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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1919
Page
4
Union Valley residents report illness and replacements at the threshing company. Townsfolk attend picnics, visits, and a watermelon feast at Victory school. Rain halts threshing briefly, mules’ prices rise, and locals travel between Belleville Scandia and neighboring farms.
A brief item notes Eid preparations underway with mentions of Seabolt and readiness to file paws and sharpen scissors, signaling anticipated events or actions without further details.
A Saturday night storm killed a mule in Scandia. residents report visits, school and church news, Farmers Union picnic notes, naturalization plans, and local commerce updates. The piece lists names such as Segerhammar Harvey and McTaggart, with many trips to Belleville for business and social calls.
Art Poage orders a car with stock implements to move to the Nor to county farm next week to begin wheat operations. He will delay until his corn is husked locally. Albert Snyder advertises hauling plowing services at reasonable prices and prompt service. Courtland Journal notes Poage and family as reputable locals.
The piece describes bull baiting as a long standing English pastime with dogs meeting death for public amusement. It notes royal favor, class patterns, and the bulldog’s bred savagery from centuries of bullring life, including warnings of the dog turning on its owner when offended.
In the Rochester Post Express reflection, Byron seeks a soldier's grave after a wayward youth, contrasting with Tolstoi's path to mend past errors and build a redeemed future. The piece urges faith in eternal justice and suggests old age as a passage to life everlasting, urging moral renewal rather than bitterness.
A Chicago Tribune quote recounts a family scene where a visiting grandpa was welcomed warmly. Harry overhears classmates, and the line “When I grow up I’d like to be my grandpa” reflects admiration and aspiration amid a close family moment.
Mercantile Store offers Saturday deals on Sendia windows and related products. Visit weekly for limited discounts and updated stock while supplies last.
The Lake of Menteith in Scotland is celebrated for its scenery and the island Inchmahome where five year old Mary Queen of Scots stayed for five months to escape an unwanted suitor. Guides recount her visit to Queen Marys bower and the nuns walk, with the old Augustine priory ruins and a knight statue in the church.
A traveler notes ruins in Rhodesia possibly linked to Solomon era mines and Ophir gold. He recounts centuried walls preserved by dry air, speculation on fortifications, Phoenician links, and Portuguese rediscovery. Baboons now disrupt ancient masonry while local police struggle with the animals.
The passage asserts leadership requires an inner spontaneous response to outer opportunity. Vision is essential. without it, effort ends at current labor. Fear of responsibility holds many back, while true leaders pursue possibilities and self mastery to achieve what others fail.
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