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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
4
The Potosi Journal is issued from Potosi Missouri as a second class matter with F. M. Deggendorf listed as editor and publisher. The issue date is December 5, 1906 and is printed for the town audience.
Official directory lists circuit judge Jus. J. Williams and presiding county judge L. A. Page. Includes state senator F. H. Farris and representative E. M. Dearing, clerks Isaac A. Letcher and John O. Long, and other county officers. Courts hold sessions on specific Mondays in March August February May August November with due notice of special terms.
A fragment lists trains going south and north with numbers and times. Southbound items include No. 23 Little Rock Local at 10.38 am and No. 8 Memphis Express at 4.30 pm plus No. 9H Local Express. Northbound items show No. 2 St. Louis Local at 2.15 pm and other entries. Names and exact routes are partially obscured by OCR.
Fragmentary OCR of Mineral Point text lists times and codes such as 8.50, 4.45, 6.10, 5.05, and 8.40 with letter sequences AR LV AE. The snippet reads like a schedule or fare table with scattered station or route markers rather than a complete event or narrative.
Local items note Christmas ads, tax reminders, and civic doings. People visiting and traveling from M Hopewell, Caledonia, De Soto, St. Louis and beyond are recorded along with the week’s social calls. A new Bank of Fredericktown is announced with capital of 25000, banking resources summarized, miners seek higher wages, and school children enjoyed a Thanksgiving break.
In a stance favoring better highways, the speaker urges funding through local taxation to prove sincerity. The message stresses that talk is cheap, but voluntary contributions will demonstrate commitment to improving roads and infrastructure.
Palmer leading citizen Mr FP S Wilkinson visited the office to settle accounts, while Joe Cooper of Clar-Tansy Township began his term as justice of the peace. Miss Alfie Howell, 21, died in St. Louis. her funeral followed in Potosi. St Joachim’s children prepare for first holy communion as Father Kernan marks 25 years ordained. Chas H Rongey of Bonne Terre dies aged 27. Missouri penitentiary reports show Washington county among the peaceful counties with few or no prisoners last year and a drop in total convicts for the period.
A Belgrade note shows Nov. events including a wedding announcement, a church gathering at M. E. Church South with Rev. Maui of Bismarck assisting Rev. Sir Pinea, and Mr Chad Eaton delivering the principal address. Local vendors report busy Saturdays, while farms struggle for corn and weed harvest amid rain and mud.
On Wednesday November 28 1906 B I Roberts of Home Terre Missouri married Lottie Swacker of Hopewell Missouri. Rev David Roberts officiated at noon and a wedding feast followed. They departed at two to Bonne Terre with relatives. the bride and groom are praised for their family and social standing and wishes for a long happy life are offered.
Watermin of Watertown reports his daughter, long afflicted with epilepsy, cured by Dr. Wittg’s Now Life Pills. He says she had worn out a life full of illness for over two years and now enjoys improved health after using the remedy sold at S. F. Thurman’s drug store with a 2 cent per dose price.
A dubious quote claims Ti Wang era banking reforms sealed China's banks as the safest, recalling a 10 year old failure investigated by Jh elung and an edict by Jli Magatones ordering beheadings for bank directors if another failure occurs.
New Britain Connecticut resident reports using Foley's Kidney Cure after failing with kidney remedies and doctors for diabetes. After two bottles improvement followed by five bottles, he passed a life insurance examination. The ad cites Foley's Kidney Cure as remedy for backache and kidney bladder issues. Grey Drug Store.
Fredericktown News notes a mining accident killed Adolph Johnson in the dead belt. His brother would not accept the policy money, saying the widow owns it. The writer praises the brother as a gentleman of the highest order and commends such truthfulness.
The article notes millions of bottles sold with effects claimed for coughs colds and stomach troubles and warns to refuse imitations in yellow packaging that contain no opiates or harmful drugs. City Drug Store.
