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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
3
A colored inmate at the Eastern penitentiary, while serving a ten year sentence, conceived several mechanical devices for the employment department and completed a model for an automatic fire escape. The escape resembles a clock and winds the rope for reuse after each descent. a patent has been applied for.
A humorous exchange from Spare Moments presents Mr. Spurgeon asked how orphans might fare if they all had uncles and aunts to provide treats except one child with no kin. The boy Bob prompts that someone should give that orphan six pence, and Spurgeon agrees, noting the orphan did receive the sixpence.
For ten minutes the angry man hurled names while the other man smiled and appeared pleased. He remarks that the taunt sounds fowl and evokes old times. He recalls days in politics and a hotly contested election in Chicago that he lost.
People feel their corns ache and their bones rheumatic when rainy weather is near due to atmospheric dampness disturbing the body. General disturbances manifest in morbid parts such as corns, rheumatic bones, or decayed teeth.
A New York Press note comments on comparisons between human anatomy and fish anatomy. It asserts humans have 492 bones and 60 arteries while carp supposedly move 456 bones and muscles with 4320 veins and 90 muscles each breath.
A Minneapolis woman says Ignorance and neglect caused female suffering. She followed Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and reported relief from headaches aches and weariness within weeks. She urges other sick women to seek advice from Lydia Pinkham at Lynn Mass.
A New Year tale where a bell ringer recalls a son Ruprecht who left home for a career with church music. Years later a piano prodigy, Prof Von Bulow’s recital inspires a hopeful father to find his long‑lost son in the crowd as midnight bells strike and a reunion unfolds at a New Year’s Eve gathering in Minneapolis.
Mr Meekton teases his wife Henrietta about not wearing the Christmas gift pack. He plans to don a red necktie, nile green smoking jacket, and purple and yellow socks, while smoking a birthday cigar all at once. The dialogue is framed as light domestic humor from the WashingtonVat publication.
London correspondent summarizes Joseph Chamberlain’s campaign for moderate protection in Britain. The piece notes broad public interest, widespread support for duties on imports, and cautious expectations among manufacturers, farmers, and engineers about ten percent duties and their effect on prices, imports, and home industry. It cites favorable opinion from American protectionists.
The Atlanta Journal notes Democratic senators caucused to oppose Hay Bunau Varilla canal treaty arguing Panama independence risks a precedent. The piece argues opposition would block a pivotal engineering feat and harm national interest, urging the party to avoid obstructing public demand for the canal.
The piece argues that protectionist views fail against actual data. It asserts the United States exports more, competes more abroad, and that protected American manufactures gain recognition for merit and price. It notes even English advocates of free trade face doubt when faced with these results.
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune reports a third editorial urging the Republican Party to reject Roosevelt, linking the attacks to Pierpont Morgan Rockefeller trusts and mine owners. The piece warns plutocratic forces aim to control both parties, threaten public interests, and may shift to democratic influence if Roosevelt gains the nomination. It notes massive wealth and widespread influence behind anti Roosevelt efforts.
The San Francisco Chronicle notes Democrats control a Senate majority ready to block any Panama Canal treaty. It argues a partisan move to thwart construction aids railroad magnates but may alienate voters who favor the canal. The piece warns good politics may not win votes or funds for Democrats.
Several papers reflect on Democratic disarray as they oppose reforms and debate the Cuba reciprocity bill and the Panama Treaty. They note Northern and Southern divisions, with some editors predicting Republicans gaining ground if Democrats drift toward Republican stances. The debate includes Senator Hoar and Roosevelt policy reactions.
Advertisement for Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root claims to restore kidney health and cure related ailments. Detailing symptoms like back pain and sleep disruption, it urges readers to mail for a free sample and book, noting hospital use and doctor endorsements and listing Binghamton New York as the address.
City editor demanded a view of Col. Welligan's burning house from inside the fence corner. The photographer delivered a shot of the ruins with a large tree obscuring the house, explaining the obstacle after the fact.
Frederika resident A. Grover, a 74 year old with long standing kidney problems and swelling in his limbs, says after ten boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he fully recovered. He reports weight gain, better sleep, and no return of symptoms since treatment.
Mrs Newrich recounts a visit to Turkey and recalls a discussion about the Dardanelles. A friend questions the sighting, and Mrs Newrich explains they did not see maces and were out.
A terse proverb attributed to Alger laments that anger can compensate for missing logic. It contrasts passion with reason and cautions about impulsive behavior. The saying frames anger as a substitute for rational thought.
A husband returns home to hear family happenings and learns his wife has secretly implemented reforms. She boasts she opened a previously locked closet and fixed a sagging furnace with a hairpin, and even tamed their son Willie with a hairbrush, all without his help.
An English earl and his wife praised their time in the United States noting especially New York and the Hudson River scenery. He called Adirondack Mountains sport and picturesque, expressing joy at the trip and the overall travel experience as reported by the Albany Times Union.
An enigmatic column from the New York Sun questions the timing of a reunion and playfully ponders the year as it cycles through 365 days. The piece blends playful linguistic twists with calendar references.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co offers free samples of carrot lettuce onion radish and tomato seeds with a big Salzer catalog, mailed for postage. The notice touts six rare novelties valued at 70 cents retail, available to gardeners on receipt of the offer.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Ledger excerpt depicts a merchant and a visitor in a brief exchange. The text mentions Rheumatism and related doses, with a scene set in La Ceeeee Wis and a father revealing his relation to a knowledgeable son.
An old advertisement notes Stopes cough remedy and Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents. A testimonial from F Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 15, 1900 praises Piso’s Cure for Consumption for cough and cold. The fragment mentions an heiress joke from Philadelphia Bul and a line about “What makes her 0airy.”
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