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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
1
Advertising columns promote buyer merchant introductions as a trusted exchange. The integrity of both parties is vouched for in the notice.
Meade county Mennonites warn Governor Capper they will not bear arms in World War I citing Biblical injunctions. Elders say 23 young men remain draft eligible while two were taken to Camp Funston, and they offer aid to the government within their beliefs.
The Eighty-ninth Division at Camp Funston will emphasize athletics as a core part of soldier training. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood argues physical perfection is crucial for effective combat. Dr. Paul Washington and George F. E. Goss will direct all athletic activities with a full organizational structure from divisional HQ to privates, covering football to boxing and calisthenics as compulsory training until settled.
Lars Larsen a 27 year old Copenhagen native and Camp Funston cook is arrested on suspected espionage. Authorities found poison, blueprints, letters from U S and Mexico, and multilingual notes. he awaits investigation in the guard house.
Details describe a rectangular bungalow with vestibule entry to a three room ground floor including a central living room bay and a cozy den. Second floor includes sleeping porch storage and a sewing room connecting to two bedrooms. Salmon brick and clapboard exterior with a decorative balcony and built in features highlight efficient layout for corner lots.
A Foreign writer suggests war needs reshape global logistics from railways to desert routes. The piece notes iron ore may become weapons, equipment, or ware for various fronts. It highlights the challenge of allocating scarce labor across military and civilian tasks in wartime Europe and Roumania.
Four year old Isabel visits a neighbor’s new litter of kittens and returns home thrilled. She proudly tells her mother that the kittens are charming but notes the father has gone away on a long holiday leaving the mother to care for them.
Jack kissed her when she wasn’t looking and she kept her eyes averted for the rest of the evening in Pearson's Weekly.
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