meade pitcher Alex Tripod praised for his in-box poise. Rev Vernoz Rose, anti Republican candidate for Seventh district, started as a printer. F D Coburn elected president of Kansas State Temperance Union in Topeka. Augusta town marshal arrests his stepson. Anetopa class of 1902 has many girls, no boys. Clay Center council retirees draw a year’s salaries. Kansas Medical Society ends in Lawrence. Emporia misses choral prize. Coca-Cola club debate. Mrs Sofsky of Salina inherits 30000 from New York real estate sale. Topeka deals with a defamation suit over bank debt. Capitol grounds criticized for poor floral design. Kaw valley farmers endure cucumber weather. Salina bicyclist aims for Pike’s Peak fame. Atchison trims ribbons on typewriters for economy. Justice Brewer addresses Gallaudet graduates. Eldorado yells reach limit at campus. Otto Floto show thrills at bull pup challenge. Ottawa Herald notes Charles M Harger fiction success. Infants body found in Fulton near Bert Cox’s home. Wamego passes severe anti-saloon ordinance despite wet ticket. Henry and three wives register at Leavenworth hotel as a joke.
A British summary reports tests in the Simplon tunnel using wrappers filled with carbonaceous material saturated in liquid air. Rapid evaporation shortened the charge life to about fifteen minutes, risking misfires. Disruptive effects were described as comparable to dynamite.
The King will wear diverse uniforms including field marshal of Britain and four Guards outfits. He is described as an English admiral and a general in the Prussian army, a German Dragoons colonel, and colonel of many Prussian regiments. He reportedly holds twenty two colonelcies across his forces.
Omaha’s Best Hotel advertised The Millard offering board and room as low as $2 per day with higher priced rooms, high grade service and first class cuisine. Newly furnished throughout and centrally located. European plan from $1 per day. Also Lincoln near depots listed at $2 per day.
An Italian professor notes the recent Vesuvius eruption hurled a rock mass of about thirty tons high above the crater and estimates the volcano exerted nearly 7000 horsepower in the blast.
Ladies may wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Kase powder which makes tight or new shoes comfortable. It claims to cure swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrown nails corns and bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores 25c trial package free by mail Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
Novelty sheep with green fleeces are kept near copper works in Germany. They live amid dust and fumes and drink water contaminated by copper, raising concerns about their health and the local environment.
Dealers report customers trying Defiance Starch cannot be steered to competing brands. The starch can be used cold or boiled and stores note its extra quantity and superior quality make other brands nearly unsellable. The remark about the poor being with us appears as social commentary alongside sales claims.
Quote notes that even the most wary person believes flattering words about themselves, reflecting human vanity and self-regard. The line implies self-deception is common when hearing favorable reports about one’s qualities.
An old advertising card urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue with grocers for a 2 oz package at 5 cents and promotes Hamlin’s Wizard Oil for frost bite chilblains sore joints and stiffness while musing on ignorance.
A New England style ad touts Defiance starch with 16 oz for ten cents and claims long lasting use. It also features testimonials and pricing, mentioning PISO’s Cure for Consumption and Matt Johnson’s product. The fragment includes humorous quips and local addresses, reflecting early 1900s ad language.
Readable fragments mention a Poultry goods maker Parsons Kansas and a claim of curing a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Also references Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and various ad style lines about price and speeches.
Senor Tomas Estrada Palma announces his cabinet: Tamayo as secretary of government, Zaldo in state and justice, Terry in agriculture, Diaz in public works, Yero in instruction, Monteo in finance. Banquet honors Governor General Wood as Cuba marks independence cadence. Bryan and Gomez laud Cuban aims and US support.
The Kaiser offers a statue of Frederick the Great to be gifted to the United States as a symbol of German American friendship. President Roosevelt thanks him and will present the offer to Congress, noting the statue would honor a great man and mark enduring ties between nations.
Friday the house passed a bill authorizing the president to turn over to the government of Porto Rico all public lands held by the United States not necessary for national uses. The bill also refunds taxes levied by the war revenue act against charitable and religious institutions.
People head to the mountains in summer to escape heat despite encountering uphill ranges and rugged terrain.
An advertisement touts Defiance Cold Water Starch as superior value offering 4 oz more for the same price. It notes many men lack gold but have brass, implying a tradeoff or humor in pricing.
Miss Bonnie Delano of Chicago writes that after three years with irregular painful menses she found relief using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports full recovery within four months and asserts lasting health benefits. The letter promises $5000 for genuine testimonials and warns against substitutes.
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