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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
4
Classified advertising rates for legal notices and notices of executors or administrators. Pricing per line, per column inch, and per word for obituaries and final settlements. All ads require cash in advance with standard legal rates applying.
An unstable ad claims Bat Snap kills bats after consumption and leaves no odor, urging customers to try the package. It touts three sizes for different uses and markets through the City Drug Store, stating dogs won’t touch it and promising protection for chicken houses, coops, and out-buildings.
Clyde A. Copson, manager of the Merchants' Association Anti-Litter Bureau, reports European cities excel in street cleanliness after a European tour. He cites Paris and London as models, notes London's clean streets, Paris garbage disposal, and Glasgow as poorest. He contrasts taxi drivers, newsvendors, and London's tubes with New York practices, highlighting quieter news signs and cleaner mudways.
Local notes record Thanksgiving visits by Miss Emma Harris and families in Missouri, and numerous St Louis and Farmington relatives stopping by. Purchases, travel, and social events fill the week with mentions of coal, shoes, and changes to local businesses. A hunting trip near Fort Louis yields quail, while weather and transit edits color daily routines.
In Wellsboro Tioga County Pennsylvania a set of triplets born January 12 1904 to Dennis W Nuvie’s wife have survived beyond age ten. The two daughters Dorris and Dorothy and their brother Dennis lived in the same community until recently and then moved to Towanda. Dennis is an athlete and the sisters are strong and normal girls.
In Greensburg and Corydon Indiana items a jail hear a voice from ceiling cry Alms, for the love of Allah. Ed Hanratty seeks end to the jailer’s prank as prisoners report noises. Corn cutters struggle to recruit labor while two sisters wed in Corydon in a double ceremony.
An advertisement promotes RAT-SNAP as an effective rat poison, claiming it kills rats cleanly without touching them and comes in handy cakes. It touts ether as part of the mix and asserts it is the best for households, with prices listed and trial opinions by users.
W E Crow general agent at De Soto Mo offers fire insurance for farms country stores city property in Jefferson Franklin and Washington counties. He invites inquiries and requests buyers to write.
General Auctioneer George Deinringer promotes a sale of farm stock and implements at Norwine’s Mill next Saturday under Latty Sheriff elect C J Richeson. Ironton Democrat candidate M T Brewster reports campaign expenses of 1193.70, $160.60 more than Rhodes. Miner Robert Wishon, 21, found dead in a Feders mine on Monday, neck broken. post mortem cites mule kick as cause. W E Crow of De Soto seeks State Insurance Commissioner appointment by Governor Hyde, with editorial support in the Jefferson County Republican. The paper praises editors as key party workers and expresses approval of Crow’s likely appointment.
Thomas Balmer, age about seven hours? and a lifelong local of Potosi area, died by slashing his throat with a razor at home. Neighbor Thomas Sparks recounts inflamed mind and recent illness. funeral held at Putna Presbyterian church, burial in the Presbyterian cemetery. Deceased praised as a good citizen. referenced Mary Vanvoorhia and Matthew Balmer, with note of February death of a relative.
C Davideon at the land office in Springfield Missouri begins sending recorders into counties with lists of unclaimed land patents issued by the Government. He urges patents be placed in owners hands. About 11 000 patents on Elein land office. recent rulings hold that tithe perfection requires land grants to be recorded.
Fragmentary marriage license list with unclear names and misreadings. Readable items include Cadet Gtepbhen C Boyer and Frenees Coleman Trokey among scattered given names and places. many entries are garbled. The fragment provides little verifiable detail on dates or jurisdictions.
In Laurel Montana, at the Watsabaugh home on Fourth street, Miss Henrietta Roby Merritt and Percy Farmer were married by Rev. Otto G. Ponath. The ceremony featured tropical plants and pink and white chrysanthemums, with a narcissus bouquet for the bride who was given away by her mother. A refined reception followed and the couple plan a western state honeymoon before settling in Laurel after December 1. The bride, a longtime Laurel resident, is a Montana native and a recent graduate of the local high school. The groom is a Potosi and Missouri school graduate now employed by the Northern Pacific Railway.
