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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1908
Page
2
A column of pithy, satirical quips touches politics, science, invention and society. It lampoons public figures, strikes, naval arms plans, and historical myths while musing on human folly and progress. The piece blends wry commentary with historical allusions and contemporary curiosities.
Mark Twain reportedly held 51199 in a New York bank that failed in the panic. Pennsylvanian pure-food experts tested 83 breakfast foods. King Oscar of Sweden left six and a quarter million. Some former subjects in the United States may have outrun him by 40 lengths. American heiresses who bought titled husbands still live with them, deemed exceptionally hardy.
An Alabama senator argues the south will go dry to prevent liquor from reaching the colored man. He then poses whether enforcement will create a color line or not, highlighting race and policy tensions in prohibition debates.
A butler is arrested in the east with $17000 worth of diamonds in his possession. He may be released if he can prove a prior employment as a head waiter, which would likely influence the case in his favor.
A New York juror disrupted a court trial expressing strong views about lawyers. This marks an unprecedented instance of a juror openly challenging legal counsel during proceedings.
The Prince de Sagan says he would have dueled Count Boni de Castellane if struck with a glove. Boni knocked him down and kicked him into the gutter, prompting the prince to deem him unworthy of notice. The prince appears as the world’s leading unconscious humorist in the remark.
The text notes burglars prowling at all hours seeking jewelry and jokes about their fate if caught. It contrasts risky occupations with a humorous notion that a burglar might be forced to face a marriage license window and a civil service exam at dawn.
A chair pusher in Atlantic City found $400 and received a 12 cent reward for returning it to the owner. The piece ends with a quip that finding $1,000 next time could yield about 25 cents and make the venture worthwhile.
Berlin editor Harden says he is responsible for his words but not how others interpret them. He notes a good editor ensures writings allow only one interpretation.
A letter signed Black Hand threatens blowing up 3,000,000 pounds of smokeless powder and explosives at Iona Island naval magazine if married men discharged there by Jan 1 are not rehired. Secret Service and marines guard approaches. island lies seven miles south of West Point. civilians employed were discharged due to funding delays.
Joseph Bernier, assistant lightkeeper twelve miles from Toledo, crawled home in a blizzard after rescuing news of Capt Delos Hayden’s pneumonia death at the Harbor Light. Hayden died February 13 after making a return trip to the light from the city to tend his invalid wife on February 8. A relief party set out Friday to recover the light and body as crews brace for a dangerous trek over ice and air holes.
In Topeka Kansas both Rock Island and Santa Fe railroads plan to boost operator staffing to meet the federal nine hour law. Rock Island will add 56 operators in the Southern district with Chicago approval. Santa Fe officials in the eastern grand division are increasing staff and awaiting Chicago numbers. No smaller stations are to be closed.
The United States Brewers' Association and related groups form a war fund to fight Sunday saloon closings and temperance efforts. Thursday session at Grand Pacific Hotel named Rudolph Brand chair. Edward A Faust outlined anti prohibition movement across the South and West, urging swift action.
Julius Klebba of Linn Missouri was tried in the circuit court after a five hour jury deliberation and convicted for fatally shooting his father Bernard Klebba last August. The elder Klebba, often quarrelsome during drunken sprees, attacked his son with a club. the son seized a gun barrel and killed him in self defense. The court imposed a $500 fine.
New Haven Connecticut Yale University selects Prof. Albrecht F K Penck of the University of Berlin to hold the Stillman lectureship for next year. The year endowed with about $85 000 whose income supports the incumbent.
Norwalk Ohio Mrs Martha J Campbell W C T U leader and Sunday school superintendent was Friday found guilty of aiding and abetting arson to prejudice insurance The maximum penalty is 20 years Pending a motion for a new trial Mrs Campbell was released on $3000 bail The arson charge was brought by Miss Lou Mather a lifelong friend who was arrested on a charge of burning her own dwelling to obtain insurance On the stand Miss Mather did not claim Mrs Campbell started the fire but said she advised arson
Washington D C Representative Tilley who accused the house naval affairs committee of corruption over ship recommendations is to be summoned before the house rules committee to substantiate his charges. The dispute centers on eight submarine torpedo boats and two battleships versus the president s four battleships and four submarines.
In Paris Hugo scene Floyd and Mauldin store owner confronted burglars who were warned to surrender. When they refused the proprietor fired his shotgun, wounding two intruders. One assailant was reported as Roaneresident.
In Milan Tennessee thousands of crows occupy the city cemetery causing heavy branches to break under weight and superstition grows about impending disaster as the birds roost in the trees.
