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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
2
London considers boosting British emigration to South Africa. Mme Jeanne Marnibes wins a French prize. Alfred Soderman grows potatoes on the same vine. London schools may get foghorns. A Lucknow medical college is proposed. Sweden lures emigrants to the U.S. Careful notes on politics, crime, and world affairs include Rockefeller Jr. welcoming a second son, Pan American congress plans, and a judge ruling debts for sheath gowns uncollectable.
A coeducational college in Ohio is credited with 10 000 weddings over a 50 year span fueling debate on coeducation. Italian government tests on reinforced concrete barges and pontoons since 1897 yield gratifying results prompting orders for more such constructions. English papers boycott the term suffragette after discovering it did not guarantee favorable reception for circulation solicitors.
In Manchester lectures on The Political Economy of Art John Ruskin argued for old-age pensions more than 60 years ago, urging support for workers as well as military veterans, calling them "soldiers of the plowshare" as well as those of the sword.
A Chicago professor forecasts English as a dead language by the year 4000. Yet noting widespread use and abuse, many remain hopeful it may endure longer.
A man in Goldfield Nevada has been sentenced to seven years for selling fake mining stock. The piece warns that life in the west loses appeal if fleecing tenderfoots by mining stock schemes becomes a crime.
The harvest is unusually large this year and demand for agricultural implements is rising in accord. In some areas records are broken, signaling a busy period with much work for manufacturing mowers reapers and other up to date farming equipment.
A Duna commission examining vodka's status as a government monopoly proposed removing the imperial eagle from labels and replacing it with a skull and crossbones, plus warnings about the drink being poison.
Farmers in Maine, a major potato state, celebrate a claimed discovery of a parasite said to exterminate the potato bug. The insect has long plagued tuber regions, and success could end the bug’s widespread infestations.
The piece notes rising river traffic on the Missouri, needing larger steamboats to meet demand. It calls the Missouri a mighty artery, about 3,000 miles long, while noting its short, shallow, and shifting depths create navigation difficulties and danger in stretches. It argues water transport could greatly boost shipments of essential goods.
A reflective piece contrasts two vacation outcomes. One traveler returns tired and spent, while the other returns rejuvenated, inspired, and transformed. It urges readers to view travel as God’s gallery, to drink in beauty, health, and landscapes, and to come home enriched beyond money.
The text argues that frequent vacations keep businessmen in tune and fit for work. It contrasts those who rarely take breaks, who fear disruption and see less achievement, with those who balance work and recreation. It warns against perpetual grinding, claiming monotony dulls the mind, narrows life, and reduces success.
A tale recounts a deaf man who always smiled. A friend asks why, and the reply notes inability to hear the foolish things people say, reflecting a sharp, humorous view of trivial talk.
A Harper's Magazine excerpt discusses human consumption of food and drink. It notes eating remains a pleasant activity within digestion limits and that alcoholic beverages carry historic warnings. Despite many condemning arguments, drinking persists, with compunctions unable to kill the habit.
An evocative note on irrigation efforts transforming arid oases in the Sahara, describing ambitious projects and their potential to nurture new agricultural zones. It highlights engineering ambition and regional ecological implications.
Poem notes virtue of gentle speech toward God. Kind words lift the humblest head and soften foes. It recalls how compassion opens doors and heals grief, ending with the author Margaret M Burke’s signature.
A butcher serves customers when a polite boy asks for dry herring. The exchange reveals sparking remarks about signatures and flattery in a lighthearted, intimate street scene.
Read text captures two vagrants debating a dog at a hotel. One questions why entry is blocked while noting the animal’s calm tail. The other observes the dog growling and expresses uncertainty about which end is behaving.
A New York attorney recounts prying open a malfunctioning light on the Sleeper for Chicago, showing a pocket knife whose blade melted from an electric arc. He sustained a red scar on his finger and required surgeon care, warning that the current could have killed him.
Prof Carl von Noorden told Vienna scientists that men gain weight after marriage because wives serve their favorite dishes at every opportunity. He argued dietary habits and household meals drive rapid fattening in newly married men, highlighting sociocultural factors in weight gain.
In Missouri news, Mrs. W A Ball found a diamond in a fowl's crop and sues former county judge T G Goldsmith for the ring. Goldsmith claims sole ownership, arguing the odd stone is his. The chicken owner lives about a mile away. the case unfolds as replevin.
Rev R E McQuie Baptist minister of Montgomery says Boone's body was likely never moved from Bryan cemetery Warren county Missouri to Frankfort Kentucky. He notes Kentucky deputation in 1845 disinterred a stranger, not Boone, as Boone was not buried beside his wife and his burial site was later visited by McQuie and local settlers.
Three men dig in the Robidoux lot at Calvary cemetery in St. Joseph seeking founder Joseph Robidoux. Unidentified graves are opened while undertaker D. E. Heaton reviews old records showing a metallic coffin burial. Some speculate the body was stolen by ghoul to recover jewels from half a century ago.
George B. Ellis, secretary of the state board of agriculture, urges Missouri farmers to grow more alfalfa. He argues there is ample soil for the crop, once famous in Kansas, to balance corn timothy hay and fodder in the state’s farming system and increase profits for livestock raisers.
Oscar Whitworth a Frisco brakeman disregarded his wife's warning dream of his death and rode away from home in Springfield. He fell from a train car one mile west of Aurora and was killed beneath the wheels, ending his life on the rails.
