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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1902
Page
3
A noted scientist describes an experiment where a wire around near-melt ice, with sufficient weight, gradually liquefies the ice under the wire. The liquid portion sinks in, and as the process continues the ice behind the wire refreezes, letting the wire pass through and leave the ice intact thereafter.
A historical note cites heavy horse losses in many wars. Jossin horses succumb to disease. Napoleon's campaigns saw vast horse deaths. At Mevna Russians lost a large portion of draught animals. In 1882 Egypt campaigns English horses suffered high sickness losses with only a small fraction dying in battle.
A fragment notes foreign residents in China observing a group of six coolies sharing a meal. They sit around a rice basket and dine on fish, pork, onions, and other dishes, taking rations from a ticket and using chopsticks, in a brief transit-style scene.
The speaker, identified as DilGtally, muses on a dream about propelling a taxon while Miss Literriono fires a sharp retort. The judge intercedes, noting the paradox of sound reasoning when asleep versus awake.
A fragmentary report references discouraging remarks about social roles and identities at a reception. The quotes from The Smart Set illustrate self consciousness and ridicule, with unclear attribution and context.
A clipped Syracuse Herald item notes chatter about spontaneous combustion linked to a clerk named Gore. The piece mentions a boss firing a worker amid the speculation, with the phrase Where's Blowdy? tied to the incident.
A fragmented exchange shows a dressmaker insisting no doctor is needed while the speaker insists on medical care, revealing social tension around appearance and health in a faded note. The readable pieces suggest a humorous or satirical context with erasable dialogue.
David M. Bye of Midland Michigan reports three months of kidney and back pain due to sciatic rheumatism. After one month on Doan's Kidney Pills he can work and walk without aids. He notes the pills did not deaden pain but eradicated it, endorses Doan's as the best kidney remedy, and offers to answer inquiries. Free trials mailed from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. sold by druggists for 50 cents per box.
The treasury secretary sent to Congress the government budget requests for the year ending June 30, 1904. Total requested appropriations are 3359,189,112, down 21,658,576 from 1903 and 333,050,014 below the prior year. Major items show increases in public works and civil service salaries, with reductions in military establishment and permanent appropriations in several departments.
Washington December 1 The monthly debt statement for November 29 1902 shows total debt of 12,672 660 000 after cash to the treasury is subtracted a decrease of 410 440 for the month. Interest bearing debt stands at 1 401 041 40 while non interest bearing items total 8 hers 5710 the total excludes 869 236 50 in certificates and notes offset by cash on hand. Cash in treasury includes gold reserve 150 000 000 trust funds 5 belles general fund 145 455 5890 with national bank deposits 5 850 000 and a total cash balance of 354 574 588.
Washington reports the November 1902 statement shows total receipts of 4 500 001 with disbursements of 3 904 257, leaving a surplus of 595 744. Customs and internal revenue details, large war and navy expenditure increases, and pension declines are listed. Five month receipts exceed expenditures by 22 878 929. Springfield reports Mrs Hugh Buchanan, six months married, jailed on a postal money order fraud charge.
Berlin dispatch reports December 2 that the British government is probing all German ports for Boer gold bars valued at about 650000 dollars believed to have recently entered the country from South Africa.
A fire Monday destroyed the Fa vorite esfe abutting the palace in Santiago de Cuba. The palace itself had a miraculous escape. The building was a popular resort for American officers during the occupation.
St Paul Minnesota December 2 A rate war has started between the Chicago lines over the division of business from the large movement of discharged soldiers from northwestern army posts to the east.
The Chicago Inter Ocean suspects Mr Bryan masks humor as a conscious art while discussing Democratic Leadership in Commoner. It criticizes his seri ous tone on Moses guiding the party and notes metropolitan papers blame the commercial spirit for Democratic weakness, contrasting with historical party shifts and business interests.
The article discusses voter fatigue and mixed reception to tariff revision efforts amid overall political discontent. It notes opposition to reforms, with prominent majorities in some districts and skepticism about changing economic policy, as observers weigh public demand and potential impacts.
A compilation of editorials and mocking remarks from several papers discusses William Jennings Bryan, imperialism, and party politics. It notes differing views in Ohio and across the nation, mentions Tom Johnson and Bryan endorsements, and contrasts Kansas and Massachusetts voting trends, reflecting partisan tensions of the era.
The piece analyzes how states voting for president like Congress would yield 314 Republican electors to 182 for Democrats, with shifts due to Montana Idaho and possibly Colorado. It notes New York's closeness, rural turnout, and argues the GOP would likely win in 1904, aided by Colorado Nevada and a popular president whose strength aids the party.
The piece debunks fake tariff revision stories and says no changes are expected this winter, next spring, or before the 1904 presidential election. It notes Roosevelt may call an extra session only if changes seem necessary, but otherwise the next Congress will not tinker with tariffs before 1905.
The post mortem on Bryan shows the democracy was cleaned out in the congressional election, hitting both the Bryanite and Cleveland factions. Bryan appears unfazed, hinting at 1904 backsliders he will remember. Socialism took a blow as Tom Johnson and Bryan drew backlash from voters across the party.
A collage of quotations and observations includes a critique of a Moscow asylum tax on placing CPs, a dismissive take on Piso's Cure for Consumption, a remark attributed to J I Boyer in Indiana dated February 15, 1900, a Guville saying on ignorance and impudence, a claim that creameries use butter color and a suggestion to use June Tint Butter Color, and a Longfellow aphorism about ambitions and success in small things.
The Frisco System operates through chair car and Pullman Sleeper service to Saint Louis and Kansas City with handsome Observation Cafe Cars under Fred Harvey management. Cars include a large library observation room, easy chairs, writing materials, fast newspapers, electric lights and fans. Trains depart daily from Saint Louis and Kansas City.
The Detroit Free Press reports a politician congratulates Sarah after her nomination. Sarah responds with a playful question about the difference it makes, highlighting a light exchange amid a political moment.
Curious readers are invited to explore housing and business opportunities in Missouri Kansas Indian Territory and Texas via James Barker general passenger ticket agent MLK and T Ry at 518 Wainwright Building St. Louis. The service promises cheerful furnished information on conditions and opportunities in the region.
Jamie explains Lincoln is seen as the martyr because he stood for the nation through crisis and his sacrifice is tied to the country’s memory. The Chicago Record-Tievald column presents a teacher’s view on Lincoln’s enduring legacy and martyr image.
Miss Maggie Welch, secretary of the Betsey Ross Educational and Benevolent Society, writes from 328 North State street Chicago praising Peruna for catarrh relief. She details severe cold with cough, lung and throat soreness, and rapid improvement after starting the medicine. She notes her doctor suggested Peruna and urges readers to request free literature from the Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus Ohio.
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