The Scandia Journal Postmark Notice
Scandia Kansas newspaper nameplate says the Scandia Journal is entered at the post office in Scandia as second class matter.
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
2
Scandia Kansas newspaper nameplate says the Scandia Journal is entered at the post office in Scandia as second class matter.
Notice for J W Plotner and Son publishers with price of the Journal at $1.25 per year. Includes reference to Swedish M E Church and publishing house brand.
The piece argues that money in circulation can pay debts and finance war, citing Germany’s wartime borrowing and circulation. It warns against hoarding money, urges Americans to keep funds moving, cites a 50 billion annual resource base, and frames thrift as patriotic without overreaching. It also notes local Kansas State Agricultural College student leaders from Republic county and their achievements while detailing area student attendance and activities.
Miss Ruth Thomas Jett visited with friends in Tony promise. Laying of the corner stone at the new church in Norway attended by several families. Sunday School Friendship Class met at Mrs Grace Bergstrom. Eleven graduates at Chapel exercises. Vera Amines to represent class at Central Commencement in Belleville. Grant Christie and family visited I N Voorhies home. Ladies Aid met at Mrs Rosie Christie. Mrs Fannie Fulcomer ill this week. Mr and Mrs J T McCormick.
A composite verse mocks wartime shortages praising small food items as boosts for Allied fighters. It blends satire with ironic lines on flour, meal, bacon, beans, and eggs to imply morale and supply aid. The passage ends with an advertisement for a skin tonic described as a trial bottle product at Palace Drug Store.
A local grocer shares a testimonial about Adler i ka buckthorn bark mixture easing chronic stomach issues. The customer reports souring foods, gas, and constipation improving after one spoonful. The account reflects early 20th century patent remedy marketing in small-town pages.
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