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 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1902
Page
6
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, pioneer suffragist, died Sunday at her home in New York aged 87. The obituary notes her lifelong activism and influence on women’s rights during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The article notes there have been no bank failures in Kansas over the past year and suggests the opposition will not use this fact to persuade voters to oust Republicans. It frames the issue within campaign rhetoric and party positioning.
The Concordia Blade and Empire notes Pension Day and Election Day coincide this year and hints at the party favored by veterans. It questions the value of a 10,000 edition when county families do not exceed 5,000.
The notice instructs voters to mark a cross in the square after each desired candidate name and nowhere else to ensure ballot is counted. It emphasizes marking only in designated spots and avoiding other marks on the ballot.
A newspaper report states that the Mad Mul lah has annihilated a British expedition in East Africa. The writer remarks on his potential insanity if he acted similarly in Kansas, suggesting he would be confined before becoming violent.
Basye says he does not consider the editor of the Journal a competitor in any way whatever. He notes they were glad to hear this and had believed the editor viewed them as at least as big as the rest of the world and sometimes more than half.
The report notes small crowds for Chester I. Long in the Fifth district while Senator Burton outdoes him in crowds and oratory, easily beating him by about three to one. The contrast highlights differing local appeal.
A Democratic county candidate said his campaign benefited least from support and instead faced backlash from the Belleville Telescope whose assertions and discussions were so outlandish as to disgust fairminded people and turn them against the party it claimed to represent.
Reports describe ongoing eruption at Mount Pelee in Belleville with continuous noxious gas emissions and subterranean noises. Local inhabitants remain unharmed though fumes cause discomfort as authorities plan to quell the disturbance.
A quotation urges persistent local advertising through newspapers to build community support. It emphasizes that the newspaper remains a trusted ally until print, and notes the danger of a world without journalists to write obituaries for the living.
A Kansan letter quotes Gomer Davies recounting his mining roots and union service while criticizing W A Calderhead and Beloit remarks. The piece defends labor dignity, denounces misrepresented statements, and argues for measured support amid labor movement tensions.
A local appeal urges voters to backRepublic county candidates including John C Hogin for county attorney and W D Vance for a top position. The message praises the ticket as competent and trustworthy while warning opponents. It stresses law and order and pride in native-born officials.
A Senate hopeful pressures legislators to pledge support to the Long machine through allied leaders. The candidate seeks a president friendly to his faction and aims to secure loyal votes in the legislature.
A misprint disrupted credit for rural free delivery clipping last week, causing the Clifton News to miss attribution. The error arose from a printing slip and affected the credited source for the rural news item.
The message asks voters to support the Constitutional Amendments, arguing they are correct and should become law, urging participation in casting votes to enact the changes.
Sample line of wool blankets offered at manufacturer’s price with a 25 percent saving. Call quickly before stock runs out at Oxson's Cash Store.
For sale 160 acre farm southwest of Scandid featuring a good house and wind mill on site. Includes productive land and rural setting. Suitable for farming or homestead use. Local sale details not specified in the notice.
Sheriff F N Brown proclaims a general election in Republic County Kansas on November 4 1902. Voters will elect congressmen supreme court judges governor lieutenant governor state officials and local township officers with polls at usual voting places. Proclamation dated October 18 1902 Belleville Kansas.
Dr Barton Pitts an eye and ear specialist based on Francis and Frederick avenues in St Joseph Missouri solicits correspondence.
Basye declares a fondness for skinning skunks drawing sharp local rebuke as about seventeen thousand people in Republic County wish he had chosen a different topic than inflicting a rumored newspaper on them.
Small commissions and quick action on farm loans offered by J W Hall Co in Belleville Kansas. Write or call for details and terms.
County petition by Henry Liebeck and neighbors seeks a twenty foot private road from section 7 township 3 range 4 to meet the public highway south boundary. Viewers R H Galloway Jerome Bowersox and J Blosser named. meeting at the road's start on November 2 1902 with a possible fallback date. County Clerk Go Young and Deputy Wilson certify.
The notice announces a new waisting and dress goods line at Olson's Cash Store. It highlights the fresh stock and invites customers to view the offerings.
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.