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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
2
Local freight and passenger times show 2740 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. schedule notes. No. 40 past passenger at 2:43 a.m. Flag for Topeka and East line referenced.
Kansas State Agricultural College reports alfalfa fed green can produce as much pork per acre as corn. Experiments show 170 pounds of green alfalfa equals 100 pounds of corn, with 6 pounds corn needed per pound of pork. Also notes winter trials and pasture results, plus other local news items.
J C Mohler, secretary of the state board of agriculture, told the Kansas State Irrigation Congress in Larned that irrigation is valuable for agriculture and should be available where possible. He cited recent advances in pumping water from underground supplies and cheaper oil engines as solving prior cost barriers.
The rustic bungalow design highlights wide lots and natural materials like cobblestone pillars and a cobblestone fireplace. It features a front porch pergola, exposed roof supports, a sunlit living room with a fireplace, a den, a dining area, a sleeping porch with seven large windows, and a practical central hall linking kitchen, pantry, bedrooms, and bath.
Mrs Effie Beverly, 24, was found guilty of first degree murder for killing her two sleeping children aged 6 at her father’s home near Milan Sumner county. A sanity defense failed as medical testimony indicated she was sane at the time. Her mother has been jailed for failing to post a peace bond after threats to a neighbor. Also noted: banker James I Brelsford died suddenly after hearing of his friend's death. he had led the local bank and could only be opened by him, a vault-access issue prompting a Cincinnati safe firm call.
Rev A C Hamby notes the old-time minister helped build the nation by character education and a culture oriented home. He says today’s ministers continue this work and calls for more ministers to guide the country.
Two cartoon figures Meandering Mike and Plodding Pete discuss wealth and fear of being frozen out by billion-dollar rivals. Mike hesitates about a million dollars while Pete ponders hatched suspicions and nightly worries about losing wealth to powerful financiers.
Mrs. J S. Barlow of Columbus Ohio says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured six years of female illness and nervous troubles She dropped from 178 to 118 pounds then rose to 127 pounds and regained appetite Husband credits the medicine with saving her life The ad touts roots and herbs as restoring health and strength for weakened female organs
The first of the new 10 cent pieces are ready for issue at 250,000 a day with 10,000,000 planned. The obverse shows a Grecian lady and the reverse the lictors bundle rods and ax. Within two weeks work on the 25-cent piece begins and October brings new half-dollar design.
A London Sketch item notes another air raid last night with bombs dropped in several districts and damage reported. It captions a conversation with a character named George about who conducted the raid, implying German forces.
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