A St Louis party visiting Leeper to catch trains was held up by four bandits. The men rifled rooms, stealing jewelry and money valued around $100. George Seleribe, Kadiee, and a Southere Railroad official were among those targeted. one diamond ring was worn by Seleribe as he resisted the intrusion.
Ivondale enjoyed a rain arrival following a well attended school program last Wednesday. A special event by the Fourth League drew a sizable crowd Thursday. Revival services at the Methodist church progress. Joeph Conway returns to health after illness. Rock Spring school fundraiser raised forty dollars for library books. A Denver letter says Mr. Joba Adame, once local, is seriously ill.
Fragmented lines describe rat catching tools and farm pest control in New Jersey. The garbled text mentions James Han iter and a device called Hat- Snap strong on pests, claiming ease of use and effectiveness for protecting crops and livestock.
City of Potosi taxes are due and payable now. Call the Independent office to pay your taxes.
One black sow with white feet and nose, marked half overerip on left ear and split and woderbit on right ear, weight 140 pounds. Owner can recover upon proof and payment of costs. Apply to W. N. Wood or J. P. Johnsen, Potosi, Wisconsin.
Mise Josephine Knox of St Louis spent the weekend with her parents in Caledonia Olive Brean returned from Thanksgiving in St Louis to visit relatives here Eugene Hayes Vivian Wallie of St Louis visited here Lena Ruthetee arrives from Brocebron County Mildred Crenshaw and Alenebe Hudeen attend a gathering Faye of near Te grace joins Mr and Mrs WoT Vawe visit Sunday Raines family sells garage to W J Dent for employment of Joe Meetie 48 weeks
Public notice from Warhinghamp Cir Court of Washington County requires defendant A. Scott to appear at the next term. Plaintiff seeks divorce and seeks publication in Potowet Journal for four weeks prior to the March term. Clerk Jos. Cresswell confirms order and publication deadline.
A brief note describes a simple glycerine mixture with bark and herbs said to relieve indigestion and gas. The ad promotes Adlerika as a remedy for stomach discomfort, offering one dose for relief and mentions a company name and location, with limited readable details.
An old reliable rat and mice destroyer named RAT-SNAP is sold in cake form with no mixing needed. The product is advertised for chicken houses, coops, small buildings, farms, pools, storage, bottling plants, and factories, with a money back guarantee offered by the Oily Drug Store.
Notice is given that letters of testamentary for the estate of Jacob Geekle deceased were granted by the Probate Court of Washington County Missouri on the specified date. All creditors must present claims within ten months from the letters and be barred after one year. administrator Axste SM GaP ALR is named, with the court clerk and judge certifying the proceedings on the date in November.
A man claiming a jinx led to a spree of theft on Best Fifth Street and adjacent areas. He reported a burglary at his home then was ejected from a hotel after accusing an elevator operator and drawing a loaded revolver, leading to a weapons charge. Police detained him for investigation.
Sanitation and preventive medicine loom as Serbia's dire need with winter coming and typhus a looming risk. Relief aid will assist, but population decline after war threatens rebuilding as birth rates drop and disease depletes manpower.
A New Uonal Homeopathic Day celebration at New York Homeopathic College featured demonstrations of hermotomy under local anesthesia by Dr Fred A Kelly of Grace Hospital Detroit. An imaging demonstration showed prep and execution of the operation, followed by an electrical heart function test by Dr Mike J Ralsheck. The program included a live operation on an inmate with a rupture, illustrating anesthesia and operative technique to students and the public.
A grim tale describes pilgrims led by guides at Et Peteres church where bodies are examined before voyages to America. A guide recalls opening a heart and confessing uncertainty about skeletons found years earlier, noting stones hid remains and the danger of misidentification while visitors demand remarks.
German trade journal reports new gold discoveries in Buchara on the Amu Darya and its tributaries with rich placer deposits. Additional finds include Bafvil Darya and Yatchan prospects, Ussuri district in the Inna basin, and other Siberian areas yielding placer gold and gold bearing quartz.
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