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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1900
Page
4
Sunday at home for Philip Thidine and Saturday coal bank excursion by Frank Carlson. Swedish Lutheran Church repairs finished and a new pastor expected. Election day excitement as Chas Hanson rode Chas Kackley’s bronco, netting $10 for the rider.
Laura West is again numbered among her schoolmates. F Daggett left last week to sit with relatives in Missouri. J W Kuhn visited Poplar B Fancher last Thursday. Oyster supper invitations go to Win Singer’s on Friday. C J Kallman and others finish husking corn. John Mackey sold his farm near 357 and will move to Graham County. Red Top box supper postponed to Friday November 23. Cattle dehorner Mr Parks from Concordia was in the area. P Kallman’s eight room Union Two farm house nears completion. Mrs Capt Waite died Monday and was buried in Belleville cemetery beside her husband. Chapelites social at Brady Bowling’s Friday realized over seven dollars. Wm Tinker of Portland Oregon reports typhoid and weight loss in a letter home. Central box social netted about $5.25 after a short program and 26 cent boxes.
Advertises a one day cure for colds using laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with money back guarantee from all druggists. Signature of E. W. Grove appears on each box.
Local items recount movements and visits in Courtland and nearby towns. Albert Haskett moved to a new home. Prof. Bixler checked on his farm. Alfred Burk visits Hebron Nebraska. Mrs Thompson and Mrs Wilkinson of Chester Nebr visit Mrs J Burnett. Emma Ammerman visits The Cedars with Amy Hoyt. the G A R and W R C visit Belleville for a county meeting. Dr Stuart left Monday for New Mexico as a witness in United States court. C E Parker attends his brother in law’s funeral in Belleville. Chas Neil may return from Kentucky with a bride. Fred Verian injured his ankle in a runaway incident. Mrs I O Savage of Belleville, W R C assistant inspector, was in town November 3 and hosted by Mrs W W Pinkerton.
An old advertisement touts Grove 8 Tasteless Cholera Malaria tonic claiming it is iron and quinine in tasteless form. It promises cure with no pain and offers a price. The language mirrors early 20th century patent medicine claims.
A Swiss statistician reports that Switzerland leads in annual book production per inhabitant. He notes roughly one book per 3,000 people, ahead of Germany with one per 3,200, France about 1 per 8,500, England about 1 per 6,500, and the United States about 1 per 12,5400.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the most successful bowel complaint cure. It promises refunds if not satisfied and claims the product is pleasant, safe, and reliable.
Mrs R of Deersville Ohio praises Krause's Headache remedy. She notes quick relief and urges others to obtain the capsules. The advertisement claims strong efficacy for all headaches and lists A. J. White as the seller.
Advertisement claims Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic contains quinine with a plain formula on every bottle. It promises “No Cure, No Pay” and prices the tonic at 50 cents.
District 48 reporters note Concordia residents Mr Crans and Mr Lute Looshourrow visiting, Will Stallings expanding his home, and Will Berry welcoming a new baby. The Chapel social and Oak Creek box supper attract attendees. Miss Della’s birthday party at Mr O Tate’s yields pleasant—though weather‑affected—gatherings. The editorial claims Americans favor four more years of prosperity with McKinley re‑elected.
A compact digest of local happenings features travel notes, farm activity, visits, and daily life. Shippers report stock movements from Scandia and Norway, with several residents visiting friends and relatives, plus a spring-poem digression and a school report from Fairview.
An 19th century advertising notice promotes Mull's Lightning Pain Killer and a cold cure. It claims the product stops coughs and cures colds without opiates, with two capsules nightly and two or three the next day, costing 25 cents, sold by A J White Krause's Cold Cure.
Fragmentary local note mentions Bert Smith and others picking corn for J F Williams. Grandma Kephart is very poorly. Charles Ratledge works for brother Albert. A A Bird works as a carpenter. Superintendent Baird and wife visited Pleasant Grove school. A cart and cultivator wheel must be returned to owner. Emmert family building a spacious house. Wonder which boy will marry.
For sale a Fisher piano in neat condition. Lightly used, ready for delivery. Contact for price and arrangements.
A Philadelphia Times column surveys women’s attitudes and foibles, noting pessimism from toothache to fashion, pride in appearance, and the balance of strength and empathy. It jokes about critics, marriage, work, and Christmas savings as social quirks of contemporary women.
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