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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
6
A Fingland man cycled from Newton Pagnell when a swarm settled on his hat. He stood still and acted as a lamp post until the bees left at 2 am. he was not stung and remained calm throughout the incident.
A lighthearted exchange hints at a show with the sheriff in front. The line raises curiosity about who backs the performance while confirming the sheriff’s prominent role at the event.
Wet and muddy country roads hinder a hiking party as an officer laments being “a duck one minute and worn tar tle the next.” The observer notes paying 25 cents street car fare to travel may deter getting there and back.
Practical guidance on canning sterilization gear, jar prep, and boiling processes. Includes blanching, timing, and sealing instructions, plus a broad set of cooking tips from cake batter to meat preservation and several salad ideas. References to historical remedies and measurements appear throughout.
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle sunburn and tan lotion. Massage onto face neck arms and hands to fade freckles sunburn and tan and whiten skin at low cost. Harmless, says the advertisement.
A. T. Waldatt, age 72, retires after forty four years as keeper of Prospect Harbor Me lighthouse. Waldatt served through many seasons, leaving a legacy of steady service and local maritime safety.
Advertisement claims catarrhal deafness can be cured only by a constitutional remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine supposedly acts through the blood to restore the mucous passages and the Eustachian tube. A $100 reward is offered for any case not cured, with Cruexvists and circulars promoted from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal quotes a harsh exchange about profiteering and suffering. The text shows garbled words and misread phrases, reflecting OCR errors from a historical page. The sense recalls a discussion on exploitation and social critique of commerce.
A Louisville Courier Journal note highlights home photography centering heartwarming scenes. The column sketches portable living spaces and mobile dwellings with a witty exploration of mobility and shelter.
A TH nois inventor patents a plier style tool designed to split insulation and remove it neatly from wires. The device targets cleaner wire preparation and reduced damage during stripping.
The advertisement touts Castoria as a harmless substitute for castor oil and narcotics, praised for over thirty years of use to relieve constipation wind colic and diarrhea. It emphasizes that it is the genuine product bearing Charles H. Fletcher’s signature and warns against counterfeit imitations and dangerous substitutes for infants and children.
An officiating minister of Haetish extraction at the Welsh Chapel in the hills misread Welsh names while announcing a Friday night gathering. The congregation wondered who the Yuraka was as the document’s author remained unclear beyond a London Chronicle signature.
The war fuels a massive boost in Australian motorcar body manufacture. A compact toilet set combines a brush, comb, mirror and electric light in one pocket portable unit.
In a clipped rural exchange from Rianpus Ridge Arkansas Gap Johnson voices a defiant chorus about masters and duty. The dialogue invokes a long serving official Adee now 80 and a two year state official role as context for broader social expectations.
Advertisement extols GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules for aging bodies and weak kidneys. Claims include relief from backache rheumatism and bladder issues, purification of blood, warding off kidney diseases, and potential cures with a money back promise if ineffective.
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