This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1929
Page
1
Weather lore and poetry through history show Indian summer as a mild, variable autumn phase. The American Weather Bureau notes its non fixed dates, with poets from Thoreau to Whittier linking it to saints days.
The publisher praises Bernard Shaw as a superior press agent and recalls Shaw’s knack for getting into news columns. A comparison with Willie Williams highlights bold publicity stunts, ending with a French actress who rejects publicity and Williams’s amused reaction.
The first oranges eaten in Russia were served on Potiomkin's table during a visit of Catherine the Great. The event is noted as occurring in 1791.
A reflective quote by Thomas Bailey contrasts sorrow with imagination. It suggests airy ghosts terrify more than men with brutal aims, highlighting inner fears over external violence.
A Washington optometrist advises cleaning glasses by grasping the frames rather than the nosepiece to prevent loosening screws. The guidance emphasizes handling the frames to protect the nosepiece hardware.
The State Board of Agriculture estimated Kansas corn production for October at 100,630,000 bushels, about 20 million below the five year average. The forecast assumes 6,369,000 harvested acres and 15.8 bushels per acre, with best yields in Norton and Phillips counties and a late frost risk in the eastern third.
Paris and London spar over three islets near the Jersey coast claimed by France though tied to Normandy. A Paris investor seeks a castle on Miniquieres, triggering French authorization and Jersey intervention. Leroux contemplates appeal to Quai dOrsay or League of Nations.
Under dark skies a staged raid in Lawrence reenacts the 1863 Quantrill attack. Ten thousand spectators witness twenty minutes of rapid firing with no injuries as troops advance, contrasting the fatal raid and ending with a celebratory mood on the city's seventy fifth birthday.
Governor Clyde M. Reed receiving word of his sister Miss May Reed s death in Montrose California as he traveled to Belleville for a good roads celebration. She had been ill for months and earlier rallied in July. Burial expected in Parsons, the Reed family home.
Fire of undetermined origin caused about $50,000 damage to the Kress store in Fort Scott. Adjoining Calhoun's dry goods and Synnott's drug store also suffered severe damage.
Beginning October 1 Great Bend becomes a flag stop on the Garden City Cleveland line of Universal Aviation Corporation. It will be the sole stop between Garden City and Kansas City.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the tipple of the R. S. & Q. mine a mile north of Mulberry with losses estimated at 5000 dollars. A fire had afflicted mines in the district previously within ten days.
H M La Barten, an agent for the Spokane Portland and Seattle railroad, pulled a sinking arm from the Columbia River and rescued Frances Love and Sammy James, who clung to each other as they were dragged ashore after a girl steadied the boy in trouble.
Virginia Havens, seven, and her small dog were separated during a summer outing in Gulfport Mississippi. The dog escaped unharmed while Virginia stepped onto railroad tracks to reach a spool of thread and was struck by a passing train.
Pittsburgh engineer and amateur scientist D. M. Barringer plans to deepen a shaft at Meteor Crater in Winslow Arizona to access a one mile wide and eight hundred foot deep hole with an underground river suspected behind cemented walls.
Addelkettia a baby Eskimo born at the Bache peninsula has the distinction of being the most northerly birth on record. His father Ahkeevo a hunter and guide at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police post at Bache is associated with the birth and the ceremony of filling out a birth certificate is noted.
In home dyeing guides Diamond Dyes offer deeper more brilliant colors for faded garments and draperies. The ad credits high quality anilines as the key, claiming even application without spotting and recommending the dyes for their lasting results.
A 6 oz bottle of Red Cross Concentrated Bluing is advertised at 10c with grocers carrying the product. The note adds a skeptical aside that there are often more celebrations than are worth while.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.