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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1907
Page
2
A collection of humorous observations and pointed quips from a late nineteenth or early twentieth century column. It includes remarks on economy and credit mishaps, a Connecticut suicide note, calls for scientific progress over antiquated ideas, and playful anecdotes about gold, doughnuts, and regional quirks.
A Whitconsin real estate dealer smashed breakfast dishes, broke furniture and slapped his wife, receiving a proper fine. The notice quips that furniture is costly to handle recklessly these days.
The Missouri Supreme Court declares that lemons count as medicine, offering a legal framing for the saying a man must "take his medicine" as lemon handed to him. This ruling ties a common expression to a concrete citrus remedy in a humorous, paraphrased context.
General relief follows the announcement that the duchess tasted the immigrant pie at Ellis Island and pronounced it good. Though not widely known as a pie-biter, there is belief her judgment is sane and sound.
An aged Findlay Ohio woman died in a fire while burning incense in a religious rite. Report notes she poured kerosene on the incense, a line linked to criticisms of Standard Oil. The piece adds New York life strain, calling Central Park aged and requiring about 3 million dollars for restoration to regain vigor.
An allegorical tale describes Mercury deliberately walking across the sun as predicted. The sun ignores the act, showing that even great figures may be untroubled by minor critics. The moral suggests patience and resilience for powerful individuals.
France leads in snail production with Austria Brazilia and Switzerland hosting numerous farms where es cargots are raised on vine leaves. Demand in France is high and Paris consumes millions snails between September and May when they peak.
Columbia University to revert to supervised examinations under university officers to curb cheating. The move suggests Princeton remains nearly alone in sustaining the honor system successfully, a distinct source of pride for President Woodrow Wilson and his students.
The Indianapolis Star notes that paying five hundred dollars for expert heraldry and genealogy tracing a obscure ancestor to Alfred the Great may be necessary and, if unsettled, pursued in court. Climbing a family tree is praised as great art with dangers and dizzy delights, including the risk of discovering an ancestor dangling from a branch.
An explosion at the Darr mine of Pittsburg Coal Co near Jacobs Creek Pennsylvania traps between 200 and 250 miners. Rescue work slowed by fallen roof and widespread devastation as corpses are recovered, many mutilated and headless. Only a few escaped as workers kept church duties for St Nicholas day.
New York industrial leader A N Burbank, president of International Paper Co, said the firm nearly completed the purchase of 550 square miles of spruce lands in New Brunswick containing 350000 acres. He noted paper prices for 1908 delivery were advanced due to scarce spruce, with prices rising from $10 to $14 per cord in recent weeks and wages also climbing, forcing all firms to hike paper prices.
Judge Gould ruled the injunction against the American Federation of Labor applies only in Washington DC and binds only parties properly before the court. The order, issued Tuesday in the Buck Stove and Range Co. suit brought by J. W. Van Cleave of St Louis, does not affect outside the district.
A farmer named John Meyer in Holy Cross, Iowa, fired a shotgun at his 16 year old sister, fatally wounding her as she stood close to the muzzle. The incident is described as a loaded weapon disaster on the farm.
Attorney General Edward T. Young began district court proceedings in Hennepin County to remove the Standard Oil Co of Indiana from Minnesota.
Kansas City Kansas Thursday obituary notes Capt James B McGoniga conductor on Panhandle railroad’s first train in 1850. Born in Cuyahoga County Ohio he served in the Civil War in an Indiana regiment and died in Kansas City at age 74.
Christiania Norway C Havage the Norwegian minister to the United States died Thursday while on a canoeing trip.
New York. Harry Kendall Thaw faces a January 6 trial for the Stanford White killing. The defense may admit insanity at the time, sending Thaw to Matteawan asylum. District Attorney Jerome has grave doubts about Thaw’s sanity and may not object to the plan. If committed, he cannot be tried again for the murder.
Graham Oklahoma sheriff deputies search the countryside for the man who shot 21 year old John Arrington as he left his fiancee home. Arrington had been free on bond for killing Emberlin last January and died after being shot at the gate. Neighbors combed the woods all night. authorities found no trace of the assassin. The woman he planned to marry is prostrate.
Goldfield Nevada report says Judge Hilton, sponsor of the Western Federation of Miners, arrived with a settlement plan but mine operators refuse any dealings. Secretary Erb states the owners issued an ultimatum and will not conference, insisting the miners must reject or accept it.
