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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1909
Page
1
Predictions of cheaper living due to ample crops warrant caution. Wheat may exceed 700 million bushels with prices near a dollar in Chicago. Cotton wool textile prices remain high while steel prices rise. Rent is the major expense and population growth fuels demand despite building activity.
The text credits Maria Parloa as a leading advocate of a saner diet and a pioneer in applying scientific methods to cooking. Her books and lectures promoted sound digestion and domestic economy, contributing to clearer breakfasts and dinners, with less frying and more intelligent meal preparation.
A 90 year old man released from New Jersey State Prison in Trenton after life sentence recalls a world without trolley cars or automobiles. He speaks to how dramatically society has changed during his lengthy incarceration, noting the speed of progress and the world’s shifting pace.
Rail lines move more freight than ever as grain movement starts. Demand for rolling stock grows while iron and steel mills stay busy. Farmers seek help with harvests. Wholesale and retail trade improve daily. Money is easy and payments are prompt, signaling widespread optimism across the industry. Get aboard.
The French minister of justice orders district attorneys to vigorously pursue cruelty to domestic animals. He cites distressing prevalence and official indifference as causes and urges officials to cooperate with anti cruelty societies to prevent brutal practices.
A fragmented notice proposes turning flyers into a tabloid format named Pappy la Petrol. The plan aims to attract readers with bold visuals and punchy headlines while preserving key details for quick conveys.
Governor Hadley opens a two ring gathering in Pettis county with 800 delegates from river counties to discuss river navigation water power and road improvement as key Missouri transportation issues. He chairs the session and emphasizes transportation costs affect business and daily life.
Three balloons from St. Louis surpass the Lahm cup 473 miles with one reaching all American altitude records. The Centennial piloted by H. E. Honeywell and J. W. Tolland landed at Silas Alabama after 485 miles. The New York landed Edina Missouri at 24 400 feet and 48 hours 25 minutes. The St. Louis TI with Tony Von Pehl and Joseph M. Reilly won 540 miles at Mille Lacs Minnesota securing Lahm cup.
Mohammed Ali Mirza ex shah of Persia, banished to Russia, arrived by special train in Odessa. He was met at the station by General Kaulbars and local officials and escorted to Villa Dashlar to reside permanently.
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad discontinued mileage books in Missouri on May 1 and raised passenger rates by two and a half cents. The line announced it will honor mileage books in Missouri, both interchangeable and its own issue.
W B Niles of the U S bureau of animal industry visits Kansas State Agricultural College in Manhattan to organize state production of hog cholera serum. The college will manufacture and sell at cost to farmers, roughly 25 cents per hog, with winter supplies ready for spring spread. The livestock sanitary commissioner will issue orders to owners to buy the serum to prevent outbreaks.
Thousands of Italians marching with flags and uniforms filled Broadway to the Battery for the unveiling of a statue honoring Giovanni Verrazzano. Historians note Verrazzano as the first to voyage to New York Harbor, with Italians claiming he discovered the Hudson in 1524, 85 years before Hudson's Half Moon.
Judge Bowles rules a negro interstate passenger ejected from an Oklahoma train cannot recover damages from the railroad company for refusing to comply with Jim Crow law. It is the first court decision on this feature and could affect future status of interstate passengers.
R. P. Longenecker, a tenant in Chicago, sued his landlord after a child was born and renewal of his lease was refused. The case invokes a state law effective July 1 restricting landlords from denying rentals to families with children and seeks renewal of the lease by court action.
Gov. Stubbs issued a proclamation fixing December 14 and 15 as the annual National Good Roads convention dates to be held in Topeka Kansas. A C Jackson of Chicago president of the National Good Roads association urges governors mayors and business groups to send delegates.
In Denver Colorado activists opposed the corporation tax backed by President Taft at the opening session of the American Street and Interurban Railway Manufacturers’ Association meeting.
Seventeen persons died in a wreck near Topeka Kansas when a Santa Fe work train with Mexican laborers collided with a regular freight on the Atchison branch. Eleven of the dead were Mexican, ten Mexicans injured. Names of the deceased include Thomas Brown and Charles Gray among others. all injured were Mexican. The official blamed disregard of orders by the work train crew.
Washington reports the Panama Canal commission asks Congress for 48 063 524 for canal work in the fiscal year starting July 1 1910. Col Goethals forecasts completion by January 1 1915 at a total cost of 375 million including sanitation and civil government.
Pittsburg, PA. National league champions defeated Detroit 4 to 1 at Forbes Field to take a 1-0 series lead. Gates sold 29,264 paid admissions from 29,577 tickets. total receipts $40,271.50 with allocations: National commission $4,927.15, players $21,746.61, club owners $7,248.87.
Parsons Kansas report the board of directors of the Missouri Kansas Texas Railway declared the regular semi annual dividend of 2 percent on the preferred stock at a special meeting here.
United States District Judge Marshall of Utah presiding in Ardmore overruled the demurrer to indictments against alleged timber cutters on unallotted Choctaw lands. He found Congress statehood did not supersede federal laws governing tribal affairs.
Boatman replies that it does not matter much since the boat is insured and safety is not a major concern.
A New York reader reports a three year old son ate an entire box of Cuticura Ointment spread on graham crackers during a sea voyage. The note claims the ointment cured a cold and asserts Cuticura is pure sweet and harmless for children. Potter Drug & Chom, Corp. Boston backs the claim.
A Flatbush man recalls a humorous incident involving a Feitenour family next door. While his family read in the library a noise on the back porch prompted his son to investigate. He returned with a joke about two cats belonging to both families, prompting a quip about ownership.
A Baltimore physician reports six months of prescribing Resinol in numerous acute and chronic skin diseases and chronic ulcers with very great and unvarying success. He praises its reliability and prompt pleasing action.
A witty exchange shows Mr Perkly pleading to learn cooking like his first wife while Mrs Perkly retorts that his first husband would have made him rich enough to hire a top cook. The brief dialogue mirrors social humor from a bygone era.
A vintage classified style note urges readers to use Red Cross Ball Blue to keep fabrics white. It playfully cautions grocers to be a trustworthy package and comments that honesty can spare a man from politics.
J. J. Heifer president of the Missouri Democratic Press association will issue a call in a few days for a meeting of the association at Kansas City on November 19 the day of the Democratic rally conference there.
Frederick Gehring editor of the Missouri Staats Zeitung a German publication died at the German hospital in Kansas City Missouri aged 70 years He had been connected with a German newspaper in this country for fifty years.
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