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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1908
Page
2
Potosi Journal highlights a string of tongue in cheek observations and social quips about politics business and society. mentions include Alexander E. Orr and Rev D C Thegnes with playful jabs about unions suffrage and heiresses. a casual look at curiosities in early 1900s daily life.
A remark on European royal marriages to American heiresses noting the cascade effect as tailors rush to repair wardrobes and recoup costs after high society unions. The comment frames fashion as a measure of social maneuvering and financial sensitivity in aristocratic circles.
The Vanderbilt family faces a potential divorce, and their lawyers express readiness to manage the case. The tone is formal and professional as they acknowledge the situation and prepare to represent the parties involved.
Jersey City plans a monumental clock with a 28 foot diameter illuminated dial. The new timepiece aims to become a city landmark, potentially reducing late night activity as residents keep track of time by the giant display.
A bronze tablet on Old South Middle Hall Yale New Haven marks the room once occupied by Nathan Hale Yale 1773 hero of the Revolutionary War. The room later housed Eli Whitney inventor of the cotton gin and John C Calhoun.
The piece argues many legislators finish terms without access to illicit funds. It notes corruption money is visible mainly to a rookie reporter or a wary member, and that cash remains as hard to obtain at the capital as in other places.
Whitelaw Reid the American ambassador to Britain and other distinguished figures attended Basque Fetes in Sare France honoring King Edward. The monarch staying at Biarritz was unable to attend due to a storm.
Mr Carnegie predicts that in the next generation or the one after, tobacco smoking will be as disreputable as tobacco chewing is today. He offers a distant glimpse into the future while noting that, for now, most of mankind will still solace themselves with one of the least harmful vices when moderate.
A cruel custom in parts of the Telugu country involves a ritual where a four to nine pointed stake cart is offered to village deities. Pigs, lambs, and fowls are impaled alive on the stakes, and the cart is dragged to the village boundary where the animals die during the procession before being removed at the destination.
An earnest seeker urges expanding newspaper cartoons by placing a chalkboard behind each pulpit with an expert to illuminate the congregation on Christian conduct. The proposal is sent to clergy for prayerful consideration.
We summarize a historically advertised letter from Mrs Rebecca Mack of Columbus Ohio praising Doans Kidney Pills for kidney trouble back pain and energy loss. The ad notes the product sold by dealers at 50 cents a box and credits Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The piece also recites miscellaneous testimonials about Sloan liniment and colic cure from A B Bruce Aurelia IA and Gelett Burgess.
Pat and Mike watch a big touring car pass with a roar. They joke that such chug wagons cost a fortune, remarking that the rich burn money and that tainted money is all they hear about.
A humorous exchange from the Tatler shows a wife admitting a single secret longing for a new dress and matching hat for her birthday, prompting her husband to urge honesty. The dialogue plays on marital trust and the light tone of society sketches.
Representative Adam Hede of Minnesota reports a school incident where a boy with a dirty face was sent to the pump to wash and be clean. He returned pale on the chin and lower face, but his cheeks and forehead remained dirt colored, provoking laughter from the children as he explained he washed as high as his shirt would reach.
A joke recounts an Englishman Irishman and a Scotchman debating which country has faster trains. The Englishman notes telegraph poles like hedges, the Scot says milestones loom like tombstones, and Pat brag says his train speeds past many fields and a pond as if broth.
A Wis. woman reports severe dyspepsia left her weak and bedbound. After six months on Grape-Nuts with milk and lime water she gained strength, could eat a wider range of foods, and her speech and nerves improved. She continues using Grape-Nuts for breakfast and supper. Read The Road to Wellville in Postum packages.
Charlottetown dispatch reports a mountain landslide at Notre Dame de Salette near the Luvere river burying half the hamlet and killing Camille La Pointe and his 11 family members. Rescue teams search for missing residents as authorities rush coffins and aid to the stricken village.
The American steamer St Paul rammed the British cruiser Gladiator after a dense foggy run. Twenty eight dead and missing are reported among the Gladiator's crew, with 41 more dying in hospital, six injured, and 23 still missing according to a revived Admiralty list.
New Orleans dispatch summarizes Friday tornadoes across four states with about 350 dead, 1200 injured, 2500 homeless and widespread destruction. Reports list 48 towns seriously wrecked and nearly total ruin in multiple towns, with additional damage on plantations and farms.
