22 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1905
Page
1
The Hon Edward Robb announces retirement to private life in a few days. The piece criticizes the floating vote as light material that influences elections and notes Kansas passes an oil refinery bill into law, condemning conduct seen as insult to Standard Oil.
The remark questions how Democrats benefit from a Republican victory when Republicans fear losing respect within their own party. It implies internal tensions as factions respond to electoral outcomes and party cohesion is tested in the aftermath.
An anarchist blast last Friday killed Grand Duke Ser gine and caused wide alarm at the Russian court. The attack signals turmoil within the autocracy and sparks speculation about future stability.
The Republican legislature advances in correcting Democratic commission and omission. News notes ongoing reform drive, focusing on oversight and fiscal responsibilities amid partisan debate.
A statue of Inte Frances Willard, famed advocate of purity and temperance, was unveiled in the National Statuary Hall in Washington. The ceremony marks a significant honor as no anti liquor advocate has received such national recognition before.
The passage warns that if South American republics hide behind Uncle Sam and sneer at foreign governments they invite periodic corrective actions from their protector for bad manners.
The text argues the United States is not ready for trust absorption, but may eventually absorb them. It contrasts trust power through money with the people's power through conscience, highlighting a clash between corporate influence and public morality.
A Missouri Democrat in the House at Jefferson City objected to Republicans passing measures Democrats opposed, recalling three decades of GOP taunting. Democratic lawmakers resist such perceived concessions, preferring firmness over compromise.
The Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post argues utopian equality cannot endure because man is an animal. It notes animal selfish instincts exist but asserts humans can overcome them through will and moral effort.
Kansas undertakes a state run oil refinery as a public enterprise. Its success hinges on management chosen by the people and the potential for selfish graft. If leaders misuse power, the project will fail and public ownership will suffer a severe setback.
Lieutenant Governor McKinley appears set to stay in line with party regularity and position himself as a compromise in the senatorial fight. He may enter the battle with a real chance but will likely remain aloof, as he eyes a gubernatorial nomination in three years and holds the best prospects among Republicans.
The Independent endorses certain sentiments voiced in our editorial columns, expressing gratification at the shared viewpoints.
The passage argues that welfare should inspire all parties not just one and criticizes how popular opinion is molded by newspapers. It urges rapid public consideration of correcting the unequal distribution of wealth between capital and labor to guide policy.
The piece argues Russia has lost forty to fifty thousand officers and men in battle and more to disease or invalidation, with total deaths nearing a hundred thousand when including noncombat losses. It condemns a few leaders shaping policy to extend territory, alleging greed and overpopulation pressures drive ongoing aggression, leaving the Russian people to suffer.
The fourth ward saw Democratic Indians threaten Republican registrars with pistols during spring election registration, seizing registration books. The piece condemns Mayor Wells and calls for a Republican return to power to restore citizen protections and lawfulness amid alleged city governance by reform forces.
A Missouri bill to ban Sunday baseball and similar sports faces opposition and is unlikely to pass. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch argues such laws fail in enforcement and harm communal leisure, noting Sunday remains the people’s holiday. It contrasts the dangers of the saloon with attempts to curb recreation, warning against driving people to vice.
A writer argues that recreative sports on Sunday should not corrupt morals and urges legislating recognized evils out of existence rather than tolerating them. The piece contends that eliminating saloons and dens of vice would better elevate public virtue and deter harmful, minor amusements on the Sabbath.
President Roosevelt instructs Commissioner Garfield to lead an immediate thorough investigation of the Standard Oil Company focusing on Kansas, using all department resources with Interior and Justice assist. The move follows a House resolution, aiming to reveal corporate practices and curb autocratic power, with broad national and world attention expected.
Professors Holden and his corn gospel train will tour Missouri to explain methods that boosted Iowa corn value by millions in 1904. Farmers are urged to attend the stops, learn the techniques, and apply them to raise Missouri crops similarly.
The Johnny offers a yearly subscription for one dollar per year. The notice mentions a low rate and urges readers to subscribe for county news coverage.
A column of maxims and local notices shares proverbs about ambition honesty and success. It includes reports on Carson HarmonMiss Lillian Blount and social news from Latty Iron County with arrivals visits and a shotgun quip about Wash Gibson.
Community updates include marriages not recent, illnesses, sermons, and property transfers. Notables: Uncle Joe Bennett dies at 76 after long illness. J F Bennett of Caledonia is his brother. Rev John B. Robinson conducts funeral at Hopewell cemetery. Also reports of De Soto visitor Bowyer, Irondale property purchase, poultry shipment, and a Chicago daily subscription offer. Re Go Tonic Laxative Syrup ad promotes health remedies and local agents Teasdale and Eersr.
Bargerton Tennessee resident Mrs M L Rabbitt faced consumption as physicians failed. Dr King’s New Discovery provided immediate relief after one bottle and, with continued use, claimed to cure her lung troubles. Guarantied by F X Teasdale. Price 50c and $1. Trial bottles free.
Letters of administration for the estate of Augusta Jaeschke have been granted to RuUpOL? Jaeschke by the Probate Court on January 4, 1905. Claimants must exhibit their claims within one year for allowance or be barred, and within two years to avoid perpetual bar. The Journal seeks active correspondents in every town and post office to share local news.
Executor J. T. T. Norst announces final settlement of the Theo. Ilouse estate in Washington County Probate Court. Hearing set for the court house in Potosi on the second Monday of May.
Mr John W Young of Lincoln relates that his wife and he chose different medicines for a cough. He found Mart s Honey and Hoarhound effective for himself, while his wife remains sick and must try Hart s Honey and Hoarhound to recover. Sold by F X Teasdale Belgrade and J L Eaton Potosi in bottles priced per bottle.
A fragment discusses tent poles as the circus's indispensable gear. It notes that strong tent poles deter thieves and that a manager may concede little if a large animal attachment is involved. The passage emphasizes poles essential to trapeze gear and overall setup.
Citizens of Crewe accuse the War Office of neglect after guns captured in town were installed as a public display. The unexplained fate of these trophies raises local anger and questions about handling of seized arms in England.
A Japanese program claims a new breeding freak has produced a rare race of sick worms, highlighting a controversial development in biological research.
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