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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1909
Page
1
The piece argues that Democratic claims about the tariff raising living costs are overstated. It asserts living costs have risen in past years but the tariff is not the primary cause, noting flour and farm prices rise independently of tariff policy and that bread and meat prices are not heavily affected.
The article notes Senator Stone and Senator Bailey voting to retain protective tariff schedules on iron, signaling a break from party lines. It cites Bryan criticism and argues such independence reflects broader shifts in tariff views across Republicans and Democrats, stressing protection of American labor over strict party orthodoxy.
An editorial from the St. Louis Times reprinted in the Journal argues courts subvert justice to technical hair splitting. It links court-made laws to a lawyers’ trust profiting from the system, contending legal prece dent a re shaped to favor the legal fraternity at public expense. Benjamin Le Meyer noted.
The text argues that fine criminal procedure protects the innocent but can jail the guilty, warning that bench and bar may be so conventionalized that mutual interests and strict ethics hinder justice and allow crime to escape. It stresses respect for integrity yet notes a troubling distrust of how legal ethics influence outcomes.
The piece argues Gov Hadley misuses English for political critique. It weighs participation and presence, cites Bacon and Lincoln cases, and contends lobbyists influenced Democratic councils regardless of actual attendance. It contrasts transitive and intransitive senses of participate.
The Senate moves to oppose the GOP governor for political reasons, yielding no pork to allies. Lobbyists’ doors close tight, shutting off access to influence while every Democratic senator attends the meetings, despite none of the lobbyists being present.
Hon. Pat Murphy moves to bring congressional attention to federal court interference with Missouri railroad rate laws. St Joseph bar forms a committee to review reflections on Judge John F. Phillips and Judge Smith McPherson. Governor Hadley aims to balance federal and state judicial authority while safeguarding Missourians and state laws.
Courts examine the legal questions and the equities involved in the railroad rate situation, weighing regulatory aims against financial impact on shippers and the carrier. The analysis centers on fairness, statutory powers, and due process in setting or challenging rate structures.
Short aphorisms on folly, duty, and virtue urge practical piety and balanced ambition. The author warns against half measures and predatory competition while praising enduring integrity and the value of a heavenly spirit in daily labor.
A Baltimore Sun writer argues that kissing is not a bodily pleasure but a psychic influence that can radically alter a person. One kiss can turn a pirate into a post, a politician into a philosopher, or a bachelor into a married man, in a striking commentary on the social power of affection.
Dr John Marshal of the University of Pennsylvania reports five years of venom research to identify the rattlesnake toxin. He cautions that no antidote exists and debunks myths. Whiskey is not a cure and sucking the wound and fang removal offer limited value.
A Philadelphia doctor at an exclusive dinner demonstrated a novel use for a nail file by striking a match on it to light his cigar. The act, initially shocking, set a new etiquette trend as guests observed without incident, preferring the nail file to striking matches on clothing or bedding a leg.
A farmer unloading potatoes recalls the George Washington cherry tree story and, in a humorously stern exchange with a grocer, describes how his son caused more orchard damage than the legend. The grocer’s boy reportedly faced daily discipline up to age twenty five as a modern counterpoint.
A house note describes a colored girl preparing for a masquerade ball and sending a child to deliver a plea to lend a large rice straw hat from the hall. The note asks to loan the hat for 25 cents and promises it will be the last time. The scene is set in a Houston Post clipping.
A North Carolina wedding tale ends in tragedy as a minister, a brother, and the bridegroom lie dead along with several others after violent gunplay sparked by tense vows and a misstep in grammar. The narrative unfolds amid a chaotic aftermath with the bride expressing grim irony about self-cocking revolvers altering prospects.
A narrative recalls a stern upbringing where phrases of deference shaped conduct. The speaker reflects on a family dining moment where a sister defiantly answered No to a offered dish, sparking a tense, unforgettable memory of discipline and parental authority.
A charming woman extols amiability as the path to perpetual youth. The piece contrasts a sulky, aging countenance with a serene, gracious look, noting kindness and a soft expression keep one appearing youthful and appealing.
The ill natured man, equal in parts to the good natured, expands his field to expose flaws in human nature. He laughs at vices others excuse, attacks friends and enemies alike, and reveals those who have wronged him, stopping at nothing to establish his stance.
The Potosi Journal and Twice-a-Week Globe-Democrat offer a yearly subscription for $1.75. Readers can secure a compact combination of local reporting and broader national coverage in a single affordable package. The ad emphasizes value and steady delivery for the coming year.
An advertisement promotes Dr Miles Nervine for nervous exhaustion with claims of relief and restored sleep. A testimonial from A C Cle of Rockingham North Carolina states improvement after use and a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails.
A narrator describes waking in a rustic loghouse to see a mother mouse carrying her four young. A large panicked snake enters via the empty fireplace, grabs two of the young, and clings to the others. The speaker kills the snake and the mouse family disappears through a corner hole.
The passage argues that clear division and self containment prevent clash between opposing traits and that concentrated happiness in a single memorable day beats a string of ordinary, repetitive moments. It likens personality halves to sheep and goats and urges each to stay within its proper territory.
A worker explains seasoning timber with salt, noting ships benefit from salt seasoned wood for insurance rates. He contrasts salt with boiling oil, an ancient costly method, and mentions a new, cheaper electric seasoning that drives sap out and replaces it with borax and resin, which he argues is inferior.
A Seville executioner, inactive for years, was summoned to Cordova to execute a final criminal. The ordeal overwhelmed him and he died from remorse before the act could be carried out. the Seville sentence remained unfulfilled.
The Globe-Democrat of St. Louis promotes subscriptions with yearly, semiannual, and quarterly rates including Sunday editions. Special two-year Twice Weekly offer is advertised, along with mail delivery details and a free sample copy request to Globe Printing Company in St. Louis Missouri.
Notice to hunters and others that trespassing within the farm enclosure north of Potosi is forbidden. Anyone found on the premises without permission will be prosecuted. Richeson Dros. Potosi Missouri May 11 1909.
The Journal regular issue highlights a price that is within reach for all readers, signaling affordability and broad accessibility. The note underscores value and broad appeal across the audience.
A Finnish servant girl recommended raw potatoes applied as thick slices to the forehead and temples and secured with a handkerchief. The pain reportedly disappeared quickly as the slices were replaced with fresh, cold potatoes, providing cooling relief without dampness or burning from ice.
In a sharp exchange Mrs. Malaprop scolds the man as unsympathetic after a confrontation about insults. She recalls a past remark about her uncle Lord de Style and a locomotive attack as a test of nerve, highlighting lingering tension and social snubs.
In the Adirondacks a man famed for business sense lets neighbors donate flour pork and wood to his starving family. He hires those who contributed nothing to cut the wood and pays them with half the pork and half the flour. The tale mocks his clever but self serving approach.
The text explains how the toast began as a health gesture in old times. It notes 16th and 17th century drinks like sack canary claret and sherry flavored with honey sugar ginger, with toasted bread floated on top to impart favor. The term toast derives from this practice and a weed reference appears unrelated.
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