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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
2
A jumble of observations from Potosi Journal including remarks on Fairbanks destruction by fire, inspections, politics, international affairs, mine rescues, military testimony, and a Swiss divining device amid travel anecdotes and city contrasts. The piece weaves pop culture, science, and global events with witty asides about Philadelphia and Broadway.
The text explains dew forms when air contacts colder bodies and does not fall from the atmosphere or rise from the ground. It notes no dew on cloudy or windy nights and that dew may form on grass but not on a gravel walk or human skin, with gravel cooling slowly and not condensing warm air.
One of their favorite hens in Ridgeley Maryland became ill from swallowing glass. Samuel Lapton and R Fountain, chicken fanciers, performed an operation to open the craw, wash it, and sew it shut with white cotton. The hen is now lively as a young chick.
In Buenos Ayres horse racing is a social institution rivalling the Spanish bus fighting. The elite from the president to his cabinet attend Sunday meetings. The jockey club is modern, luxurious, and exclusive with a high initiation fee. The club takes a small percentage of bets, with nearly 16 million dollars wagered on this sport of kings.
In France the civil ceremony hands the couple a small book from the government. It records the wedding and leaves spaces for future births marriages and deaths. A six page section by the Academy of Medicine outlines child care instructions.
Gambling by post has grown massively in recent years. English fat racing season increases stamp demand, forcing Dutch towns like Middleburg and Flushing to struggle to supply 100,000 people, far beyond their normal 20,000. The surge shows gambling by post is profitable for the Dutch yet harmful to many.
Overseer Voliva aims to unite marriageable girls with suitable young men. He will personally introduce couples at a large social event in Shiloh Tabernacle, arranging for friendships to flower into courtship and marriage.
In Norway's northern coast coronation buildup King Haakon and Queen Maud tour Trondhjem after a Loften demonstration by Aalesund fishermen. A fleet of nine steamers, 50 motor boats and numerous small craft gathered as the Heimdal led a two column review, with thousands cheering and the king expressing pleasure at the marine display.
Washington D C reports the death of Representative Rufus KE Lester of Georgia at 68 from injuries after falling through a skylight in a Cairo apartment last Friday. He died Saturday evening with family present. Interment planned for Savannah. Lester longtime Savannah representative, Confederate veteran, ex state senate president and former Savannah mayor.
Chicago orders all women discharged after July 1 as a general policy. The Barber Asphalt Paving Co. widely active in the industry issued the order affecting every woman employed, leaving many puzzled by the workforce change.
More than 350 members of the National Editorial association visited French Lick Indiana to meet Thomas Taggart chairman of the Democratic national committee. A Sunday evening concert at Taggart's hotel entertained the guests.
Minneapolis doctor Jacob F Foree former Northwestern National Life Insurance Co president and grand larceny conviction sentenced by Judge Crooks to three and a half years in the penitentiary. This marks the first insurance scandal conviction in the period.
Sabbath day baseball resumed in Brooklyn as Cincinnati defeated the Brooklyn club 3 to 0. Police reported five arrests connected to the game, a case likely headed to court.
Three delegates appointed by the lower house reach Bialystock via Warsaw to investigate the disturbance. They have arrived and begun inquiries as order is restored. The location is Bialystock, Russia.
Henry J. Tsaarsen, chauffeur for Peter A. Fogarty of New York, died Sunday afternoon when the car carrying them crashed into another vehicle in Asbury Park New Jersey. The incident involved Fo garty’s automobile and an unidentified second car.
A passenger train derailed at Progantischnata station on the Chiree eastern railway in Vindivodtok, Russia Manchuria Sunday. Ten persons were killed or injured in the crash.
Washington June 19 The president is fully satisfied with a near final meat inspection bill after agreement with the house agriculture committee led by Speaker Cannon. The plan allocates 2 million dollars annually for inspections, drops a civil service waiver, removes court review and a labeled date, and combines inspector access with plant operation.
In St. Joseph Missouri June 19 an inch and a half of rain revived hopes for crops in the rich corn and wheat valley nearby. Reports from railroad offices say steady rain fell in parts of Kansas and Nebraska improving pasture and saving cattle markets after a dry spell. Farmers and business men cheer the outlook as drought fears ease and delayed orders may be restored for market gains.
In the Dover Heligoland yacht race for Emperor William's cup the American-built yawl Navahoe owned by George W. Watsen of Bremen crossed the finish line first at 8 95 Monday evening. The British cutter Ailsa owned by Mrs A H Lewis-Hill of Southampton finished at nine, and the British schooner Clara owned by Max Von Gilleaume of Cologne finished at 9 30. Washington reports that the House militia committee favors increasing annual militia appropriations from one to two million dollars.
Salida Col June 19 Mrs Carl Bode a railroad engineer's wife was shot and killed Monday by Mrs Harold Hutchinson wife of a switchman Jealousy was the cause of the murder
Wimbledon June 14. In the remaining Davis Cup ties S. H. Smith of Great Britain defeated American Holcombe Ward in three straight sets. Frere won 6-1 and 6-0, then 6-4 in the other match.
James H. Baker, president of the University of Colorado, has been offered the presidency of the University of Toronto. He has not yet stated whether he will accept.
Ohio Governor John M Pattison died at his Milford home leaving Lt Governor Andrew Lintner Harris to assume the office for the remainder of the term. Harris, a Republican, previously served as lieutenant governor under McKinley era, born November 17 1835 in Butler County Ohio and a Miami University graduate. He was mustered as brigadier general then served as attorney and senator. Harris took the oath of office in Eaton Ohio administered by Judge Fisher.
