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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
1
Hadley attacked Waters Pierce and Standard Oil, Missouri moves toward a Republican governor. Judge Lamm supported jamming Standard Oil for a million dollars. Debates arise over drafting a new state constitution after decades of Democratic rule.
The writer argues freedom of the press has faded as courts grant injunctions against publications and jail editors for contempt if they defy court orders. The piece laments diminished free speech and criticizes modern legal limits on reporting.
After broad dismissal of the subject the St. Louis Republic continues to press for evidence that Painter has been elected and would remain in office, aiming to persuade Missourians despite the ballot outcome.
Democratic papers mock the incoming Republican administration in Missouri by calling candidates a herd of pie hunters. Republicans respond they now sit at the pie counter where Democrats once feasted and will consume the jibes without disturbance. The piece argues the Democratic party repeatedly produces patriots eager to serve at the pie counter.
An opinion notes the Missouri Supreme Court ruling against Standard Oil as vindicating the state law against monopoly. It questions next steps for relief to Missouri oil consumers and critiques Standard Oil’s world dominance and high profits while oil prices stayed steady.
A local ad touts a one price policy for shoes from the Haw ikten Brown Shoe Co of St. Louis, billed as the world’s largest makers. The dealer promises price cuts at marking and offers samples in the window all week, inviting customers with shoe troubles to visit.
A Missouri court notes the company may resume operations under a new name if it chooses to appeal the Supreme Court ruling. The firm could continue business in Missouri for years under its former title while pursuing higher court actions.
The piece argues free trade Democrats use Andrew Carnegie’s stance that the steel trust needs no tariff as proof that tariffs are robbery of consumers for special interests. It contends tariffs protect labor, not capital, and that capitalists like Carnegie would not willingly yield profits or share gains with labor, even if tariffs were removed.
The passage recalls the fall campaign critique of Attorney-General Hadley by W. S. Cowherd and Democratic speakers and editors. It notes insinuations about his tenure, claims of more spending and less achievement, and the unspoken expectation that the Standard Oil suit would soon resolve in the state’s favor.
The Supreme Court upheld General Hadley in his Missouri trust case, ruling against Standard Oil puppets and fining them. Democrats are urged to apologize for slandering Hadley and to acknowledge his success as a prosecutor and governor. Citizens are reminded Hadley faced vicious attacks during the campaign and deserve credit now.
Boston post office inspectors seek a man who offers to reveal schemes to amass money for fifty cents per person. He cautions applicants to “Work hard.” Earlier an ad promised a sure cure for dyspepsia for twenty five cents in The Congregationalist. inquiry follows.
A report describes schemes using the mails to push bogus health tips and scams. A hot water morning ritual is touted as a cure, while fraudulent letters from Jerusalem solicit money by claiming poverty and offering near worthless tokens. The Postmaster General has issued fraud orders against several swindlers.
A report from the Interstate Commerce Commission shows 5 764 railroad fatalities in the United States last year, 63 percent of the prior year. The piece argues stronger laws and safer practices are needed to curb accidents and protect workers despite a culture that prizes personal liberty and quick transit.
British mortality statistics show clergy live longer than any other profession. Reasons include later entry into the ministry, regular life with few excesses, moderate exercise, and protection from exposure. The discipline may contribute to an equable mind through religious philosophy.
A collection of sharp aphorisms on home life gender roles and risk taking. The lines touch on charity secrecy success and discipline with a wry tone. The fragments imply observations about money independence and social behavior within households and communities.
A quirky Chicago News note reflects on vanity and value. It observes that people fear theft of imagined jewelry before owning it, wishes temper outbursts could not be recalled, notes foreign titles fetch high prices while many Americans dislike litnesses, and jokes that modesty may mask a man’s restraint rather than guilt. a playful collection of maxims and musings.
A fox and a second fox claim the hare found dead by a falling limb lies within their hunting grounds. They argue before a wolf who sees the complex case as a legal stalemate and decides to eat the hare himself, noting that months would pass to settle rights. The tale ends with the moral that law takes all when agreement fails.
A liquid illuminating gas discovered by Prof Blau of Germany would be delivered to homes on a regular schedule similar to coal oil. A 22 pound cylinder would power a 50 candle power light for four months at four hours daily, connected via a fine flexible tube no thicker than an electric wire.
Siberia's best paid clergy receive about 3600 a year while poorer clergy often beg for bread. They face long duties with four to five am services, two more daily, blessings for births and deaths, and blessings for new buildings and during pestilence or peril, with continuous prayer.
The Rotherhithe tunnel under the Thames to Stepney cost about 10,000,000 to build and stands as the world’s largest tube boring. Including approaches the total length is about 113 miles while the river tunnel itself extends roughly one-third of a mile.
A Dover Delaware newspaper notes a chicken with striking red eyes not inflamed lids. Eyeballs shine crystal red and the sight lines appear sunlit through the head. The chick remains healthy and sees normally for its breed.
The notice touts Dr. Wells and Co at 501 Olive Street St. Louis as educated in top medical schools and hospitals. It claims success across chronic eye ear nose throat diseases and many others including liver stomach bowel, kidney, nervous, blood and skin illnesses with quick disease localization and many cures.
A fragment reflects on newspaper work and reader reactions. The speaker notes readers demand favors and criticizes knocker anecdotes, stating the press accepts harsh knocks as part of its business and remains ready to publish when provoked.
Philadelphia Press quips that Kander has shifted from open critique to owning a car, portraying a sharp change in public image as he embraces automobile ownership. The remark highlights a lighter side of a controversial figure and reflects cultural shift toward personal mobility.
Baron von Berlepsch protects his Thuringia estate as a bird sanctuary by planting trees and 3000 nesting boxes, with 95 of 100 occupied last spring. A thicket hosting 100 nests shows a nest per foot, while a hedge and clever traps guard the grounds from marauding creatures and curious children.
A New York woman argues for a working nurse model serving ordinary families. She says many cannot pay for full nurse care yet need help with sick relatives and household tasks during illness, and a societal shift toward affordable, multi role nurses could benefit the country.
The new sterilizing oven of M. Ber lioz in Frenchman treats books and delicate items not suitable for ordinary baking. It uses a device to evaporate aldhydes at atmospheric pressure for sterilization, leaving paper and bindings intact with protective wrappers possible. A 1,200 page volume soiled with pus and fecal matter was fully sterilized in two hours at under 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
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