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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1902
Page
6
A fragmentary price sheet lists groceries and staples with unit prices. Items include sugar at 9 lbs for 1, bran 1.05, shorts 1.15, lye 7, tobacco products 0.40, prunes 20 lbs for 1.00, barrel salt 1.35, ginger snaps 10 per lb, crackers 0.06 per lb, corn string beans three cans 0.25, pumpkin 3 lb can 0.10, dried peaches 0.20.
The Topeka dispatch to the Kansas City Journal suggests Geo BE Cole may enter the race for state treasurer. If he runs, supporters back him enthusiastically.
A battered note laments overabundance of spring leagues draining attention from the national game. The writer suggests people might lose interest entirely if no other activity existed.
A column surveys tornadoes in Texas coal mine blasts in Pennsylvania volcano activity in the West Indies and snow in Colorado while noting beneficial rains in Kansas. It asks readers where they would choose to live given these events.
Cloud county backed Bailey strongly Tuesday with 10 of 12 votes for Troutman Rice and Kiowa counties also supporting Topeka man Bailey leads the race for the gubernatorial nomination. If no dirty politics intervene, Bailey appears poised to win the nomination next Wednesday.
Miss Anna Lodéberg and Iva Nelson depart Belleville via Union Pacific on Monday bound for Lindsborg to attend the Messiah concert.
Kansas City investigators uncover a gambling trust and a beer trust. Local sports teams face tough luck as the city grapples with these alleged organized interests impacting activities and finances.
The Republic City News notes that a candidate who does not announce stands little chance of securing county office. The paper remarks on the difficulty of nomination without public declaration, citing prior experience as evidence.
The JOURNAT praises the babies at public gatherings for their orderly behavior during the commencement exercises, calling them an exceedingly well behaved group of children.
A cautious note warns against promiscuous charges of selling out, pointing to Basye who lacks buyers and struggles to find someone who thinks he is worth purchasing.
The Concordia Empire has been sold to Geo. A. Clark Secretary of State and will be consolidated with the Blade. This move may benefit Concordia if merchants sign a strict agreement not to patronize any new paper that might start.
Scandia township will present the name of T. C. Ware to the Republican county convention as a candidate for county supervisor. The copy of the Concordia Daily Blade suggests it is a capable daily paper. We note growing interest in reciprocity debates and US obligations.
The article argues that despite claims, these tangled foods will not exhaust resources. It suggests that otherwise there would be no room left on earth for future generations.
The article notes that after next week Kansas political focus moves from gubernatorial candidate delegate counts to the health and condition of the corn crop, signaling a shift in campaign emphasis and rural economic concerns.
A Kansas agricultural report notes that about thirty two percent of the area sown to winter wheat last fall had been plowed up before May 1. Many fields have been abandoned since, signaling farming challenges and shifting crop plans in the region.
A great strike in the anthracite regions is forecast to cause a coal famine. The report notes that Kansas residents say they will not need coal for the next six months.
Stoy EK Ware, editor of Clifton News, announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the legislature from Clay County. The paper endorses Ware as the most capable choice and urges electors to support him.
A committee of experts found I. I. Kelly was $1324 short in the Miami County books while serving as county clerk. The discrepancy likely ends his bid for State Treasurer and a different man from the Third district, a well known state figure, may enter the race.
The article argues Dr. Wilson is the sole Republican candidate with statewide canvassing and broad support. It cites his taxation and assessment reform work as key strengths and notes strong backing from the fifth district and local county delegation.
The Topeka Capital endorses Chas H Luling of Wichita for superintendent of insurance and argues for a clean Republican ticket. It states a candidate needing apologies should be blocked and that Luling represents the right kind while noting a cloud county banquet incident as discrediting.
The county and Mr. Wilson debate rethinking the printing contract for assessor blanks. Dodsworth quotes 65 blanks at $22.50 total, questioning if any savings will arise from reconsideration on this and other items.
Mankato Monitor reports urging county delegates to back D. Wilson of Republic for auditor. The writer notes Wilson is a worthy candidate from an adjoining county and that their counties were once in the same senatorial district, encouraging fair treatment be remembered.
A fragment from the Lindsbarg News notes some people do not reach the city of Suedess because the approach lacks a pleasant shady boulevard.
The line asserts that a worthy life comes from labor and struggle. It emphasizes painful effort, grim energy, and resolute courage as the path to better things, attributed to Theodore Roosevelt.
Dr Barton Pitts an eye and ear specialist based in St Joseph Missouri solicits correspondence from Francis and Frederick.
Readers can pay for daily paper subscriptions at the JOURNAL office, saving time by avoiding separate remittance steps. The notice urges patrons to settle dues directly at the office.
Cloudcroft in the Sacramento Mountains New Mexico is promoted as a splendid summer resort with cool nights pine forest breezes and health benefits. A free booklet from the Great Rock Island Route offers details available through KE W Thompson Topeka Kansas.
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