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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
3
Aunt Melissa Spigott talks lively while Uncle Silas stays silent. A quarrel over coffee sugar and stirring leads to days of huffing. A daughter asks why the father does not speak, and the mother is surprised by his lingering silence. This vignette reflects playful family dynamics from Youth's Companion.
A church dispute centers on Parson Johnson hugging a ewe lamb with a popular young woman in the congregation. Brudder Johnson is put on trial after Deacon Jones testifies the shepherd is pictured with a lamb. A meeting resolves that if a lamb is to be held again, it should be a ram-lamb for peace.
Senator Stone urges progressives to join Democrats or act with them in the Lorimer inquiry. Germany seeks general arbitration with the US. von Bernstorff requests a copy of the basic proposition. House rules hearings on Westmoreland coal strike to hear mining companies. Missouri river navigation expansion planned above Kansas City. Roosevelt invited to testify on US Steel inquiry. no subpoena. No action on McNamara Los Angeles dynamiting case. TreasuryMay finances improved with gold holdings at $1,815,000. Army divisions realign July 1. Grant Eastern, Murray Western. Central division leader pending. Supreme Court rulings expected to fuel anti trust prosecutions of Standard Oil and American Tobacco. Taft weighs world peace church union proposal. praise for progress on Panama canal isthmus. Senate to investigate Illinois election. Underwood wool tariff revision passes House. Taft quips about Sherman act usefulness. Georgia bill targets police guardians of capital, costs discussed. Post Office deficit erased with surplus for year. Civil War pensions bill introduced. AG Wickersham to testify on DOJ probes.
Rella-Valer Viles of Wright county, chief clerk in the Census Bureau in Washington, D. C., visits towns in the district backing his Republican candidacy for Congress. Joplin notes deaths and local events including Mrs. Edna Catacrine Jackson Houck, associate editor at Cincinnati Post, and musician Fred Jenkins electrocuted repairing a cable box. Strawberry crop damage from drought costs about 500000 across southwest Missouri. Liberty to build a $20000 hotel. Missouri posts record beer inspection revenue for May at 48015.08.
The advertisement promotes Resinol ointment and Resinol soap as a cure for chronic skin eruptions including acne eczema herpes erysipelas erythema barber's itch poison ivy ringworm boils carbuncles felons cuts and all skin abrasions. It asserts relief from the start and urges purchase at all drug stores.
Mr De Wealth asks about chauffeur experience. The Applicant replies with receipts showing fines paid, implying past driving issues.
Historian George Bancroft told a gag in a Massachusetts country road tale recounted by Percy H. Epler in Master Minds at the Commonwealth's Heart. Levi Lincoln, nearly blind, was driving geese along J Lincoln street when he leaned out and threw a handful of pennies and said God bless you, my children.
Miss Gottrox Oh please do I have never seen a cocoanut tree The dialogue comes across as a playful exchange likely from a humorous piece or candid caption highlighting a character named Count De Bree and Miss Gottrox in a light moment about family lineage and a cocoanut tree.
Mrs Wiggins and Mrs Hopkins discuss Silas Magee's 50 cent minister salary subscription. The tale recalls youth group days and a picnic plan where Silas offered to bring the water for coffee, joking that his small gift fit his frugal nature. The overheard remark ends with a quip that a quarter would have surprised less.
A Red Key Indiana resident, J L Richardson, reports severe back pain and kidney trouble, saying Doan’s Kidney Pills cured him after doctors said no help. He notes lasting relief and urges others to remember the product, sold by druggists and stores for 60 cents, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
James Preston of Marlington Kin, agent for Katy at Kelso Oklahoma shot himself while a respondent and died at the company hospital. He was 20 years old and it was his first work away from home. He was employed by Sedahis.
Lexington records the forty-second annual commencement as the most enthusiastic and best en sored ceremony ever held on the historic campus, marking a memorable day for students, faculty, and the community.
Summer heat makes you thirsty and Coca Cola is described as delicious refreshing and thirst quenching. The ad invites readers to visit soda fountains or bottled Coca Cola and requests a free booklet from The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta Georgia detailing what Coca Cola is why it is delicious cooling and wholesome.
A Philadelphia mother recounts using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent to cure her own eight year eczema and now cures her five children. She describes relief from scalp ringworm and skin sores and endorses the remedies as essential. The letter notes the products are sold worldwide and invites a free book from Potter Drug & Chem Corp in Boston.
A brief excerpt shows the Mutual Admiration society called to order. A girl asks what in the world they do best, and a man quips beefsteak, prompting a quick adjournment of the meeting.
Work has begun on a new chapter house for Sigma Alpha Epsilon in Columbia at Rollins Street and Maryland Place. The house will cost $12,000. Phi Gamma Delta fraternity is also constructing a house.
