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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1909
Page
2
An Indiana woman took her own life after her husband left for work neglecting to kiss her. The piece notes crime has social degrees and contrasts old robberies with modern theft. It also comments on suffragists in England and a professor’s claim about children under twelve as liars.
Acting Turkish consul general predicts Turkey will be among top cotton producers within five years signaling seed selection shifts. Reports note advances in aeroplanes surpassing Wright aircraft, Columbus era caravels as primitive, and social musings on gender roles and earthquakes. France edges tax on German airships, London politics ponder upheaval, and a Swiss gift of Alpine chamois skins reaches the United States.
A fragmentary column comments on Mars etiquette and interplanetary gossip. It critiques the Young Turks in Turkey for atrocities in Asia Minor while urging policy action. A humorous note reports a Oklahoma woman’s son advertising for a husband in her name. The piece closes with warning to practical jokers and a harsh personal anecdote about a stepfather.
The good housekeeper would not sweep dust and rubbish into a corner and leave it for a neighbor to collect. There is no reason why rubbish from cleaning should be dumped in the public street. Let the spirit of cleaning extend to public places as well as private ones.
Michigan farmers, urged by wheat rising to 1.38 dollars a bushel, plan to plant more wheat this year to test whether higher production can push prices back toward eighty cents next year. The real article price signals stronger competition with western farms and potential shifts in supply.
Authorities warn that imports of Ilon meat could pose risks and tighten inspections at harbor facilities. Officials emphasize strict enforcement to prevent unverified shipments from entering the region.
A medical society notes that corsets and high heels, long deemed harmful vanity by science, are seen as beneficial. Women show indifference to scientific dictates, adhering to fashion instead, and the style’s rule appears to trump science.
A playful column explores a tongue in cheek riddle about wireless signals failing to reach the underworld. The piece leans on witty digressions and irreverent asides, presenting a whimsical mystery rather than a factual report.
The article cites 7,500,000 spent on feeding canaries nationwide to illustrate how small pets accumulate large costs. It argues that by examining this cheap domestic pet’s upkeep across homes, one sees the vast scale of the country’s expenditure.
Coroner Chalmers reports a chemist has found strychnine in large quantities in the organs of Mrs Josephine Carlton Archer. He may hold an inquest at Oneida cemetery as early as Monday with relatives’ consent. Dr E Marsh pushed investigation but not present Saturday.
Mercer county presses a $15,000 reward claim from the state for arrest and conviction of the Billy Whitla kidnapers. Authorities say Mercer county apprehended the Boyles and the trial costs should be reimbursed. Political tensions loom as Frank Buhl and James P. Whitla are linked to local leadership and trial costs.
The Wilkes Barre city council had forbidden billboard posting but a court ruling by Judge Fuller found no right to ban on private property. His opinion lightly mocks the display on one board calling it a certain recomend female of prodigious development and diaphanous attire.
James Monroe, wanted in New York for arson and assault with intent to kill, was tracked to Bakersfield California. He reportedly swam the Kern River to escape a pursuing sheriff after several shots were fired.
A heavy earthquake was registered at 11:35 p.m. in Tashkent Russian Turkestan with the center estimated about 3300 miles away. The report notes a strong tremor affecting the region late Thursday night.
New York reporter notes that Stephen Rice a Nassau county heavyweight politician died at his Manhasset home from drinking too much soda water. Physicians say Rice weighed about 20 pounds and drank eight to ten bottles daily.
Knoxville Iowa farmer John Curtis Farloo reportedly hanged himself from a barn rafter as heavy rains threatened crop failure. The incident underscores the strain on rural livelihoods during persistent storms.
New Rock Island counsel N Y R H Jackson elected general counsel of the Chicago Rock Island Pacific railway to replace Robert Mather who has become chairman of the board at Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co.
In Ballinger Texas a landmark cargo was loaded when 100 bales of gin compressed cotton were placed in a standard 36 foot car marking a notable event in the region.
In Indianapolis Charles R Williams and Delavan Smith of the Indianapolis News face criminal libel charges over Panama Canal transfer allegations. Judge Anderson delays until Oct 11 to hear testimony from Frank Hitchcock Norman Mack and others as government witnesses.
In Waco Texas Ira Aerl, a 45 year old merchant from Lorena fourteen miles away, hanged himself in his barn after his wife’s death. He leaves three young children.
Howes Great London Shows superintendent Bert Lower was shot in the abdomen in Frankfort by John Maxey a 2 negro who was arrested. Lower’s condition not yet known and authorities pursue motive and full details of the incident.
The Evening Post of San Francisco has been sold to owners of the Evening Globe. Merged plants will produce a new paper to appear as the Globe and Post.
Dean Henry J Waters of Missouri University wired his refusal of the offer to become president of Colorado Agricultural College. He stated he would remain at Missouri despite a higher salary offer from Kansas.
A safe in the St. Louis and Hannibal railway depot in Troy, Missouri, was blown. The bandits secured about $78 in silver belonging to the company, $10 of the agent’s money, and four gold rings.
Elections for representatives completed across Colombia without disturbances. Government adherents secured a considerable majority, with results reported from Bogota and nationwide.
Mrs Bowman, a traveling woman, sues a Fond du Lac drug firm and a St Louis dye maker for 20000 damages claiming loss of hair after using a advertised hair restorer. Judge J W Quarles overrules the demurrer, ruling the complaint states a sufficient cause of action for damages.
The Gross airship conducted experiments over Berlin with wireless telegraphy. The apparatus was installed on the airship and the trials lasted for several hours as the craft maneuvered above the city. An attempt was made to tune the instruments with land stations, but officers refused to disclose results.
