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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1907
Page
2
A scattered miscellany of remarks on silk output and skin pores, labor strikes in Sweden, Atlas of random facts about nations and people, plus musings on Shaw, Webster, matrimony, railroads, and the press. The piece mixes jokes, social commentary, and brief anecdotes, with stray notes on education, industry, and public life.
A bystander recounts an older tale of a Black man eager to become a minister. He cannot read, and when asked about the Bible he cites a niece’s help. Asked for a favorite part, he offers a misquoted parable about the queen of Sheba and Jezebel, ending with a puzzle about the resurrection.
President Kingsley outlines New York Life Insurance Company aims in a policyholders address. He cites strict economy, widest publicity, continued global standing, and growing business under law while prioritizing policyholder interests.
A brass band leader notes that learning to play a horn may harm the voice. A neighbor recalls a once strong singer losing vocal quality after taking up the cornet, while others recall praise for the voice. The exchange, from Youth's Companion, reflects ironic regret.
A man who studied hens notes a healthy hen can lay about 600 eggs in a lifetime, roughly ten dozen, with nature fitting a hen to this total across eight years. The exchange appears in the Washington Post.
An Oregon attorney arguing before the state supreme court stressed the high stakes of a title dispute over a cold storage plant. He invoked the lives and livelihood tied to the facility, declaring that the client’s life’s efforts and “life’s blood” are wrapped in the plant, urging the court to grant a favorable decision.
A brief dialogue frames a humorous start where a doctor urges absolute rest for Madam’s husband. The exchange pivots on a witty miscommunication, highlighting a theatrical or literary vignette quality rather than a medical instruction.
A testimonial describes relief from stomach and nervous trouble after switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee. A neighbor and others reportedly improved, with the advertiser urging readers to seek The Road to Wellville for the reason.
The narrator recounts a tense battle over the Textile Trust led by Langdon and allies who sought control through stock purchases. Walter G Edmunds of Chicago emerges as the largest owner, resisting the clique. As investigations widen, the seven powerful interests suppress the press and the public learns the truth through private channels. The weeks of market turmoil culminate in a dramatic collapse of the financial system and a vow to rebuild with ready money.
German anthropologist Prof Blau reports measurements of 1061 ears showing criminals and lunatics often have larger auricles, especially the helix and lobe, with greater hearing ability. He notes outer border prominence more common in sexual criminals and links it to lower mental development.
The piece traces ice and ices from antiquity to modern times. It notes Greek and Roman use of ice, introduction to France from Italy around 1660 as fromeges glaces, early iced cheeses without cream, the French academy’s plural glaces from 1762, and une glace gaining acceptance after 1825. It mentions ices in eighteenth century English letters and iced creams known by 1639 with ice cream in cookery books by mid eighteenth century.
A reader muses on why much washing happens on Monday. They connect the day to the moon and queen of night, cite school histories about the Pilgrims and Mayflower voyage, and wonder how passengers kept linen clean after 63 days at sea aboard a ship of 160–180 tons.
Two country girls touring St Pauls Cathedral in London amuse with a quip about sweeping the grand church. One lingers under the great dome showing awe, but breaks the moment with a pun that the place would take a long time to sweep.
A Boston lawyer cross examining a plaintiff in a divorce case uses wit from Dublin. He asks if the wife drinks and the husband replies that drinking is his business. The lawyer counters with a calm question about the husband having any other business.
During a legislative session a purple dove flew into the hall and hovered above the lawmakers. Some members hoped the bird symbolized peace, while others wondered if it truly was.
A passage argues Americans are nervous emotionalists due to diet laws and sedentary work. It cites Dr. Feliz Oswald on outdoor exercise aiding digestion and differences in food needs for brain workers versus laborers, praising Grape-Nuts as a science based natural brain food.
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