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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1920
Page
4
An OCR fragment praises Deee’s Kidsep Pills from Foster-Milbara Co for improving sleep by reducing nightly bathroom interruptions. Mentions brand, distributor in Buffalo New York, with odd spellings and unclear context. The passage reads like a testimonial ad with marketing tone.
Crops crave rain as community life fills the week with church events Scouts from St Louis bring 85 boys to help Camp Roosevelt projects At home residents celebrate birthdays visit relatives and plan visits One local hospital stop and a succession of job and school updates close the report with social visits and town business
A massive copper chair, said by natives to be a gift from Queen Victoria, was discovered deep in a secluded Gold Coast jungle. Locals believe it guards a chieftain’s grave and remains rooted to the ground in spirit. A Gold Coast surveyor found it, but details of its origin stay unclear.
Detroit city council imposed a penalty on Jacob Behrwitz owner of a nine family apartment house after accusing him of raising rents from two to per month. The action targets alleged 100 percent increase in the property valuation assessment and rent.
The column reports on visits by Mrs Eile Smith and Mrs Mary Town, teachers Helen Allison and Theresa Henderson, and the Connolly family. It mentions a special nurse for Flat River schools, rising potato hopes, wheat prospects, and summer plans at Southeast Missouri Teachers College. Also notes missing county judge candidate, tax land purchases, census hints, and Desloge youth robbery case.
A three room house in Pottsville burned Monday morning killing Amands Gal Boway an elderly Black resident living with Gray and family in the east end. The blaze started in draperies near the bier and consumed the room leaving only a charred torso. The body was buried after the fire was out. Mrs Galloway was widely regarded as an estimable woman in the community.
The Farmington News reports Capt. W. J. Elledge purchased the Milford farm of 49 acres north of Des Joigne, near Big River, for 101000. He aims to prospect the land seeking mineral finds, following a profitable sale of his Iron Mountain property. The paper praises his faith in Francois County as a good place to own land.
The Grat contingent of the St. Louis Boy Scouts arrives at Camp Roosevelt in Irenndale the summer training camp. Enrollment for rendezvous this summer is about Beoute, with companies of two or three hundred arriving, each staying two weeks at Gretna Spring outskirts of Irondale. An extended article on the camp will appear next week.
Mrs Nannie R White hotelkeeper of Fredericktown sued Farmington Times for 10000 damages over a winter article alleging she emulated a Missourian prince of lodgings for a party of five Farmington girls who attended a basketball game and stayed at her nursery The jury awarded 200 dollars in actual damages after a brief deliberation The case drew wide local interest in the state news.
Mrs W Alderson reports her son Heredhel Alderson found an officer’s Civil War sword in Mill Creek bed at Deck Bridge while plowing. The rusted blade remains serviceable, with inscription and walnut handle secured by two wafers. A blockhouse once protected the bridge. the weapon likely washed into the creek over a century ago.
Marriage licenses listed for George W Reeves of Peoria Missouri and Evie Stringer, William J Vance of Leadwood and Lucinda Parmeley of Potosi, Missouri. The remainder notes Floyd Lynch and his son visiting friends at Ropewell and a brief comment on inside pages being crowded with advertising.
C B Price, known as The Produce Man, announces he will pay cash for rags brass and copper as part of a city cleanup drive. Neighborhoods encouraged to gather scrap items for quick sale.
Sunday June With 1020 Sunday School at 9 10 J W Settle superintendent Morning service at 1 O clock special hour for mothers and babies Cradle Hall program includes songs recitations and diplomas Enrollment service and welcome prayer Various children names and speakers listed Address by the minister at eight in the evening a union service to be held outdoors near the Presbyterian Church revival church lights planned all invited Rev J B Deggendorf minister
Peoria notes a call for rain while residents discuss upcoming charivaris and river locations. Lena Wortham visits Irondale relatives. Mr and Mrs EF Neely open their home to guests. J M Dordth drives to Ironton and De Soto areas. Children’s Day observed at the Methodist church with a large crowd. Local exchanges mention store sale, family visits, and farm life around Borrugh, Irondale, and Columbia Missouri connections.
Mise Corinne White of Irondale spent the weekend with N B White of this place. Thelma McClurey returned home Sunday from a week with relatives in Bt Louis. Lena Rusledge left Monday for St Louis for an extended visit with a friend. On return she resumes her petition as teacher of the Brule school. Mrs F C Hiennard of St Louis is vacationing here with her husband. A number of our young folks attended a ball time at Ironton Run.
For sale room house and acreage near Old Mines apply to Frank Poihomus Old Mines Mo. Wanted a man and wife for farm work near Potosi and Lewis Beans wife to cook. Call for single man for brush clearing and a carpenter for about a month. Address J W Mates Motors Mu. For sale J Case steel separator with automatic weigher and belts plus J Case corn shredder, inquiries to Lewis Bean Latty Mu. Ante man and team or auto bond to sell 187 Watkins home and farm products. Biggest bird industry income $15 to 000 yearly. territory open write J K Watkins Co Kept iid Winona Minn.
Bert Coleman reports locusts harming fruit crops in his part of the county while visitors from Granite City Illinois, including Mr. and Mrs. J Hoolshire and two daughters, stayed with locals. Fishing parties near Big River yielded poor results as warm weather kept candidates in the field. A Chicago convention drew many fair Sox supporters and local talk hints that women may influence the fall election with divorce mentioned humorously if ballots go astray.
Tiff and Lead Miners Wanted. The Evage 4 Thorman tract northeast of Potosi near Martin Higginson land seeks lead ore miners at 70 per ton for wit and 0 per ton for leaders. The land is prized mining territory with 10 leads running and 8 feet total. Miners receive no mistakes in lead work. T F BLOUST MINING CO. Potosi Mo.
TF Blount Lumber Wood announces a sawmill at Palmer Missouri eighteen miles west of Potosi in virgin timber and yellow pine. Write your name and lumber request. Blount will name prices, delivery available at Potwes or by mill.
Notice is hereby given that the Hank of Righ woods stockholders will meet at the Richwoods Mo office on Saturday Jane iiith 120 at 1 oclock p m to elect directors for the ensuing year and transact other business A W Howink President B Baki Cashier May 26th 120
Guardianship letters granted May 17 190 to Frederick Bouchard estate in Washington County Missouri. Creditors must present claims for allowance within six months or be barred. claims not exhibited within one year from letters may be forever barred. Certified notice by guardian shows Sophia Bouchard to receive guardianship. Additionally a block of unrelated medical advert text appears in the same column.
Advertising rates include display ads for local customers at 2 cents per column inch, notices at 7 cents per line, professional cards at 61? per year, and memorial/burial notices. Legal advertising covers administrator executor estate matters, final settlement, bank statements, and obituary notices with per word or per item pricing.
Letters of administration granted to M O Compton by the Private Court of Washington County Missouri dated May hth May IV. Creditors must present claims within the months from letters for allowance or be barred. This notice certified by Jas A Henson Judge of the Probate Court on May 24 1out with seal affixed.
Fragmented OCR text reports farm labor tension over harvest wages, with mention of emigration to the Americas and machine co-ops. It also notes funeral for Johanne Tibbets Watts at Princeton Indiana, aged ninety nine, and a marriage in West Virginia followed by a murder arrest and life sentence for Charles Scott Treadway.
In Lebanon Kentucky Reverend Mather W. J. Rowlett rode a mile on the engine pilot after an automobile mishap, then told the engineer he doubted he could bring the train to a stop. The incident underscores the perilous ties between clergy and rail travel in the era.
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