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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
2
A Burlesque of current notes and bon mots from the Potosi Journal. The column references taxes, Edith Wharton, Japs in Vancouver, naval satire, leap year vanity, and Andrew Carnegie while lightly riffing on pensions for ex presidents, Mosquitoes, wood paving, and a Philadelphia brides name trend. An Ohio judge serving in the national guard is noted in a playful tangent.
A famous living skeleton formerly with Bar num has died from fatty degeneration, underscoring the era’s paradoxes.
A man bearing the titles of earl and baron is starving in St Louis due to unemployment and a lack of marriage to an heiress. He gives no explanation for his reluctance to wed. If a foreign nation attacks our fleet, Admiral Frans would likely deploy 21 pianolas to end the fight.
A man described as six feet one inch tall and weighing 80 pounds has died in Rhode Island. The remark about airships playfully comments on his slender frame and potential talents as a tester of airships.
A New York cafe gave its women patrons a New Year gift by permitting them to smoke. The gesture reflects attention to guest preferences, suggesting thoughtful tailoring of experiences to individual tastes.
The piece questions whether elected legislators who are paid daily may grow to view honest work as unnecessary, urging a mindset that public service does not mean shirking ordinary employment. It emphasizes the value of labor and warns against political vanity.
The year ahead is expected to solve practical aerial travel as progress accelerates in experiments. Public interest is high and many foresee rapid advances, not mere visions unlikely to be realized.
A marriage is to be celebrated in New Haven after an unusual romance born during a golf match. A ball struck the gentleman, stunning him, prompting an apology and ensuing romance. This year leap year lets women propose. men may not refuse.
A Montreal newspaper was fined for branding provincial legislators as fools and ignoramuses. The judgment suggests the paper might have won if not for the use of such tautology and insulting language.
A scientist notes a grip germ with barbs enhances handling against malaria and small pox. The barb equipped organism, paired with the thumb-screwn red-hot pinchers and feet tongs, supplies a notable advantage over these puerile pathogens.
The plan states the Panama Canal dam and locks will be built on the Pacific side far inland to avoid coastline vulnerability. This aims to prepare for a possible hostile expedition by Guam natives.
A historic note suggests women wear a peekaboo shirt waist in winter to attract attention, while men adapt freely, illustrating perceived gendered cleverness in style. The piece hints at social attitudes toward fashion and flirtation in the era.
President Roosevelt emails Congress arguing against corporate abuses and stock manipulation. He demands an employers liability law and tighter controls on securities, rebating, and injunctions while labeling large wealth as corrupt and defending honest business against predatory practices.
William Allinghaim quotes Thomas Carlyle in memoirs about a Browning remark attributed to Huxley stating in the beginning was hydrogen. The speaker would urge any man who spoke thus to be silent in his presence.
The group plans to fight the cigarette habit the cocaine habit the five cent theater and unlicensed hotels in Illinois as part of a yearlong effort by clubwomen to curb social ills.
The American Analyst describes a test using glazed paper saturated with a solution of one troy ounce of pure acetate of lead in eight fluid ounces of rainwater. After partial drying, the paper is exposed in the room to detect sewer gas.
Proposal to build a motor approach road to London spanning 15 miles with a width of 40 to 60 feet and a maximum gradient of 1 in 30. Estimated cost cited as S200 000 for a 2 mile segment.
A Kansas City boarding house at Eleventh and Wyandotte burned Saturday morning killing five occupants and injuring 15 others who jumped from upper windows. Survivors were exposed to frigid wind and snow as firefighters struggled in extreme cold. Authorities suspect an overheated stove sparked the blaze, which left the dead unidentified.
King Dom Carlos of Portugal and Crown Prince Luis Filipe were shot to death in a royal carriage in Lisbon after returning from Villa Viçosa. A group fired volleys from carbines, wounding the king and prince fatally while Queen Amelie was unharmed. Police killed three attackers and captured three others. One prisoner died by suicide in custody. A Spaniard is suspected among the assailants.
