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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
1
A Melbourne style column contrasts fortunes and frugality. It notes the rich struggle to cut expenses like the poor, cites Newport prices, and recalls a Christmas bill faced by a wealthy man. It then reports Prof. Wiley forming a pure food committee to harmonize laws and set safe preservatives.
The article notes a long term drop in MD degrees since 1806 with 1907 figures down by about sixteen hundred, alongside closures of some low repute medical schools. It argues higher entrance standards mainly via an A. B. degree or equivalent, and cautions that some graduates remain inadequate even with high school standards.
The west leads with a December start for a world open show in Spokane Washington offering 35000 in prizes. A car load of standard winter apples competes for 1500 and the largest apple earns an apple of gold.
Managers say life color and motion define the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific fair to be held in Seattle. If the promised readiness by June 1 is fulfilled the event will stand above all similar expositions.
A Massachusetts student sustained a back injury during a class game described as severe. The incident is noted as another mark on the risks of the sport and a possible turning point in safety discussions.
Latest reports show the Republican candidate Taft with 29 states and leading by 78 votes over a majority. Bryan has 17 states. Hitchcock estimated closely. Senate Republicans consider personnel changes.
Chicago reports indicate Republicans will control the next United States House of Representatives by a substantial margin. Early returns show 216 Republicans and 175 Democrats with several districts awaiting official counts. The first cabinet meeting after the election focused on the proceedings.
Epworth Memorial in Cleveland appoints a full time business manager to handle finances, benevolences, dues, subscriptions, and expenses while the pastor concentrates on pulpit and pastoral duties. The manager will also secretary the standing committees and relay records to the official board. Br. G. K. Morris endorses the plan as ideal church government.
Farmers debate how to uplift their community with lively chat about methods balloons or dynamite could symbolize progress and relief, reflecting rural life and humor in a historical setting.
After rheumatism, sores appeared on my husband’s legs from below the knees to the ankles. He suffered intensely despite three doctors and various remedies. We used Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent, and within three weeks the sores dried, burning stopped, and by three months he recovered. Mrs. V. V. Albert, July 21, 1907.
In Scotland Sir Alexander Ramsay builds a modern workshop with threshing gear and a circular saw. A longtime barnyard observer, Robby, marvels at progress and jokes that if Solomon were alive today he would be considered nothing special.
The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It offers a $100 reward for any case not cured and directs readers to F J Civeney & Co Toledo Ohio for testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and ends with a cartoon caption about a disgruntled dad and a Wall Street joke.
A fragment discusses longing of American women in lonely homes for motherhood and the effect of an organic derangement on happiness, urging interested women to learn that healthy maternity is achieved through certain preparation.
Mrs Maggie Gilmer of West Union South Carolina and Mrs Josephine Uall of Bardstown Kentucky praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health and aiding childbirth. The ad touts the remedy for female complaints including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration and invites women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
An assortment of quotations and ad lines appears, including Henry Ward Beecher on cannibalism in civilized society, a Red Cross Ball Blue laundry note, a cheap skates promo, a dubious feet care claim and a brief line about stealing time from sleep.
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