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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1924
Page
2
Cattle receipts for the week total about 105000 with a slight shortage versus two weeks ago. Beef steers steady to 15 cents higher with top sold at 10.00 to 11.00. Grass fat steers 7.00 to 7.50. cows 2.50 to 6.00. Hog market rising with top 10.10 and most 9.60 to 10.00. Sheep and lambs Lambs 12 to 13, ewes 4.50 to 6.15. The western runs end by mid October.
Mrs Jimmie Counell and Mrs Emma Ward, visiting Belleville area. birth of baby girl to Mr and Mrs Roy Gile on the 20th. Widespread visits among families, county W C T U convention set for Sept 26 at the Christian church in Belleville with state president Mrs Lillian Mitchner. Notices of shopping trips, visits, travels, and millinery shop promotions wrap the fragment.
A patchwork of aphorisms and stray society items appears, with quips about cats, pilots, and public figures, followed by brief notes on visits, illnesses, and local people such as Mrs. Emery Hall and Mr. Ellis. The text reads like a late page collage from a small town newspaper.
A Chicago American humor column offers light aphorisms on practical woes and social foibles. It muses on aging peaches, secondhand cars, aviation perks, cigarette borrowing, wives and neckties, stinginess, fishing luck, worm cleverness, and timing of clever remarks.
The week centers on harvest and threshing with neighbors finishing neighborhood threshing. Mrs. Ole Roe travels to Kansas City for goiter treatment with hopes of recovery. Local visits include Mrs. Kinley and family and several households from Belleville area. Small showers and cloudy days mark the period. high school activities and community visits are noted among residents and families.
A Kansas State crop specialist says the key to strong seed corn is selecting ears in the field before freezing weather. Mature ears on vigorous stalks, in a full stand, with medium shanks and slightly drooping ears mold less and produce better seed for next year.
In Republic County Kansas Probate Court an executor seeks a full and final settlement of the estate of Ole Olsen deceased at the next term on October 18 1924 at 2 p m to determine heirs approve executor services and attorney fees discharge sureties and release duties Regina Olsen executrix Belleville Kansas Sept 15 1924 Henry H Van Natta Probate Judge. Washing desired by Mrs Crider offered at 25 cents per dozen.
Green's Produce & Feeds in Scandia Kansas advertises flour from Concordia P P P sugar in 25 lb bags salt in 25 35 and 50 lb bags and a range of feed products. The notice promotes selling old hens buying pullets tankage in large lots and cash for eggs poultry trade with emphasis on customer satisfaction.
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