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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1901
Page
6
Tass departments boast over one hundred shirtwaist styles and kids suits from $1.00 to $3.50. Men and boys wear Madras and French Percale shirts in latest styles. Ladies leather slippers and summer footwear in many varieties. Groceries advertised as high quality at low prices with focus on produce value.
Decoration Day is next Thursday. Mr Hancock's new building at Rydal nears completion. Many residents report visits, travel for a Dunkard meeting in Lincoln and farm activity with corn delivery and hog raising updates.
An old ad shows remedies promising a one day cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a refund offer if it fails. It notes E W Grove signature on each box and mentions post office stamp books in several small denominations. The text repeats generic medical brand names and references religious and community notices in fragmented form.
A bottled tonic claims to be tasteless with iron and quinine as ingredients. The label promises “No Cure No Pay” for 50 cents, stressing a plain formula printed on every bottle.
Union clippings record H O Marshall delivering corn at Rydal and Oliver Johnson selling hogs and cattle to Hancock, with M Morris delivering wheat at Sherdahl. Farmers begin replanting corn, G Mikesell builds a lawn fence, Clyde Thompson visits, and Mrs Marshall plans Oklahoma travel. Henry Howes, W H Nelson, Pat Kallman, I G Householder appear among local notes.
Local notes report a disappointing Soldier's Picnic in Oneonta with scattered mentions of social events. Community updates include church group activities, visiting relatives, a new M E parsonage, band entertainment, and various travel and home projects among residents.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria cure with no cure no pay. It markets the product as iron and quinine in a tasteless liquid, priced at 50 cents.
Guaranteed salary of 900 yearly with extra commissions and expenses. Men and women of good address wanted to represent us in travel and local work. Rapid advancement in an old established house. Pleasant permanent position with liberal income. Write at once to Stafford Press, 23 Church St, New Haven, Conn.
The message invites bids and announcements from an auctioneer I Pr Porter. It urges subscribers to pay daily paper subscriptions at the JOURNAL office and promotes calling cards available at the JOURNAL office.
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