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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1919
Page
2
Excerpt notes Journal published by J W Plotner and Son in Scandia Kansas as second class matter at the post office. Annual subscription price listed as 1.25 dollars.
The piece reports local shifts in office management as EM Dummer takes charge, Rev H E Pickle to serve roles in Lore, and J W Pinary Co advancing the new elevator construction to aid the harvest. It mentions the first frost, a Washington Street horse incident, Methodist preacher shortages, a Union Township dance fight, and Dan Formay moved to penitentiary after jail breach.
Mrs Ernest Lemore spent Sunday in Omaha with her husband. Mrs J B Miller of San Diego visits her mother Mrs Merle Nings. Ernest Moller left Colorado to work on Yale Oregon irrigation ditches. Mrs W C Preble spent the day at Republic with Ed Simms family. Ernest Burns and Ed Sera visited Waconda Springs for a week of treatment. Mrs Jim Woods of Oxford Kansas visiting her mother Mrs Merle Yeager at Union Valley. Mrs M H Conwell of Topeka came for a month at the Humphrey home west of here. Gust Wennerstein returned from Chicago after visiting relatives. Local ad notes suggest repairs. brick and cement from Scandia Lumber Co. Charles Siebenborn finishes auto school in Kansas City and works in Blue Mound garage. Chas Larson and Archie Larson arranging to buy Geo Henry farm south of here. Mr and Mrs Emil Isaacson and others drove to Kackley to visit Mrs Henry Johnson. Lewis Squires resigns as manager for Shardahl Co-Operative Association for health reasons. Squires family to move to Courtland. John Williams, formerly Rock Island Garage mechanic, transferred here en route to Concordia for ear operation.
The Eighth Grade has received the On Timers card twice this year for thirty stars. Attendance in the grades is strong this fall. The Darky Girls are performing Friday night. Gladys Nylund and Raymond Cooper were absent Tuesday. Gust Danielson returns for postgraduate work. Scandia basketball disappointed last Friday. Sherdahl unable to attend. Fern Woods visited from Oxford Kansas. Pie social drew good attendance. $65 after expenses. Junior English begins Hamlet study. D S girls plan aprons caps towels holders next week. Ginger jumbles were served then. Miss Householder visited Friday. Classroom discipline prompts questions about seating gum chewing and piano mischief.
The Princess Theatre announces Tom Mix film Fighting for Gold slated for November 13 and Fatty Arbuckle’s Back Stage set for December 2. Tom Moore in Thirty a Week debuts next Tuesday with strong city support. Also noted are upcoming Nazimova Eye for Eye on Nov 7 and Mary Pickford Daddy Long Legs on Oct 31-Nov 1.
The leaflet promotes a universal appeal urging appreciation across a wide age range from six to sixty. It emphasizes inclusive enjoyment and shared experiences for every child and adult.
In the Mary Pickford Company feature Daddy Long Legs a dog earns laughs by drinking part of a jug of apple jack. Audiences at the Princess on October 31 and November 1 will witness this humorous scene and the animal’s comic imitation of a tippler trying to find his way home. Mrs. Lewis Soderquist returns to Willard Colorado after a five week visit with relatives. Eric Wennerstein travels to Houston after visiting his sisters and brothers Ernest and Carl, accompanied by his brother Cus. Mrs. Anna Dempsey, visiting at Libey Bettis’ home near Jamestown, visits A. M. Bettis’ home before heading to Clay Center to see her aunt, Mrs. Hanson.
Charles Anderson of Osawatomie Kansas and his cousin Carl Anderson of Kansas City Missouri visit the area to see Fred Anderson their father and Carl’s business ties noted at 2141 Summit Street Kansas City Missouri.
An OCR fragment notes cry sales with promises of satisfaction. It references The Bank of Scandia or The Journal office as date endpoints and provides a telephone number 76. The text is terse and lacks full context or locations.
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