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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1907
Page
3
A western man boasting of charm meets a stylish New York woman who wears a locket containing a token of a past love. He is told the token holds his husband’s hair, prompting his shocked, humorous realization that the husband is alive but hair is gone.
A college student introduces his friend Mr Specknoodle at home. His hard of hearing mother asks for the name again. The student repeats Specknoodle with growing frustration. She remarks the pronunciation sounds like Speck noodle, causing a humorous misunderstanding.
The widow of Collis P. Huntington plans to move to Paris, preparing to close her New York residence. She will live in a French capital mansion soon completed at a cost close to 1,000,000 dollars, using the vast fortune left by her much older husband.
An article extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a non quack internal remedy that acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It claims a proven prescription from leading physicians, combining tonics and blood purifiers for systemic relief and offers testimonials free from the company, with the product sold by druggists and a constipation remedy also advertised.
The annual New England Telegraph and Telephone Company report ranks Boston as the leading telephone user area. It notes a daily average of 35 858 conversations in New England and one phone for every 11 residents in Boston.
The Missouri Press Association holds its forty first annual meeting at the Laclede hotel in St. Louis on June 6 1907. The program includes papers on county press associations advertising postal laws subscriptions and more with discussions led by editors from Sturgeon Leader Mexico Ledger Paris Appeal Wellston Herald Carrollton Democrat Motherly Democrat and others. An evening social with the Business News Association at Wellston and a Friday session with reports of committees and officer elections closes the event.
In Kahoka the high school chasing exercises caused a chaotic scene at the opera house while Rabbi Morrison of St. Louis delivered his renowned lecture The Gospel of Labor to a full audience. The following students received diplomas Con dessley Hennessy Ray Meyer Edwin Lang Maybelle Thompson Mae Bed wards Schloe Montgomery Maze Jenkins Estelle Miller Nettie Puder
Fredericktown held its graduation exercises at the Lyric Theater. Graduates included Lydia May Henson Harry Theodore Uniderriner Jo Erma Hebener and Edward Emery Jackson. Rabbi Leon Harrison of St. Louis delivered the annual address to the class.
Jefferson City State Auditor Wilder records a district bonus in Stoddard County totaling five bonds of 400 dollars each at 8 percent interest and Dallas County with one bond of 200 dollars at 6 percent.
Kansas City Kansas rejected by the show board a reclining Venus Genetrix sculpture gifted by ex state senator William J. Machan for the public library due to its lack of drapery.
The Oasis club held its annual celebration at the ervids. Membership is restricted to those aged 50 and above. Judge W W Reid has served as president since the club’s formation three years ago.
Jefferson City figure T K Jones representing Sligo and Eastern planned a state board analization. The route read as 1.2 miles in length and was last year assessed at 9076 dollars per mile.
St Joseph Prince TL Booher son of Congressman Charles F Booher eloped from Savannah with Miss Hattie M Stewart. They traveled to St Joseph and were married at the courthouse. Sprinefield W Jobst Sons of Peoria won the Illinois supreme court building interior furnishings contract for 2.24509.
A severe hailstorm struck Auxvasse causing broken hotel and Baptist church windows and extensive wheat crop damage. Temperatures plunged by about forty five degrees.
Seventy seven graduates from Sedalia High School completed their studies as fifty seven students and staff attended the commencement at the New Sedalia theater.
Jefferson City official Floyd Mattess of Marion County Ark arrived to fetch William Naves back to Arkansas after Naves completed a four year term in the Missouri penitentiary for assault with intent to kill in Ozark County.
J W Browning of Ogden Utah recalls 1848 pioneer crossing and recounts a health change after using Deans Kidney Pills. He says doctors diagnosed diabetes years earlier and kidney issues, with weight loss and fatigue, but pills restored health and kept him well for a year. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 59 cents a box.
A Reston Herald snippet recalls a deaf farmer Mr S letting rooms to pleasure seekers and a village youth’s cheeky chat about boarders. The page then touts Defiance Starch for home laundry, promising thinner application and better fabric stiffness over rival brands.
Pilly Powell, famed hurdler, describes a race at Berkeley where he drew the extreme outside lane and soared to a sensational finish. He claims a varsity record in the 220 dash and long jump, noting a 21 flat time and a 42 foot leap amid a chaotic measuring moment with_COL Edwards and a rogue rubber home plate left in the grass.
A teacher recounts ditching coffee for Postum Food Coffee after a friend’s recommendation. Initial trial failed, second success by longer boil improved taste, with health restored and daily work revived. The notice promotes Postum as healthier for children and adults, touting a famous Health Classic reference.
An 1885 London celebration for Dr Samuel Johnson included Australian cricketer Bonner. When his health was proposed, he said he would rather be like Johnson than achieve his own cricket triumphs, noting the reverent memory of Johnson.
Seven years ago after measles I suffered scalp sores the size of pennies with hair loss. Doctors’ blood remedies and salves failed for six months. A course of Cutiura Remedies produced a marked improvement in a week and full recovery in three weeks, with no recurrence. Mrs. Henry Porter, Albion, Nebraska, August 25, 1906.
The Danish monarch and his consort are portrayed as a striking pair with formidable height and regal bearing. Frederick is tall, while the queen is noted as Europe’s tallest royal woman and one of the continent’s wealthiest, owing to inheritances from King Charles of Sweden and her mother. Her strong religious devotion is highlighted.
A German magazine offers variants of a children's tale about two girls sharing a stool and a dying husband’s pious remark about going to Berlin. The piece also notes the summer craze for fine white goods and promotes Defiance Starch as chemical free and safe for delicate fabrics, providing strong stiffening with less product.
A lively exchange criticizes young women for engagements to multiple suitors and calls such behavior shameful and aggravating as observed by Miss Passay and Miss Pert.
A succinct quotation by Paley noting that widespread desertion of truth in small matters undermines trust in serious matters, implying integrity in minor choices reflects overall reliability.
An account of a silver toned bell on the Vela watch tower at the Alhambra in Spain. Moslems used it as a signal for water in gardens and fountains below, its sound reaching Liga twenty miles away. The maiden who rings it today is promised a husband before year’s end, with luck if she rings loudly, and bells flourish on fete days.
A humorous exchange features Mrs Strongmind declaring women can fill any place. Her husband retorts he saw one filling two men’s jobs in a street car, then exits. The dialogue implies a critical view of a working woman.
A humorous exchange notes an extraordinary figure and jokes about a ready made umbrella. The banter mentions Lewis' Single Binder straight cigar, praising its quality as a recurring theme. References to a dealer and a factory in Peoria appear in the dialogue.
A compact market note observes pawnbrokers adapting to cautious consumer spending as silver jewelry demand shows signs of recovery amid economic uncertainty, with buyers returning for value pieces and seller activity stabilizing.
A farmyard tale cites a tall thin chicken nicknamed the anarchist for chasing other birds to steal food. An ad column touts Defiance Starch as economical and superior, with a boast of more starch per package. Various product mentions and a Plato quote adorn the piece in a stream of old-time ad copy and quips.
An old time ad claims Allen's Font-Ease relieves painful swollen feet. It promises easier fitting of new shoes and urges not to accept substitutes. A free sample offer is available by sending address to ALS in Le Roy New York.
A reflective proverb notes caution before action as one weighs risks. The line compares leaping into danger with staying in a perilous but less apparent trap, suggesting prudent restraint may prevent greater harm.
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