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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
6
A witty exchange from the Chicago Daily News frames a joke about appearances and value. The thoughtful thinker compares a man to a pie crust, noting that a shorter man would be richer, prompting a humorous reply from the dense person.
A short essay notes that a boy’s misdeeds mirror others guiding his self-control and that marriage is often sought for reasons of social fitting. It observes a rare good man as a yardstick among flaws and comments on a woman’s readiness for seasonal social shifts.
The fair widow teases about being mistaken for 26 while the incorrigible old bachelor counters that if she had a daughter he might consider her age. The dialogue showcases playful social banter between two townsfolk.
A collection of pointed quips on gender roles and social behavior. Jokes touch on letters, postscript length, dog fights, cyclones, finances, tailoring, and marriage dynamics with a sharp, humorous tone. The piece humorously critiques attitudes toward money, work, wardrobes, and appearances.
The Willis Wood Theatre presents Paid in Full by Eugene Walter on Oct 11 featuring a vigorous cast. The drama, praised for its wholesome, everyday American characters, seeks a bright future and offers social insight distinct from other regional plays. It previously played at Grand Opera Mirage and is in a second New York season at the Astor Theatre.
A newlywed wife sits at the breakfast table with a large revolver beside her plate. She declares that they have bread of her own making and warns that no adverse criticism will be tolerated. The husband stammers as the tense morning unfolds.
A Bee Culture correspondent describes a home made hive lifter for lifting multiple ten frame supers. The device uses a 2 1/2 inch boiler tube, oak legs, and barn door track with a 210 pound capacity. Weighs about 40 pounds and is easy to handle though can be lighter with design tweaks.
The article urges poultry workers to use their best faculties and sustained energy to achieve high success. It emphasizes stick-to-it-iveness, persistence amid obstacles, steady work, and sound judgment as essential, noting results come with time and investment, not rapid gains. The message applies to all investors with patient capital.
Dark calm nests and clean pens aid laying hens. Do not feed meat rations when grasshoppers and bugs are plentiful. Bright red combs indicate health. Cull chickens with contagious diseases. Keep feed fresh and swept up. Young fowls need bone food to avoid losses.
Ancient Italian artist Giotto has just drawn a perfect circle, admired by onlookers who praise his precise technique. The narrative notes his ascent into prestigious art circles through learned cyclopedias and early reputation.
The manufacturers are giving a free cook book worth $5 to every lady reader. Write for it today and see the ad in another part of the paper.
A timid man asks about danger from items dropped by an air ship while the inventor candidly notes the greater risk of the airship itself crashing down on people below.
In a light exchange Mrs Newlywed praises her husband for his good taste while he admires her voice eyes form and hands. The dialogue highlights mutual affection and admiration in their marriage.
To Our Lady Readers send today to Jaques Manufacturing Company in Chicago for a free copy of their new cookbook by Mrs Janet McKenzie Hill. The advertisement promises a beauty with many new recipes readers ought to have and notes another ad in this paper.
In a witty dialogue, a reformer suggests living on half current consumption. A merchant counters that without the remaining half, grocers and doctors would lose business, highlighting economic interdependence.
Jim and Bill discuss damage from a church fire with remarks about workers and compensation. The Boston Transcript notes a cautious take on the incident.
Sought as a kitchen helper Janet McKenzie Hill’s Cop Book offered free to readers by Jaques Manufacturing Company Chicago. See advertisement elsewhere in the paper.
A father and son clash over allowances with the son urging leniency for youth folly and the father retorting that allowances fuel the mischief and must be reconsidered. The exchange frames a generational dispute over financial support and discipline.
In a terse exchange the private secretary notes chance at hand while the magnate urges diversion. The great figure laments poverty as he seeks to escape his fate and end his life through a dramatic act.
Jaques Manufacturing Company of Chicago offers every woman or girl reader a free copy of Mrs. Hill's Cook Book with distribution details in an advertising insert.
A humorous exchange quotes Johnnie offering a quarter for a lock of his sister’s hair and another character joking to pay four bits for the whole bundle, claiming to know where she hangs it at night.
A humorous dialogue fragment shows a Major complimenting a lady on her youth as he forgets details and adults the exchange with absent minded charm. The exchange echoes early 20th century comic speech and social tone.
Ad offers a free cook book from the K C Baking Powder Company. Readers are invited to write for it today before they forget. The book is described as something readers will be proud to own.
