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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1928
Page
2
The Scandia Journal of Scandia Kansas lists J W Plotner and Son as publishers. Subscription is one dollar fifty cents per year with postal classification noted as second class mail matter.
A county or state ballot listing multiple offices and candidates including Herbert Hoover Curtis Strong Hopkins Hutchinson Reed Graybill Cornel French Boyd Smith Allen Hobbs Hobbs etc. The slate covers Governor Lieutenant Governor Auditor Treasurer Attorney General Superintendent of Public Instruction Insurance Commissioner State Printer Judge District Senator Representative Treasurer Register of Deeds County Attorney Probate Judge Sheriff County Superintendent Commissioner Dist 2 with various names.
A Kansas Farmer letter asks why a wheat minimum price was set in 1917 and argues Hoover had no role in fixing it. The writer cites a Wartime Price Commission headed by Garfield and says the price was 2.25 dollars, not compulsory, with Hoover urging protection for farmers. The piece defends Hoover and explains context of wartime food policy. It also notes Mrs. John Ball’s recovery from an auto accident near Beatrice.
English eye specialist Dr William Corbett predicts long term changes from modern lighting, saying many pupils in England schools suffer vision defects and that blue eyes may become brown as eyes adapt. He argues civilization strains eyes and calls for protective measures against glare.
Emil Ludwig notes Rembrandt the Dutch master was born Harmen Harmenszoon van Rijn. The painter’s forebears were millers without surnames, known as sons of Gerrit. Harmen’s family later adopted a formal name as Rembrandt joined a growing middle class.
A work train pulled in over the Missouri Pacific this afternoon and will stay overnight. The equipment includes a pile driver to be used for driving piling for a bridge north of Sherdahl. The locomotive was turned over to Chas Nordman for care during the night.
Lorado Taft, prominent American sculptor, predicts a shift from drab farmyards to beautifully landscaped farmsteads and community buildings. He argues rural areas will compete in beauty, showing that well-kept grounds need not be expensive. Taft’s work, including the Black Hawk statue near Oregon, is well known to farmers.
The English bridge features three timber trusses supporting two 12 foot wide roadways. Construction praised as cabinet-like in precision with no local distortion after 90 years, underscoring wood’s durability and architectural expressiveness per the New York Herald Tribune.
The Magnolia Gardens in South Carolina are praised as the world’s most extensive display of magnolias and azaleas. The piece notes their long cultivation, beauty, and ability to attract visitors, especially during Easter, highlighting their value to the city and its guests.
An advertisement touts Adlerika as a remedy for stomach and bowel gas and bloating. It cites Mrs. M. Davis and a testimonial about feeling younger after use, promising relief from upper and lower bowel waste and better eating and sleeping.
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