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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1907
Page
2
Potosi Journal notes a string of light vignettes on current topics from wireless telephony to fashion, crime, and science. It jokes about a burglar, opera press agents, Manchuria, and De Beers diamond monopoly while touching on a Connecticut corset factory closing and a Kansas undertaker gaining medical licensure. It mentions Saturn’s rings, university humorists, and a jail over a one cent fine.
Mr Weston shares a common sentiment with others about footwear. New boots fail to match the comfort of old ones, which lift spirits and ease life’s sore afflictions for many people.
The first man who ever played a banjo on the American stage died a few days ago in Warren Pennsylvania. The minstrel joke predates the banjo and was used long before its introduction.
Hunger acts as a health symptom with the young needing more nourishment for growth and tissue formation while the very elderly require nourishment mainly to keep the body functioning. Mental distress, surroundings, heat, fatigue and illness can suppress appetite even for attractive foods, and a headache can dull hunger.
The small Kingdom plans a bold push to extend its territory by reclaiming 40 000 fertile acres from the sea despite harsh physical conditions. Backers describe the effort as plucky and paradoxical as a test of national resolve and engineering prowess.
Mr Carnegie, at a Princeton lake dedication, says rowing is the best college sport. He aligns with Harvard’s President Charles William Eliot on this view, echoing the old oarsman’s stance.
From December 1 to February 28 a two cent reward per English sparrow head is offered by Michigan authorities. The plan expects a large slaughter and anticipates renewed debate over the birds' utility and value.
A ruler offers to sell his kingdom a strip 0 miles long and 90 miles wide, with throne, for 200000 dollars. The ad notes all interest vanishes if a reader discovers he demands 30 wives in the deal.
President Roosevelt leads the Mayflower and Admiral Evans in the Atlantic squadron sailing from Hampton Roads to join the Pacific fleet off California for a 115 day voyage with 35 vessels. The coal and supply effort includes 133000 tons of coal and 593300 pounds of flour among immense preparations unseen since 1898. Connecticut named flagship. Capt Ingersoll commands.
A compact history of ancient Tyre ships influencing Greek Roman and later European designs. It traces the evolution from low waisted galley hulls to high stern caravel and frigate, noting continued Tyrian influence in Persia and India while English shipwrights refined models. It ends with vivid images of crowded decks and long voyages.
The article notes iron's abundance in crust and warns of rapid depletion as consumption rises. It cites Bennett H. Brough on per capita annual iron needs and recounts 1905 world production of 60 million tons from 120 million tons of ore. It lists known ore reserves by nation and suggests that future gains will come from poorer ores and titaniferous sands via electric furnaces.
The New York Zoological Park holds 2,243 birds in its collection.
AYOR STOY recalls a Christmas dinner prank in New York where a young Atlantic City man ordered two bottles of champagne but swapped them with cider in a fancy bottle for the ladies. The ruse failed when the waiter charged for champagne and the man paid the bill, defending his indifferent patriotism and loyalty to government.
A New York reporter notes a Briton praising the vast American Christmas trade and recalls a Quincy bargain sale mishap. A shopper collapsing amid crowds is saved by quick clerks who offer Christmas splints and crutches on the store’s third floor back, fifth aisle to left. The passage closes with a mention of Thomas Lipton.
Universal Peace Union president LFred H. Love laments Christmas talk of universal brotherhood while nations burn and maim. He cites a Philippine war story of a young colored recruit who fled initial combat, reflecting on courage and loyalty under fire.
An Atlantan recalls Sam Small as a man who faced penalties for his faults and rejected excuses of hypnotic influence. He once mocked hypnotism and joked about using it on a grocer over unpaid holiday bills, demanding the bill be paid and the grocer retorting in a robotic voice.
UFUS L. GRISWOLD, a Cleveland educator who opposes children believing in Santa Claus, argued to end the myth at a dinner. He recalled a trial where a witness claimed a man who says he is Santa Claus is insane, and the judge accepted the idea as proof.
A shopkeeper twice gives a young woman a dollar bill after she vents about broken crockery. Bishop Foss reflects that only gifts given with pure motive matter, as the anecdote contrasts material losses with sincere giving. The tale centers on consumer frustration and generosity in a holiday setting.
An Albanian recalls a horse tied to a foot bridge to keep it from drifting during a freshet. The flood swept both horse and bridge downstream, later the bridge wedged against the bank with the horse calmly on top. A bystander quips that he expected no sight of the horse alive, but the brute reappears, dragging the old bridge after him.
A pedestrian faced a female robber who demanded his hands. He bravely offered his own as a retort. She called him rude, lowered her weapon, and the confrontation ended without further harm.
In Bedale England an event following an annual meeting gathered the Bedale Hounds near a village school for an object lesson in hunting. The aim was to inspire respect for hounds and hunters among participants and observers. Separately an advertisement touts Iron and Defiance Starch as a home laundering option for shirt waists, promising proper stiffness and less wear.
The Philadelphia Inquirer advertises Give Defiance Starch offering a fair trial for hot and cold starching. If unsatisfied, return for money back from grocer. Dialogue hints at a husband and doctor discussing wife’s deafness as advancing years.
A concise reflection notes that real success comes after many failures and that an active person uses failure as the foundation for future achievement. The quote highlights perseverance and practical progress over mere effort.
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