New York acquits Thaw of murder but finds him insane. He is committed to Matteawan asylum for the criminal. the jury voided murder verdict on insanity grounds after the Madison Square Garden killing. Evelyn Thaw testified last year, her honesty praised by the district attorney for essentials of truth.
Miss Martha Bowne of Columbus New Jersey died after a minor hatpin scratch on her finger became infected. The injury occurred two weeks earlier and was ignored until blood poisoning developed three days before her death.
Denis O'Sullivan, a famous Irish actor, died at Grant Hospital in Columbus Ohio after an operation for appendicitis. He had been listed in serious condition following surgery.
Detective Williams captured an escaped life convict from Joliet prison, John Sullivan alias Shannon, who was sent for murder. He is currently serving a jail term in town for vagrancy.
Former North Dakota governor E. S. Shortridge is dying of cancer in Devils Lake. He underwent an operation at Chester, Minnesota, a few weeks ago, but doctors say it was too late. He is 77 years old and all his relatives have been summoned to his bedside.
Herbert Heston Highley aged 22 son of George Highley suffered tuberculous kidneys and collapsed on the street while walking then died after being taken to his home nearbr in West Chester Pennsylvania.
A 59 year old retired contractor from Iron Bridge, living in Norristown Pennsylvania, died at his front gate. Police say the death occurred after he was overcome by an apparent overdose of apoplexy drug. Preston Noyeor, a clerk at the Easle Hotel, reported the incident.
Wealthy American Mr Barnes from New York rescues Eng lieutenant Edward Anstruther and his Corsican bride Marina from a deadly vendetta. Enid Anstruther and Maud Chartris feature as tension rises aboard a French steamer voyage from Ajaccio to Marseilles, with a mysterious note triggering danger and pursuit.
Barnes and detective Emory plot to halt a Corsican vendetta tied to a dangerous murder feud. In Paris and Marseille the pursuers map targets among Danella relatives while safeguarding the women. Barnes vows to turn hunter to protect his bride as the danger closes in.
Barnes and Burton search a torn epistle as Maud fears exposure and awaits a chance to flee. Marina recovers, Edwin plans travel, and a hidden message spurs urgent confidences amid mounting tension in the Chartris household.
A quoted reflection on beauty as a handicap and the vulnerability of loving for looks. The speaker notes beauty fades with time and questions what remains when appearance declines, contrasting it with money and lasting value.
Across the world staircases exist but Jacob's Ladder at St Helena stands out with over 700 steps all ascending at a uniform 45 degree angle. The long staircase is the direct route to the hill summit and is daily used by travelers despite its length.
Mrs Elvina Sperling of 184 Oley reports suffering female disorders including tumors and inflammation. Two Chicago doctors reportedly deemed surgery necessary but she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with complete cure without operation. The ad promotes Pinkham's remedy as a standard treatment for displacement inflammation ulceration fibroids and related symptoms and invites women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
Mrs Hardapple reads a letter about a cow killed by a car and the claimant weighing the cow’s value. Hiram answers with escalating figures from six dollars to five hundred dollars, mentioning a prize Holstein and threatening legal action to secure full cash settlement.
John A. Salter See Co of La Crosse Wis promotes mail order seed offer for 1808. Free catalog plus multiple seed packets including carrots cabbage cucumber market lettuce onions radish melon and flower seed. Expanded package promised to grow 35 bushels of garden produce and many flowers. Mail postpaid for 12 cents or 16 cents with Berliner Earliest Cauliflower cage upgrade.
A Long Island burglar, hailed as the most enterprising in memory, escaped a brand new county jail taking all locks and doorknobs with him. If caught, he should be promoted to the best penitentiary. The ad notes for Vesena Company selling health tablets, liniment, and salve offer exclusive territory and big profits with no experience needed.
A collage of promotional lines and quips from a bygone era. It touts Our Pis pie mix in three flavors for lemon chocolate and custard pies, claims quick piles cure with Pro Ointment, and features humorous asides about bachelors, jealous lovers, and famous brands.
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