The Northern Pacific Railway Co offered a $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the bandits who attempted the North Coast Limited robbery near Homes Lake. Two men arrested then told contradictory stories.
A battery of boilers at the Tipton artificial ice plant owned by J. M. Russell exploded causing an estimated loss of about $20,000. The incident damaged equipment and disrupted operations at the facility.
In Salem Massachusetts 17 year old Harry H Lebaron shot and killed his wife whom he wed in February then killed himself. A note from the couple says they had agreed to die together.
Spokane Washington reports Blackbear Idaho mining town badly burned with two best houses blown by dynamite to halt the flames. Local officials describe extensive damage and examine remaining structures as residents assess losses.
A fierce cyclone swept through Florence Mississippi Walls Clayton and Mason harming many and killing at least four with reports of 15 deaths in Florence. In Memphis Tennessee the storm caused deaths and widespread destruction while in Yankton South Dakota thirty buildings were unroofed. In Nebraska a cyclone lifted the Mang e lson home killing a baby and injuring the father as others escaped with minor injuries. All lines report downed wires and extensive ruin across several states.
In Johnstown Pennsylvania, Lewis Fleckenstein, a wealthy resident, killed himself after attacking his wife as she slept, injuring her and harming their two young daughters who tried to shield her. The wife was rushed to a hospital with uncertain prospects for recovery. police found the husband dead.
In Naples Helie kisses her rival Anna Gould arrives, as Pythe Nelle de Lacan awaits. The prince meets mother on deck aboard the Friegerich der Grosse, escorts the American woman to a hotel, both avoiding reporters. Authorities sense soon wedding plans.
At Manila’s Bilibid prison Friday Triheca OQ Omento and Afroniano Fernandez, top gang chiefs in the Philippine islands, were executed. The Pulajanes revolt in Samar was led by Omoenzy, while Fernandez directed the attack on Serre that killed four constabulary members. Two other leaders were set to be hanged but reprieved for a month by Gov General Smith.
Governor Sheldon of Lincoln Nebraska issued a treasury warrant for 5227 dollars to be distributed among officers of the Third Nebraska regiment from the Spanish American war. Col Pryan commanded the unit and Col Bryan and Gov Sheldon are among the largest beneficiaries.
Paris Fritz Perrugia brother in law of Leopold de Rothschild and linked to the Anglo Jewish Association of London killed himself Thursday in his Grand Hotel apartments. Motives unknown but reports say he lost heavily in speculations tied to Henri Rochette who was recently arrested in Paris for large scale swindling.
White bones of a man were found in a furnace at Crucible Steel Co in Pittsburg. All workers accounted for. Authorities believe a despondent employee killed himself during a crew change.
John R. Buttz of Bridgeville New Jersey dies of pneumonia at age 96. He is mourned by 61 descendants including two sons four daughters twenty grandchildren twenty seven great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
Masked men evaded house detectives to seize a $10,000 bank roll from a table in an inner room. No injuries were reported as investigators opened an inquiry.
Four masked men entered the Indiana club through a rear window in Hot Springs Arkansas and robbed guests from Arlington and other hotels. They piled about 10 000 in cash on a central table, locked guests in a closet, and escaped as policemen watched. Victims valued the loss at 270 000.
Illinois Democrats adopted a tnit rule to back William J. Bryan at Denver, urging honorable means to secure nomination. A platform plank favored broad personal liberty without infringing others rights. Eight delegates were chosen with each holding half a vote, and eight alternates named. Presidential electors at large selected were Richard Kinsella and Caleb Johnson.
A joint banquet of the Associated Press and the American Newspaper Publishers association drew editors and publishers from across the United States to the Waldorf Astoria New York Wednes day night. Guests included W J Bryan and Senator Philander C Knox among other prominent public figures.
Forest fire flames race toward Mosinee Wisconsin threatening destruction as about 609 residents rally to fight the blaze. All townspeople evacuate outlying homes and await aid from Wasau fire department 18 miles away, with apparatus en route.
A burial mystery unfolds as white bone fragments are discovered in a furnace, prompting police and investigators to trace the sequence of events. The grisly find raises questions about how the remains ended up in the furnace and who may be connected to the incident.
Bridgeville New Jersey: a person died leaving behind twenty six grandchildren and twenty great great grandchildren with many descendants noted in the obituary.
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