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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
4
The Plattsmouth Journal notes publication from Plattsmouth Nebraska with weekly frequency and pricing. It mentions upcoming bond issues and political races for speaker and governor, alongside a Thanksgiving proclamation and campaign announcements amid several candidates.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a candidate for speaker of the house and mentions Mr LwideTal and personal friends in the incoming legislature. The legible parts reference prior experience and potential support from colleagues, but many words are garbled.
More Congratulations to M. A. Bates once in Hopkins paper. He was elected representative, to serve two counties including the big county with Plattsmouth. An ardent Democrat, Bates aims to represent his district fairly and satisfactorily to all. Local friends, including the editor, congratulate him.
Two years past Governor Sheldon won with backing from liquor dealers and brewers. Since then the Republican stance shifted to county option, and the liquor interests withdrew support, deeming Sheldon’s party anti business. They saw it as a reform ploy by hypocritical politicians and vowed not to back him again.
A Missouri paper mocks Roosevelt predicting he might declare dictatorship, calling him a political desperado and accusing him of colluding with trust directors to intimidate business and labor, while praising a perceived electoral victory.
The proposed postal savings bank would let a depositor put money in at a post office and later request a withdrawal. Funds would be sent to a government depository after approval, with Washington issuing a draft from the nearest depository.
The passage argues that funds held at banks incur delays due to post office and legal formalities. It suggests guaranteed bank deposits keep money at home in circulation, allowing depositors to access funds once clear, while government backing ensures money is protected.
The article describes reactions to Pollard's loss with talk of postponed payments and frustration among supporters. It notes concerns over appropriations and funding tied to the defeat and mentions continuing efforts by supporters to respond to the result.
The passage argues Bryan lost because he was ahead of his era and feared for taking a bold stand. It predicts in twenty years the public may align with his views including government ownership of railways. It claims he will not be president but remains a major national thinker and leader of the common people.
Lincoln reports Gov. Sheldon will not call a special session to pass the county option bill despite claims of a superb legislature. The piece questions why the late measure failed two years ago under prior control and suggests, in Nebraska City News tone, that critics are now pressuring their erstwhile allies.
Eastern papers discuss 1972 prospects with David R. Francis of Missouri as a favorite. Air Bryan may not run again, but supporters would back him if he did. Headlines claim business improves while many idle workers lack jobs and crops and food prices affect voters.
The document predicts at least four vacancies on the supreme bench within four years of trust rule. It suggests Standard Oil benefits from Root’s selection and envisions McPherson and Groscup among the justices, framing a lineup of legal luminaries.
A critic argues that Bryan’s defeat was bought by money power and coercive political pressure from manufacturers. The claim asserts that industrial influence decided the outcome, implying a manipulated vote and targeted obstruction by business interests.
Plattsmouth Nebraska resident W T L Cale reports kidney complaint since the early season with intermittent pain and backache. After trying Dean's Kidney Pills from Jering & Co and using about half the box, he notes marked improvement and endorses the remedy. Sold by dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Short stove wood offered by Smith and Smith in Plattsmouth at 5 pounds per load. Call 11.
A Manitoba style notice offers monthly Gulf Coast trips from Plattsmouth Nebraska to Kansas City and Houston with a Pullman dining car, 50 cents births, 35 cents meals. It advertises a 16 000 acre Texas ranch near El Campo with sales at 22 51 to 30 00 per acre and easy terms, plus lands near Edna and Victoria.
Readers complain that parole enables crime and urges prosecutors and judges to broaden investigations of prisoners. The letter argues criminals exploit parole and urges state officials to tighten review and accountability.
The incoming legislature needs no advice from the Lincoln State Journal and will use its own pleasure in investigating state institutions. It ill becomes the state Republican organ to suggest what the legislature should or should not do.
Matthew Geringe assisted in the Rushville murder prosecution of Ralph Neiman. The four day hearing before Judge W. H. Westover ended with a guilty verdict for manslaughter. Defense by M. F. Harrington and Neil Patterson showed strong capability. Geringe travels north by mail train after verdict.
The county cheers as M. A. Bates, former owner and editor of this paper from 1584 to 1882, wins election to the Nebraska legislature. Known as Mitt, he leads the Daily Plattsmouth Journal and is expected to wield influence in Lincoln.
Property description notes 80 acres three and a half miles south and west of Murray, well improved and a bargain for somebody. contact J. H. Thrasher at 205 Coates Block. Also a separate ad promotes Dean's Reculets for constipation relief.
Advertises Chamberlains Salve as a rapid cure for chafed hands or face and claims superiority for sore nipples burns and scalds. Sold by F G Fricke.
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