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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1902
Page
4
Local ad proclaims affordable goods for everyone with a wide range of items. Lawn fabric, Calico, cider vinegar, fruit and pantry staples, household items, shoes, hats, spices, tea, coffee, nails, paints, and more offered at low prices.
The Belmont Mail reports scheduled north and southbound trains stopping at Miner Point with times listed for express and mail trains. Stops include Belmont points and related stations with morning and evening arrivals and departures.
Directory lists county officials and court roles in Washington County with names such as Brent Judge F R Dearing and Joseph Wilkinson presiding judge Richwoods and Cadet JeGRe County Court districts. It notes terms and special sessions for county courts and common pleas with dates for first and second Mondays across March May August November and other months.
The column records numerous town visits and social calls in Potosi and nearby areas including residents Miss Rose Matheke of Pesoto, Mrs. Judd of St Louis, Mr and Mrs H C Guyton, Mrs Sarah Saith, and Miss Emma Steinhauer. It notes court attendance, subscriptions, and a primary election upcoming with polls open 1 to 8 p m. The piece highlights local travelers, visitors, and community activities.
A fragmented Wall of early Missouri notices recount visits by Mr and Mrs Callahan and others from St Louis to Rev Mullen. Republican candidate Narry Clymer interviewed townsfolk. river drownings avoided as Mrs Vanderlippe nearly drowned but was saved by Charles A Taylor. Missing, weather, and infrastructure updates fill the week amid court, land sales, and school institute activities.
Fragmented notice describes sale of seed wheat with terms per bushel and by weight, plus machinery items including a sewing machine. Names and places are garbled. readable elements reference Riveray, Peer Rect, and Merrit. The fragment mixes agricultural product sale with equipment listing in a period newspaper style.
Court docket items show actions including State versus Adbert Yarliryed and related cases, with references to motions, orders, and adjournments. Local items report Miss Helle Mareis’s engagement with Drotiinta connections, mining shop developments by Ratusey, and a marriage between Oscar Weeles and Ethel McPanland, plus notes on recent case progress and health updates.
A Missouri ad touts Whites Cream Vermifuge as the boss worm medicine after a child reportedly expelled 119 worms following use. The remedy, also sold as Waites Cream Vermifuge, is pitched as a tonic improving digestion and vitality in children, with mentions of Teasdale’s Drug Store in Potosi and Suiter & Co in Richwoods.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Cait and Hogs and names like Patosi Ato while lacking coherent facts or dates. The readable phrases do not establish a clear event, person, or organization to summarize.
Fragmentary OCR text describes Fea is pete oe SA pe ca Stave Timber Wanted and a chaotic market scene with references to timber demands. A dream, unrest, and a copper mine tale amid scattered names unfold, including Benedict and Hinel. The piece mixes disjointed local notices, injuries, and odd anecdotes about trade and peril.
Fragmented OCR report details a triple tragedy at a residence in So tei AM. Victims named include Vernine and his wife Tinty, with a suspected involvement by a relative. Police and medical teams were on the scene as investigators began gathering data and identifying a possible motive amid a confused, incomplete account.
Alfred Pearce aged 22, a Boitman's bank clerk in St. Louis, killed himself at his parents home near De Seta. Desertion by wealth and despair follow a failed treatment for piles. The piece notes extreme remedies and a world of medicines as futile.
The report blends grim injuries from a revolver accident at a factory, a worker losing arms in a lathe incident, and a banner claim of Tron Mountain division plans with new shops. It also notes Francois County’s arrest of Francois Kirkpatrick in San Francisco for a murder a year ago, to be returned for trial.
Mrs M A Jolly of Noble Oklahoma writes that Herbine is the most perfect liver medicine and the best blood purifier, with positive merit and full claims. The note claims malaria cannot lodge when the liver functions well, and directs readers to Teisdales Drug Store and Suiter & Co for bottles.
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