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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
1
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A man named Burkle, long a bachelor, marries and struggles with married life. After returning from a two month honeymoon he joins friends for dinner at Franconi's, then theater and supper. He wakes late, realizing the unintended consequences of his impulsive wedding.
In a tense office scene Burkle faces two men with buried clues to a crime. He remains absorbed in work until Marie confronts him with scandal and a vow he cannot keep. A heavenly record by Saint Peter exposes legal quirks and a punishment of subjugation.
Scotland’s old whaling industry shrinks with 1912 whale catch at 440 versus 503 in 1911, a 13 percent drop and 40 percent down from three years earlier. Notably eighteen sperm whales were taken, including a female, the second female since whaling began.
The article notes a hidden international market for counterfeit coin with high quality florins selling at 1.50 per dozen and shillings at 1 per dozen. Superior fakes pass scrutiny by many experts while cheaper “smashers” sell for 25 cents per dozen, with even baser storins demanding 3X cents per dozen. The counterfeit craft demands rare skill and secrecy due to strong detective systems.
A 50 year old man famed for his talkativeness visits a country hotel in the English midlands. He proclaims to the landlord that he is so cold he can hardly speak, while a nervous traveler pleads for his bill to be settled as soon as possible.
An anxious landlord asks about trouble while a tenant insists nothing is wrong. He plans to flee the area before a threatening pursuer allegedly thaws out his resolve, seeking to disappear quickly from the scene.
A Harlem graybeard laments modern whistling and its nuisance in public places. He notes few whistleers understand music and often disrupt sleep, though whistling stems from contentment and high spirits. The piece cites the New York Globe in its critique.
The article explains nickel used as a catalyst in soap making to deodorize oils and harden soap without remaining in the final product. It also reports a French patent for catching fish via telephone where submerged detectors trigger detonators when fish sounds are heard.
A brief incident notes a miscalled call by a person named Mike, illustrating errors in judgment or communication. The report emphasizes the unexpected outcome and the need for accuracy in future actions.
A tramp knocks at a Scottish cottage housing a policeman and asks to see Mike So and so. The officer tests with a vague description and returns with a battered scone. The tramp instantly identifies the man by the treat, exhaling relief at the correct match.
A stout lady browses in a bootshop for over an hour and mocks every pair. The patient assistant, at his wit's end, offers one last pair. She complains they widen with age, and he replies with a sharp retort.
An advertisement asserts deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It offers $100 for any catarrh caused deafness cured, promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Mall's Family Pills, and instructs to send for free circulars from Fr. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
A San Antonio resident praises Dr Kine's New Life Pills as gentle and effective laxatives. The testimonial claims no pain and notes a price of 25 cents, with distribution through all druggists and the makers in St. Louis or Philadelphia.
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