A young playwright asks for a swift curtain drop after his first act. The manager coldly agrees to shorten the interval by about half an hour.
A period reflection urges fulfilling work as a moral duty and path to higher good. The author frames labor as essential to achieve personal purpose and societal contribution, promoting diligence and vocation as guiding principles.
An advertisement offers a five dollar value cook book free to housekeepers. The Jaques Manufacturing Company promotes the giveaway and notes readers should see the ad in another part of the paper.
A maxim from Bolleau praises tact in speech as timeless and pleasing. It notes that choosing appropriate words with kindness is within reach of everyone.
In Salina on Gypsum avenue a cherry tree displays a heavy crop again despite a record fruit yield last season. The tree is laden with red fruit and white blooms, and if frosts stay away it is expected to produce another large harvest.
John B. Baker announces that Decatur Hodgeman Ness Ellis Rush Pawnee and Edwards counties are released from the cattle mange quarantine on October 15. Twenty eight western counties remain under quarantine as state and federal efforts to eradicate the disease continue.
State auditor reports total bonds issued at 3,279,529 dollars including city township county and school district issues. Montgomery County leads with 539,972 dollars, Wyandotte 501,071 dollars, and Sedgwick 498,622 dollars.
Fidelity Trust of Kansas City files suit in U.S. Circuit Court at Topeka against Anthropological Sanitarium Co of Quenemo Osage County. Alleged loan of 75000 dollars from 1856 remains unpaid. petition seeks possession of deserted property.
Attorney General Jackson files ouster petitions over alleged Prohibition violations. Ellinwood in Barton County and Tonganoxie in Leavenworth County face suits seeking to bar towns from any revenue derived from liquor sales. The acting mayor police judge and marshal of Tonganoxie are named defendants.
Maj. T. E. Hicks died in Americus aged 89. He served with the John C. Fremont party and in the Mexican war, later sent to California with the Fourth New York brigade where he was elected major. His wife, 90, survives him. he had lived in Americus and vicinity for 50 years.
Samuel Griffin of Barber county was declared the Republican nominee for representative from that county over William Gesner by a margin of two votes in the first statewide Kansas primary contest.
The negro industrial school near Coffeyville appears assured with first building materials ordered. The 80 acre site lies near the brick plants northwest of the city.
The Manhattan city council awards a franchise to W. R. West and son Joseph T. West of Kansas City for an electric railway. Construction begins in 380 days with a two mile line from depots to the agricultural college to be finished within six months.
The second week of the fall term reports 1,616 students enrolled, the largest opening in the college's history, with representation from almost every county in Kansas. More high school graduates entered this year than ever before. The sophomore class stands at 34.
County commissioners call a bond election for November 3 to aid the Kansas-Colorado railroad project in Kearny County. Petitioners filed 348 signatures in support of the election.
Public health notice warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury as dangerous to smell and health. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, taken internally and claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Includes buying advice and price note. Druggists sell it. testimonials offered. Also mentions Laila Family Pills for constipation.
Young chauffeur Handsome Percy Hasbrooke presses closer to Lotta Golde as she scolds him for not interviewing her father. The great car carries them forward with an ominous moan, suggesting tension beneath their flirtation.
A grandmother questions why the infant is happy while a nurse notes the child's keen sense of smell. The gag centers on detecting an automobile through scent, implying eagerly anticipated parents are nearby.
An advertisement touts Spohn's remedy for distemper pink eye and heaves in horses. It notes price at $50 and $1 per bottle, claims distribution through druggists and harness makers, and invites agents and a free book from Spohn Medical Co Goshen Ind.
A short quotation notes human bias in how people react to fault versus perfection, attributed to Lavater. It presents a philosophical reflection on mood and judgment without a specific news event or人物.
An old advertisement urges shoppers to ask their grocer for Red Cross Ball Blue, offering a large 2 oz package for five cents. The copy hints that a man on the down grade can quickly slip into the swift class.
The passage describes how back pain signals feminine health troubles including nervousness headaches and pelvic pain. It claims such symptoms indicate a need for immediate attention and asserts a single remedy will swiftly cure the cause and restore health.
Mrs. Will Young of Rockland Maine reports long lasting backaches and side pain eased after three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Earl Pennsylvania says the remedy cured severe backaches and pressing pains helping her sleep appetite and overall wellbeing. The ad promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a thirty year standard remedy for female disorders including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities period pains and backache.
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