Philadelphia reports the death of 24 year old Pat William Simons, son of wealthy hosiery maker William J Simons. The sailor on board the United States battleship Kentucky was found with a revolver in his hand.
Dr. Haldane Cleminson, held on a charge of murdering his wife in Chicago, reportedly fell seriously ill and is said to be near a nervous collapse while in police custody.
President Diaz greeted a party at his Chapultepec residence including F Spooner William Knoltoper and James Howard of the Pathfinder auto car from Denver. Spooner acted as spokesman with an interpreter present Ambassador David E Thompson also attended. Spooner delivered a letter from Colorado's governor and George A Wahlgreen of Denver joined the visit.
Detroit mining engineer Frank Curtis, who disappeared April 27, is found alive in Seattle, Washington, living in an apartment house according to a Detroit dispatch. Relatives had searched anxiously for him.
In Saenamann Mich engineer John Smith and fireman Reynolds were killed when a Pere Marquette engine struck a washout and toppled, burying both men beneath wreckage.
Judge Hunt removed James S. Goodwin, United States commissioner at Custer in Yellowstone County, from office. He is in custody facing a horse stealing charge in federal court.
Louisville report notes the Baltimore gathering for the group and names J O Phelps of Bluefield West Virginia as grand counsellor chosen at the meeting.
Crowd fills Washington court as Sheriff Shipp and five co defendants face contempt charges over permitting a prisoner lynching. Justice Fuller defers sentence granting 30 days for rehearing petitions, defendants to be released on bond and returned to Chattanooga.
A Good Literature writer notes Gascony’s mud of the plains forces people to walk on stilts. Shepherds in Landes traverse eight to ten miles per hour on six foot stilts, riding with a staff and distaff while tending flocks. Women join in, balancing on varying stilts to pick stones or flowers.
William C. Brown, president of the New York Central and a practical farmer, returns from a western tour with remarks that June 1 presents the best outlook for fine crops in memory. He notes farming conditions are better than business as tariff delays dampen industry but do not affect crops.
Gov. Haskell issued a proclamation re opening the state liquor dispensing agencies established under prohibition law. Agencies may be opened only in towns of 2000 population or more or in county seats without regard to population.
Madison Wisconsin reports the University of Wisconsin baseball team earned an invitation to a summer series of twelve games with Keio University in Tokio Japan. It is believed the faculty will consent to the plan.
Tallahassee Florida lawmakers report the Sloan and race track bill passed the Florida House by a 44 vote and has already cleared the Senate, marking legislative advancement on the measure.
Washington officials report interior department appropriations for fiscal year 1911 show a net decrease of eight and one half million dollars from 1910. Secretary Ballinger approved the revised estimates, reflecting tighter spending and revised program needs.
A cave in at the Soudan mine in Tower near Duluth Minnesota left one man instantly dead two others critically injured with injuries that proved fatal for both.
An automobile driven by Joel Ellis Fisher Jr Yale 1911 of New York City struck and killed Harry Christianson aged 13 in Stratford Conn. Fisher was arrested on a manslaughter charge.
The Three-I baseball league raised monthly pay to 1800 dollars, increased team rosters to 14 players, and lifted individual salary limits to 150 dollars per month. Chicago Tl was involved in the announcement and changes take effect next season.
Boston carpenters began a strike demanding a Saturday half holiday year round with pay. about 1,000 workers in Boston and suburbs are affected by the action.
Denver contracts Lincoln to operate Denver auditorium for a season of twenty weeks starting November 1. The city will receive twenty percent of the net proceeds.
The piece humorously credits a modern woman with exposing gossip as an ancient male trait. It mocks the idea that women gossip, arguing the notion is a misogynistic stereotype and praising female social groups as mislabeling their platforms. The Milwaukee Sentinet tone emphasizes satire and social commentary.
A delicate woman with a baby and a boy on her skirts fell forward on a Brooklyn bridge subway car during rush hour. The crowd rose to offer seats. she declined, saying some people only help at the last minute and she would rather stand than thank them.
A brief exchange about wagers and uncertainty highlights the cautionary adage that even well tipped bets carry risk. The remark underscores the unpredictable nature of racing outcomes and the danger of overconfidence.
A dialogue reveals a couple’s situation, noting they were not married a year ago and now rarely appear together. The unnamed speakers discuss the change while reflecting on the marital status and its impact on their presence in public.
In a terse exchange a Swiss Alpine guide explains he fed a hobo who has been unemployed for a year since leaving his homeland. The dialogue frames hardship and displacement with a stark moral choice.
In a brief exchange a resident asks another about fishing in the neighborhood. The reply is light and quirky, noting trains rather than fish as the principal catch, hinting at a local raily atmosphere.
In a light anecdote from Youth's Companion a retiring businessman, Mr Hold en, proposes to Hobbs and Rawson a consignment of canned novelties. He praises the young firm as gentlemanly, but the manufacturer balks, insisting on his own established method and business independence.
Dr Francis L Patton former Princeton president surprised his wife by shaving one cheek and asking her approval to shave the other. The tale reflects family split over his whiskers as related in Everybody's Magazine.
A dialogue pits Mr. Sirius Barker against a skeptic view of the common people defying financial oppression. Barker concedes injustice but defends passive comfort, noting his own tip to a head waiter for simply appearing aloof as a critique of social power.
An old Newburyport veteran recounts dramatic recovery after failing to tolerate solid food. After months of illness and weight loss, he tried Grape-Nuts in Old Orchard Maine, improving within five servings and regaining strength. His wife echoes the story and both offer affidavit support. Read The Road to Wellville, In pkgs. There's a reason.
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