Columbus Georgia Wallace Erskine a member of the Prince Chap company cut his throat with a razor in his hotel room after receiving unfavorable New York financial news. He was found weak from blood loss but doctors expect recovery. He reportedly lost substantial money in Wall Street.
Berlin reports the imperial budget for 1908 authorizes borrowing about $65,125,000. Credits authorized in earlier budgets but unrealized add $33,525,000, totaling $98,650,000 sanctioned for the current financial plan.
Omaha report states Harry Spaulding formerly of Champaign Illinois killed himself with morphine. He was found with his infant asleep in his arms. The motive remains unknown.
The Republican committee of New York County on Thursday night almost unanimously refused to adopt a resolution endorsing Governor Hughes for the Republican presidential nomination. When offered, a motion to table the resolution was adopted amid a loud shout heard outside the room.
Karlsruhe hears Karl Lindenau, mother-in-law murder trial witness Karl Hau case, on trial for complicity in levelling and attempted blackmail. Lindenau faces charges tied to statements in Hau trial about Olga Molitor shooting her mother Frau Molitor.
Mrs. George Collins wife of Ozark county judge in Noble Missouri perished in a house fire while attempting to save her baby. She rescued a five year old before succumbing to smoke. Two older children later found the scene and slept in a corn shock before the father returned to the ruin.
Five senior arts and sciences graduates at the University of Missouri become the first women chosen for Phi Beta Kappa. Carolyn Benton Higginsville Bessie Fair Trenton Elizabeth Ferris Moberly Laura Kingsbury Columbia and Eula Weeks Butler are honored for top scholarship. Membership signals strong university endorsement and a golden key, with fewer than ten percent of graduates selected.
Gov Folk, at the request of Adjutant General DeArmond, commissions four National Guard officers and one lieutenant colonel. Everett B E Phillips becomes first lieutenant of Company B Third regiment. Grover C Shanholtzer is second lieutenant of Company L Second regiment. Ray E Seitz is second lieutenant of Company F Sixth battalion. Louis W Winkler, graduate of the state military school in Columbia, becomes second lieutenant. Carl Kopp, Blees Military academy principal, becomes lieutenant colonel.
In Howell County circuit court the jury acquitted Anna Hibbard of murdering her husband Crawford Hibbard who was shot at their Mountainview home last March. After discharge, juror Frank Wilson became insane due to trial strain.
William T. Reyburn of Boone County celebrated his 88th birthday by hosting a dinner for 74 descendants and many friends. Five long tables were set and in use for almost four hours, feeding a large gathering.
Governor Folk grants parole commutation releasing F. W. Meher of Kansas City and Lawrence Taylor of St. Louis from the penitentiary.
The West Fork Baptist Church in Raytown, Jackson County, celebrated its 65th anniversary. Minutes from the first meeting were read. the church organized the Saturday before the second Sunday in December 1842 with 16 members, seven men and nine women, none now living. The initial church stood in a small store structure erected in 1846.
Mrs Marie Linn of Joplin wife of a real estate man was robbed of $19 and her watch and badly beaten by a highwayman. She was on her way to visit a friend when a man in an alley forced her to surrender and struck her, knocking her down.
Senator Stone introduced a bill to fund a $50,000 federal building in Maryville. The measure outlines construction and site details, aiming to boost local government facilities and federal presence in the city.
An Atchison county man killed a crow noted as a curiosity for its unusual white feathers in the wings and tail. The bird appeared intensely black with white feather variations and will be mounted for display.
Miss Neet claimed victory in Milan Repubblican’s popular girl contest. The event highlighted local youth, with Neet earning top honors as judges praised her poise and presentation.
Thomas Goodwin, a rural mall carrier between Carl Judison and Uulston, was held up by three men one mile from the former place. They struck him on the head with a stone and rifled his pockets. mall sacks were not touched.
A Tow gist man was butcher cutting porker when a knife slipped and drove through his arm. He learned the pain firsthand as doctors attended the injury and he recovered at home.
Jim Randolph confronts Bob Brownley in his office amid a brutal market collapse as Anti-People's stock dives to 90 and Reinhart's family tragedy spreads panic. Brownley storms the floor swearing vengeance but then seeks reconciliation with Randolph, while the exchange reels in chaos and danger.
A woman refused to enter a department store when a porter stood on a tall stepladder across the doorway saying she would not walk under it. She later relented after a laugh, finding the others behind her had heard her remark.
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