Journal Items This Week Thirty-Five Years Ago
Hon William Glasgow returned home from Iowa Friday while Andy Thompson visited town earlier. J A Miesher advertised brooded hog sale using 3000 large sale bills. Frank Morey left for Manhattan to attend school. Fred Bulkley traveled there recently. Scandia schools opened with good attendance and enrollment growth expected. Prof McAfee normal school popular. 87 of 116 teacher certificate applicants passed. Cloud County 52 failed. Six first grade certificates awarded. A peace officer enjoyed a dog fight noted Sunday morning with a dog kissing a couple.
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Prof. McAfee
Cloud County
Harvesters and Time: Letters and Wealth Across Seasons
A reflective piece compares man to a harvester moving through life from cradle to hillside. It notes postal losses and cash handling at the Deatsetter office last year, with 384,009 letters opened containing currency checks drafts and negotiable paper, about $39,000 in cash and roughly $1.6 million in checks and money orders.
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Deatsetter
National Republican weekly party paper described
The National Republican is a Washington weekly party and patriotic review offering nation and world event coverage. It features editorials by Republican leaders, cartoons, and up-to-date political commentary endorsed by figures like Will Hays Harding and Coolidge.
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Repubican
National Republican
Washington
Uai
Will H. Hays
Senator Harding
Governor Coolidge
National Republican Seeks Subscribers and Harding Memorabilia
The National Republican offers $1.50 yearly subscriptions by mail and promises Harding lithographs and buttons to new subscribers. Notices report travel of Mrs Docter and families, visits among Ellis and Brooklyn residents, and a film update noting The Silent Avenger serial starting September 16 at the Princess with three reels.
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U. S
Republican
The
National Republican
Harding
Vitagraph
Wiliam Duncan
American Legion Post 249 Meets Twice Monthly
Albert Isaacson Post 249 American Legion holds meetings the first and third Wednesday of each month. Commander Martin L. Larson invites all ex-service men to attend at the club room over the pool hall.
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Albert Isaacson
American Legion
Martin L. Larson
Tax amendment proposed for Kansas constitution
A 1920 Kansas notice outlines House Concurrent Resolution No. 37 proposing to amend sections 1 and 2 of article 11 to authorize a just tax system, exempt certain property, and submit the measure to voters at the 1920 general election under the title The tax amendment to the constitution. It also includes a school outline by Mary Jansky for county teachers.
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Kansas
State of
Offica
Kansas Boys Learn to Judge at State Stock Contest
Kansas State Agricultural College experts train boys from the state’s 4 H clubs in judging swine horses cattle and sheep for the Kansas Free Fair stock-judging contest in Topeka September 13 to 18 Winners advance to the inter-state contest at Sioux City Iowa and the national contest in Atlanta Ga A lucky few may reach an international contest in England with Kansas aiming to bring home honors.
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Kansas State Agricultural College
Topeka
Econtests
Sioux City
Iowa
Atlanta
England
Kansas
Sunflower State
Sunday School Exhibit Draws Record Interest at Kansas Fair
H W Bomegardner superintendent announces stronger push for Sunday schools at the Kansas Free Fair. Exhibits drew unprecedented interest last year and more schools will send displays to the Topeka event, September 18 to 18.
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Kansas Free Fair
H.W. Bomegardner
Fir Topeka
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Scandia Journal
Scandia
J. W. Plotner & Son
Dorothy Dalton
Tax Inc
Hart
Hank Mann
Robert Docter
Kansas City
Mrs. Schemp
Ellis, Kansas
Swanson
James Scoaweiler
Brooklyn
N. Y
G. Forstrom
Rocester
Mickie
Wisht WE Ward
Aarn
Lil Tnpes
GupRtes
Suanree
HOUSE
Morey
Mcpreuis
U.S
Mary Jansky, Co
Dad
Stock Club Boys of
of Republic
State of Kansas
United States
T. J. West
Cashier
J. W. Plotner
Walter E. Wilson
Kan
A. R. Morey
M. A. Preble, J. J. Smith, T. J. West
the Bank OF Scandia
County of Republic
H.sandell
God
J. H. Sandell
Bank
Avopeka
Chan
Culelers
G.w."nimocks
E Whitney
Cullers
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