25 May 1894
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1894
Page
1
A poem and prose excerpt recount a soldier's farewell and a widow's patient waiting for reunion. Edna helps a reformed lover gain her mother’s forgiveness, uniting mother and son in a moving courthouse of memory amid memorial day rites. The scene blends mourning, hope, and a vow to await heaven’s gates.
Memorial Day is widely observed with marching veterans and floral tributes. The piece notes the national dedication, the roles of Women’s Relief Corps and families, and the enduring memory of soldiers while reflecting on the loyalty and contributions of women alongside the veterans. It references the Grand Army of the Republic, militia escorts, and schoolchildren absorbed in patriotic displays.
Edna Prescott awaits a reunion as Captain Jim Prescott, scarred by war, battles alcohol and despair while a procession of Army veterans marches past their old cottage. Anxious villagers and a hopeful daughter cling to a chance for healing on Decoration Day.
The piece recalls Decoration Day rituals and the sanctity of memory as families in the United States honor fallen Union soldiers. It notes the long straight Buenos Aires to the Andes railway and the enduring respect across states, with G A R chapters uniting to cover graves far from home with flags, wreaths, and flowers.
The passage notes wheat export origins around 1750 and cites 18th century world production at 2,271,020,000 bushels. It then references the United States crop of the previous year totaling 519,490,000 bushels.
A jurist recalls a rural mishap as a veteran decorator insists on his skill. Bill describes falling from a mule at Chancillorsville and hitting his head, prompting the judge to weigh the claim. The fragment hints at a courtroom or storytelling setting with rustic humor.
Article lists major national and Confederate cemeteries with counts of known and unknown dead. Highlights Cypress Hill Gettysburg Arlington Chalmette Nashville Memphis Richmond Salisbury Stone River Vicksburg Antietam and Andersonville Salisbury, noting about 300000 Union dead and 220000 Confederate casualties estimates.
The Century notes a clash in sacred art rules among Muslims Jews and Hindus. It claims Muslims and Jews prohibit living images while Hindus freely depict living beings except fish, which are said to lack souls and thus offend neither practice nor belief.
A husband recalls his wife suffering grip and after fever not able to work. She endured dyspepsia indigestion constipation headaches dizziness and hot flashes. After starting Hood's Sarsaparilla she improved after one bottle and continues toward stronger health with the fourth bottle.
A brief exchange questions whether Dr. Pellet cures via homeopathy as one speaker confirms the doctor is a homeopath and jokes about being sugar cured. The dialogue implies curiosity about alternative medicine practices.
A notice extols insomnia dangers and links sleep loss to nervous strain memory lapses and appetite loss. It promotes Hostetters Stomach Bitters as the best remedy praising early steady use for insomnia and nerve relaxation. It claims benefits for digestion chills fever liver constipation rheumatic and kidney troubles.
The term steelyard derives from the London yard or court where traders weighed steel. The Merchants of the Steelyard regulated this balance for weighing metal, a meaning that supplanted the original word. Goose cooks can make pie from beefsteak to vinegar.
Knowledge promotes Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and relieves constipation. Marketed as acceptable in taste, it claims to dispel colds headaches and fevers while improving overall health. Sold in 0c and $1 bottles by all druggists, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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