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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
3
The University of Kansas marks its fifty second year with 2067 students, down 516 from 1916. War impacts enrollments across German, French, Spanish, and other departments, with German halved and 40 teachers released. Medical enrollment rises while Law, engineering, and upperclassmen losses reflect wartime service.
Early night at the Nancy Howard farm three miles north of Liberty, two men were murdered and a young wife was beaten after a visitor forced her to surrender money and a revolver. The assailant, described as a dark complexioned young man in a gray suit, fled as sheriffs searched the area.
The Glenwood Mother-Daughter Canning Club expands from origin in Leavenworth County to provide free hot lunches at five rural schools Glenwood Elmgrove Dafer Jewett and Loring with stoves and rotating club members serving two to three times weekly Mrs J M Timmons and county agent M Chapman originators hope the plan spreads statewide if successful.
Expert William A. Radford answers readers on farm building topics. He notes the shed design for raising blooded chickens is highly satisfactory and invites inquiries to his Chicago address with a two-cent stamp for reply.
The cement industry, expanding to meet building needs, now offers a solution to potash supply by recovering potash from smelter dust. Dr. F. P. G. Cottrell of the US Bureau of Mines developed a process to precipitate dust and save potash. A California cement firm earned 80 000 dollars net from potash recovered last year, and plants could reap about 100 000 tons by this method as the industry grows.
Georgene Cheek reports a tense moment as Tye teased a waiter about not tipping. The incident hints at evolving social friction and public caution in everyday exchanges.
Cincinnati authority touts Freezone as a cheap method to lift corns and calluses with a few drops. The compound dries instantly, does not irritate surrounding skin, and promises painless removal without infection. Drugstores can supply a small bottle or source from wholesalers.
New York forestry experts urge farmers to use dead and dying timber for fuel and to cull crooked trees from woodlots. They frame the effort as wartime necessity, arguing straight sticks represent integrity in leadership and scoundrels must be removed from positions of authority.
A brief comic dialogue shows Sentimental Sammie praising a silvery voice while Pauline counters with a witty remark about ringing a bell. The exchange highlights contrasting attitudes in a humorous exchange.
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