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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1906
Page
1
River improvement appropriations face graft concerns
Appropriations for river improvement have long been viewed as graft. The current situation shows no change in this opinion, keeping the public wary of misused funds and the need for accountability.
Washington County Leads Revival of Mining Industry
Washington County properties hold promise as lead reserves stir markets. High prices attract buyers and investors, signaling an early revival in local mining activity and potential job growth.
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Washington County
Democrats Set Tone for Missouri Legislature Session
The article previews how the Democratic party plans to steer the coming Missouri legislature, seeking to prioritize welfare and party interests as the real body considers the agenda and reforms ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Arena Drama Shifts to Roosevelts Popularity Debate
The arena features a discussion on Liryun's supporters and Bryan's rising appeal, noting that popularity overlaps in the public vote. Roosevelt emerges as a strong figure, with polls showing growing support and impact on the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liryun
Pepebers
Bryan
Roosevelt
Alee
Court remarks spark witness refusal in New York case
Justice Brows claimed court influence over Congress and presidents in plutocracy praise. Judge Grow’s remark prompted Stand ied On officials to refuse testifying as Attorney General Bladhey of Missouri sought evidence against the Standard in New York proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brows
Supreme Court
Grow
New York
Bladhey
Missouri
Misouri 1908 Governor race hints at Hadley Roosevelt pairing
The text suggests Attorney General Hidley as Missouri governor candidate in 1908. It notes Haddey could win the office, but prefers him on a national ticket with Roosevelt at the top. It states Lieutenant Governor McKinley would carry the state for governor with a Roosevelt and Hadley national ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidley
Missouri
Haddey
Roosevelt
McKinley
Hadley
Foreign labor and American wages debate echoes
The text argues that wage earners claim to oppose cheap foreign labor while recognizing foreign workers influence on U S development. It notes that foreign labor does not stay cheap once aware of American wage standards and cautions against indiscriminate immigration while acknowledging immigrants’ role in national growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amer Ena
United States
Democrats Split Over Home Rule and Federal Power
The piece reviews Secretary Elihu Root’s call for state home rule versus central federal power. It recalls Civil War costs and the Chicago railroad strike under Governor Altgeld. The author argues national interests must trump regional aims and warns of wealth centralization requiring federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elihu Root
Grover Cleveland
Chicago
Altgalt
Illinois
Root
Missouri Road Improvement Debates in Legislature
The Missouri legislature discusses expanding road work with large state appropriations. New York and other states fund permanent systems via taxes on utilities and stock operations, while Pennsylvania and Missouri eye sizable road budgets. Experts urge a comprehensive state financed program rather than ad hoc measures.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Linataree
Missouri Legislative
Globe
Missouri Democrats forecast GOP edge in governor race
Sedalia Capital analyzes Missouri voting patterns noting Democratic totals in November rose to 373,491 while Republicans reached 283,417. It predicts Missouri remains doubtful and likely to swing Republican in two years, arguing for continued GOP prospects and questioning Democratic strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Averens
Evils of Child Labor Demand Strong Legislation
G Stoy argues in Ebcona that child labor in textiles harms families and society. He notes rising female and child workers, falling wages, and widening harm across trades from cotton to tobacco. He urges strict, enforced laws and immediate action to free the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itsaer G. Stoy
Ebcona
Saint Nick as Robber Baron in a Charity Paradox
A satirical 19th century essay portrays Santa Claus as stout eldery and conservative, rich yet criticized for inequity in gifts. It questions wealth philanthropy, suggesting if he funded humane institutions he would join Robber Barons, while mocking public appetite for reform and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Moody
St. Nick
Area of the United States Bulletin 302 figures
The U S Geologic Survey issued Bulletin 302 by Henry Gannett detailing a cooperative effort with the Land Office Census Bureau and Geologic Survey to standardize the area of the United States. The area of the United States proper is 3 020 780 square miles, up 1 188 square miles from census figures. Alaska and other territories are listed with their areas.
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United States Geologies Survey
Henry Gannett
Land Office
Census Pureau and
Geologies Survey
United States
Departments
Bulletin
Alaska
Philippines
Hraowail
Porto Riva
Guam
Samen
Panaaia Cacal
Fourfold paths of giving and the law of reciprocity
A fragmentary excerpt cites ancient wisdom on truth and speech. It urges speaking truth and pleasing, warns against false or empty words, and notes the law of reaping what one sows. It mentions inner wisdom, restraint, and the four ways of giving welfare in this life and the next. It also echoes the Golden Rule and guiding ethics for all.
Child’s Cake Pot Snag Sparks Sibling Dialogue
Mami admonishes and Tommy defends helping his little sister. The exchange doubles as a slice of family life with a playful, rustic tone highlighting shared chores and loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mami
Tommy
Small Tommy
The Great St Louis Hobe Democrat Ad Rates
The fragment outlines subscription options and pricing for the St. Louis Hobe Democrat weekly edition. It references various time frames and rates, including Sunday edition access and prepaid postage, indicating a promotional notice for readers and dealers. The text shows multiple price points and dates, though some parts are garbled.
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Tieaily ‘Hobe Democrat
St. Louis
Hads Af Sery
Dais Arte
Isonda
Fey
Ibe
Mother Hen’s Calm Talk Echoes Past Dentist Visit
A mother hen reassures her chick about a looming threat, saying all will be better. The chick answers that her soothing words sound exactly like last week’s visit to the dentist for a tooth extraction. The scene mirrors a Harpers Weekly strip with rustic dialogue and quizzical humor.
