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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1913
Page
1
Governor Major cancels several speaking engagements due to a bad cold. The piece notes benefits of illness and hints at opportunistic rivals seeking compensation. A fragment mentions Boston and a serial obituary for Col. Guillard, blamed on overwork, praising his digging prowess.
President Wilson defends a watchful waiting approach to Mexico. He argues that a "big stick" policy would better compel behavior, but maintains restraint to gain respect from Mexican authorities. The remarks frame U S strategy amid ongoing tensions.
Observers note treasury receipts falter under the tariff law and point to the Democratic tendency to raise budgets. They predict the Wilson administration may resort to selling bonds to cover running expenses, a maneuver Cleveland once used.
A New York resident Brady died recently and executors found he left about one hundred million dollars. The quiet financier had lived unseen while amassing the wealth, prompting questions about how he obtained and hid such riches.
The text argues that ongoing high cattle and hog prices reflect broader economic shifts caused by Democratic policy. It states industry wheels are adjusting to new conditions, with all trades feeling the impact and labor facing forced idleness as adjustments take hold.
Leaders in St Francois County announce a 25 cent daily wage increase for workers and pledge no wage cuts for a year. As lead prices drop, dividends shrink, testing company resilience. Washington reports Attorney General McReynolds to enforce Sherman Act against unions, amid Democratic backing for labor and capital.
Fragmented OCR text shows widespread opposition to liquor laws and strong opposition from liquor interests. The piece references enforcement challenges, sentiment against prohibition and calls for action by authorities to restrain the trade.
The letter argues against Wilson’s national primary idea noting it could cut evils in nominating presidents but warns of practical errors. It claims parts action is needed to curb many candidates seeking ballot placement and fears confusion and mistakes. Citizens are not ready for a national primary yet.
In St Louis last week two young brothers, Oliver Heuer aged 11 months and Franti aged 11 months, cared for each other after their mother’s death. Oliver carried his paralyzed younger brother five blocks home from school each evening. Oliver found Franti had died from heart disease and gently laid him down, enduring profound sorrow as his burden ended.
The article notes 30 days of the Democratic tariff law, lead prices down from 2 shillings to shy, and government receipts for November falling sharply. Disbursements exceed receipts by eight million dollars year to date, cost of living rising, prompting talk of a GOP return. A national Republican convention to revise old rules is anticipated.
A crowded sale ad lists drastic reductions across Ladies Suits Misses Suits and Ladies Skirts from former prices to sale prices. Also featured are children coats undergarments heavy woolen items blankets and comforters along with watches rings and jewelry bargains. Grocery staples like coffee sugar and soap appear with reduced pricing.
A fragmentary advertisement lists men and boys clothing including all wool suits at 1.00 value and 0.25 value, overcoats at 5.00, tights of towels and ribbons, and footwear. appears to market heavy overcoats and assorted apparel at reduced prices.
A Chicago dispatch reports a severe labor crisis with thousands of unemployed men seeking aid from city and private agencies. Labor at disposal has fallen 40 percent year over year, and hundreds of workers have been discharged from railroad construction camps. Municipal lodging and homeless aid agencies call for immediate city action to avert a worsening situation as winter nears.
An Ohio Agricultural College tale describes a dairyman whose milk remained free of bacteria through sanitary surroundings and hygienic handling. He used cotton and cheese cloth, keeping milk from souring for 17 days, before a customer requested sour milk for biscuits and took a bottle.
United States mineral output reaches a record 2 215 million dollars in a year, as tabulated by US Geological Survey statistician Edward W Parker. Over 80 years, per capita mine output climbs from 37 27 to 825 47, with notable gains across pig iron copper gold lead zinc petroleum natural gas and cement.
A preacher faces a reform-minded parishioner who questions clinging to ancient texts. The next Sunday he denounces modern corruption and politics, prompting a merchant to demand adherence to Holy Writ. The scene ends with the preacher lamenting the difficulty of pleasing all in a changing world.
Observe these rules to avoid trouble and delays in Christmas mailing. Mail early and address legibly. Include your name and address in the upper left corner. Do not seal parcels or send letters in parcels. Do not mail items over four ounces in boxes and take to a substation. Mark fragile items and insure value against loss.
Two club friends argue over the next House being progressive or reactionary. They hire an Irishman as umpire who shocks them by saying the next house is Gilhooley’s, a hard-shell Day Adventist. A separate comic note ridicules Bill Jones as excessively stupid for not joining the fun.
Persian native bread differs little from a thousand years ago. The oven is smooth masonry built in the ground about the size of a barrel and many have been used for a century. Dough forms into thin sheets a foot long and two feet wide, slapped to the oven wall, baking in minutes and then cooling.
A well known English lay preacher at a ministers conference shares a three part method for sermon prep. He explains I take my text and divide the sermon into three parts. In the first part I tell them what I am going to tell them. In the second part I tell them. In the third part I tell them what I have told them.
London proposes a massive postal tube nine feet in diameter and six and a half miles long. The system would carry two motorized tracks, each two feet wide, running steel rails throughout. The plan envisions a transit line built within the city core.
Capt A Beauchant commanding Albyn steamship Thistletoe reports Atlantic Sargasso Sea conditions 800 miles southeast of Bermuda during a May 1 to May 7 voyage from Norfolk to Rio de Janeiro. He notes seaweed patches spreading across the ocean, a 20 degree rise in surface temperature, red brown berries, millions of jellyfish and Portuguese man of war, abundant flying fish, and young fish among weed patches.
A small monkey held as key to a rare fatal disease by Johns Hopkins pathologists disappeared from its Hunterian lab cage. Theories range from theft to escape as the door appeared closed and fastened behind it. Five deaths at Johns Hopkins Hospital over the past year are linked to the mysterious ailment. Dr. Harry Schmeteser doubts human transmission while insisting the animal showed disease signs and that experiments began earlier this year. Global scientists have struggled to passage the disease to lower animals.
A woman’s perceptive abilities are described as fearfully a wonderfully made talent. She can assess a strange man’s temper and home life within minutes, recall each attendee’s wardrobe and costs at a function, and even note alterations needed to improve outfits. She also reproduces several new recipes from memory with few mistakes.
An old tale notes a mother chasing artificial beauty as she brightens her hair and uses makeup before dinner. The daughter asks bluntly what she is writing on her face, highlighting a timeless clash between natural looks and cosmetic trends.
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