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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1918
Page
2
A Chicago News fragment notes a young man readying lines to propose to a girl, pairing war and matrimony themes. He drafts a dozen tentative openings, including lines about table manners, cooking, smoking, living costs, and fashion.
A strange scene on a dark road shows a truck train halted near pioneers mending a broken culvert. A rear colonel in a limousine activates electric lights to speed the workers, prompting a pilot-like taunt from a pioneer private. The reply is silent as the light extinguishes.
An overheard exchange during a furlough scene shows a father asking a returning soldier about sleep in active service and the man quipping that his bugler is not German. The awkward moment unfolds as a dance continues with missteps.
Hiram Jenner, heavy hearted over Eve’s elopement with inventor George Lane, travels home at Christmas to confront pride. He visits Eve and learns Lane’s clever brake invention promises prosperity. Jenner forgives, hostages a family reunion, and the couple’s happiness leads to a heartwarming Christmas redemption.
French villagers with American troops emphasize water safety. When wells are suspected, water is boiled before use. Older peasants resist hygiene measures, viewing testing and sterilizing as foolish or irritating.
A fragment urging courtesy as a social lubricant. It recommends practicing old fashioned forms and etiquette despite modern brusqueness, suggesting that even a few obsolete terms can refresh interactions and please elders.
An appeal to boy scouts yields key information to the forest service about the location and quality of roughly 19 million bushels of black walnut timber. Officials say the data improve understanding of timber stands and future timber management plans.
A fragment notes the presence of boys and girls during a certain period, reflecting community youth activity and schooling culture of the era. The text hints at social roles and local education context without detailing events or names.
Nevesia stood as a goddess of justice and divine retribution in Greek myth, tasked with distributing fortunes fairly among individuals. Her role centered on ensuring proper proportion of prosperity and misfortune for each person.
A fragment notes that no purchase of timber is being made and that information is not provided to manufacturers involved in government contracts for gun stocks and propellers of slip lines.
A fragment notes that Ned Lee describes the king and queen of England entertaining American editors. A remark questions Sita’s luck as women show their photos to various papers, indicating broad newspaper interest in the royal visit and associated gossip.
A fragment expresses concern that excessive pride in prosperity invites punishment and moral caution. The tone suggests warning about overindulgence and the risks of hubris in times of growth, urging restraint and accountability.
Several boys gathered on a street corner as one youth corrected another. The scene escalated when the offender was challenged, prompting a quip about proper behavior and timing.
A wartime era plea extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as aiding women weakened by war and domestic strain. The ad cites backache nervousness and fatigue, inviting readers to request a trial package and claiming renewed vitality and enjoyment of work. Names appear as testimonials to the medicine’s efficacy.
Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger told the House Naval Affairs Committee that the navy should be equal to any nation by 1926 and urged sufficient appropriations. He said the United States must steadily increase its fleet to be the premier naval power, with navies as a cornerstone of a future league of nations and to protect the merchant marine.
A recently promoted soldier questions a sergeant's service charge for a uniform. The dealer insists the price is fixed and insists his ads claimed uniform prices. The exchange grows tense as the soldier recalls a cheaper recent purchase, while the seller defends his advertising.
The ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick infants showing signs of upset stomach and constipation. It claims a gentle cleansing within hours, promising a well, playful child, and notes to ask a druggist for the genuine product made by the California Fig Syrup Company and to beware counterfeit copies.
Twelve Poles were shot in the Tower of London during the war, with two women condemned but reprieved. One man, Carl Ifans Lady alias Charles A Inglis, once Omaha resident, was to be hanged. A woman named Lissiee Werthe, deemed dangerous, and Row lands were tried together. Werthe and another, Eva De Bournouville, faced long terms or penal servitude. One spy hanged himself in Brixton Prison as others escaped the death penalty.
Government controlled railroads spent about half a billion dollars on additions improvements and new equipment in the ten months to November 90 figures show 465 017 000 charged to capital including 293 374 000 for tracks and buildings and 246 119 000 for rolling stock October outlays for capital improvements reached 59 782 000 many projects were financed by the government but the dollar improvement program may not be completed this year
A Cleveland Plain Dealer fragment describes a neighbor buying three pies and quartening them in the yard, a novelty amusing local children. A four year old replies with a humorous misstatement about pigs and a funny pie, noting an itch and a house.
An escaped insane man is believed to have beaten and robbed Mrs. Ellen Peterson and left her unconscious in a vacant lot. In Kentucky, Henry Youtsey, serving a life term for complicity in Gov Goebel's murder, was paroled by the Kentucky Board of Prison Control.
Washington report says proceedings to enable Jacob Frohwerk editor of the Missouri Stasis Zeliing to appeal his espionage conviction were filed in the Supreme Court. Omaha dispatch notes Federal Judge Woodrough issued a temporary injunction against street car strikers restraining interference with operations of street car service.
The College of Alderney for the City and County of London has decided that all contracts for commercial enterprises will henceforth include a clause prohibiting the use of materials of German origin.
Exaggerated ad claims sell Knowlton's Danderine as the quick fix for dandruff itchy scalp and falling hair. The copy asserts rapid results, abundant soft hair, gloss and fullness after application, urging readers to try a small bottle sold at drug stores.
A garbled report notes a conflict between Theacen TT In and a preacher over a mining dispute. The text mentions Peligron and Dowlite in unclear context, with plans to continue despite insufficient clarity.
A traveler and a waitress discuss paper coverings for sandwiches at a road stop. The exchange turns into garbled lines about government steps and Hoover, with hints of wartime rationing and social tension reflected in misread text.
A garbled passage from Munapes News mentions a fussy elf and phrases about fate and wood, with unclear quotations and names. The readable text is minimal and lacks coherent events or identifiable persons.
A vintage piece promotes Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound as a cure for female illnesses. It extols roots and herbs and claims success through a special preparation. The ad touts restored letters from grateful users and promises ongoing publication of testimonials.
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