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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
2
Mrs Harlie Christie and Mrs Mack Drovetta visited Fairbury. Bill Johnson and Hugh McGowan shelled corn early in the week. District guests attended Scandia commencement and picnic on Thursday and Friday. Marshall Beecher sold brooms nearby Friday. Mrs Barrett and daughter Muriel visited Claude Barrett in Lincoln. Mr and Mrs Hobart West hosted a party Friday night with many attendees and a late lunch.
Tradition holds that Christianization efforts began early in India. Syrian church records note Apostle Thomas visiting India in A D 31, establishing ancient Christian presence and foundations in the subcontinent.
Advertisement for Green's Produce and Feed in Concordia listing P P P Flour C H Cane Sugar whole wheat flour chick feed and Egg-O-Shell for chicks. Promotes Necrozene Beg-A-Day Parkers Wonder fat discovery lice and mite dips salt and tankage and Armour meat meal with phone contact 47.
The pyramids of Egypt number about seventy five, dating from the fourth to the twelfth dynasties. They were constructed as tombs for the kings, with the great pyramid at Gizeh identified as the largest and the tomb of Cheops.
A dictionary illustrates many uses of the word thing and it appears about 1050 times in the Bible. The term shows broad semantic versatility across contexts and is central in everyday language.
In 1814 the British uncovered a vast Java temple known as the Thousand Buddhas, buried beneath six centuries of rubble and now revealed as a tree-covered hill.
The article records that over 2,500 people were executed in Paris during the Reign of Terror and that 5,000 men women and children were drowned in the Loire at Nantes.
A historical note explains that in 1721 Peter the Great replaced the Moscow patriarchate with the Holy Synod, ending the old patriarchate as the governing symbol of the Russian church. The reform aimed to curb the patriarch’s power and place church authority under state oversight.
The Protestant cemetery in Rome houses only the heart of the poet while his body was cremated at Viareggio. He was drowned on July 8, 1822 off its shores.
Quote captures Mrs. Atteknow remarking that many men boast of classy golf swings yet cannot even wield a carpet beater. The line spotlights gendered humor about domestic and recreational skill.
A humorous note describes a professor in a revolving door who cannot recall whether he is entering or exiting. The moment captures a comic lapse as onlookers chuckle at the memory lapse.
A newly invented agasin camera captures oblique aerial photographs while aircraft fly at 126 miles per hour. The device promises rapid, angled views from the air and could advance surveying and reconnaissance methods.
The fragment mentions gum arabic from Sudan and raw material exports. It references barges and Nile valley freight, indicating trade activity along river transport routes. The text is garbled, but core items are gum arabic, Sudan, Nile valley, freight, and barges.
Report indicates pocket gophers prairie dogs and ground squirrels in Arizona consume vast grassland, with estimates totaling millions of tong of forage. Experts warn wildlife damage affects ranching and ecosystem balance across the region.
A stone spear discovered at Llanelly in England is believed to be about 20 000 years old. The find suggests early human tool use and may shed light on ancient lifeways in the region.
A Healdsburg California geyser is used to drive dynamos turning steam generated electricity. The device harnesses natural geothermal energy to operate electric dynamos in a early power development.
A brief notice presents a Victorian era adage about patience and tolerance from Fuller, urging readers to bear with others and practice restraint. No named individuals or organizations are specified in the readable text.
The potato, a valued American gift to Europe, reshaped economies and societies. Histories often overlook its significance beyond wars and politics, but economists and sociologists view it as the New World product with the deepest influence on life in the Old World.
Biologists in the Southern states report quail prefer mulberries during investigations. Birds flew from nests to mulberry branches to eat and then returned to incubation, showing a surprising feeding pattern.
The article notes several animals use play dead as a survival tactic. It cites the weasel and red fox as examples, describing their feigned death as a frequent, surprising defense when danger arises.
The myth recounts that Delos in the Aegean Sea drifted before Apollo's birth and later became stationary, illuminated by a golden light as sacred swans circled it seven times.
Quotations from Cleveland Plain Dealer and St. Louis Globe-Democrat note that human intellect reaches its maximum at sixteen and that by sixty one has near all. The remarks reflect skepticism about further growth and learning to apply knowledge.
A mother teaching her five year old son the Lord s Prayer reaches the line Give us this day our daily bread and the boy interrupts asking if he may add butter and jam. The lighthearted moment shows a child s practical take on sacred words.
The text notes that petroleum was known to the Greeks centuries before Christ. Herodotus, the fifth century BCE historian, describes a well near Ardericca as evidence of early Persian petroleum knowledge.
A Persian legend says wine emerged when a queen sought death from toothache by ingesting fermented grape juice set aside as poison. The king’s remedy for her pain led to the discovery of wine as a cure or relief.
Pierre du Terrail Lord of Basard a famed French soldier nicknamed the knight without fear and with out reproach fell mortally wounded at the Sesia battle on April 30 1524 in Italy confirming his legendary status and heroic end.
The Nashville Banner notes the organization of London business and professional women as the Soroptimists, a name play on a confusion of terms. The piece frames the group as a professional network for women in business.
A small thrush noted for sweeping window sills provides an odd tip for tidying walls and radiators. The creature, described as an excellent implement, is placed in a corner as part of the cleaning suggestion.
The sea elephant, a marine mammal, is the largest member of the seal family and can exceed 20 feet in length.
A fragmentary line ponders who can speak extravagantly about a strain of poushc and Thoreau, reflecting caution in expression and enduring prohibition of excess in speech.
Available supplies of fed cattle are diminishing as 21 000 cattle arrived in Kansas City this week. Feed lots inland are cleaned up while Illinois Iowa and Michigan keep lake market ample. Prices rose for many classes, with steers top around 11 dollars and veal calves up 50 cents. hogs and lambs also shown gains amid fluctuating receipts.
Trapping is the only certain method to control moles and persistence is needed. A spray fights fire blight in pears and apples but the bacteria work under bark where sprays cannot reach. Plant soybeans for hay last May with about one bushel per acre. harvest or disking follows or mix into wheat in fall. For steers fed corn and alfalfa in a ration it pays not to grind corn. hogs following steers also shouldn’t have ground feed. Distinguish mature pullets from hens by the pliability of the keel end. a bendable tip signals a pullet.
Sunday calls spread through Belleville and Union with visits to I G Householder and others. Alfalfa crop is short but needed for second growth as Moths swarm at night and a new baby arrives for the McGregor family. Union Valley baseball beats White Rock 6 1 while high school graduates include Zenia Moe Dee Householder and Sherman Robison in Scandia.
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