An explosion at the Hercules Powder Works packing house in Pinole north of Berkeley destroys the facility and claims 28 lives including four white men and 24 Chinamen. The Bay Area tremor alarms residents, many thinking it was an earthquake.
Mrs Amanda Keene died at the home of her nephew Robert Henry in Switzler during the early hours of Thursday from pneumonia. She would have been 100 years old within ten days and was the oldest resident of Boone County.
A visit by Chancellor Hal H. Haynes kept the Bristol district court idle for a week causing a delay in hearings. No cases were heard during the period, and court proceedings were postponed until the following week.
Louisa reports Tom Hatfield died after being bound to a tree and left to die in the mountains along the Trigg river, West Virginia. He was found by a traveler and brought to town two weeks ago.
Market Street Savings and Commercial Bank in San Francisco California briefly suspended payments on Friday morning. A posted notice states the bank is solvent but lacks enough cash on hand to meet demands.
The Texas State Master Sheet Metal Workers' Association has been organized in Galveston Texas San Antonio was chosen as the site for the first annual convention.
Seven Vincennes physicians stranded in Hell's Neck by Wednesday floods reached the city Thursday night as receding waters restored communication. The disaster caused extensive damage to the area.
San Francisco reports the Arctic whaling fleet of seven steam vessels is fitting out for a cruise in Bering Sea and beyond Point Hope. The first ship departed last week and several more will follow within days.
Miss Naomi Seita inger of Philadelphia known as the sunbeam evangelist has finished her work in Bridgeton New Jersey and was presented with a gold watch in recognition of her service.
David Litton aged 56 of Taylorville Illinois was killed Thursday morning when coal fell in the Chris tan County Company mine near Taylorville.
At a Texas colony banquet in Sulphur Oklahoma only frontier grub was served. The menu included black coffee beef beans and cornbread. Coffee was sweetened with sorghum molasses and bowie knives served as the only silverware.
Henry Mellroy, a resident of Londor-a Glasgow, died by hanging using a rope tied to his neck and tightened with a poker. The death is reported as a self-inflicted act with no indication of third-party involvement.
In a tale of danger and romance, Burton Barnes and his New York party escort Enid Anstruther and Marina across Corsica toward Marseilles. A veiled threat from the vendetta shadows their journey as two mysterious horsemen keep watch while Barnes plots safety strategies and a return to London. The suspense peaks with a night voyage toward the Mediterranean as the party nears Roucas Blanc.
Barnes seats in a carriage as they dash through Rue Noailles and Rue de Rome past cafes, elms, and the Obelisk into the Prado. The four endure a tense ride while an unseen danger hangs over them, heightening every sense and scrutiny.
Consul Albert Halstead notes a Birmingham charity started five years ago to employ crippled girls in a small band loom factory. The hand woven fabrics in silk, serge, and flax are delicate and artistic, and the factory functions as a school. The enterprise gains reputation and seeks support from the United States to aid disabled workers and supply attractive textiles.
The Well-Informed have long sought a gentle, efficient liquid laxative with known value. The California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna the preferred option for family use, produced to ethical standards. Buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists. Price fifty cents per bottle.
A lawyer argues for dismissal claiming the warrant lacks malice wording as to hitting Bill Jones. The country justice dismissively ignores technicality and focuses on whether an injury occurred, signaling court may proceed.
An old advertisement pledges one hundred dollars for Leah’s cure through Walle Catarrh Live from CHENEY & CO in Toledo. It asserts F J Cheney’s long trusted business honesty and promises free testimonials and household laxative pills through local druggists.
Henry H. Ashton, Virginia City capitalist, preserves early Virginia City Enterprise volumes with Mark Twain's contributions. He notes Twain's first paragraph upon arriving in Virginia City, claiming a thunderstorm made Deranger a poet a mother's kiss made Benjamin West a painter and a weekly salary of five dollars made us a journalist.
Anson P Morrill of Maine faced a wary rival during his first bid for Congress. An old minister rider jokes about Morrill being a Universalist who supposedly does not believe in hell. The minister’s reply implies Morrill’s two year term could change his beliefs.
A playful dialogue shows She and He discussing a busy night at the office with suggestive humor about time passing quickly and a character named Dickums staying out late. The exchange emphasizes busy work and flirtatious wit in a lighthearted scene.
A lady writer praises Grape-Nuts as daily nourishment aiding morning appetite, breast milk production, and sustained mental energy. She describes improved strength, plumpness, and clear thinking after starting the cereal, sharing how it replaced indigestible desserts at night and supported her four children and writing. The note cites Postum Co. attribution and the slogan “Tile Road to Wellville.”
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