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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
4
A mosaic of campaign jabs and political mallet humor features Roosevelt and Taft era politics. Pundits debate elections, party tactics, campaign noise, and public moods amid humor and criticism, noting farmers, New York waiters, and Rhode Island voters influencing the nominating race.
A jumble of political barbs and criticism fills a column. Taft faces blame for party strife while calls label opponents as reactionary. A New Jersey voting anomaly and Kenyon’s rising profile in Iowa blend into a chaotic snapshot of the era.
The Journal expects many from Gass County will attend the Baltimore convention and hopes they have a pleasant trip and return enthused about Democratic prospects. The writer predicts the country will be fed up with Republicanism after Taft and Roosevelt, lamenting the era.
A Missouri editor argues country newspapers are the biggest trust on earth and will raise paper prices by about 10 percent immediately. The advance, reported from leading paper houses, will strain printers as the industry bears the higher cost.
President Taft notes trust backers spent 300000 in Ohio politics and half that in Illinois while Senator La Follette claims one million overall for the cause. A seven and a half pound package traveled from northern Germany to Decatur Illinois for 20 cents and then to Genoa Nebraska by express for 55 cents, prompting public scrutiny of express companies.
The piece mocks Roosevelt campaign managers and big-name financiers while praising La Follette as the true progressive. It lampoons party politics, the era’s reform rhetoric, and public optimism with parodic hints at dances, circus shows, and political slogans.
Roosevelt and his allies acknowledge Taft leading with a clear Chicago convention majority. They anticipate concessions Roosevelt would not have considered two weeks ago.
An editorial urges Nebraska residents to awaken to their own interests by retaining the farming population as southern and western states actively bid for newcomers. It argues Nebraska risks emigration by remaining dormant and warns that complacency won’t win growth.
The piece rails at Republican leaders linking Hoosewell to Persieus Pilate and Taft, accusing the party of rascality exposed by Roosevelt and Taft. It urges voters to heed the exposé and distrust the party’s claims of democracy while predicting more revelations ahead.
Fragmentary line questions whether individuals are fit to head a great government and the implications of such judgments. The text hints at scrutiny of leadership and public accountability without naming persons or events.
The piece argues for a modest yet funded local Fourth of July event to keep residents home rather than traveling for entertainment. It criticizes tariffs as harming labor, calls them a lie benefiting capitalists, and notes Democrats appear calm about Baltimore nominations with Champ Clark leading in delegates. The Journal supports the convention’s outcome whichever candidate is chosen.
The article notes four May month battles in the Civil War with May 1864 as the last. It cites 7,767 killed and 30,856 wounded in May across the Union, totaling 47,623 casualties, more than twice Cass County’s current population.
The author accuses Roosevelt and Taft of serving trusts by funding campaigns and ignoring tariff reform. They claim both presidents protected big business, preventing relief on living costs. The piece argues that continuing reliance on trusts will keep prices high for essentials like clothing and shoes.
The Punch and Jody show two of their prominent servants as Plattsmouth undertakes a spring building surge. The M. W. A. building at Sixth and Pearl stands among several new structures. More homes rise on nearby corners with estimates of over 3200,000 to be spent this year. Citizens unite to push for Plattsmouth's success.
In Cass County Nebraska the notice to creditors of the estate of Thomas J Fountain deceased is given. The Administratrix Nellie will meet the administrator before the County Judge at the Plattsmouth County Court room on June 26 1922 and December 26 1912 at 10 o clock a.m. for examination and allowance of claims. Six months to present claims and one year to settle from June 23 1942. Witnessed by County Judge Allen J Berson and attorney Db O Dwyer.
In Cass County a petition to probate the last will and testament of William J. Dull, deceased, has been filed. A hearing is set for June 6, 1912 at 9 o'clock a.m. at the Plattsmouth County Court. Objections must be filed by the hearing date. Court seal and official witness.
Notice to all interested in the estate of William M. Wiley deceased that a petition for administration has been filed in Cass County Court Nebraska. A hearing is set for June 16 1912 at 10:00 am at the County Court office in Plattsmouth. The court may grant administration to widow Mary L. Wiley and proceed with settlement of the estate. Dated June 20 1912.
White Plymouth Rock eggs offered at 83.00 per hundred. Seller Mrs. Geo A Kaffenberger R F D No 2 Plattemouth.
There is no real need of anyone being troubled with constipation Chamberlain's Tablets will cause an agreeable movement of the bowels without any unpleasant eject Give them a trial For sale by F G Fricke & Go.
Local merchant announces handling a complete line of coal and invites calls for price quotes. The business also stocks feed including wheat oats corn and chop of all kinds for fall and winter needs.
A man described as a tramp was found lying on the Burlington right of way near the elevator west of Oreapolis. He had a scalp wound and appeared unconscious. He said his name was James Niggins from Pennsylvania and that he fell from a baggage car the previous afternoon. His shoes are missing, and locals suspect he was bumming on a flatcar and rolled off. He was taken to the county jail for treatment.
The piece contrasts the old time newspaper man who traded favors and walked creaky community accounts with the up-to-date 1912 figure who drives town progress. It honors both the pioneering era and today’s social and industrial development, noting gratitude toward Hutchener and the enduring impact of early editors.
When a child has whooping cough keep the cough loose by giving Chamberlain's Cough Hemeds as required. The remedy liquifies tough mucus and aids expectoration. Used successfully in many epidemics and is safe and sure, for sale by J. G. Fricke & Co.
Excellent team of well broke Shetland ponies for sale. Price is right. Listing shows locations Win Gilmour St F D Platismouth. Contact for more details.
An old age health notice promotes Chamberlains Tablets as mild gentle help for digestion and regular bowels. It targets middle aged and older readers with Fricke and Co. as the distributor and PL GO. as the source.
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