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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
1
Scrambled OCR text reflects a 1928 political scene. It discusses Republicans highlighting a platform, criticizes prohibition stances, and notes support for Judge Hughes as a party leader. It mentions Democrats, conventions in Chicago, and anticipated victory with Hughes’s leadership.
Readings by Dr John Mepeitte and Walt Holcomb set at Chautauqua. lectures, dramatic readings, and musical interludes mark the four day event. Speakers include Mepeitte, noted lecturer and fretscan expert, with performances by other entertainers. The program promises lectures, readings, and musical numbers across multiple days.
Fragmentary text shows discussion of tariff policy, the tariff commission idea, and Republican vs Democrat positions. Mentions Senator Fairbanks, Judge Hughes, and President Wilson. Notes primary law, campaign funding, and party loyalties in Missouri.
Fragmentary OCR text references a witness at trial being pressed about prior experience. It notes a sarcastic reply about six children and mentions Mr Waters allegedly buying an automobile with funds from his printing business. The passage appears incomplete, with unclear context and names.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Charles El Hoores and Charles W Fairmanns as vice presidential figures amid garbled printing industry notes. The readable lines reference political names and possible campaign context without clear events or dates.
Fragmentary notes discuss a retired tenant farmer, land ownership, and profits from farming amid changing systems. The text mentions a rare bird and concerns about capital, tenancy, and potential retiree benefits within agricultural arrangements.
A historical fragment describes a farm scene where two geese defend a nest from a turkey hen. The old gander intervenes, removing the intruder and letting the geese reclaim the nest while an amused onlooker recalls the event. The reader is urged to read the banal item for one dollar.
Incomplete OCR text mentions persons and a possible event but lacks coherent details or identifiable entities to form a factual summary. The readable parts do not provide a recognizable action, date, place, or organization.
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