Farmers are warned by the Laddonia Herald about a smooth talking man claiming government authority to inspect cattle. After inspection he reports tuberculosis, suggests selling to ship abroad, and a second man buys the cattle for about half their value.
The Warrensburg state normal school held its summer term graduation with forty four graduates receiving diplomas and seven earning the master degree. The large school reported an enrollment of 912, marking it as the state’s largest.
Nine miles from Sedalla lightning struck Fred Arnold's barn destroying the structure and contents. Arthur Ferrell and his wife from Cole Camp and Fred Arnold and his wife were in the barn en route home from a fish fry at Richardson's Ford. The Ferrells and Mr. Arnold were fatally burned, Mrs Arnold severely hurt but expected to recover.
Two Lagrange girls went hunting one afternoon and returned with fifteen squirrels eight rabbits five frogs a woodpecker and a snake. The report highlights girls embracing outdoor skills with surprising success.
The Camden Point Bee reports a Platte county farm being sold on credit with a one year payment term if the buyer plants the entire property in potatoes. This proposal frames farming as a quick path to ownership through agricultural yield.
Springfield resident H. H. Carson, a Mexican War veteran born in 1819, died at home at age 89. The long-time local figure lived in Springfield and passed away peacefully.
Carthage will construct a new Y M C A building costing $30,000 with the contract for plans and specifications awarded to Kansas City architects. The project proceeds after bidding and design approval.
United States Department of Agriculture sues Miss Day a Missouri University home economics professor cited as a leading authority. The article quotes her paper from the latest state agriculture board report.
Elmer Bartee drowned in a pond at Green Follard's home four miles northeast of Moberly while frog hunting. Local authorities reported the accident occurred the other day. The incident occurred at the residence of Green Follard, a resident in the rural area.
Judge Muench of the circuit court issued a perpetual injunction restraining Mercantile Town Mutual Insurance from doing business in Missouri and ordered an agent to close the company’s affairs.
The Inter Ocean Life and Endowment Insurance Company of Kansas City has been granted a state license by Superintendent W. D. Vandiver to issue insurance on the stipulated premium plan with capital stock of $50,000.
Reported attack on Solomon Clay, a negro, by about 100 men who disarmed Jacob Walters and bound Clay to a telephone pole, then whipped him as he was being taken to the train on charges of assaulting a white girl. Also noting Missouri County Clerks meet in Kansas City October 13 to 15 at the Coates House.
Fire at the Anderson practice company's Mercer plant ignited by burning debris. The carpenters gallery photograph collection was burned, and only through hard work was the Hotel Gardner saved.
The Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union reports growth from 5,000 members to nearly 11,000 after its recent Springfield convention. About 5,000 members are women, reflecting a surge in active participation.
The body of 72 year old Mrs Elizabeth Carver was found in a vacant house south of Chillicothe by two searchers. Hundreds had searched the town and nearby country day and night since her disappearance. She died from exposure.
Bevier and the county outside Macon see the last dramehop license expire under local option law. Legal proceedings challenge the law as enforced in Devier, a 2500 resident area, where the vote aligned with the county at the election.
Do Y Trice Sr 87 died in Kansas City at his son’s home. Born in Virginia in 1821 he moved to Missouri with his parents in 1834 and spent his life in Cameron where he raised his family and lived out his days.
Garland Greever, a 1994 Central College Fayette graduate, is named assistant professor of English at the University of Arkansas with a $1500 yearly salary. Previously, over the past two years, he served as principal of the high school at Durham North Carolina.
This year proves difficult for fruit yet peaches weighing more than half a pound are common in McDonald county, signaling unusually large fruit on local farms.
Nine female operators from the Independent and Kinnock companies at Boonville walked out after learning the Independent Telephone company was sold recently and that new operators were to be hired. The strike centers on keeping current workers rather than replacement.
Vernon county mourns as Judge Frank Koontz dies at Rich ards where he served 40 years as justice of the peace. An early settler, Koontz helped establish local law and order, leaving a lasting imprint on Vernon county justice.
A Boston broker overhears a group of young women graduates debating the English novel. He says Fielding matters but only if you have your pitchers and men who can hit the ball, a quip cited from Harper's Weekly.
Hale Bordwell of Tipton Iowa describes an 65 year struggle with a severe eczema since birth. After trying many medicines he used Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and Pills for eight months and says he is cured. Endorsement from Nelson R Burnett of Tipton corroborates the testimonial.
A local resident defends the editor amid ongoing discussions about editorials. The speaker affirms support for the editor, while noting others may critique the publication. The exchange highlights tensions between readers and newsroom leadership without escalating to formal complaints.
The postal savings bank of India started in 1882 with 39,121 depositors and $932,243 in deposits. By 1907 depositors reached 1,190,220 and deposits $4,223,283, a rise in a country of about 300 million. The average Indian farmer or laborer kept money at home.
A husband questions why the wife despised the cook as the Higges were to dine that night. She explains at 11 a.m. they had only exactly enough dishes to set the table. The judge records the domestic dispute as a humorous exchange.
A reader recalls years of indigestion from a peritonitis attack and nerve strain, finding renewed strength after introducing Grape Nuts and Postum. The letter credits improved sleep appetite and overall health, noting continued use with her husband and urging others to try the products as a humane appeal from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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