04 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1907
Page
1
Taft's boom travels back toward home with hints of a limber landing in a site, though details remain unclear. The report notes unsettled indications about timing and location as officials monitor movements.
A brief urging that dissatisfied citizens seek change by supporting the Democratic ticket in upcoming elections. This note frames the choice as a remedy to current panic and favors change through party alignment.
The Hon. M. 3. Smith has arrived in Washington but newspapers have not yet published any accounts of his activities there.
Fragmentary line compares liquor interests with law and uses biblical imagery. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete facts, dates, or identifiable entities to form a clear news item or summary.
National banks oppose a proposed financial bill that would grant the government full control over monetary affairs. They argue the measure would disrupt the money system for profit, resisting government authority over currency and banking operations.
Prohibition sentiment spreads in Missouri and liquor interests advance a doodle fund to defeat state prohibition. The note signals ongoing battles at Jefferson City and forthcoming political maneuvers through several terms.
The piece argues that any good from Republican rule stems from Democratic tactics, while all problems are laid at Republican feet. It notes the hypocrisy of Democrats pointing to past policies under Cleveland as if their own current approach differs.
The report asserts Bryan argues Roosevelt will not run again and claims Roosevelt policies mirror his own. It describes Bryan courting Democatic, Populist, Independent, and Roosevelt supporters to broaden influence, while seeking to be an all-party candidate.
The article explains that Lusitania and Mauretania are the latest names for ocean liners, noting they were once European and African territorial names. Lusitania refers to a region now Portugal, while Mauretania covered Morocco and northern Algeria, with literary allusion from Byron.
The passage argues that if capital withdraws from performing its economic functions there would be no industrial wheel turning. It warns that current laws favor capital and leave the people powerless over the means of existence, implying hardship or starvation when capital suspends activity. It contemplates people gaining power to control through elected representatives.
The speaker argues that if capital loses nerve and abandons its duty, public necessities would become capital themselves. There is no record of public needs fleeing their tasks. The point is that life matters more to people than capital's whims.
An editorial voice reassures readers that despite pessimistic forecasts about decline, Americans continue their task of building a higher social government. It argues periods of trouble are incidental on the path to progress, noting past corruption gave way to reform as the nation advances. Selfish interests try to block progress, but public will clears the path ahead.
The text argues extravagance contrasts with thrift, praising liberal living tied to judgment and generosity. It notes Americans’ wealth and France’s paradoxical lavishness with public debt, canals, and transport, urging large, artful living while avoiding wasteful display.
The piece argues US and France differ in waste and spending while defending canals and irrigation as sound investments. It praises American wealth growth, warns against idleness, and cites French thrift and restraint. It closes with a portrait of a woman improving herself and valuing kind speech.
F W Fitzpatrick argues in Appleton's Magazine that the United States builds vast numbers of structures yet fails to prevent fires. He condemns widespread wood use and fire waste, lauds strong fire departments, and calls for better building practices to curb destruction.
An advertisement promotes a subscription to The Journal claiming top quality reporting and urging readers to subscribe for one dollar. It emphasizes value and urges immediate action to join loyal readers.
One of Mexico’s puzzles notes Mayan Indians in the Sebre Madre Mountains of Sonora with fair skin blue eyes and light hair. Ethnology scholars question their origins though a folklore tale says ancestors came from a Swedish vessel wrecked on the Mexican coast centuries ago, a claim unsupported by solid evidence.
A fashion tip describes a cape worn over the shoulders to fasten a back-opening shirt waist without aid. Start with buttons at the front, fluff the waist to rest lightly on the neck, then swing the cape around to the back, slip arms into sleeves, and finish easily with less time and effort.
The Imperial Building in Tacoma Washington aims to become the world’s largest structure with 24 stories and a footprint over 48 acres. It will tower above a bluff overlooking Puget Sound, feature a porte cochere wing, and require excavating two million cubic yards of earth for a base extending 175 feet below ground.
