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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
4
A satire links farmers and Wall Street to harvest success, noting Earth’s produce under prosperity. It cites novelists tracing wheat from field to loaf, and describes crop reports shaping global markets and the cyclic harvest that fuels industry and economy.
A reflective piece questions whether science erodes faith and superstition. It contrasts meticulous inquiry with lingering reverence for myths, noting twilight moments when fairy tale influence resurfaces. It cites Collier's Weekly on aging and retained superstitions.
Youth's Companion notes Erie Pa memory to Eben Brewer the postal clerk who died aiding wounded soldiers at Siboney during the Spanish American War. Brewer helped establish a military postal service in Cuba before collapsing after four days of relentless nursing. Dartmouth College also claims Brewer as an 1871 graduate.
The Manchester ship canal in England shows a six month receipts rise of over 75000 dollars versus 1906. Much of the increase is from American cotton shipments to Manchester mills, with water routes delivering low freight rates and wider advantages being studied worldwide.
United States Court of Appeals on a Wednesday afternoon denied the Chicago and Alton Railroad petition for rehearing of its rebating appeal. A $60,000 fine stood from Judge K M Landis after fines of $40,000 to the railroad and $10,000 each to J N Fairhorn and F A Wann for rebates to Schwarzschild and Sulzberger company in violation of the Elkins law. Judge Grosscup noted the petition was inconsistent with his earlier ruling and emphasized a stricter reading of prior opinions.
Advices from Batavia report the ambush and slaughter of two Dutch companies in Celebes. Eleven men were killed while securing a native chief, and the remaining force was wiped out in a regrouping attack. Lieutenant Mathes with six men had moved to a chief's stronghold and later joined Lieutenant Kiles and fifteen men.
Federal Judge W. R. Lawrence ruled that all malt and fermented liquors have no property rights in Indian Territory. In the case of Geo. E. Joselyn versus Special Federal Officer W. E. Johnson, Joselyn sought to halt destruction of property and restraining trade. The decision is expected to bar alleged 2 percent beverages from the territory.
The Cunarder Lusitania reached the Sandy Hook lightship at 1 25 Friday morning after a four day twenty hour crossing from Daunts Rock. The final day’s run saw speeds of 25 knots over calm seas.
Wheat on the Chicago exchange hit new highs as May delivery reached 1.11 and December option 1.055. Cold weather in Argentina was cited as the main trigger for the price jump.
Frank B. Kellogg, counsel for the U.S. government, used ledgers and books from Standard Oil's office to trace the transition from the old Standard Oil trust to the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. He argued that the company remains an illegal corporation under same ownership, despite changes. Clarence G. Fay testified as assistant auditor for Standard.
Lincoln Nebraska reports that unless the supreme court overturns the district court ruling in Dakota county the state election boards must reconvene and recanvass the last primary. Judge Welch ordered the county clerk to add on ballot the names written into the ballot that received a plurality of votes per office following Attorney General Thompson's recommendation.
The report of James Brown Scott on the proposed International high court of justice was adopted by the committee by 38 to three votes, three delegates absent. Fry’s resolution to institute the court once judges are chosen passed almost unanimously, signaling the peace conference work nearly done. Friday’s sitting will finalize the declaration on obligatory arbitration.
Indianapolis report says John Mitchell, UMW president, will not seek re election in the United Mine Workers Journal. He recently recovered from surgery six months ago and may need another operation.
The Frisco railroad’s annual report for the year ending June 30, 1907, shows gross earnings up by 6,574,410.95 to 20.5 percent, net earnings up 2,247,364.71 to 19.5 percent, and surplus applied to profit and loss by 2,169,447.66.
Detroit, Michigan faced the Chicago Nationals in the first World Series game on their field and lost 6 to 1 on Friday afternoon.
The council of ministers in St. Petersburg appropriated 9 500 000 rubles for Siberian colonization projects. The decision was announced Friday and marks a major investment in settlement efforts across the region.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation and catarrh. It claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure nine of ten cases and offers one hundred dollars for an uncured case, directing readers to contact F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and to ask about circulars.
The fragment notes Wagner as a headache remedy with hypnotic claims. It shifts to a Yellow Look cleaning ad for Red Cross Ball Blue promising whiter clothes. It then asks which breaks faster the colt or a ten dollar bill and features Lewis' Factory cigars from Peoria Illinois with a Latin proverb about sorrow.
Excerpt describes a brutal horse race with a gray horse strapped and overloaded harnessed for speed. A farmer notes the excessive gear and danger, while onlookers joke about preparations for fast machines rather than a horse trot. Source: The Country Fair by David Lansing in Outing.
Fragmentary reflective verse notes merit in giving, condemns base self regard. It contrasts a benevolent figure who confers benefits with a base person who expects favors and gives nothing in return. The passage hints at universal moral law and the virtue of selfless action.
A passage discusses wit as perception of resemblance and humor as perception of incongruity. It cites The Atlantic and notes the moral undertone of incongruity between theory and practice. An anecdote features a New England farmer and a humane observer about an old horse.
A woman notes the shift in her feelings when the man ceases to wonder what she will do next, signaling a turning point in their dynamic. The quiet moment reflects a change in romance and curiosity.
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