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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1928
Page
8
Frank Carter, Vilas County judge in Eagle River, enjoys an unusual hobby and keeps a basement room for his ventriloquist and magic act. He sometimes wears a magician’s frock coat and top hat, diverging from his somber bench duties.
The piece humorously describes Glenna Collett turning a home into a theater with stage props while a judge debates magic tricks in court. It notes Judge R. A. Richards of Sparta famed for weather bets and the habit of issuing firm decrees. It also references judges who golf and two Supreme Court justices who are divers and decree dispensers, M. J. Rosenberry and Walter Q. Owen.
A London demonstration of a new phonograph record material shows a performer stamping and burning a disk, yet the needle still reproduces "The Maiden's Prayer" perfectly. The event notes a crackdown remark about tyrannical repression touching revolutions.
West Southport residents hail Sheepscot fishing strength as Luther Maddocks recalls a West Southport catch of 20000 bushels of sardine herring sold for 50 cents a bushel. Another man at Cosy Harbor earned 8000 dollars in six weeks. The season stretches August to October with prices around 60 cents per bushel.
A man had a will tattooed on his back in a Waterloo Road tattoo studio. The document reportedly named several beneficiaries and large sums of money. The process took about five hours and the will was witnessed after completion.
A 1928 Western Newspaper Union opinion piece argues women gained suffrage through persistence and tact rather than force. It compares men and women, notes women often lead households, and recounts a Kansas City petty larceny case as a caution about privileges.
Richard F. Hoyt of Hayden, Stone & Company adopts aviation for daily travel between his Marsden summer home and Broad Street office. He pilots a Loening amphibian air yacht with a 525 horsepower Wright engine, 100 mph cruising speed, 130 mph top speed, and luxurious cabin. Hoyt chairs Pan-American Airways, Wright Aeronautical, and Keystone Aircraft boards, and promotes corporate aviation.
The American Automobile Association says America's road program allocates about 1.36 billion dollars this year, roughly 11 per person for a population around 120 million. By year end 1928 surfaced highways exceed 600000 miles with the federal aid network nearing two-thirds completion of 185000 miles.
Doctor Sun Fo, minister of reconstruction for the Chinese Nationalist government, tours the world to gain opinions and advice on plans to restore his warlord country. He was presented at the State Department in Washington by Doctor Sze, the Chinese minister to Washington.
Army engineers will study Rome flood records dating to 1000 B C to help plan flood control on the Allegheny and Monongahela for Pittsburgh and Mississippi works. Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin toured Pittsburgh and Buffalo sites and praised several proposed reservoir locations. The plan considers diverting upper Allegheny water to Lake Erie rather than the Ohio.
The article notes a notion from Chaldean and Platonic thinkers that a gate of the gods lies at Capri cornus and a gate of men in Cancer. It claims souls pass through the gates at death and rebirth, aligned with the winter and summer solstices respectively.
Catalina Island archaeologists uncover a 3000 year old royal burial and 64 child skeletons around a 134 pound urn. Obsidian knives and wampum indicate high status and possible ceremonial killings or rites linked to the temple of Chinigchinich on Santa Catalina. A stone map fragment suggests trails to four main burial grounds.
The Department of Agriculture advises storing butter for winter use with pasteurized sweet cream churned at low temperature and washed to keep it firm and waxy. Rolls should be wrapped in parchment, packed in a stone crock, and covered with strong brine. Store in a cool odor free place. Popular trio three meals a day.
Lots of folks who think they have indigestion have only an acid condition. Phillips Milk of Magnesia quickly corrects digestion and relieves sourness and gas after meals. It neutralizes acid and prevents distress two hours after eating.
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