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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1903
Page
4
A new local business invites the public to twenty days of discounts on calicoes per yard and shoes at ten percent off except Hamilton-Grown. Fresh trimmed hats are offered at low margins. The store pledges high prices for produce, eggs, furs, hides, and all kinds of produce, urging early visits while stock lasts.
A fragmented rail timetable lists trains stopping at Minera and St Louis. Mentions include Gelmont Mail, Liata L Express, Bismarck Ace and St. Louis Mail with northbound and times such as 4.27 p.m. and 8.29 p.m., though many details are garbled.
A fine red helfer with white markings and square year old pastropper bitten in each ear went missing. A reward is offered for information leading to recovery. Contact L. O. Bequarrre in Potosi Missouri.
An advertisement extolls Tuellin’s Armen Salve as the best salve for burns sores cuts boils and skin eruptions. It promises a thorough cleanse and healing with a 25 cent price and satisfaction guarantee by Druggist Fr. XN. Teasdale.
The November month closes with renewed rainfall and storm effects. Residents recount rain disrupted telephone service, Thanksgiving visits to St. Louis, and rising egg prices at a historic high. Local residents Mr. D.S. Hambey and Silas Puckett feature in ongoing community notices.
The Bell Telephone Co construction gang shifted its camp Monday and is now about two miles south on the Caledonia road. The line will extend southward from this location toward Caledonia.
The Ladies Home Mission Society of the M. E. church will meet at the parsonage on Thursday at 1:80 p.m. A full attendance is desired as business of importance will come before the society.
Local column reports on church dedication at Breton Creek Baptist church west of town with sermon by Rev C O Huot from Minneapolis, attendance from both town and countryside, and remarks on Flat River Mining Co. It also covers a rabbit hunting accident injuring James Adams and serious injury to attacker Pritchett, plus a note on the Sappington Bridge warrant protest for want of funds and county treasurer payment deferral.
A cyclone wrecked a train near the river bend, destroying hay and grain and injuring several onlookers. Deputy Revenue Collector E. C. Baysgher reports on the Southeast crossing as rescuers aided passengers. Nearby, Samuel F. Tseman and Lucy M. White wed at Lucy White's home, a small Catholic ceremony with immediate family, after which a supper and plans for southern housekeeping followed. Isenman & Co. advertised as local wagon makers and builders in Farmington.
Intermixed fragments decry Thanksgiving past and reflect on thankfulness, with musings by Lovely Mary and notes about Roy Thos Maxwell’s sale closing. Mentions G B Duncan and J R Gooden family visiting Deslers. Humorous asides on beer and luck punctuate the piece.
A humorous, meandering note lists Thanksgiving musings and recollections. It mentions G. Vt. Maxwell visiting Suntight for Thanksgiving with his parents, townsfolk sharing jokes about turkeys, and observations of travel by wagons. Local residents Geo. Martin and family are noted returning from Palmer to St. Louis, with various reminiscences and playful verses about gratitude.
Jolie R. Miller and Verona Todd are connected to Fertile, Missouri, and Bliss. This note records their names and places. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
A letter from Jno J Tatum requests a newspaper correction of his dismissal reason from the railway postal service. The paper agrees to correct the item, citing an official order that lists a different cause for discharge in St Louis district, citing alleged conspiracy to remove an official.
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