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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1910
Page
1
A New York woman warned against alimony as a graft driving divorces, urging its total abolition. The Omaha Bee notes some women and lawyers may exploit divorce courts, but argues alimony remains essential to protect deserving women and children amid justified separations.
The public shows waning interest as Halley’s Comet nears Earth yet remains invisible. Twilight brightness hides the wanderer near the sun and sets before dusk, leaving few eager to venture outdoors for a last glimpse.
Canadian authorities, alarmed by reports of 15 000 American farmers leaving the northwest, conduct an inquiry. They admit 261 farmers and families have returned to the United States, while claiming over 50 000 settlers have entered Canada from the United States.
A Louisiana man patents a combined pickle fork and tongs to retrieve pickles from a jar after a slip. The piece claims usefulness though the writer questions why one would go to such trouble for a pickle.
A witty old saying warns that requiring a guard with all canoes could ruin the sport of canoeing. The text argues the main aim is to let a young man impress the girl with his oar handling. It insists he will not accept a life saver tagging along.
A New York fashion expert declares millionaires are not the best dressed men. The article notes that millionaires appear to be bearing up as well as could be expected.
A physician notes that a hearty laugh aids digestion and that finding a genuine laugh is difficult in current days. The remark reflects a lighthearted view on well being amid stress and illness.
A minister bluntly states that automobile scorchers have no chance of entering heaven. He adds there may be no cars in heaven anyway, reflecting a tongue in cheek view of afterlife and vehicles.
Questioning why a man in an aeroplane astonishes, noting that locomotives outrun animals like greyhounds and racehorses, suggesting speed comparisons across transport modes and creatures.
Col George Harvey’s North American Review article argues for calm, practical reform in America. It asserts labor and capital are not enemies, stresses government balance with business, and urges youth education in voting, primaries, and ethics to sustain national strength and conserve common sense.
Senator Eugene Hale argues the Payne Aldrich tariff authorization lacks full tariff commission authority. The tariff board reportedly cannot obtain complete cost of production data either domestically or abroad as manufacturers withhold information. President Taft and board face pressure to decide whether to pursue sworn testimony and broader inquiry with new powers or await congressional action.
Lincoln Nebraska associate editor R L Metcalfe declines to back Mayor Dahlman anti prohibition candidate for governor and says he will support C H Aldrich the county option Republican candidate Metcalfe previously lost a US Senate race on a county option platform.
London reports Dr H H Crippen and his typist Ethel Clare LeNeve formally committed for trial on charges of murdering Crippen's wife Cora Belle Crippen known as Belle Elmore. Crippen is charged as principal and LeNeve as accessory.
The steamship Umatilla arrived from Nome with a cargo valued at $1,000,000 including gold from the Iditarod region, whalebone, furs, and walrus ivory. Other steamers from nearby routes are expected to bring similar shipments.
Kansas City report says miners secured higher wages after a five month strike across Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas while operators prepare to raise prices. Prices will start at 23 cents extra per ton with a view to further increases if wage costs remain.
New York reports October interest and dividends at 169 million, the month’s total surpassing 1909 by 9.6 million. Dividends rose by 5.8 million as many firms increased declarations and made initial payments, while interest outlays grew due to heavy railway bond and note issuances.
A Toledo physician used minute electric lamps to view the throat and lower right lung and inserted forceps through the trachea to remove a tooth fragment from Mrs. G. Cole of Van Wert, an operation described as life saving.
New York Mayor Gaynor accuses the Hearst newspapers in a letter to his sister Mary B. Gaynor of Utica New York of instigating the recent assassination attempt by a discharged city employee. He attributes the attack to the Hearst press and media environment.
Fred H. Caldwell state prohibition law enforcement attorney filed in superior court for an injunction against railway companies express firms draymen and others delivering intoxicating liquor to license holders in violation of the state law.
A Success Magazine excerpt argues against modernized Bibles, praising the King James Version for preserving Saxon words and strong English style. The piece urges rejecting efforts to update or simplify sacred text, calling the King James Bible the greatest treasure and teacher of good English.
Public Want Ads call for several nice old gentlemen to advise and endorse dividends with wages from fifty to one hundred million annually. A financier to guarantee supply of half colleges and half libraries, with no experience required. Stockholders to manage food supply, no fixed hours, Palm Beach in winter Adirondacks in summer. Select socially active persons to represent us, no brams needed, all expenses paid.
A three year old asks why fireworks exist and if they hurt people. After learning their purpose she is reassured they will not harm anyone. She asks her father not to fear the popping sounds tomorrow as the sky lights up.
Uncle Allen Sparks muses that aging becomes evident when returning to the hometown and seeking the friends from childhood. He characterizes this return as a reminder of growing older and the changes that time brings.
A brief editorial note suggests some men require correction or admonition about twice daily. It hints at repeated discipline or supervision as a social expectation without detailing individuals or specific actions.
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