A quoted column from the Chicago Daily News comments on wealth, temptation, patience, drinking, love, entertaining men, spendthrifts, sympathy, and marriage. It weaves aphorisms about money, character, and social norms, noting how women rely on mothers and that a wedding’s success is judged by tears.
The Rev Irl R Hicks announces the 1968 Almanac surpassing prior editions in design and content. It includes weather forecasts for the year with illustrations and astronomical engravings, offered by mail for 35 cents or 20 cents on newsstands. Word and Works monthly magazine publishes forecasts and family reading. subscription $1 per year, almanac included. Address Word and Works Publishing Co St Louis Missouri agents wanted.
William Smith of Macon Missouri is recalled as the 22 year old leader of an 1840 Kentucky to Missouri grass expedition. He turns 100 on May first, while his lawn still features blue grass from Kentucky, intended to keep Kentuckians from migrating back.
The kidneys filter all blood about every three minutes and work constantly. They remove about 500 grains of impure matter daily when healthy, but illness lets impurities remain in blood causing back pain headaches nervousness skin trouble and other symptoms. Doan's Kidney Pills aid healing as praised by C B Richardson of De Soto Missouri. sold by all dealers, 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents.
A reflective aphorism explains the danger of associating with the ignorant or wicked. It warns that mixing with the ignorant harms judgment and can tarnish character, using a parable of going to a tavern to pray to illustrate misperceived intent. An unnamed Persian source is cited.
The Navy abandons billboard advertising and the use of large colored posters that drew criticism for vulgar, undignified depictions. The Boston Globe notes these lithographs misrepresented Uncle Sam as a large employer urging informed men to join the service, and welcomes the change.
A large sea pie was served to 50 guests at a feast in Gesses tomn England attended by the member for Yarmouth. The four decker dish weighed a hundredweight and a half and was boiled in a huge cauldrum for hours. It featured a keel of beef bones and a triple bulk head of short crust with beefsteak kidneys, mcat and vegetables inside.
A quirky note asks whether Shakespeare ever witnessed or played football. It cites J E Vincent’s Berkshire guide and a Stratford Herald tale of an old murder by oald Gunter around 1508, where football connections and dueling led to deaths. The piece links early football to royal disdain by Charles II.
A ghostly white figure haunted a Galway graveyard at midnight prompting a local gentleman to approach. The specter, when asked to drink whisky, revealed itself as a neighborhood poacher using the ghost disguise to plunder undetected.
A new beeswax substitute has been found in the leaves of the rafa palm from Madagascar. The leaves are beaten into small bits, the particles battened and gathered into small cakes, with experiments underway to refine the process.
A new rule for a women card club from New York prohibits debts in their card games, stating there will be no bad debts as the rule takes effect. The unusual prohibition reflects the club's strict financial conduct and aims to ensure fair play and accountability among members.
A reader letter extols Electric Bitters as a cure for stomach troubles and general weakness. The testimonial credits the remedy with restoring health after ineffective medicines and claims benefits for female weaknesses, back pain, and weak kidneys. Mention of Thurman, a druggist, appears as the endorsement source.
Guardian and curator grant guardianship for Narell Portell insane in Washington County Missouri on November 15 1907. All persons with claims against the estate must file with the probate court within two years from publication or be barred. Reserved Portlls Guardian and Curator. November 20 1907.
J G Jenkins of Chapel Hill North Carolina writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly eased a felon and cured a sore promptly. The advertisement notes its use for boils burns and wounds and lists S F Thurman’s drug store as a vendor.
Farm Progress monthly agricultural paper announces a six picture view titled Natural Fruits. Subscribers receive a framed fruit plate for a three year or three one year subscriptions by sending 3 cents, with orders sent to Farm Progress Saint Louis Missouri.
In due ease to bowel abuse and drastic purgatives, avoid the meanness by using Dr King’s New Life Pills. Gentle cleansing and vigor guaranteed for headache and bilious trouble. At S Fr. Tiare tosa’s drug store, 25 cents.
Help wanted advertisement offering weekly cash pay for sales roles and profitable employment. Mentions constant earnings, handsome opportunities, and free sample or item upon request. Contains promotional language and uncertain phrases.
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