Ky Governor David B. Francis, visiting St. Louis with a party at the Madison Homecoming, survived a lightning bolt that shattered a hotel window as a thunderstorm raged Sunday night. Fragments showered the lobby and stunned all present, with the scene described as a near death experience.
Red WingMinn William H Bates a clam fisher has found a pearl in a clam shell said to be the largest freshwater pearl in existence Its value is estimated at between 10000 and 10000 It measures about 25 a size and weighs several grains with a lustrous surface
A newlyweds party in Hungary ended in tragedy as Andrew Kuk fatally shot the bride, wife of George Seillagii, at their home. Kuk, a neighbor, fled the scene and friends insist the act was an accident. Police seek him while investigations begin.
Thomas Charles Aga-Ro bartes, eldest son of Viscount Clifden and Liberal MP for Bodmin division of Cornwall, has been unseated by the election court after a popular petition found illegal practices.
D. A. Stahl, a former two term county treasurer and leading merchant in Macon, was killed when thrown from his carriage during a runaway near Emporia Kansas. He was a member of the G A R.
It is reported that dissolving the Douma has been abandoned for the present. Fear of conflict between deputies and the government was noted. A clash of authority, however, seems inevitable.
After the April 18 quake in San Francisco only three persons have killed themselves in the city. Previously the weekly average was twelve, a sharp decline in self inflicted deaths since the disaster.
The article notes high U S paint consumption driven by wooden houses and the move to ready mixed paints since 1860. It discusses past cheap, flawed paints, the shift to pure linseed oil bases, and argues painting is the painter’s trade rather than household DIY.
A collection of curious figures about New York City includes one police officer per 449 residents, cemeteries sufficient for 150 years at current death rates, a mistaken note about Peter Minuit in 1926, and whimsical measurements of sewers and paved streets. It also notes a weekly wind could circle the globe at nine miles per hour if sustained.
A Philadelphia Ledger item quotes a hospital doctor calling the patient a victim of athletics, noting the fallon who struck him trained, while the injured man did not. The exchange implies surprising causes behind an athletic incident.
The State Horticultural Society met in Moberly led by President C H Dutcher to discuss strawberries. Speakers from multiple counties presented papers on planting, cultivation, varieties for market, packing and shipping, vineyard care, and orchard culture with night sessions on nuts poultry and combined fruit and poultry farming.
W T Ewing a Bates county farmer was lectured by humane officer Co Z Gteenman for taking his 8 year old father to Kansas City and leaving him with sister in law Mrs J M Ewing who then could not care for him. Ewing took his father home again. A Macon circuit court jury awarded Mrs Rosalia Drew $1000 in the Wabash railroad case after she was dropped off at Brunswick and walked 11 miles to Weytesville while holding an excursion ticket from Chillicothe to Keytesville. She sought $2000.
Margaret and Edna Imhaser, aged 18 and 8, daughters of farmer Edward Imhaser, returned after two weeks of Pasteur Institute care in Chicago following dog bites. Doctors report no fear of hydrophobia as treatment proved fully successful after the animal died the day after the bite.
J. H W Lipscomb of Kansas City and Dr J W McClure of Sedalia sold Sedalia’s electric light plant and street railroad to Dean & Co of Grand Rapids Michigan. The buyers plan Sedalia as a hub for suburban lines and propose building a line to Kansas City via Lee's Summit.
Reverend Wesley Lattin aged 90 years seven months and seven days died in Rich Hill. He was born in Huntington Fairfield County Connecticut and ordained a Methodist minister in 1845. He served as a circuit rider in Wisconsin and Illinois for many years.
William Jones, age two, fell through a hole in an ole well cover at Waverly and drowned. His body was not found for an hour. he lived with his grandfather, Dr. T. J. Cox.
FE. IL. Dringes of Mound Valley Kew has been appointed assistant in engineering at the University of Missouri Richard H Jesse Jr son of President Jesse has been elected to a Harvard fellowship Laban Warren of Butler has finished his own coffin after 25 years construction at 92 still in feeble health a Bates county pioneer who saved walnut logs for his coffin and now lives quietly in the city northwest area
Trenton prepares a nine day chautauqua opening June 26 with Gov Folk as orator on good government. The closing July 4 features Senator Warner and Attorney General Hadley. The association has spent about 5000 dollars on the programme and expects a large attendance.
A mining veteran recounts recovery from chronic stomach trouble and weak digestion after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He credits the treatment with rebuilding his health, boosting appetite and curing sick headache, and notes the pills are sold by druggists or by mail at 50 cents per box, six for 2 50.
A small girl laments hours of piano practice needed daily as she explains her parents dislike of their few neighbors, reflecting a domestic note from the Washington Star.
A health advice tract argues mornings breed temper due to night stomach issues. It extols simple wheat-based foods, cites the book Back to Nature, and promotes free distribution of information and Egg-O-See cereal from Egg-O-See Co. Illinois.
In a Wales meeting Lloyd George replies to a Carnarvon boroughs member who defended disestablishment after the bishop of St. Asaph voiced criticism. The chairman hails Lloyd George as a match for the bishop, calling the prelate a hare in creation and praising the Welsh statesman's prowess.
The Catholic Standard quotes Newitt debating how to handle a clash with a rival Huskie. The speaker proposes to always tell the truth when the other person is present, framing a cautious, blunt response to an insult.
A famed star reflects on wealth freeing them from social pressures and the need to maintain appearances. The interview highlights personal comfort, privacy, and the realities of public life for the wealthy.
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