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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1908
Page
2
A garbled column discusses Missourian and Georgian education, a Nicaragua electrical plant, and Germany’s airship report. It notes Clark University ghost hunting funds, Morocco’s Sultan Mutat Waid, European power shifts, London miscare, and a note on Japanese professionals and blindness among masseurs.
A California architect envisions taller structures with ten stories or more. He notes elevators may include private diners for top floor travel and suggests a man using the lift would eat lunch alone, while friends ride separately.
A New York man received a jail sentence and a large fine for contempt of court. The piece notes how prudence differs from a famous Irish lawyer who denied contempt and joked about concealing declines. It adds Swiss presidential election commentary and mentions Ernest Brenner elected president by the federal assembly with little ceremony.
A New York woman, her clothes aflame, hid her children in a room and endured agony to save them. The Carnegie commission’s report is cited as failing to recognize her peril. Investors warned against a five cent gold mine share under a professor’s dubious metal transmutation claims.
A new Tibetan newspaper is announced as Lhasa responds to modern communication with a telegraph tied to a ten word message system. Readers will wake to reports of a fire at Che Lung's barn in Enat Hankow and other distant events.
Women watch advertising columns to stretch the family budget. They seek bargains not from love of shopping but from economy. It is not feminine nature to pass on a bargain whether counting pennies is necessary or not.
The Yale records vindicate the simple life by showing rich students are the poor scholars. Scholarships decline as luxury rises. The Baltimore American notes that natural law favors the prospect of the working poor, who shape the nation's destinies despite college statistics.
The Indianapolis Star lauds John Herzel of Fowler for paying years of savings on notes bearing his forged signature, placed by a rogue son. He chose to settle the debt out of his own sense of duty, though the law did not force him.
Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution report a vast Arizona crater about three-quarters of a mile wide and 600 feet deep. They conclude the huge depression results from a meteor impact, a theory echoed by the Troy Times as a dramatic reminder of powerful space visitors.
Wealthy American Barnes threads a dangerous crossing of love and murder across Corsica and France. Marina the Corsican bride faces a forged letter and hidden doom while Edwin Anstruther’s trust, Maud Chartris, and a sharp-eyed detective navigate a web of vendetta, secrecy, and rising peril aboard a yacht and in Nice.
A humorous quip imagines how Mike would spend a million dollars. He would book a Palace hotel room and instruct the clerk to wake him at five. When asked why he would get up, he would reply that he does not have to.
State Treasurer Gmelich received a letter from a man signing as Captain John H. Camp formerly of Upper Congo Central Africa asking what title he would hold in a legendary Shenish treasure location. The note from Stanton Franklin County claims a cave with treasure and predicts ownership of the cache if the sea gate is opened, with a promised return to inform Camp of his status.
An incident near the river delivers a fatal blast destroying a walnut timber structure. Witnesses report a sudden explosion sending debris into the water and injuring several. Rescue crews search the scene at night as authorities investigate causes and compute fatalities.
Fragmentary text portrays a state university scene with ghostly imagery and discipline, mentioning robes, skulls, and strange rituals. It references an administration and students in a charged atmosphere, with scattered names and dubious actions, but lacks a coherent, verifiable narrative.
Notssway County sold bonds at a Naitewne firm to finance construction on the equity poor farm. The sale included sealed bids with bids per certificate and conditions reflecting the county’s bonded financing plan.
A pan of meal scraps ignited an explosion near Bethany blowing decor and plaster from walls. Flames erupted from the oven and a child near the stove sustained burns in the blast.
Hundreds of students marched through Columbia cheering the dry victory after the recent election. Cadet band and cadets led the procession as a large street sprinkler followed with about three dozen students hanging on. Sidewalks crowded with cheering locals.
James Posten aged 22 was killed in the Coleman mine at Aurora when a boulder struck him. He leaves a wife and child.
Richmond voters approved a no saloons measure by a 178 vote margin. The total turnout neared two hundred more than in ordinary political elections, with overall city votes around the late result totals.
The Carthage Press calls the ground hog a pessimist as it glimpses sunshine and retreats to its hole, predicting calamity. The item uses a humorous tone to contrast a sunny day with foreboding.
Two aged Holden residents and longtime businessmen died within hours of each other. John Gibson, 72, and James Sherlock, 78, had lived in Holden for decades and conducted local business for about 40 years.
The city wide vote ended 998 dry to 956 wet with Columbia turning dry. In the Fourth Ward the measure passed 228 to 93 amid votes from professors and officers at the state university.
An editorial piece argues Peruna should be offered to the people as a household remedy with full transparency. It defends ethical marketing, promises free literature, and asserts Peruna’s claims are honest while denouncing imitators and slanderers.
The advertisement touts Castoria as a trusted and safe remedy for infants and children. It claims a 30 year history of use and notes it bears the familiar signature Tgour, emphasizing ongoing reliability for parents.
A sick man asks a lawyer if his will is fixed as he directed and then questions who will best inherit the property after his death. The lawyer confirms the strength of the will, while the man privately probes the likely heirs and their chances under the arrangement.
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