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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
4
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New York critic and essayist at the Players' club comments on Marie Corelli amid a mockery of press reviews. He notes Corelli refuses free copies, compares her to a long-haired visitor seeking stale eggs, and jokes about attending Hamlet at the opera house tonight.
Rural notes report fine June weather for wheat harvest and strawberry season, with Chautauqua preparations in progress. Mentions new zinc mine reopening, revival meetings to begin June 17, and various local visits, deaths, and sales notices. Includes arrivals of hats, wares at Maxwell's, wage prices, and a stolen saddle reward.
Roscoe F. Hamilton, six weeks after marriage to Miss Zora Nations daughter of Judge G O Nations of Flat River, was killed in a Dallas Texas auto accident last Tuesday morning. Five others died and Mrs Hamilton was seriously injured.
US Geological Survey notes barytes business in the United States is on the boom based on 1914 output, though mine closures may damp enthusiasm. The average price per ton at the mines that year was $2.98, signaling a tentative upswing in the sector.
Local notes report Girard S. Parsons of Riverside suing Flora Bowman Parsons of St Louis for divorce alleging affair. Case to be heard at Hillsboro before Judge Dearing at next circuit term. Also: Grover Lawson pleads guilty to peace disturbance after weapon charge drops.
Bloodhounds from Poplar Bluff traced a burglary at George Beeler’s poor room on Caledonia road. Trail led to a 14 year old, Claud Wilson, jailed for burglary and larceny. he confesses and implicates another youth fleeing the area as authorities seek him.
In Piedmont this week, Judge E M Dearing presides over the Reynolds County circuit court at city hall. The suit Hackworth vs Missouri Southern Railway seeks about 12 000 in freight overcharges for ties. Hackworth is represented by S L Clark of Van Buren. the railroad by J B Daniel.
The Supreme Court last Wednesday handed down a decision in the case of J Arnold Farrar versus the Potosi Lead Barytes and Mercantile Company appealed from judgment for defendant dismissing the case in the circuit court here, the Supreme Court affirming the judgment as per stipulation.
Fifty seven pupils from twenty two rural county schools graduated at Potosi last Thursday afternoon in an overflow crowd. Honor graduates earning scholarships to Potosi High were Willie Koupal Horton district Beulah Declue Mineral Point Esther Caldwell Hamilton district and Arther Campbell Tiff district with Celia Goforth next in essay rating. Complete graduate list by district includes Dial Hamilton Esther Caldwell Andy Lahman Calico Branch Florence Miller Mary Nolan Estelle Nolan Willie Nolan Bliss Lillie Cook Cavernville Echo Stella Bass Barah Mercer George Mercer Uggerwich Winifred Flood Edwin Cresswell Pleasant Hill Millard Cole Lucy Cole Lizzie Evans Ida Hargus Oliver Declue Thomas Nicholson White Jessie Lee White Bellefountain Nelia Coleman Tiff Pearl Pinson Samuel Cummins Arthur Campbell Edgar Boyer Cadet Love Parkin Minnie Self Mineral Point Beulah Declue Jewel Declue Grassy Hollow Lizzie Kelso Shirley Dewey Hill Florence Cole Hochstatter Mary Louise Miller Irondale Lillian Sloan William Woodrow Malinda Wood Clarence Hoyt Ethel Ash Lucy Jordan Lucille Smith Belgrade Hallie Adams Loretta Wilson Sloan Lee Sloan Ida Montgomery Hazel Glen Glennie Yeargain Pleasant Grove John Seabourne Horton Clarence Horton Celia Goforth Maggie Farley Marvin Farley Claud Neeley Willie Koupal and others.
Mesdames A Terriere H Steven son and Etta Mesina of St Louis claim Pentecostal Saints status and have held evangelistic meetings at Free Will Baptist church and Esther. They display tongues, jerks, facial contortions, and high energy dances. Mrs Terriere is famed for whirling, praised as martyrdom by supporters amid scoffs. Lead Belt News notes their antics and past hospital arrest.
Ex-Sheriff J W Collins of Troutt visited town last Saturday and declared crop prospects are so good he was prompted to settle his debts with the printer immediately. Others may soon follow his example.
A hot weather suggestion promotes keeping bottles of Quality Soda in the refrigerator. The Potosi Carbonating Co offers assorted flav ors by the case, two dozen bottles for 60 cents, with two extra bottles included. The soda uses pure cane sugar and fruit extracts and carries the motto Quality First on each bottle.
Dora Livingston and family visit Tacoma while Miss Connor of St. Louis joins LeMaster household for summer. The Potosi Cornet Band led by W R Heagler delivered fine expression and technique in a well rendered concert at the Opera House. Supreme Court contempt case against Leteher and tax receipts dispute slated for Monday June 11 as he predicts victory.
Charles W Sprinkle Troutt of Missouri and Anna Lee Lore are recorded as recipients of marriage licenses. The filing indicates a union to be formalized between the two individuals in a formal proceeding listed under marriage licenses.
Morning sermon titled The Omnipresence of God and evening sermon Until the Day Dawn were announced for Sunday June 15 1915 at the church, with services listed for worshippers.
Irondale remains mournful as the Hughes grandson Dent is laid to rest at Big River cemetery near Caledonia. The Belleview lines suffer during rain while visitors such as Helen Roope and Mrs Harvey VanVoorhin stop by. Rev Cunningham conducts services at the M E Church South as Pred and Guy Martin return home for vacation.
O W Ramsey conducts business in Dunklin County this week. Judge C Lucy of Piedmont is ill at the Bismarck Hotel. Maude Dent visits sister Mrs J M Hughes at Irondale. Bismarck beat Graniteville 11 to 14 in a Sunday ball game. Cecil Vineyard of Belgrade was en route to St Louis for a business college. Harvey Gibson died from miners consumption after returning from Webb City. His body laid to rest in Bismarck cemetery Saturday. William Shirley making farm improvements west of town. Mrs E Andrews of Belgrade visited Friday. M E Rhodes of Potosi was here Wednesday. Lead company with O W Bilhartz to take over Eat on and Eversole tract west of Irondale. Bilhartz drilled land in 1907 and knows its value.
Local publication invites readers to showcase services and products through advertising. The notice emphasizes broad reach within the community and opportunities for small and large enterprises to gain visibility in print. Timely slots and pricing schemes aim to suit diverse business needs.
A glance at these faces shows a lively group known for entertaining crowds. The Detroit Male Quartette has sung for four to five years, earned a solid reputation across Chau tauquas and Lyceums, and harmonizes well. They plan a new program, even naming it to emphasize its freshness, and return to familiar circuits after last year’s big success.
An old patent medicine ad claims to cleanse the system by destroying the causes and mucous surfaces, promising cures with testimonials from Toledo, O. It touts a “One Hand Dollars” guarantee and lists F. J. Chen as a seller, with a 75 cent price and note that it is sold by all druggists.
The Detroits plan a newly curated act to meet rising demand for novelty. They emphasize only songs younger than six months and have prepared diligently, aiming for peak form for audiences at the third day of the Chautauqua.
Potosi resident W B Compton testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his back pain by toning the kidneys. The proof is described as lasting and verifiable by local residents, with a price of 50 cents at all dealers and a recommendation from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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