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Newspaper

Scandia Journal

Location

Scandia, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1916

Page

6

Psychology Helps A Detective Track Fugitive Cashier

Federal agent Billy Gard uses a mental portrait of Homer Kester to deduce that the Royerton cashier communicates with relatives via a trusted messenger. He enlists local police to flush the fugitive toward Spokane, where a postmarked letter reveals the last lead and leads to Kester’s arrest.

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Changes in Human Teeth Over Ancient Centuries

A study traces jaws from 6 000 years ago to prehistoric times showing teeth growing smaller and fewer. Third molars or wisdom teeth decline in number and size, fail to erupt, or decay early, with signs that other teeth like lateral incisors may follow. The piece argues teeth are tools, not limbs, adapting to changing needs.

Eight Buddhas Predict Doom At Lamasery

A Ming dynasty tale recounts eight Buddha monuments at a lamasery reading futures. When a Chinese general asked when they would die, one Buddha answered tomorrow but the general insisted it would be today, and he died that day.

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Clever Youth and Grandmother’s Funeral Fight Over Property

A brief Pittsburgh Telegraph Chronicle item notes a clash over property following a funeral. An office boy reports a black eye from the incident, while a clever youth references the earlier wake as context. The fragmentary text preserves the event’s central conflict and bodily harm.

Pittsburgh Chrdépicle-Telegraph

Town reception quotes prompt mixed enthusiasm

A town reception quotes a speaker praising public enthusiasm while a committee member offers a corrective view, noting not full enthusiasm but a warmer reception and hospitality.

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