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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1905
Page
6
Reports from France credit Prof Moissan with producing genuine diamonds and rubies in an improved electric furnace. Rubies weigh 10 to 15 carats and rival earth minerals in color and clarity. The furnace also yields calcium carbide and acetylene gas for lighting applications.
In Madison Wisconsin women, voting for the first time in the summer election, backed a $ bonds measure for a new high school by 421 to 0 while men opposed by 137, giving a total 284 majority. Opponents contend women cannot vote on bond issues though they can elect school board members.
A Brooklyn man recounts eczema on his face lasting five months. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent his skin improved after one night and within a month the scales and scabs were gone, leaving his face clear.
Classified style pitch for Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and Defiance Starch. Mentions large 2 ounce and 16 ounce packages with prices 5 and 10 cents respectively. Includes promotional quips about fairness and counterfeit caution.
Advertises Lockesburg Colony in Sevier County Arkansas and Loring Colony in Sabine Parish Louisiana for settlement. Lands priced from 7 to 15 dollars per acre with easy terms. Describes farming stock, fruit, truck and tobacco suitability and healthy climate. Immigration agent contact details included.
Former New York baseball star Amos Rusie, long a lumber hand in southern Indiana earning $1.50 daily, has secured a job in Cairo Illinois at four dollars per day. He previously earned $5,000 a year with the New York club but has drawn only $1.50 daily the past two years. It appears unlikely he will return to professional baseball.
A London Times writer urges the war office to require all commissioned officers in the army and navy to pass a swimming examination. He argues recruits should be trained in swimming, as regularly as drill, since in soldering during peace or war, lack of this skill could cost valuable lives.
Father Gonpon of St Petersburg is described as greatly altered in looks with hair and beard shaved. He appears pale and delicate with bright feverish eyes and a bristly mustache. He is said to study French and follow current events.
Miss Margaret Astor Chandler, a descendant of John Jacob Astor, starts a dairy near Tarrytown and will run it under board of health guidelines. With an income of $30,000 annually, she seeks occupation rather than wealth.
In the German emperor's wine cellar brands from around the world are kept in separate iron-rail fenced inclosures. Tablets list each brand with name age price and bottle count. The wine is served by attendants from the original bottles at the imperial table.
A boy rushes in to tell his mother that Mrs Prune next door wants to borrow their flatirons to throw at a cat. The mother responds that the neighbor's demand is audacious and notes the plan targets their own cat.
In a brief exchange Dolly notes a speeding auto while pondering a marriage proposal. Dorothy comments that running an automobile makes a man reckless. The dialogue frames doubt about commitment amid fast driving.
A teacher and Tommy joke about a store owned by his father with twenty dozen eggs. Eighteen are bad, the boy predicts zero loss, prompting a quip about the minister and doctors in moralizing contrast.
A Sunflower State judge writes that Grape-Nuts has long featured in his family meals. He claims it reduces pastry, strengthens health, and even improves complexions, asserting one dish equals a pound of meat for breakfast. Possum Co. of Battle Creek is named in the promo.
Kansas reports include 1497 rural routes, a new state bank for Florence, and K U opening address by W R Stubbs. The Topeka school grows to 1400 students while Pittsburg shops plan enlargement. Mines at Pittsburg resume after idle summer. Harvey Engle dies of smallpox in Manila. Mulvane fire destroys several stores and post office with 10000 loss. Lawrence gas explosion burns two readers. Saline County +1700000 on bank deposits. insurance revenue up to 225000 this year. Fort Leavenworth to host signal school visit. Eugene Dickinson commits suicide. Orient bonds pass in Emporia Osage City. Home letters and local sports add local color to Kansas news.
Mrs. Mary Reagan of Fall River Massachusetts reports severe head noises, weakness, and dyspepsia improved after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She credits the treatment with sleeping better, increased energy, and a healthier appearance, noting prior costly but ineffective therapies. Sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady New York.
The 56 year old Princess Esterhazy of Virginia, a marriage connection to the Car rols, offers to adopt a bright American or English man for 750000 with life interest to her and the principal to revert to the adopted one's family after her death. The adoptee may call himself Prince Esterhazy.
A dialogue shows Gaddie and De Riter arguing over depth of understanding as Gaddie-Crittick reads an essay. De Riter asserts being beyond Gaddie-Crittick's depth, while Gaddie acknowledges the critique.
Eyewitnesses recall Empress An’s portrait at the World’s Fair last year and note she could orchestrate a harsh boycott. The remark highlights her alleged influence and reputational reach in public action.
The ad promotes Defiance Starch as the choice for sensible housekeepers offering one third more for the same price and higher quality. It warns readers to beware of anyone who devalues themselves or belittles their abilities.
The ad touts Defiance Starch offering a one third more for the same price if it pleases the buyer. It promises satisfaction and no sticking to the iron. The text adds a tongue in cheek remark about wives and an eight hour workday.
Mrs. BE Wright of 172 Main St Haverhill Mass says after four years of back pain dizziness irregular urinary flow and distressing monthly periods she found relief with Deans Kidney Pills. She cites three boxes as permanent cure and notes the Buffalo company behind the remedy. Also included is a stat about foreign car imports averaging 3700 dollars in the first four months of 1903.
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