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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1906
Page
3
Visitors to the pope must wear full evening dress, kneel and kiss his hand. The outer office is simple, with a secretary in secular dress. The line between reverence and routine is noted as the page shows a blunt, practical scene.
In Britain a marriage bill allows a seaman to marry in the ship's home diocese after 15 days aboard or partly on shore. In Belgrade, Servian finances reel as engraved banknote plates worth £1,600 vanish from a strong room in a Paris-engraved set. No tampering evident.
J. A. Haywood of Lufkin Texas reports severe back ache and urinary disturbance improved after using Down's Kidney Pills. He says pain eased, no further back or bladder trouble, with relief lasting since starting the remedy. Sold by dealers for 60 cents a box.
Giant radishes, grown from seeds imported by the United States Department of Agriculture, thrive in East Asia and on American soil. Varieties include brilliant red globes eight to ten inches across, sometimes weighing twenty pounds, with white and green skins revealing wine red flesh.
A Michigan woman credits Postum with curing her husband’s heart palpitations and stomach trouble after abandoning coffee. She recalls a neighbor’s doubt, boiling Postum for 15 minutes, and how both she and her husband found relief. The ad suggests Postum as a coffee alternative and promotes The Road to Wellville booklet from Battle Creek Michigan. Also included is crochet pattern instructions and a note on J W Morton, a Richmond painter, attacked by bees atop a church steeple.
Two young women from the King's Daughters circle invite friends to a measuring party at one hostess home. Guests pay two cents per foot or extra per inch to participate, with music refreshments and a light program. The article also highlights a renowned hostess known for her versatile secret closet of items to aid in entertaining.
A bride drafts a cordial note to each gift sender. If a couple sends a present, address the wife and mention her husband, saying it was kind of you and Mr. B to think of me and to send a charming gift.
A Chinese fisher uses a white canvas screen lowered from the boat to lure fish. The shoal misreads the screen as an obstacle and leaps over it, landing in the vessel.
A Chicago Tribune inspired meditation advises not overreacting to heat. Stay productive or enjoy recreation with minimal dwelling on rising temperatures and storms. Use light, bright rooms when possible and opt for tranquil hours in morning or evening. A screened veranda helps shield from gnats and mosquitoes.
The Chicago Daily News notes poet Quipe has ceased jokes about the boarding house beefsteak, blaming it on the tough meat. He has started boarding recently, and finds the fare no longer inspires humor.
It becomes necessary occasionally for every man to take punishment. When your time comes down, annoy others with your screams.
A reader corrects an article on the White House facts from 1800 occupancy to 1809 and 1752 origins, plus paint origins. The piece also relays brief items on a Camarder shell, alum baking powder debates, glove dressing instructions, and Foochow’s rise of Western-style schools with 2,000 students in 30 native schools.
Mrs. Egbert Sheldon of Woodville Connecticut reports her year and a half old son suffered severe sores. He was barely walking and nearly died, but after two months of using Cutienra Soap and Ointment the sores vanished and he became strong. The healer credits the remedies for saving the child. April 22, 1905.
James Webb of Peters San Joaquin County California marked his hundredth birthday on July 27 born in Kentucky He fathered 18 children seven survive oldest age 80 He counts 51 grandchildren about 150 great grandchildren and 20 great great grandchildren One hundred descendants attended the event Defiance Starch touted as the latest in that line an improvement in economy efficiency and speed with availability from grocers.
Manitoba premier estimates Northwestern Canada harvest could yield 100 million bushels available for export. Also notes various ads for Foot-Ease foot powder, Levis' Single Binder cigars, and Cupid cold storage jests.
Historians note the earliest striking clock entered Europe from Persia around 800 A D. It reached Charlemagne as a gift from Abdalla king of Persia, delivered by two Jerusalem monks.
F L Vandegrift recounts a curious tale from a Sunday rest by the Dumont Smiths in Kinsley. He dozed on a porch and awoke to find an English sparrow nesting in his hat, laying a full clutch and beginning incubation. The incident illustrates the birds prodigious fecundity.
Fremont Morse and L Netland lead the Alaskan boundary commission with nine men each, to survey a strip of the boundary from Yakutat Bay.
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