The Priscilla Society of a Presbyterian church hosts its annual bazaar at Setale's hall on Tuesday December 5 with a Christmas-article sale. Also notes a Missouri graft scam example and the Oak Lawn Dairy Farm offering ice cream for fairs and picnics.
A concise commentary notes rising U.S. homicide figures label life precarious while contrasting moral breaches, hinting that danger persists both from crime and wrongdoing. The piece weaves provocative premises about safety and ethics without specific events.
The article emphasizes that very young children require frequent rest due to excessive activity. It warns that a single lying-down period after outings is insufficient and recommends alternating quiet activities with noisy play to ensure proper rest.
Carrier pigeons travel about 1200 yards per minute in calm weather. With a brisk wind in the flight direction a pigeon has been known to cover 1900 yards in a minute, illustrating wind-assisted speed differences.
A religious editorial stresses that neglecting to pray for others harms spiritual duty and that faithful prayer should extend to those in need, urging readers to uphold compassion and intercessory practice.
In Pennsylvania a society gathering marked the thirteenth birthday of a horse with about 70 attendees. The event was noted as an improvement over Newyaort dog and monkey society affairs.
A study notes timber can last in very dry, harsh settings. The roof wood of Westminster Hall is cited as surviving over four centuries, with examples suggesting timber in dry climates resists decay for extended periods.
Report notes that about one third of the working population uses dread as a daily article of food and nearly half of the world’s people subsist chiefly on rice. The emphasis highlights reliance on rice in many regions and the varied daily diet among communities.
In Skien Norway about 5000 tons of paper are produced annually. The plant employs around 1400 workers who earn from 40 cents to 1.70 per day.
A Life magazine quote notes that sin attracts because it is well advertised, highlighting how visibility fuels appeal and moral consideration shapes public perception.
Fragmentary quote from the Spanish expressing paradox about courting a cow. Readable text shows proverb style, reflecting cynical humor or moral lesson. No clear event or proper entities beyond language notes.
The Rev Irl Hicks resumes the popular almanac for 1907 after popular demand. The Word and Works Publishing Company in St. Louis offers the almanac for 25 cents postpaid, with one almanac included with each subscription.
City Drug Store proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar fur counts colds and lung trouble is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults.
Pesry Bast and cee ee Putesi appear among marriage licenses issued, with Emma Hulsey and Lytle Partney Cadet also listed along with Ethel 4d in this brief notice of recent nuptial permissions.
A rough recipe outlines sour cream with sugar and baking soda, flavored with lemon or caraway. It calls for flour to thicken, aiming for a thin batter and quick bake in a hot oven.
A fragmentary notice from 2808 Locust St St Louis advertises a remedy hub offering a core solution for drinking medical relief and narcotics addictions. It claims consultations and confidential rates for relief from feigned ailments and tobacco dependencies with a focus on therapy and detox services.
J Power sr of St Louis Missouri offers ten dollar reward for information leading to conviction of anyone trespassing on his lands in Washington County sections 4 and 5 township 3s range J west for carbow timber or mining ore.
Public appeal urges readers to subscribe to the Journal and Twice a Week Globe-Democrat for one year at $1.50, stressing a limited-time offer and prompting prompt action.
The term impertinent shifts from not belonging to earthly lords to mean irreverent or irrelevant in Shakespeare. About two centuries ago its sense evolved to denote absurd, silly, or idle, tracing a path from mere nonmembership to social irrelevance and folly.
A man shares an umbrella with a mysterious woman along Piccadilly. He asks when they will meet again and she replies on the next rainy day. Tar tar.
The governor of Kinzagsu attended the railway opening with Chinese guard soldiers in khaki. Umbrellas were placed around their legs in a ceremonial display at Lundon FEventag Standara.
An English physician records that his instructions for managing a sick child were altered on the advice of a neighbor who claimed to be an accepted author because she had lost nine of her own children.
Plants with white blossoms have a larger proportion of fragrant species than others. Red flowers follow, then yellow and blue. Many spring blooms are white and highly fragrant, while autumn and winter flowers are darker and less perfumed.
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