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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1911
Page
1
A collage of political quips and anecdotes notes possible Missouri primary law changes, Governor Hadley’s $150,000 treasury, Taft’s stance on a special session, unrest over army desertions, and jokes about the Bath Tub Trust. The piece mocks party balance and legislative maneuvering amid national headlines.
The Noble Red Man is not dying out from his native soil. A recent census shows a 14 percent population gain for native peoples over the last ten years.
Prof Niecks of Scotch University spoke in German at an Edinburgh concert drawing mixed reactions from the audience who judged the talk not suited to the program.
Governor Hadley closes the second year of his administration with a neat surplus after inheriting an uncomfortable deficit left by the Folk regime.
In January the dividend total for New York is reported at 226 million dollars. Of this, J. Piero, Jahwn D. and one or two others would receive about 220 million while the remaining six million is set as the odd distribution.
Some of President Taft's friends are trying to boost him for re nomination in 1912. While Taft may be the Republican party's choice that year, it will be about as far as he will get to re election.
An effort to secure reduced freight rates on fossils is described. The piece notes disbelief that United States Senators would travel by freight, contrasting it with the assumption they ride free passes in parlor cars. The tone remains rhetorical and mildly humorous about travel privileges.
The passage notes some Christian Science followers claim Mrs Eddy may rise again in bodily form. It argues this would contradict natural law and her own doctrine by implying reincarnation. The author states further proof will be required.
The government pursues several suits to dissolve trusts and some involve criminal prosecutions. Even if these actions succeed in breaking up formal trusts, they will not erase monopolies which are likely to persist under different names.
The St Francois County Republican edited by T. P. Pigg is described as a bright paper with strong prospects. The notice wishes Pigg and his publication a flourishing and prosperous year ahead.
Under the new apportionment Missouri will redraw congressional lines to reflect population shifts. The plan centers on reallocating districts to balance representation among cities and counties, with officials noting adjustments aim to preserve effective representation.
The Democratic House faces nearly a year before tackling a tariff reform bill. The proposed framework is set to diverge significantly from pre-election pledges the party offered to voters.
Investigators warn on the dire state of city slums and the evils they spawn while noting seven million dollar palaces at the other extreme. The contrast suggests why poverty remains a persistent social issue.
President Taft shifted from appointing Judge Hughes to chief justice of the Supreme Court, replacing him with Judge White. Analysts suggest Hughes’s past crackdown on life insurance firms and big business graft provoked opposition from powerful interests, influencing the reconsideration.
A Chicago pattern maker with twenty years of effort claims a new experimental machine will harvest cotton more efficiently than twelve workers, costing six dollars per day. The innovation aims to revolutionize the cotton growing business by replacing manual picking with mechanized labor.
Hoxsey and Moissant, two expert sky sailors, died last Saturday when their aeroplanes failed. The piece notes the Wright brothers avoid aerial stunts while others chase acclaim, and comments on the era’s flyers.
The piece quotes Woodrow Wilson on business not as private but licensed corporate entities serving society and argues this aligns with socialist thought. It contrasts political economy with economists and notes society as the senior partner in economic relations, reflecting broader political divisions toward socialistic policies.
Mr Irvin argues for treating big industries as permanent national assets shaping a common purpose. He questions paying vast profits to capitalists and predicts social ownership of automatic industrial machinery once social responsibility is established to alleviate capitalism’s misery.
A government study shows US wagon road haulage averages 26.6 cents per ton mile, with 32 cents in the East and 22 in the West. In England and France first class roads cut costs to 10 cents. US horse hauling costs exceed 11 billion dollars yearly. Improved roads would save much and long term maintenance is cheap compared to road value.
A Booneville editor quotes a Kansas paper lampooning social pretensions and ethics. The Atchison Globe notes common flaws such as stinginess, self deception, and social climbing, citing a rural editor threshed after printing the ten commandments.
Lincoln Neb State Journal reports 65 000 deaths last year from heart disease and cites overwork overeating inactivity and stimulant narcotic use as causes. It warns fatty degeneration links to heavy beer consumption and notes dangers of tobacco and peer smoking among youth influencing heart trouble. It calls for reform by philanthropists beyond politics.
A Hungarian village near Grosswardein reports an earthen event unseen before. Violent shocks frightened residents who consulted an old quack. Believing the devil groaned with hunger they sacrificed calves and goats and burned the bishop’s forest to warm him. The quack and several peasants were arrested.
A Sikeston Hornet letter notes a farmer selling ten thousand bushels of corn for 6750 a year ago but would fetch 3750 last week, a $3000 drop in market value. The writer urges readers to analyze why farm staples and meats remain costly while some goods fall.
The teacher and pupils at the colored public school gave a Christmas program to a crowded hall on Friday night. Performances included recitations songs and pumpkin ridge scenes with strong audience turn. Receipts at the door totaled 7.90 with 5.00 from boxes.
A British gunboat Rat tler in eastern waters faced a lively encounter when a 19 or 20 foot python escaped its box and moved around the deck. The chained orangutan, nearby, was freed and both pets clashed as sailors intervened, forcing the snake back to its box after a chaotic mêlée that left the crew and animals exhausted.
Uncle Zeke vows to quit politics after a hot race as a coroner candidate. He recalls brutal rumors and personal attacks that shook his faith in fellow citizens and the rot in politics, insisting the abuse crossed lines and harmed trust.
Ancient craft explains rice paper produced from the pith of the simal tree grown in Formosa, then sent to China for processing. A smooth stone and a long knife shape the pith into a square white sheet, edges squared by rolling and unrolling to test thickness and uniformity.
The Atchison Globe notes bananas sliced for breakfast age rapidly from morning to night. The Denver Republican remarks on Minerves fried dish and a claim of long aging within hours.
OCR junkage shows a health product pitch with scattered proper nouns. Mentions Brights disease and remedies, names like Acme Motel Foster Millitern Co and Ocean's, plus places like Suffalo York. Overall unclear, with numerous garbled terms and weak connections.
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