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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
2
The column surveys varied topics from labor in Germany and a medical expert urging women to smoke to English delay in granting votes and London water history. It notes the Panama canal progress, Scottish overcrowding shifts, and public remarks on Mme Melba and Chinese women studying housekeeping, ending with a sardonic question about teaching each other.
A British medical investigator advances a theory that high speeding checks the tuberculosis germ in chauffeurs, but notes the practice may also cause sudden deaths for the intersecting portion of the population.
A half-dime from the 1802 issue fetched $715, signaling that after many years buyers now value such coins highly despite their rarity. The sale underscores how scarce issues can command premium prices and alter spending decisions among collectors.
Among 1,125,000 Berlin residents supporting themselves, only 68,611 or under 5 percent earn at least 714 dollars a year. About 1,066,000 fall below that figure, with over half earning less than 214 dollars annually.
Reverend Charles Goodell, a prominent Methodist preacher, suggests that if the wealth of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller is tainted, churches have a duty to accept it and remove the taint through use in religious work.
Prof Goodwin of New York advocates reorganizing public schools in large cities into three groups for trades, commerce preparation, and higher education. He argues a ten year old can choose between a trades career or a ministry, shaping early life paths.
A Japanese lady of rank traveling in the country contends that American women are unhappy and discontented because they are overly pampered. She suggests that occasional neglect would sharpen their appreciation of happiness, implying that husbands sometimes beating them would improve their outlook.
A New York suffrage activist pursued an election board chairman who blocked her registration late. She tracked him to New Jersey, waited to vote with him, and got him arrested for allegedly being a nonresident, costing him his job. The account underscores a woman’s bold bid for payback in politics.
A controversial proposed mode husband contest in Chicago raises questions about judging merit by speed in buttoning embroidered shirt waists versus the husbands’ good temper and willingness to perform the task. The exchange weighs efficiency against decorum and spirit of participation.
A Boston Globe opinion notes that while southern states face night rider stigma and northern areas suffer crime, no region should scorn another. The piece urges restraint and self-critique, advocating charity toward neighbors and efforts to fix one’s own faults.
A compact note comments that many girls are likened to queens in a traditional song, yet not all can have ships to sail with them home to their husbands, unlike some that might be mentioned.
The piece notes that widespread crop failures keep one calm, but recent forest fires forecast a shortage of Christmas trees. It suggests Santa Claus should allow children to hang more than one stocking in response to the scarcity.
New York fashion notes shift away from monograms toward thumb prints stamped in gold or silver near the top of the page. Youth's Companion suggests the distinctive mark, with each individual using their own fingerprint to personalize paper.
President Roosevelt urges Congress to fix the currency system, tighten regulation of large corporations especially railroads, and extend federal oversight. He praises fiscal surpluses, notes debt reduction, and calls for postal savings banks, eight hour day extension, child labor limits, and broader education funding. He also pushes for New Mexico and Arizona statehood and inland waterways plans.
The president urges a taxonomic approach to interstate fisheries on the Great Lakes seeking an international accord for preserving fisheries amid conflicting laws. He commends foreign hospitality to American ships, notes Latin American progress, and lauds Panama Canal work. He advocates Puerto Rican citizenship, Hawaii development, Philippine self government, and Cuba's orderly transition. He calls for National Guard efficiency, reform of army promotion by merit, and a stronger navy with eight battleships and a general staff.
David Price of Corydon Iowa credits Dean’s Kidney Pills with ending a severe kidney illness. He was weak and bedridden, back pain severe, and kidney secretions disordered. One week after starting the pills he walked without a cane and gradually regained health. He remains well seven years later. Sold by all dealers at 50c per box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A separated couple argues over their small dog Trixy before the wife agrees to stay. The husband resists but they end up unpacking and sharing dinner with the pet as the centerpiece of reconciliation.
A terse dialogue questions why a partner proposed marriage while the other retorts with a witty, bromidic remark. The exchange captures social tension and a playful contrast in tone.
An elegant stranger accosts an elderly woman in London, feigning friendship and claiming to have changed his name. After engaging her briefly, he convinces her memory is faulty and departs with the old lady’s purse.
A particular man argues that anxious is often misapplied. He notes people say they are anxious to see a play or to buy a hat, yet they simply feel eager or desirous. Proper use would reduce misuse in everyday language.
A succinct reflection by John Ruskin emphasizing that tasks worth doing deserve full heart and strenuous effort. It contrasts bread work done with will and delight work done heartily, insisting that half measures have no place in meaningful effort.
