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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
1
A pointed remark on John D’s pile prompts jokes about renaming him Jobn D. Robbed afeller. Bryan faces scrutiny over amended supplementary returns that could alter the tone of a recent contest, seen by some as resembling a rout.
Farmers warned against buying codless corn seed amid suspicions of bait and switch tactics akin to exaggerated Alaska wheat claims. Officials urge verification of seed origin and promised yields before purchase.
In Joplin district preachers push for a heavier tariff on sinc ores while Congressman Champ Clark aligns with opponents hoping to defeat this tariff appeal to divine power.
President Roosevelt says he will not rely on others and plans to work for his meals after leaving office. He asserts self reliance and the American spirit, highlighting Ted dy as exemplifying national vigor in multiple ways.
Commentators debate the fate of the Democratic Party predicting its practical death within four years as veterans drift away. The radical faction may align with Socialists while conservatives join Republicans, rendering the party an obstructive force of little national consequence. Opposition to Republicans to operate under a different paradigm.
A pro tariff editorial argues that tariffs protect profits for trusts and wages for workers. It contends that without protection capital bears losses and labor loses wages, while cheaper goods do not offset reduced purchasing power. Labor should defend protective duties against foreign competition.
Rockefeller and executives like Archbold and Rogers testify at a New York hearing, with government inquiries effectively admitting Standard Oil’s monopoly power to exclude competing lines of trade. Officials and stockholders shown not to fear disruption of affairs.
The piece argues Standard Oil Co. manipulated court penalties and continued operations despite fines, claiming the company wields money to evade law. It warns that large capital aggregations threaten public resources and urges future action to reclaim ownership of the business machine for the people.
At a Thirteenth Congressional District Republican Committee meeting in Bismarck, Ex Congressman M. E. Rhodes of Potosi was endorsed for Speaker of the House. Rhodes is praised for integrity, ability, and congressional experience, with Southeast Missouri backing him as a likely choice.
A vivid Appletons Magazine reflection on American pace and vitality. It argues Americans live faster, busier lives than any people, shaping a new global identity. It likens New York to a prime example of modern American spirit and compares it with English roots and evolution.
During a national financial crunch a bank limited daily withdrawals to ten dollars. An elderly farmer demanded sixty dollars, was refused, and argued that the money belonged to him. The teller explained the bank must ration payouts to serve all depositors. The narrator then traded for a turkey, but delivered only a turkey leg due to high demand, with a note apologizing for partial supply to meet other customers.
A daily garment of kindness unfolds as a farmer sends a piece of turkey each morning for over a week. The exchange begins with a turkey wing and follows with a leg, creating a memorable, devout generosity that lingers in the town’s memory.
A Kansas newspaper piece blends notes on sleep research from ancient and modern thinkers, mentions Galen and Sogmer, then shifts to classroom anecdotes about a teacher and a student who jokes about driving the Children of Israel into Canaan. Includes a brief quip about moving from Missouri.
A year ago H J Sconce and Taylor Garlough of Vermillion county Indiana bought seed corn that produced freak ears with a core of husk and kernels wrapped like peas. The ears, grown this fall, reproduce the single ear and fill well with large solid kernels. Exhibition at Lidell county fair drew attention and hints that the cob may disappear.
The Scott County Citizen reports that a government diver located an underground river beneath Bird's Point and Cairo, intersecting the Mississippi and Ohio rivers at right angles. The river, possibly large though slower, may be affecting local fish. The Halliday brothers plan to sink a boat to confirm the river under their Cairo property, suggesting potential cheap land if true.
A janitor at a neighboring school defended his work after an incident, insisting he is honest and refuses to be slurred. He spoke out when asked about the trouble, vowing to stand against the accusation.
Dr Wells, renowned St Louis physician, will be at the Austin Hotel on Monday December 14 for one day only. He will return monthly offering treatment for chronic diseases and has achieved remarkable success in his field.
A state licensed doctor offers one day free consultation examination and advice for all ages. He claims to cure many chronic diseases with no charge beyond medicine costs. He touts bloodless surgery fame and urges immediate visits with a men and minors accompanied. Remember the date and bring urine sample for analysis.
The Grand Meadow Herald reports a 50 bill found lying by the roadside along a hedge near a prominent local farmer’s home. The note says the bill had lain there for several months before being discovered, suggesting possible prior neglect or misplacement.
A farmer notes that the substantial payment stems from a corn planter, which must be replaced in a few years unless it is better maintained. The remark underscores the exposure of equipment to wear and the need for improved care to avoid future costs.
A London Evening Standard tale recounts J A Pease embarrassing a Liberal whip's claim of truthfulness after telegrams about an all night Commons session. The second item notes a Geuthgert electric railway incident where dirty water from a bucket splashed a passenger, creating a humorous mishap at a station.
The New York city directory lists former presidents in humble trades such as barber nurse secretary publisher machinist printer fireman sail maker and police officer. George Washington the barber in Harlem Andrew Jackson a nurse John Adams a policeman.
The piece explains that all organized beings are animals, with the Cetacea order including whales as mammals. It notes whales breathe with lungs, bear living young, and nurse offspring. It suggests the whale’s ancestor spent time on land, with mammary glands where the whale’s flippers are now.
In Norristown Pennsylvania two Mennonite girls were baptized in Hatfield creek as the thermometer stood at 12 below zero. Reverend Frank Haws, waist-deep in ice water, performed the immersion for Miss Florence Smith and Eva Brunner while the congregation sang on the bank. The ice four inches thick required the preacher to break a hole.
A fragmentary OCR snippet mentions a British Australian figure, a person named Palest es B. Lard, a rural scene and a girls' high school in Him, with insufficient detail to confirm event, people, or place. The text is too garbled to extract a coherent report or identify specifics.
A London report describes a new rat poison that tastes like bread and is saturated with a microbe fatal to rats. Humans and pets reportedly suffer no ill effects, while rats die after tasting even a small amount on Will KilRata Island where rodents overwhelm sparse inhabitants.
The article recounts an encounter featuring an actor popular with the matinee girls who fears being thought older. The scene centers on a playful exchange where one speaker urges frankness while the other denies premature judgments, reflecting light social humor of the era.
A note from Geographic Vagabond extols camels for cost and endurance, claiming they rival horses in load carrying, outlast weeks without water, and survive days with minimal food by fat reserves in the hump, making them invaluable in deserts. The passage highlights a camel’s long life and superior travel ability in arid regions.
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