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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1915
Page
10
The notice outlines subscription price of $1.25 per year in advance and advertising rates. Display ads cost 10 cents per column inch, locals 5 cents per line for first insertion, 3 cents per line for each additional week. Mail orders require cash with copy to ensure insertion. Locals counted at seven words per line.
From Concordia Kansas a Portland Oregon report states former Kansas Twelfth District judge Hugh Alexander committed suicide. A prominent Kansas bar member, Alexander moved to Portland five years ago, per KK C Star.
The Alumni Banquet last Saturday evening capped the school festivities with a large turnout of members and guests. A pleasant program was presented in the assembly room of the school building.
The 1915 graduates were initiated by the 1914 class at the Lutheran church par tors with a five course banquet hosted by Doreas Society ladies for about sixty. J H Sandell acted as toast master. Peter Nordman of Oakland California visited relatives here Monday.
Wednesday afternoon the U and T Art Club met at Mrs Summers home for art and conversation. The gathering served as a farewell for Mrs W M Oliver who was moving away and received a silver Oliver spoon. Guest Mrs Ninmoeks of Great Bend Kansas attended. A delightful luncheon was served and the club plans to meet with Mrs A L Wohlfort on June 11.
N O Y B club hosted a breakfast at 5 30 Sunday with Miss Emma Poage as hostess honoring Miss Bonnie Bailey assistant principal of the high school who announced her approaching marriage to Everett Vaughn of Topeka A three course repast was served and favors included bride and groom photographs Miss Bailey received an aluminum roaster from the club then left on the 9 09 train for Lawrence She will reside in Topeka after this month and friends wish her happiness
State of Kansas Topeka June 1 1915. Mrs W B Gulick Scandia Kans. Capper thanks Gulick for May 29 letter and expresses disappointment at not filling the engagement in Scandia. He explains Rock Island train delay caused cancellation and hopes for a future visit. He would be delighted to accept an invitation later.
A verse laments Woodrow Wilson in the White House facing European turmoil and harsh critics. The poet urges unity behind the president despite widespread fault finding, recalling Lincoln’s burden and the nation’s doubts.
Heard by the Emporia Geszette during a Federal meeting two elderly women riff on a playful joke about a man drawn to a place that feels like home. The conversation touches on boarding, meals, and the benevolent vibe of the happiest spot in town.
Fragmentary prose poem recalling Bank whispers and a tale of a woman named Jane and a man described as a tightwad. The excerpt hints at hardship, moral judgment, and varying fates for women in a coastal town, with incomplete dialogue and breaks.
A reflective poem urges residents to stop blaming the town and start personal effort. It argues real towns grow when everyone works and shirks laziness. The piece posits progress comes from individuals improving themselves and their neighbors.
A recent college graduate seeks employment and questions a potential opening while in an office. The office boy jokes that an opening may appear if the boss does not raise his salary to three dollars a week by tomorrow night, illustrating hopeful labor market humor from the Christian Register.
The Mankato high school graduates faced a low cost mail order program that produced typos in their commencement notices. The notes highlight spelling errors affecting several graduates and reflect on the editor of the Advocate paying for the notices.
A fragment notes about $800 school tax paid last year for local schools and printing costs, plus a cash job over $100. Mentions commencement exercises and graduates receiving writeups in Kansas City for invitations printed in Mankato. Also references Gust Isaacson’s trip to Topeka and a June 12 Schwahn’s movie date.
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