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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1900
Page
3
In a reflectively styled report a US observer notes Germany’s stance on China’s opening to civilized world trade and the war’s birth pains. He discusses Emperor Wilhelm II’s speech, Western perceptions, and American diplomacy amid a tense alliance context.
The article reports on wartime supply concerns and German government actions involving ships and meat imports, noting German efforts to secure supply lines and motives behind recent measures. It mentions U.S. government reactions and the broader impact on foreign affairs and naval operations.
The Countess Enric Hoosulee, wife of the Malian consul in Obie, asked authorities yesterday to protect her from threatening letters. She alleges involvement by a lunar faction tied to the Piahian power circle and notes alleged royal-family links fueling hostility from extremists.
H E Taber in Ohio Farmer describes a barn roof method using four oak pieces per rafter pair and added boards to fill joints, claiming nearly double capacity without increasing post length. Rafters are two feet apart, ridge height about half the barn width, with a reinforced joint design.
A survey highlights six bull rings under construction in France and more likely with government debate. Switzerland faces tensions from high foreign populations in cantons. Japan opens major petroleum fields with $5 million capital, banks plan Tokyo branches and a pipeline. In Delphi’s Jumma canal monkeys suffer overcrowding and disease with predators pushing ill ones into the water. Gomera islanders communicate by whistling on fingers across deep glens, each syllable distinct for near communication.
A survey outlines education trends in Russia and North America. It notes a Russian class reward tied to the empress’s initials, a free kindergarten program spreading across Russia, and Mine Kickof of St. Petersburg backing it. It cites U S university athletic expenditures and Harvard to Cornell as examples, Atlanta University’s housekeeping program, Canadian cadet drills and medical field service, plus Canada’s aid to Britain in wartime.
A reader considers growing poplar trees for paper making. The fast growing trees could yield a large wood supply in about ten years, with dense initial planting and thinning over time. The piece notes potential markets and prices for wood, plus cheaper procurement, and suggests corn stalks as an alternative.
A morning paper funeral notice fragment appears amid stray lines about Coffee County Tennessee train delays for a bear disembarking, the Johnsons of Ciengro directory, a number 5750 with a 1450 lead over the Smiths, and the Oceanic steamer funnels capable of two cars passing side by side.
The Fine Arts Journal lauds St Marys Academy Notre Dame Indiana praising its 40th year starting September 4th 1900. It highlights a curriculum rivaling Vassar and Bryn Mawr with faithful teachers fostering earnest devotion to develop young girls into true noble intelligent womanhood in a setting of excellent facilities and climate.
The city editor urges a livelier verb for a wedding floral display. The reporter defends using stretched, noting six rubber plants reached from the chancel to the door, insisting the description fits the scene with stubborn reporter grit.
A collage of 1900s ad lines and quotes about tonics cures and quacks. Jokes about golf amateurs and salaries mingle with claims for chilly tonics and patent medicines. Includes humor notes from Town Topics and Chicago Daily News and product promos for Laxative Bromo Quinine and Carter’s Ink.
A reader warns against substitutes offered by retailers claiming to differ from Cascarets. The note emphasizes Cascarets’ universal popularity and urges customers to avoid frauds selling inferior substitutes. It stresses honesty in advertising and urges consumers to trust the authentic product in metal boxes stamped CCC.
An English officer in Malta asks natives the way but is met with a shrug and a "No speak Engish" response. He tries to test their languages and learns only one speaks enough English to ask questions about Maltese, Arabic, Italian, and Greek. The piece ends with the line You four fools. T only one.
An advertisement notes the Grand Trunk Railway System will serve Canada’s choicest resorts with fares and general information available. It lists Burges, City Messenger and Ticket Agent at Clark Street and Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, as contact. Also references a teacher conversation and various health and consumer notices amid fragmented ad text.
A garbled note from Indianamis News and other clippings discuss housing prices, city plans, and public attitudes. The fragment mentions changing local practices, contrasts with policy, and cites unrelated product lines like Beeman's Pepin Coin and Hall's Catarrh Cure.
A farmer discusses maintaining permanent pastures with rotating stock between two fields to prevent overgrazing. Suggestions include seed-stock replacement, extra summer feed, and using manure or fertilizers to maintain soil fertility for sustainable grazing and better forage yield.
An excerpt from H V Teller on Diseases of Live Stock explains lice thrive on ill fed hogs. Permanent cure requires good feeding condition and steady support with iron and fatting. As a treatment a scotch snuff and lard ointment may be used, or a mixture of stavesacre seeds white hellebore and water applied where lice are visible.
A letter from A Roscover of Goldsboro North Carolina praises Chill Tonic for curing a fever spell after three bottles reportedly shortened a ten day illness. The writer notes the tonic is selling widely in the area and exceeds other chill tonics in demand according to local druggists.
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