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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
1
Congress resumes work in a brief session with expectations limited to essential bills. At the President's direction the anti trust measure is prioritized, seen as the most significant public issue before Congress this period.
The speaker notes forty years of Democratic claims that Republican conduct after the Civil War disenfranchised Democrats, now used as a precedent to support an election contest. There is no parallel between those past conditions and current-day politics.
The Journal decries that its editor was forced into actions two years ago he now regrets. The Independent counterpoints say such remorse would not endure if he had won election. The piece hints at political enticements shaping conscience and policy.
A protest is leveled at Republican voters who sold out to Democratic candidates in recent elections, described as traitors in a sharp Independent-led rebuke. The piece accuses the paper that supported those candidates of hypocrisy and invites further explanation on how to regard a vote buyer.
The Independent questions the fairness of the forthcoming election contests for Representative Declue and county judge Cole. It argues that Republican votes align with party strength, doubts alleged Democrat influence, and notes Walton Township irregularities affect both parties while Democratic judges and clerks are implicated.
The Sentinel clarifies it does not advocate punishing both buyers and sellers of votes, arguing such a law would grant immunity to both and that only the involved parties would know of the offense, framing the issue around practical enforcement.
The Indianapolis Sentinel argues that vote buying corrupts suffrage and endangers democracy. It notes initial dual-punishment laws failed, then a 1880s change exempted sellers and allowed them to sue buyers, which the paper credits with curbing bribery and protecting popular government. The piece urges decisive action to end vote selling.
The Globe-Democrat notes that Senator Cullum has introduced a bill amending the Sherman antitrust act of 1890 to prohibit interstate commerce in trust produced articles and to impose penalties from 400 to 5000 dollars. It argues Republicans show earnestness and courage to regulate combines, citing past enforcement and calls for further amendments.
A Poplar Bluff woman vows she never lied to her husband and he threatens to cut two notches in the piano every time he believes she deceived him. She resists with pleas not to ruin the piano, while the tense exchange centers on trust and domestic dispute details.
In a discussion before the State horticultural society, Butterfield extols Southeast Missouri fruit potential citing early berry ripening and high yield from Madison County patches. He favors peaches and pears, with Keifer apples highlighted for strong returns, and notes broader suitability for hickory on upland areas. A Greenville Sun item recounts a polite scene where a matron thanks a newspaper for accurate coverage of a society reception, praising correct names and spelling.
Broad minded physicians prescribe Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe reliable remedy for throat and lung troubles. For sale by all dealers in Potosi.
A footnote from a Missouri text describes a plan to set aside Camden County as a national reservation. It highlights varied geology and abundant wildlife, noting the Osage and Nicaragua rivers along scenic scenery. Caves measure up to 1500 feet long with wide chambers, a spring that forms a several-acre lake, and several waterfalls in the region.
W A Herron of Finch Arkansas declares Foley's Kidney Cure cured his kidney and bladder illness after two doctors abandoned hope. The advertisement notes it is for sale by all dealers in Potosi.
The Virginia California post office claims to be the smallest on earth. It sits alone on a stage road north of San Diego, far from any habitation. On mail day the postmaster exchanges letters dropped by local patrons for incoming mail, then distributes it from outside-access padlocked boxes.
A Nashua night watchman testifies that after failing with multiple medicines and two doctors he used Foley's Honey and Tar, with two thirds of a bottle curing his lung cold. He calls it the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world and notes it is sold by all dealers in Potosi.
In Washington County Circuit Court a partition suit is filed by March term 104 plaintiff against Mariam L Dinsbrow and William A Dinsbrow nonresidents of Missouri. The action seeks division of 70 acres described as northwest quarter of the southwest quarter and related tracts in section 27 township 37 range 3 east, with publication for four weeks in Potosi Journal and a March term notification to appear or plead by March next.
Milltown notes report Mr and Mrs Lester Henry of Lost Creek visiting R Milsap. Farmers finish corn harvest. W S Scott buys half interest in the local saw mill. John W Silvey sells his share and moves to Latty. Elza P Lake of De Soto visits his mother over the weekend. Editor hopes to print weekly news.
Dunklin County circuit court granted thirty two divorces in a recent term. The record suggests a strained social climate in the region reflected by the high dissolution rate.
A damaged back-of-the-bill inscription from Security Bank Marble Ifill states This is the last of 410,000 which has gone to pay for whiskey, young man, take warning. The handwritten warning implies a prior large withdrawal for liquor. No further context or names are given.
An old advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a prime cod liver oil based blood tonic for pale, weak teenage girls. It claims the product strengthens flesh and color, cures a “blood sickness,” and offers samples upon request from Scott & Bowne, New York.
W G Frey, manager of the Bell Telephone Co for this section, disappeared last Friday taking a large sum of company money and leaving numerous personal debts around town. The report from Warmington News notes the abrupt departure and financial loss.
A vintage notice touts Herbine as a remedy for malaria and fever symptoms. It includes a testimonial from J A Hopkins of Manchester Kansas praising the medicine, with locations Teasdale's Drug Store Potosi and Suitor Co Richwoods. The item also reports Trainmaster Donnelly resigning for a better post and being replaced by Daniels, with Walton filling Daniels' vacancy.
An old man praises Ballard's Snow Liniment for prompt relief from rheumatism and general pains, claiming it goes right to the spot. C R K Smith of Smith House in Texas endorses it for family use, recommending it for throat and chest pain. Available at Teasdale's Drug Store and Suit or Co in Forest and Richwoods for 25c, 50c, and $1.00.
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