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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1914
Page
5
The notice states Scandia Journal in Scandia Kansas is entered at the post office as second class matter.
Ww H Hitt publisher offers $1 annual advance, 10c per column inch display, 5c per line for first insertion six words per line for local ads. Special rates on contract. Payment by cash with copy, money order, draft, checks. 25c card of thanks fee. announcements for fundraisers charged at standard rates.
A long OCR fragment lists state officers such as Governor and Secretary of State, plus attorneys general and treasurers, alongside county and township officials. It includes names like J. M. Livingood, A. Duskin, W. Hay, and C. McGlashan, with numerous positions in county and district administration.
South Omaha market notes little overall change with steady to strong pricing for cattle and feeders. Cattle quoted good to prime beeves 9.50 to 10.50, hogs mostly 7.75 to 8.10, sheep and lambs fair to steady with best lambs around 7.35, and feeders in demand with active orders for winter supplies.
Beckmans Cash Store promotes a voting program granting one vote for every cent spent. Patrons are told their purchases help friends who are contestants in an unspecified event.
The Journal launches a trade extension drive to boost patronage and invites readers to recruit friends. Prizes include a free trip to the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco with travel via Los Angeles and Pasadena, plus entry tickets to the Exposition and other shows. Renewal of subscriptions is encouraged as part of the promotion.
The Hodges Democratic administration allegedly spent more in one year than the previous Republican regime by 55 871.16 dollars per month while Governor runs for re election on a pledge to cut state costs.
The governor accuses Republican departments of rising expenditures by 45 638.60 while claiming the increases were approved by a Democratic legislature and himself. He notes 230 271.59 more fees in 1914 than 1912 and suggests the funds were spent. He questions how a business man would not invest to gain such profits.
The national administration’s tariff policy damages American workers and industry. Exports fall by 80 million dollars while imports rise by 101 million, enriching foreign buyers in the U.S. market. Currency and law are privatized and sectional interests detrimentally affect New York state, Troy budget notes.
The Republican program outlines repealing the current tariff law if they gain Congress and replacing it with a protective tariff. It would set schedules to cover production cost differences at home and abroad, leaving a reasonable profit, and create a nonpartisan tariff commission whose recommendations could revise schedules without disrupting business.
The Emporia Gazette editorializes that Arthur Capper deserves respect and patience as Kansas voters weigh his run for governor. It argues Capper is a strong, unifying candidate with broad support, and notes his cautious stance amid party pressures from Republicans and Progressives.
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