This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 30 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1914
Page
3
The treasury secretary downplays tariff and currency revisions noting prior changes were absorbed. He says business remains receptive and undisturbed, likening it to Freddy who stays practical about dinner. The piece appears in a Sunday Magazine style.
Mrs Cutler, a kindly but deaf elderly woman, attended an informal dinner with the Justins and her daughter. While her companions talked, she cut a steak and whispered to her daughter that she hears nothing but saw wood. Aremark passed about Bangs stock deals as the ice slipped once.
They are delicious with cream or milk, or sprinkled over fresh fruit or berries.
The Missouri State Board of Charities and Corrections reports 60 percent of almshouses have improved care for the indigent. In 20 counties paupers are farmed out to the lowest bidders. Jails were found unhealthful and not modern. The board plans to seek a law requiring counties without modern jails to house prisoners in adequately equipped sanit ary jails, with costs covered. Governor Major presides.
State banks and trust companies in Missouri report peak prosperity with nine three new banks incorporated since February 15 and fourteen new trust companies added. Total capital for these entities runs high, with capitalization increases across pre existing banks and a permanent certified surplus noted. Rural communities see seven new banks formed this month, boosting local financial access and economic activity.
King George ascended amid rumors of no interest in racing but has since attended major meetings. A Doncaster memory recalls a Yorkshire spectator asking which figure was the king and reacting when she saw him remove his handkerchief. The monarch, with a cold, blew his nose, prompting astonishment.
Carl Starling and Mend Ostiora confessed in St. Joseph of role in counterfeiting ring. Police found counterfeit coins, a complete production outfit, and a price list showing large profits from passing fake currency, following a laundry’s tip leading to their arrest. Separate Missouri pharmacy group election results noted in a Perth Springs meeting with officers elected for 1924.
Four children from the Martin family are reported drowned in the 102 river at Savannah while wading. Twin sisters Ludwig and Teresa, 14, and their 12-year-old sister Anna were found two hours later after their arms were intertwined in a 5-foot hole. The father searched the river and recovered the bodies. A third child was found later by divers.
The Smith Lever program at the University of Missouri will organize extension work in agriculture and home economics. AL J. Meyer directs the project with $210,000 in federal funds this year, rising to $167,000 annually over nine years, contingent on Missouri matching funds.
The article argues melons are as easy to grow as cucumbers and offers practical tips. It recommends rich light soil with east or south slope, ample fertilization, and a moisture reservoir using an old pail with holes filled with manure or poultry droppings to sustain roots during dry spells. It highlights Rocky Ford musk melons and Indiana Sweetheart watermelon as strong varieties.
Sir William Willcocks, famed for Assouan dam, is in the country advising on flood control of the Tigris Euphrates. He cites Nile valley irrigation aiding 11,000,000 people on 6,000,000 acres, with Assouan land worth 750 to 1,000 dollars per acre and cotton valued at 100 dollars per unit. He urges wiser levees and relief channels to reduce maximum flood stress.
The Nomad chieftain gazes at the ruined Syrian landscape. A bride, just hours married, removes her teeth and soaks them in water. The damsel bids him dismiss his regrets as the Moslem prays. The groom believes the father may soon learn the horse was exchanged for his daughter as the crowd disperses. Tears mark the moment.
Actor N. C. Goodwin says modern style favors the maxine, slashed skirts, and cigarettes over the Chesterfield type. Sherry's tea scene features pretty girls smoking long amber cigarettes and flashing silken ankles. A girl recalls a man kissing her forehead, provoking laughter. another would call such a kiss down four inches.
Mrs O Shaughnessy attends the Colony Club event in New York for Huerta’s son’s wedding. She challenges the notion that women are weak or limited in world affairs and rebuts a remark about reforming men after marriage. The conversation includes a quip about bachelors and cigars.
A brief street dialogue features a man dismissing fears of burglars while his partner jokes about their lack of valuables. They claim they own no jewelry beyond what his wife can wear, underscoring a mundane motive for not securing windows.
German artist Menzel, a Merlin wine shop regular, watched a couple at his table. The wife mocked him, so he opened his sketchbook and drew. The husband protested and was shown the sketch a goose in the final portrait.
The text discusses cockroaches as carriers of typhoid fever and possibly cancer. It cites a past typhoid outbreak on a U S warship traced to cockroaches and references Dr W Melville Davison in The London Lancet noting a microbe theory for cancer in roach guts.
A reflective remark on the press as an enterprise, noting its constant activity and its method of sustaining itself by continual feeding, framed as a dialogic playful aside.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote describes an artist who, after selling a painting, declares he will paint the town next. He performs a war dance in his studio to dramatize the moment, amusing observers during a visit to the Caxton building.
Liverpool corporation milk depots supply about a thousand babies daily with electricity sterilized milk. The process uses electric shocks to kill microbes and claims to preserve milk flavor and prevent contamination compared with steam sterilization.
A concise quotation from Ruskin on true education stressing not just doing right things but loving them. It urges loving knowledge, purity, and justice, transforming duty into genuine passion for virtue.
Ferriline is a tasteless Quinine syrup advertised as gentle on the stomach. It claims to be suitable for children and adults who cannot take ordinary Quinine, avoiding nausea or nervousness. The ad urges trying Ferriline and asks for the original package. The text notes Ferriline is brown in color.
A brief dialogue line questions a girl’s involvement with records on a phonograph. The reply says she is not fixing them but merely putting on airs, implying performance or pretense rather than technical repair.
A Kansas City Journal snippet notes cinema users recall orchestra seats at two dollars, while audiences now crave more intimate experiences and even holding hands during performances. The brief reflects on changing entertainment habits and nostalgia.
An OCR fragment advertises a cold remedy titled Cures a Cold in One Day and named E.W.Gehove. It asserts one dose of Bromo Quinine as Laxa Tive Bromo Quenine and promises to stop cough and headache while addressing cold symptoms.
A reader quotes a conversation about a husband who enlists to escape domestic turmoil. The exchange suggests enlistment as a chosen path to obtain peace and quiet amid family strain. The remark hints at hardship faced by families during wartime.
In drinking, the only way you can get some fellows to say no is to ask them to treat. The remark frames social pressure and refusal dynamics in casual outlets, highlighting how offering a drink can prompt reluctance or avoidance among peers.
Two young women sip coffee and discuss marriage roles. One argues they should work for their husbands before marriage, the other agrees but clarifies she would not after marriage. The dialogue reveals differing views on women's work and domestic expectations.
Fragmentary readable text mentions a product or remedy linked to murine stages and a vague Book of ttm. Names and exact actions are unclear, but the item appears as a health or medicine related note with scattered abbreviations and improper phrases.
The text argues for careful charity, asserting true benevolence lies in wise, economical giving and reviewing financial reports. It notes 140 savings banks in New York state as part of credible, accountable relief efforts.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.