15 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1911
Page
1
The big interests oppose direct election of U.S. senators. A senate vote to unseat Senator Lorimer appears likely before his current term ends, signaling a major political shift and potential end to his tenure.
St Louis looks to win the pennants this year while also seeking the state capital status, signaling political and sports ambitions. Local fans rally as the team hopes for strong performance and regional recognition in a season of high expectations.
Press dispatches describe the Gould Decies wedding noting the bride looked tiny yet pretty. Lord Decies appeared more focused on the size of her fortune than her stature.
A skeptical passage questions a waterways appropriation of 34 million dollars from public funds for the coming year. It accuses taxpayers of subsidizing a costly project while roads stay poor and mud slows progress, urging readers to resist being taken for a fool.
A column suggests financier J Pierpont Morgan is poised to acquire major telephone companies. It predicts he may soon dominate many valuables and implies the public may end up working for him, hoping he remains a lenient boss.
Statement asserts the Journal can be Republican and serve the welfare, interests, and progress of the masses. It contends Republicanism, as Lincoln and party founders viewed it, pursued similar aims and ideas.
The article warns of four dry days in St. Louis ahead of Sunday and primary election days, noting the hardship but reassuring residents that breweries will continue operating to provide beer once the drought ends.
County warrants sold at ninety five cents on the dollar marking the first time in over forty years they have traded below par. The Ironton Register notes Democrats administer Iron county finances while Washington county under Republican governance shows no discounts except for delinquent tax bills from large landowners.
The piece mocks elite plans to create a formal nobility in the country, noting Vivien Gould’s gilt status while her grandfather Jay was a clock peddler before turning to sheep shearing. It argues the plutocracy views themselves as separate from the common people to exploit wealth and maintain dominance.
Charles C. Trainer of St. Louis believed his first wife was legally divorced but found no divorce existed and must serve a penitentiary term. Earlier a second man married a third time without separation, was paroled and fined 3500. The cases illustrate a pattern of legal mishaps amid varying fortunes.
Report notes the razing of the old capital building at Jefferson City and suggests plans or consequences following its destruction. Local officials and residents weigh the impact on heritage, use of the site, and potential redevelopment.
The article discusses a $5,000,000 bond question for a new building and the likely statewide vote on moving the state capital. It contrasts Jefferson City and St. Louis, noting St. Louis offers strong arguments for hosting the capital, while the Journal leans toward St. Louis in the upcoming contest.
A derisive broadside condemns the state senate for killing the co bi while a balers delegation lobbies Jefferson City. It blasts bakery practices using rotten eye analogy and urges stronger laws to ensure food purity, warning of imported unfit goods reaching American tables and urging consumers to beware.
The piece critiques lavish New York weddings funded by vast sums, police kept from prying crowds, and perfunctory lists of wedding gifts. It argues such displays distort love’s simplicity, notes anti mixed-national marriages and titled matchups as superficial, and likens the story to Balzac.
The text notes a decline of democracy as money grows, comparing a man’s ruin to Lear’s daughters and suggesting excess wealth corrupts virtue. Father Gor et-nor Balzac are referenced to explain how money misused leads to ruin. The passage blends social critique with literary allusion.
An article describes so named sump holes in California oil regions where rising gas bubbles create “freak shadows” on petroleum surfaces. It explains shadows linger when the surface heats, because tiny gas bubbles respond to temperature, not the source. Also notes an Educational Fair at Potosi Missouri on March 24, 1911 showcasing Washington county school work with district exhibits and county supervision.
Latty residents urge the state to choose Latty for the capital, offering free tots, favorable location, wind, water and wood. Meanwhile complaints arise about Liberty telephone line repairs. Social mentions include visits to Zora Johnson by Miss Ruth Springer and others, sickness noted for Aunt Phoebe Bouse and Sam Stephens. Additional chatter notes visits from residents of Brazil and Hine Creek and plans to move into a vacated house.
An unprovident man praises pawnshops for practical tips. A client recalls seeing ostrich feathers redeemed and stored in sealed glass jars, noting jars protect feathers from moths and dust. The pawnbroker explains why jars are safest, allowing easy monitoring and early trouble prevention.
A prominent Chicago Sunday school worker visits a Michigan Avenue china studio and tries several pieces. She asks about a pearl luster potpourri jar, learns its use, then says she will take everything except that jar and refuses anything tied to poker.
A Puck comment recalls Saul’s reaction when the people hailed David as greater than him. It notes Saul’s jealousy and fear after hearing the chant that David had slain his tens of thousands, implying tension within the royal court.
New York correspondent reports Magistrate O'Connor dodging a four ton furniture van drawn by three horses. He remonstrates with the driver, has him arrested, and fines him five dollars. The driver jokes that magistrates should wear Mother Hubbards so a man could dodge them.
A French inventor proposes a hollow cane device to curb drinking by letting the user absorb alcohol through a perforated handle and later dump it outside the saloon. The piece also contrasts the Bretonne woman with English perceptions, describing her as clumsy, rough, and unrefined in manners and appearance.
The Tan gi Valley people practice polygamy with several brothers sharing one wife due to poverty. Children bear the names of all the husbands. Divorce is simple: a husband can claim a wife as a bad cook, or a wife can prove her husband fails to maintain the home to obtain relief.
A sudden jar and upheaval lasting seconds unsettled Glasgow and surrounding districts. Residents rushed into streets fearing an explosion at a gasworks. No serious damage occurred though many gas mantles broke. Buildings shook, crockery rattled, and telephone exchange girls were alarmed by bells. The tremor was felt across the same area again.
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