Jefferson City reports Rev Clyde Gow who entered the penitentiary earlier this week is put to chapel work under Chaplain Martin. Gow, sentenced from Lincoln County to four years for causing the death of Miss Lizzie Gleason a school teacher from Elsberry, Mo., following an operation. In Montgomery City the body of Thomas Shipley aged 80 was found near the George McDaniel farm by the feed barn with authorities supposing he died suddenly.
Public notice urges caregivers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the authentic signature confirming safety. The advertisement underscores Castoria’s long use, noting it has been a trusted remedy for over 30 years and remains a choice for infant and child ailments.
The fragment from Harper’s Monthly portrays Johnny Williams labeled “bad” again. The Sunday school teacher laments their unlikely meeting in heaven as Johnny smiles and responds with a grin.
Market hog weights have steadily declined from 275 pounds in 1870s to about 219 pounds in the 1900s. The trend shows hogs slaughtered in western packing centers each winter are now roughly one-fourth lighter than those from 30 to 40 years prior.
A satirical note on society life mentions a pearl necklace in a bonnet and a wife seeking newspaper attention as a society leader. A customs inspector quips about not overlooking it while a dealer is urged for a Lewin Single Binder. Garfield Tea is noted for regulating a lazy liver. After a third engagement a girl grows anxious.
Distemper in all forms among horses and dogs is claimed curable with Spohn's Distemper Cure. Over 600,000 bottles sold last year at 50 cents to one dollar. Guaranteed bottles. Request via good druggists or direct from Spohn Medical Co. Goshen, Indiana.
University of Missouri acts on hazing by freshmen by adopting a resolution from the upcoming sophomore class. The plan passed at a meeting in university auditoriums, signaling a move to end hazing practices for new students.
A New England woman on a southern branch line protests high rail rates. She notes five cents per mile feels steep, while a southern cousin counters that hourly costs are cheaper. The exchange reveals regional price perceptions during travel.
A humorous exchange features Nagget and his wife Mrs Nugget debating marriage. He quips that a woman treats her husband as a servant treats bric-a-brac and the wife asks for the answer. He replies that the more he's worth the more she tries to break him.
Dr A Ross rill president of the University of Missourri will sail from Quebec on the 10th for a rest in England after the commencement exercises. He plans to leave Canada soon after.
Advertisement imitates old style copy, touting powder for tinend aching feet swelling and nervousness. Claims rest and contort relief, makes walking a delight. Promotes FRM sample by mailing to Allen Olmerted Le Roy New York.
A short anecdote features a boy recounting a circus trip with his father. The exchange hints at family dynamics and the father's insistence that the child accompany him, suggesting themes of obligation and bonding within the outing.
A London T. P.'s Weekly note mocks mispronunciations and malapropisms in English. The piece contrasts phrases like I find them think with I find em but I no eated em, and remarks on quick speech such as one time. It underscores the humor of imperfect learning and usage.
Three year old Leslie Potts host son of Jr and Mrs William Potts host fell into an uncovered well and drowned. Board had been drawn back allowing the child to drop through. Rain brings rain in Missouri Crepe and Mexico reports drought easing in Au drain county with heavy showers in Callaway Pike Randolph and Monroe counties.
The Real Neason quotes a quick exchange about sending a kitten to keep someone company as they discuss moving. The light moment rounds a departure amid relocation plans.
Garfield Tea claims to relieve constipation by arousing the digestive organs to their intended activity. Composed of Herbs.
A halting speech may be the result of a lame excuse. Smokers like Lewis' Single Binder cigar for its rich mellow quality. It's difficult to discourage a girl who can't sing.
Mrs. William McKinney, a mother of twelve, was struck by lightning seven miles southeast of Monett and killed. The tragedy leaves a large family grieving in the rural area as authorities confirm the incident.
A historic notice touts Fre Salve as an aseptic eye ointment in individual tubes claimed to prevent infection. It markets marine eye salve for tribal use, promises no morphine, and suggests consulting druggists for a new 25 cent size. Each package supposedly includes a valuable eye book.
The snippet presents a dialogue about propriety and a marriage proposal to Jack. It also oddly references Mrs. Winstow's Soothing syrup for children and a sea bowtie, suggesting an eclectic, clipped period collage rather than a coherent news item.
A critic notes that most novels aim at entertaining women rather than engaging thoughtful readers, suggesting a mismatch between literary aims and audience appeal. The observation underscores a perceived gap in literature catering to intellectual engagement.
A reader endorses a Spring cleanse using Garfield Tea a herbal laxative and blond purifier. The note includes a quote from Keats about beauty and joy and frames the regimen as a fresh start. The short item reads like a lifestyle tip column encouraging gentle cleansing.
A humorous exchange centers on a young Mrs. Gaddy describing a dear little carriage that “united” her to him. The crusty bachelor quips that it was likely a run about, delivering a playful, period voice with light whimsy.
Mrs William Butler, a 90 year old resident of Newton Center Massachusetts, recalled her fifty years as a missionary to India while attending a recent meeting of the Methodist Missionary Society of New England.
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