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Harpers Weekly
Poisonous remedy warning in local drug store ad
A clipped notice warns against unsafe remedies and references a Foley product and a yellow package. It cautions readers to refuse substitutes and mentions City Drug Store as the vendor. The fragment implies danger in dubious preparations and general cautions about medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
City Drug Store
Predestined Procrastination in a Church Hat Collection
A humorous dialect scene shows Breath er Shinpaw and Brother Binmerick debating a charitable collection while joking about predestination and the Lord's guidance. A five-cent piece, a dime, a pickle, and a copper cent pass into the plate as they improvise a sermonful exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shinpaw
Dees
Binmerick
Braddah
Kaint
Tom
Outwits the Surgeon and a Noted Woman
A jagged report says Mrs. Tres of Leavenworth faced a serious medical scare from a female trochies complication tied to eatarri and other ailments. A threatened operation was postponed after claims a medicine cured her liver kidney disease jaundice and other ills, advertised as a universal remedy by Plormsn’s Drug Store with sales pitches and price listings.
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Eatarri
Tie Stonmerel
Hewels
Tres
Nustin
Leavenworth
Deeton
Allia
Tanie
Dros
Girl’s Vacation Trip Ends in Fright Over Kitten
A Meneheater girl traveling from N H to Testen with friends finds a kitten in her trunk as she unpacked upon arrival in Jesten. The startled traveler is relieved when the kitten pops out healthy, but she is shaken by the surprising encounter.
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N. H
Testen
Jesten
Philadelphia nominee Enx-Meagor Stewart linked to blunt honesty
Enx Meagor Stewart of Philadelphia, named by the Republican convention for governor, earned a nickname in youth for strict habits and a reportedly shy temperament. Friends say he was never kissed except by his mother, earning the moniker Blushing Ned in earlier days. The piece contrasts him with a later American figure Gladstone Dowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enx-Meagor Stewart
Philadelphia
Gladstone Dowie
America
Stewart
Ned
Dustless Streets in Nottingham by Water Sprinkling
In Nottingham England dusty streets are kept clean by sprinkling with water containing dissolved calcium chloride. A single dressing every three or four weeks suffices even in heat, and the cost is very small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Nottingham
Take Your Choice Beefs Up A European Spelling Tour
A traveler in summer Europe lists spellings of beefsteak in France Germany and Belgium. Entries range from bif teck to beefstee to beaufsteeake beausteik bumfstue bafesteck and beeafesteeacke.
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Europe
France
Germany
Belgium
Bifteck
Beefstee
Beaufsteeake
Beausteik
Bumfstue
Priscilla's First County Visit and Curious Cow Milk Event
True Rustic recounts Priscilla's initial county visit where she hears hens and links them to egg laying. She also hears a cow and calls her mother exclaiming the cow has lost some milk, in a Harper's Weekly style vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla
Harper’s Weekly
Army plan to form long service force in France
French officials study a standing army scheme using long-service men and compulsory enlistment of all schoolboys in a national rifle corps to instill discipline and military knowledge from youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Rifle Corps
Jewels in Watches Spark Tiny Value Claim
A jeweler notes that jewels in watches are often worthless or worth little to a thief as they fetch only ten cents each in wash cases. He adds modern watches commonly contain jewels, with values varying from a few dollars to over $14, depending on the model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ascdern
Facts in the Cage
A bungled clipping discusses engagements and money in a terse, period voice. It mentions a sensible girl, a young man, and the idea of restricting costly proposals within a marriage plan. The tone mirrors a city paper’s social notice style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singleton
Ring Lost at Sea Returned to Viewan Visitor
A visitor from Gasland named Viewan revisiting Rhoaseclyn six years later found a ring in the seabed during a fishing trip. The recovered object was identified as the one previously lost by Sie Pag, ending a years long mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viewan
Rhoaseclyn
Gasland
Emperor's Private Newspaper for the Austrian Ruler
An emperor of Austria established a privately written newspaper for his own time. It began about four years ago and covers all matters concerning him, both pleasant and adverse, without omission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Rer
Mosquitoes Linked to Leprosy Spread in Tropics
Mosquitoes and other pests are now believed to play a significant role in transmitting leprosy germs. The disease is reported to be increasing rapidly in certain tropical American regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropical
Amerteca
Rebirth of Oil Painting in Medieval Times
Art scholars note that oil paints were long misunderstood by ancient artists and faded from use, only to be revived toward the close of the thirteenth century A. D. The history traces a gap in technique before revival.
Irregular Court Steps and Feral Cats in Northern Mali
Police ban sleeping on courthouse steps as citizens face benches or juries. In northern Mali cats are favored for food though law forbids it. Cats are fattened and roasted with onions, parsley, bay leaf and red wine, a practice locals claim surpasses rab bits in quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cats Republic
Maly
Public Strart Amid Interupt By Perret At Swoarer
Public speech and events are garbled in this fragmentary report with references to rates, tar, and gates. The text mentions avoidance of pest control and a yellow patchy area near Pug Street, suggesting a disrupted public notice or event.
Notable Health Remedies Prominent in 19th Century Ads
An OCR damaged page fragment references a medicine claiming to cure coughs colds and consumption, mentioning Kautg's New Discovery and other tonics. It includes stray names and places, with terse advertising language and social context hints from an era of patent medicines and immigrant communities.
Bucklen’s Armful Salve Cures Sore Surface Fast
Fragmentary ad copy proclaims Bucklen’s Armful Salve as the best for sores and swelling. Counts claim relief of a sore surface and disappearance of soreness after application, praising longstanding efficacy and offering 20 cent size. Local product listing tone with likely misread brand name and pricing.
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Rawls
Redis
Buckien
al & KS
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