The quote asserts rewards of great living come from growing power and worth, not external success. Joy and peace follow as one fulfills duties nobly met and completes work thoroughly, revealing a mindful path to fulfillment.
A dealer warned of rapid land loss by the ocean in a coastal town, claiming property would vanish within a week unless purchased quickly. A source notes the claim as an old dodge, yet the land appears to be eroding away piece by piece.
A humorous Tit Bits exchange shows an owner urging a jockey to shed weight. The jockey defends his lightest attire and fasting, prompting the owner to urge a shave to reduce load.
A New York woman reports chronic indigestion from rich foods improved by Grape-Nuts. She says the cereal restored appetite and digestion, enabling her to eat anything she desires now, and she continues to use Grape-Nuts. The ad cites Postum Co. and promotes Road to Wellville.
New York Rear Admiral Joseph Bullock Coghlan died suddenly at Sutton Manor New Rochelle after greeting friends Friday evening. Heart disease is suspected. Born 1844 in Frankfort Kentucky he began Navy service in 1860 and paced a storied career including Manila Bay actions. He leaves a son Graham Coghlan and had relatives in St Louis and Belleville.
In Philadelphia Dr. Harvard Shoemaker a Methodist Hospital pathologist inoculated himself and Dr. Miller plus two nurses with anti-typhoid serum. He said the first reaction produced a high fever lasting four days with pain at the injection point and the second inoculation caused a milder reaction.
President-elect Taft will be guest of honor and principal speaker at the North Carolina Society dinner Monday night at the Hotel Astor. He is expected to define southern policy and attitude on the negro question. Other speakers include W. W. Finley J. Y. Joyner Hugh McRae and Dr J H Dillard.
Chicago police halted the city famous free lunch for the poor. The hobo squad found tramps from across the country flocking to partake in the appetizing meal, leaving a gloom among homeless bar flies as winter ends.
Mrs. James B. Wells of Brownsville presented Mrs. William J. Bryan with a building lot at Point Isabel a seaside resort twenty miles away. Bryan plans a winter home there and will plant an orange fig and pecan grove on his 160 acre ranch sixty miles from Brownsville.
After a Grand Trunk railroad blaze was controlled eight decks were damaged by the Cornishman fire. The inferno caused about 200000 dollars in damage to the steamer and cargo. Firemen worked Friday night to subdue remaining flames.
Elizabeth Johnson Mariani daughter of Mayor Tom L. Johnson was granted a divorce from Frederico Mariani of New York. She testified he never supported her. They wed March 19 1907 at Mayor Johnson's home and soon moved to New York where they separated within months. Mariani is an Italian playwright.
Dialogue captures a father urging Jack to suppress tears as a boy grows into manhood. The exchange contrasts a child's fear and a father's practical encouragement, noting the boy’s Sunday school attendance as a point of pride and expectation. The tone is paternal and traditional, reflecting early 20th century sentiment.
A letter from the Atlanta Constitution theme celebrates small-town life with humor about dinners, providence, and self‑reliance. It notes no major news beyond rebuilding the old country, raising turkeys, and keeping the sawdust flying in daily toil.
In warm nerve irritant weather an Atchison man and wife who love each other quarrel on the porch. She throws a stool at his head declaring she is not insane, only worn out by the way he sniffs at the end of every sentence.
A Boston Transcript excerpt reflects on Halley’s comet reappearances over 450 years. It notes shifts in perceptions of the devil and the Turk, suggesting the comet would now be welcomed rather than feared as part of a changing Christian world.
Notice urges careful examination of every bottle of Castoria to ensure it bears the signature and that it has been in use for over 30 years. It emphasizes the product as the safe remedy mothers have trusted for children.
A solemn line about the ease of public amusement contrasts with the critic’s view that many in the audience worry about value for money. The piece notes that street contractors may soon repair pavements built on good intentions, hinting at civic work ahead.
Peruna relieves catarrh of the stomach, a common cause of dyspepsia. The advertisement promotes Peruna as a treatment to ease indigestion by addressing stomach catarrh with a direct health claim.
U S Senator Hon M C Butler of South Carolina writes from Washington to the Peruna Medicine Co praising Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. He states he has used the medicine briefly and feels relieved, calling it a wonderful medicine and a good tonic.
An ad states that an internal hemorrhagic condition is misnamed as stomach trouble and promotes Peruna as the remedy. Peruna Tablets are now available, and readers are urged to ask their druggist for a free Peruna Almanac for 1909.
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