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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
8
Kansas Republicans lead with 122 on joint ballot across 86 House and 36 Senate seats. Democrats hold 36 House and 4 Senate seats. three counties pending reports. J R Bristow expected to win U S Senate. Taft and Stubbs figures largely unchanged.
Topeka reports from 83 of 105 counties place Taft at 34 231 in statewide results. W R Stubbs leads GOP by 27 400 with 11 counties outstanding. Joint session would yield 78 Republicans to 59 Democrats. Senate 35 Republicans 4 Democrats. House 84 Republicans 86 Democrats and five yet uncertain members.
Leavenworth Kan Nov 7 The First district Republican committee reports results from eight counties with one county outstanding and D R Anthony holding a 7600 vote majority over Pearl his Democratic opponent Anthony leads the party ticket in every county including Brown county, home of his opponent.
Lawrence Kan November 6 three Kansans were elected governor of three states in Tuesday's election. W R Stubbs won in Kansas James H Brady in Idaho and H G Hadley in Missouri.
County option loss in South Dakota with about seven thousand vote margin. Concurrent details not provided due to sparse readable text.
Funeral interrupted at Ellis as doctors suspected cataleptic state in Mrs. Chapman. despite night efforts, life presumed extinct. In Emporia, Frank Markhard 13 and Orson 11 sentenced and placed in reform measures after a teacher was assaulted by the boys, per Juvenile Judge McCarry. A Topeka federal suit seeks destruction of 42 muco solvent packages for misleading labeling claiming cures for diphtheria and other throat ailments under the pure food law, led by Dr. S J Crumbine.
Nat Anderson of Greenwood South Carolina describes five years of worsening kidney disease ending after using Dawns Kidney Pills. He reports back pain stopping better kidney secretions and regained strength and flesh. The product is sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A playful exchange unfolds as a woman questions a suitor about his past affections and his claim of devotion to five prior girls. He bluntly admits prior relationships, arguing his careful courtship before proposing to her.
An odd clipping shows an Aunt-like nanny remark about a boy staying up with a sick friend and justifying late hours by a parental tradition. The ad promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, claiming gum softening reduced inflammation and wind colic relief at 25 cents per bottle.
A short moral reflection from Robertson on self mastery. It argues that each sin defeated strengthens the fighter, and every passion conquered by a higher impulse hardens character.
An old ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry whiteners, citing a 2 ounce package for five cents. It claims the product makes clothes white as snow and includes a playful line about two sides to every story.
Charles J. Buffalo Jones of Garden City reports a South African sheepman ordered 25 Persiarino sheep. The new breed blends Persian and Merino traits and is claimed to surpass both, with ranchers in South Africa planning to adopt and rename the strain.
A Swedish mineralo gist notes the element tantalum was named to reflect the alluring yet challenging discovery process and the difficulties faced during investigation.
The second annual convention of the Central Kansas Harness Manufacturers and Dealers association was held in Wichita with plans to hold future meetings there. Officers elected for the year include President C. E. Carey Stafford, Secretary W. B. Riggle Larned, Treasurer H. J. Drant Kinsley, Vice Presidents R. O. Wright McPherson Charles Wallace Newton J. W. Gibson Wichita J. Wheeler Lakin.
Maj. C. A. Woodworth died at his Muscotah home after a two day illness. He moved to Kansas in 1857 and started business in Atchison in 1867. He farmed in the county from 1868 except when in state office. He served as state senator in 1877 and 1879 and later in the legislature. From 1896 to 1898 he led the Soldiers’ Orphans’ home in Atchison.
County Attorney Harris released a statement after a special commission found Lyon County enumeration books padded to keep the population over 25 000 and preserve officer salaries. He said the books were incomplete and unsigned and he would order enumerators to finish the work.
O. B. Elliott, charged with forgery by Drovers' State Bank of Miltonville, is acquitted after returning from a year as a fugitive who surrendered to authorities.
An Emporia man G W Spiker died this week at age 89. He came to Kansas in 1884 and his widow remains at the family home.
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