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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1900
Page
4
A column on customer policy emphasizes repeat business from prompt polite and fair service. It rejects politics in the business while explaining a broad policy and urges readers to understand the reclamation of a tarnished term through consumer respect and fair pricing.
Self-Interest urges prudent shoppers to explore low prices on school umbrellas and tablets from 1c to 37c, double-strength cider vinegar, fruit cans, lace, velvet ribbon, fall plaids, flannelettes, shirting, Dutch blue cloth, calico, soda, glassware, beauty pins, hand satchels, table oil cloth, and tumblers.
A historical time card fragment shows schedule notations for caernins stop at funeral Point, Cotton Belt Express at 11 00 am, St. Louis Mail at 1 34 pm, with various cryptic codes and numbers indicating trains and times. The fragment preserves names of trains and times but lacks full context.
Reed the Rackets new ad. Townsfolk and visitors listed on Tuesday and Monday. Notes on bank brickwork, court attendance, and numerous local calls. Mentions of rail town development, school principal, and obsequies for P. A. Connolly. Minor accidents and long-distance lines spur updates.
William N. Coffman Levy and Bessie J. Sheppard listed with others including John W. Cain Bliss Julia E. Jackson Richwoods Richard E. Gillam Palmer and Lucy Jane Beers. The notice records multiple marriage licenses issued in Missouri.
The funeral of the late Mr. Peter A. Connolly, who died suddenly in St. Louis on the 21st, was held last Thursday at St. James Catholic church in Potosi. Rev Fathers Granville Neonan and Connolly conducted rites, burial followed in the family Catholic cemetery. A large crowd attended, with sympathy extended to the widow and family.
Equity action Elizabeth Cordin versus Virgil Cordin: submission withdrawn. plaintiff may amend petition within 30 days before next term. case continued. Townsend appeal by Jackson Keith against Joseph P. Townsend: jury trial. verdict for defendant. State cases include Fletcher embezzlement with venue change, Hartzell arson dismissed at defendant cost, Sullens embezzlement continued, Cook quiet title. other suits noted with continued proceedings and revived judgments.
An early notice lists Swift & Co fertilizers with Sept. 20 delivery and Sept. 10 order cutoff plus prices for Pure Raw Bone Meal 27.00 per ton Diamond Wheat Grower 21.50 Daisy Fertilizer 20.00 Pure Raw Bone Meal 42.50 from St Louis Sanitary Co. Daisy stock to Oct 1. Cash terms and farm implements available. Also promotes Herbine blood purifier at 50c and announces Meloy dancing class starting Sept 1 with 8 p.m. sessions and a satisfaction guarantee.
A Saturday event at Belgrade in Johnson's Park invites all to enjoy a grand basket picnic and barbecue with refreshments, amusements, speeches by candidates, and a communal dinner. Also promotes Yeast Foam claims and Herb ine vigor tonic. a local farmer reacts comically to a phonograph exhibit.
The Belgrade convention met August 25 with Bennett Bryan acting as proxy for J J Declue. Judge Breckenridge elected chairman and Luther Tennyson secretary. Delegates chosen to meet in Potosi September 1 to nominate the county Republican ticket. Each delegate designated an alternate and an uninstructed delegation was decided.
Farmers report a dry spell broken with ready ground for another crop. Peaches ripe and good while apples still suffer black rot. Threshing near done. wheat yields strong. Corn cutting and sorghum making keep farmers busy. Roads work by W E Nicholson. Local civic notes and visits from Ada Rouse Louise Roussin and John Allen. Henry Decilue ill recently.
Surveys are being conducted in Jefferson County near the Bonne Terre railroad right of way from Flat River to Net City. Work focuses on route alignment and potential crossings. Local residents may see crews and equipment in the area over coming days.
Travel notices detail one and one third fare for the National Encampment in Chicago August 27 to September 1 and the St Louis Exposition September 17 to October 20 with tickets sold on multiple dates and five day limits. St Louis Fair October 1 to 8 offers one first class fare round trip with tickets sold September 30 to October 5 and return by October 8. Also Ballard's Horehound Syrup advertised for coughs and colds at 25 cents and 50 cents by F X Teasdale.
Obituaries mark Aug 17 and 18 with Thomas B. Pence and Grandma Hollinger among Bollinger and Salem residents. A De Soto railroad worker Gus Klipping died by self harm. Ginseng plantings surge in Crawford County. Farmington quarry work on insane asylum foundation nears completion by Dec 1. An Ironton girl’s stockings misdecision to cool off amuses locals. A Marble Hill slander suit over second hand coffins prompts questions about possession.
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