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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1911
Page
3
A New York Times report recalls Mr. Jones who dropped a fifty-cent piece for a downtrodden woman at a Subway turnstile. He retrieved it and returned it, while the woman questioned and others were offered the time to claim the coin. The scene highlights a chivalrous act amid a tense commuter moment.
A South Side teacher, amid a heat spell, takes several of her pupils on a car ride to a Public Square telescope. They are shown the moon and told it is a cold body. A child asks if the teacher’s face gets cold when looking through the glass.
Miss Wrathy recalls an audacious remark by Mr De Borrowe about her auburn hair. Miss Slimm quips that she should have boxed his ears, but Wrathy says her Easter hat box was not large enough for the retort.
Missouri state news reports fifteen new wheat varieties originated by the University of Missouri College of Agriculture. Dean F B Mumford notes one variety increased yield from 16 to 30 bushels per acre and explains ongoing development to resist winter freezing and thaws.
The J Ogden Armour scholarship in agriculture worth 250 each was earned by Ernest L Anthony Bucklin William M Regan Joplin John S Fidler Carrollton Marion W Lowry and Thomas C Reed Columbia Missouri Manufacturing State figures show Missouri invested 442847000 in factories last year with output of 572085000 since 1909 the state’s manufacturing centers show steady progress and rising production as sales grow
Eighty Ararat Temple members and their wives joined Sedalia and central Missouri masons for a drill and dinner on the green. A reception and musical followed at the Masonic Temple. Thirty novices were initiated. Commencement at Fulton featured Dr. Charles Roving of Hannibal delivering the address and later elected alumni association president at Fulton banquet. Dr. Kerr gave the dedicatory address.
John Stubbs aged 60 was instantly killed when he was thrown from his buggy after his horse ran away six miles south of Ozark. The accident occurred as he attempted to pass a motor car driven by Dr. J. C. Young.
The proposal would connect Belton Harrisonville Lees Summit Lone Jack and likely Warrensburg with Kansas City via an interurban trolley system. A boulevard would run parallel to the main line along the route.
George H. Demand a retired Pettis county farmer died of heart disease at age 58. He leaves a widow and three grown sons.
The postal department is urged to authorize a postal savings bank in Independence with plans to open on August 1. The move aims to expand savings facilities and public access to postal financial services in the city.
George K. Denfo, two term Lynn County sheriff, died at his home in Btookfield. He was laid to rest with Masonic honors, marking a longtime service in local law enforcement.
Henry county voters outside Clinton uphold prohibition by a margin near 1290 votes in the local option election. Proponents say the vets called the election and the drys have gathered a $2500 fund to enforce the law.
Sedalia’s Y M C A project on Se-dalia is nearly finished. The three story building, fully appointed, represents a $50 000 investment raised by popular subscription. Short Wheat Crop in Benton County Reports indicate Benton county wheat at about two thirds of average and oats, hay, corn and fruit yields also reduced.
Carthage merchants organize a Business Men's league to boost local commerce. The group promotes general improvements and enthusiasm for land office ventures as part of its activity.
Sedalia board of education will require all teachers-elect in public schools to pass a rigid physical examination before starting duties to prevent employment of persons afflicted with tuberculosis germs.
University of Missouri to require two years of gymnasium work for all women students starting next fall. Compulsory vaccination of all students will also be instituted as part of the new program.
The University of Missouri has leased the Gordon hotel building for two years. No funds to replace the Mechanic Arts building burned two months ago can be obtained until next session of the legislature. Small ore strike near Columbia found by drillers at 284 feet outside the city. Zinc ore in commercial quantities though not rich.
The Dallas News recounts Sadie an old horse once cherished by children, now battered and near useless. A wagon driver dumps the worn animal with fuel, but a father recalls selling her for 15 dollars and then buys her back for 25 to spare his anxious children.
The report notes Russia reporting 125 child suicides in three months, surpassing Germany and prompting education experts to question the system. It laments the grim trend of children playing death games and suggests that better methods to nurture growth exist than harsh or harmful practices.
A brief look at seven long considered scientific follies: squaring the circle, duplicating the cube, trisecting an angle, perpetual motion, transmutation of metals, fixation of mercury, and the elixir of life. Some list add the philosopher’s stone, astrology, and magic. The piece notes circle squaring is deemed impossible and radium raises claims but awaits proof.
University of Texas zoologists Drs. Newman and Patterson report armadillos in Texas reproduce with litters of four young all sharing the same sex, male or female, never mixed. The species has migrated into much of southern Texas from Mexico, presenting a notable biological peculiarity.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Growella asking for more sugar and the grocer replying there is plenty, then asking how much she desires. Mrs Growells notes she wants to know when it is all gone so perhaps she can order more.
A letter from Mrs. Orville Rock of Paw Paw Michigan claims the Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her from surgery after a displacement left her bedridden. She says the remedy made her well and capable of doing housework, urging other women with female complaints to try it.
Dr B L Whitehead of Boston reports two patients with severe dermatitis improved by Cuticura Soap and Ointment after others failed. He notes his wife’s finger and arm lesions healed after warm soaks and application, and he endorses the remedies as wonderfully meritorious.
The passage shows girls preparing costumes for a Shakespeare ball while a mother warns they may uncover no real Rosalind and Celia. It includes remarks about near-thoughts and a Lewis' Single Binder cigar and a Garfield Tex product for digestion, reflecting period tone and miscellaneous notices.
A concise point notes the challenge in creating advice that is universally foolproof. The statement emphasizes the limits of guidance, hinting at variability in situations and individual factors that affect outcomes.
A dentist recounts meeting a philosopher who uses toothache to justify delaying work. The man claims pain can be offset by other hurts and that he will endure overtime tasks when his schedule tightens. The story ends noting the man may get away with this odd philosophy.
A Bay St. Louis road scene shows a Black housekeeper resting with a full basket. She speaks of pain and miseries, noting she would plant trust elsewhere and keep her funds close due to family concerns and poverty.
This curing claim states the product addresses obstinate eczema herpes tetter and childhood rashes and sores. It promises immediate relief for burns and itching piles and claims effectiveness for all irritation available at all drug stores.
A Fall River Herald tribute recalls Seth A Eaton a rural Mall carrier from Middleboro who amid woodland fire buried mail in sand to save it before escaping through flames. His hat burned hair singed and one side of his face blistered yet he kept duty first.
A chatty fragment notes Gwendolyn feeling out of place at a resort after one suitor won’t win her heart, while Genevieve questions motives and a quirky scene on the fence introduces neighbors and a playful exchange. A garbled aside mentions Garfield Tea and social introductions.
A fireman recounts to his wife how a woman, Mrs Von Biffer, carried her niece from a blaze at midnight on the avenue. She emerged amid flames and smoke, her act described as the bravest the fireman ever saw.
A neighbor's cook jokes about Skeeter Jim marrying again, Mammy retorts with humor about appearance and fortunes. The rural banter uses colorful Southern speech comparing wives to needle and haystack, reflecting light domestic gossip.
A fragment notes that some girls feel anxious about going downtown by themselves for fear a man may not attempt to flirt with them. The item suggests social anxiety and wary behavior without detailing events or individuals.
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