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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
6
B Wixon of Farmers Mille New York testifies Chambérlain's Tablets have helped him for years with stomach and liver disorders. He says they are the best he has ever used and claims they are obtainable everywhere.
River View Camp hosts boys aged 12 to 20 from May 29 to June 3 south of Scandia on the P. O. Larson place. Facilities include shade, water, base ball and volleyball courts, swimming and fishing, boats, daily physician, and a registration fee of 50 cents with 50 cents per day.
A large number of boys from across the county plan to attend a Christian fellowship camp on the grounds under Christian leadership. Boys from Scandia will register with Mr Henry or Mr Plotner, with a May 20 deadline for registration for six days of recreation and inspiration.
G. S. Cosana announces he will not be a candidate for County Superintendent in the upcoming primary. He states he is moving to a farm in northern Texas and requests the paper publish the notice.
A Detroit Free Press quote notes a man’s consistently cross mood as the couple recalls his first week of the year smoking cessation. The brief exchange highlights a recurring irritability tied to his resolution.
An escaped Ivanovitch, born in Kars near the Russia Turkey border, marries a Turkish girl, converts to Islam, is captured near Erzerum, and with his wife's disguise as a veiled guard, flees Turkish lines to rejoin Russian forces. The daring ruse lands him back with his army as dawn reveals his identity.
A tale of Ivanovitch and his wife meeting in a hospital behind Russian lines. He is ill and hospitalized while she, aided by Red Cross nurses, returns toward Erzerum and kneels by his cot. They embrace, one thanking God the other Allah, amid war and ambiguity. A separate verse playful asks why a chicken crosses the road, joking that women cross “just because.”
A brief quotation from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch contrasts war documents with marriage licenses, noting the curiosity around formal papers and their meaning.
A Detroit Free Press quip notes a "sensible" married couple deprive themselves of birthday presents they cannot afford. The remark suggests practicality has turned into frugality, sparing the pair from overindulgence in gift giving.
A clerk confronts an employer over a promised raise. The employer rebukes the clerks claim, saying no one is satisfactory if they remind him of a promise. The tense exchange highlights power dynamics and unkept commitments.
Richmond Times Dispatch recounts a humorous exchange in a prison visit where a detainee explains a three year sentence and a visitor offers tracts. The inmate quips that he was arrested for not making them, highlighting a light moment inside the penitentiary.
A Washington Star item notes a bizarre transformation where a patient’s hide is used for footwear. The piece describes the grotesque reuse in a vivid, tongue in cheek style and hints at its display in a public fashion show setting.
A brief exchange from the Columbia Jester presents a theatrical line where a suitor asks for marriage, while Ethel questions the suitability of accepting. The witty back and forth reflects social norms and humor of courtship in the period.
A brief exchange shows an employer asking about a half dollar on his desk and an office boy confirming he took it for safekeeping while the boss was away, noting the wife’s presence.
The Dartmouth Jack o Lantern notes Archie is puzzled by Smith who no longer talks to himself. Burt explains Smith stopped after catching himself cheating at solitaire and has not spoken aloud since.
A humorous verse notes a stylish woman named Rothes who, despite ample clothes, protests she has nothing suitable for a party. The quip captures social fashion nerves and the paradox of abundance with a ready smile.
A comic line features a quoted admonition to an unspecified "you little imp" and a plan to spur a person toward action. The speaker recalls telling him that faint heart ne'er won fair lady and mentions sending a box of atrychnine piligf. The dialogue implies manipulation and clandestine intent within a dramatic scene.
A. B. Johnson notes an opportunity to sell a Grade short horn bull immediately at the bar. The item is described as ready for transfer and payment terms are implied to be immediate.
An advertisement touts a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It claims thirty five years of use, blood based action, and relief after short use. Sent for testimonials from J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and mentions availability from all druggists at 75 cents.
The text explains that constipation obstructs the bowels allowing poisons to enter the body. It claims this dulls the mind and hampers digestion. It advises relief with Chamberlains Tablets available everywhere.
The notice explains that subscriptions expire and papers will be stopped when renewal time passes. A blue mark signals expiry and continued delivery requires payment to keep the paper. It states readers must renew to avoid being dropped from the list.
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