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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1922
Page
4
A fragment recalls a writer named Hitchcock guiding David through revisions in a tale as a woman, her pale lips, flushed cheek, and ringlets figure in a tender moment. Hitchcock finishes a high flown passage and asks for honest judgment from the young writer.
A father counsels his son on prudent money care. He warns that wealth should be tended now because in old age money will provide security and support. The exchange underscores financial prudence across generations.
A chattel mortgage deeds 50 cents loaned at auction for an Arab horse named Dexter aged 33 held by purchaser J. C. Penn and loaner R. C. Cheatham. The horse was knocked down at a Greenwood South Carolina bankruptcy sale.
A Birmingham Age-Herald item notes Mrs. Gadder has progressed in learning to drive, mastering the first lesson. It jokes that she treats traffic police with hauteur but has learned kind words work better. The piece mocks social unequal attitudes with light humor.
A boy Bartie caused a ruckus by being locked in a large cupboard with many items. He yelled loudly until silence followed, his mother remarking that Bartie had broken the record. The boy answered from inside asserting he would break the machine if released.
Foreign reporters observing congressional proceedings noted President's address but were most intrigued by William Allen White of Kansas sharpening a pen and letting shavings fall onto the floor from the press gallery at the event in Washington.
Miss Maude Chatfield of Esbow visits the Robt Nyland home where Mrs C A Anderson and daughter Emily of Bay City Michigan rest enroute to Oregon. They stop Sunday to visit Mrs Andersons aunt Mrs Gust Anderson and family.
John Fredrickson and son Oscar and John Naslund drove to Grand Island Nebraska on Monday. Oscar remained there to attend a term at the business school. John went on to Willard Colorado to bring back stock from his farm.
Mr and Mrs Julius Olson and family left Thursday for their Alebine Texas home after an extended summer visit with Mrs Olson and relatives. The family also spent about six weeks in Minnesota and returned last week.
A Chicagoan describes flexible thinking and spiritual hygiene. He argues that changing one’s mind with changing conditions shows cleanliness and vitality, while rigid minds are stale and dusty. He urges adapting beliefs to circumstances.
A seedy caller seeks a loan claiming past fame in a jazz orchestra and a boast about drumming with bearlike energy. Mr Grampson exchanges quips noting the man’s dubious credibility before the caller bids good morning.
A southern minister laments that humility as a virtue is vanishing in some circles. He recalls how ancestors preached respect for superiors and contentment with a humble station, contrasting with a darky worker’s wry reply about being trampled when down.
A neighbor named Freda wearing a red sweater claims it used to belong to her sister. She says every washing makes the garment smaller, and now it fits her. The remark echoes a humorous Chicago Tribune line about shrinking clothing.
The dialogue questions why Methuselah lived to 969 and many aged men in Bible times, noting no woman reached such age. It concludes women are the same, joking that no woman would confess to a thousand years.
A Romantic note on Ruskin in which he muses that plants consist of leaf and root with light loving and dark loving traits. He envisions leaves as marrying to create a lasting beauty on earth, with weddings, honey feasts, and generations of leaves.
The article notes that Java law limits a man to four wives under Mulunmedian religion, while servants are inexpensive and common in Java and India. Europeans abroad find polygamy less burdensome due to economy, yet noble marriages may skip ceremonies, sending a sword or hat in lieu.
R. A. Glenn of White Race transacted business in Belleville Saturday. Miss Lila Goodwin began duties as Lincoln school teacher. Adeline Hogin and John Hogin plan to attend Washburn. Idaho homesteaders John Thorn and wife visit Union township. New Formary home of E. C. Nichol near Concordia shown. Rudolph Hasty returns from New York to Belleville area. Jessie Barnhart begins Red Top School term. County commissioners meet monthly business. Various visitors and residents attend the fair and visit relatives. Miss Mary West hosts music at Scandia M E church with solos and duets and a social. Dorothy Nichol and family referenced in church event.
Mrs. Jay Swofford and Mrs. Ted Hancock of Oklahoma arrived due to their father Taylor Hammond's illness. Numerous social visits occur around Union with townspeople at Bow ersox and Larson families. A heat wave persists with no rain as schools near opening and county fair activity at Belleville and Norton County Fair draw attention.
Mr and Mrs Robert Rickabaugh and Maudie and Bertha Gile drove to Concordia Tuesday. Clarence and Lloyd McGregor went to Manhattan where Lloyd made arrangements for entering college this term. Many from the locality attended the fair last week. Esther Johnson’s farewell party at her home drew about thirty friends, and she left Sunday for Salina to attend business college. School begins in almost every district Monday.
The Evengelical revival at the two Methodist churches starts Sunday morning September 17 at 11 o clock. The schedule lists Sunday school at 10 am, sermons at 11 am and 8 pm, Epworth League at 7 pm, with all members and the public invited. Pastor EY Carpenter leads.
The Swedish Methodist Church lists next Sunday's schedule with a nine a m start for services at 10 a m Sunday school 11 a m Swedish service 11 a m Junior League eight p m English service and a Thursday prayer meeting at eight. An Epworth League social with watermelon and refreshments is set for Friday evening September 15 on the church lawn. A joint meeting with the American Methodist Church starts September 19 with more details to follow. Pastor O J Lundberg welcomes all.
The Lutheran Church announces Sunday School at 10 a.m. and morning and evening services. Anderson of Concordia will occupy the pulpit for both sessions, leading worship and teaching the congregation.
The United Brethren Church in Scandia and Norway outlines services including Sunday school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. on Norway, evening worship at 8 p.m., and Christian Endeavor sessions. It notes three Sundays remain in the conference year and urges delegates and pledge payments to the United Entertainment Fund.
Junior C E members will meet at the church on Saturday September 91 with a rally program inviting parents and friends. The program features songs recitations piano solos and Bible drills led by Florence Larson Ruth Haggman Leona Holmes Gayle Tedrow and others. Mr and Mrs Ballard of Wertfield Ind are expected next week to spend the winter in the area. Mrs Ballard is Emma Poage's sister.
Rydal Bill Milner and family visited Charlie Larson. A watermelon sale at Bert Fulcomer's Friday night. Many locals attended the Republic County Fair in Belleville last week. Mrs. Walter Henry and children visited Will Nichol's Wednesday. Hugh McGowan and family, Will Johnson, Gus Freed and Walter Sandell attended Old Settlers Reunion last Thursday. Bill Milner sold a team of mules and delivered them to Union Pacific stock yards in Belleville. Mrs. Bill Milner helped Mr. Chas Larson can peaches last Monday. Dean Engstrom, recently in Lincoln Nebraska, visited with the household Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wait picked plums at McHenry's Wednesday morning.
Beloit marble and granite firm advertises cemetery work including monuments copings and burial vaults. J A Freeburg listed. Also asks if your subscription is paid up.
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