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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
2
A Potosi era column cites social satire on divorce, economics, and politics. Notes include remarks on Gov Edward Stokes, airship era safety, Caruso earnings, and whimsical lines about a private monkey house, a Spanish heir, and mischief in media. The piece closes with a jab at a Chicago wife’s dramatic phrase and a Globe credit.
The article lists Rufus W. Cobb elected in 1878 and 1880 Thomas G. Jones elected in 1890 and 1882 William C. Coates elected in 1894 Joseph F. Johnson elected in 189% and 1898 and William D. Jelks who succeeded on the death of William F. Stamford and won a full term in 1902.
An enterprising New Yorker offers sets of 40 red, white and yellow European hotel, steamship, and rail labels for five dollars each. Each label bears a date and is designed to fool detection as genuine. The dealer reports rising patronage at his small shop selling European novelties.
In Spain renewed interest arises as Granadas governor convenes experts and influential citizens to plan preservation of the Alhambra palace. Built in the 13th century, it survived sieges and earthquakes, with the 1812 French evacuation burning towers and 1821 earthquake damage noted. Queen Isabella II later backed restoration efforts begun in 1862 to recover its original condition.
Latest Chinese census puts the empire at fully 400,000,000 souls. Military scholars warn of potential depredation by hundreds of millions of Asians, urging Europe to remain vigilant and prepared against possible invasion, per Admiral Mahon’s cautions.
The article notes that Carnegie heroic medals increasingly appear in shops, where the three golden balls signal lending power based on collateral. It suggests a shift from honor to monetary value as medals circulate in commerce.
The auto industry threatens to eclipse the horse in business yet the horse thrives. The animal currently commands about $100 more in the market than ever before, keeping the suspense alive.
The eldest member of the British house of commons, after forty years of service and repeatedly standing for election, has died. The piece notes that if elections had forced him to run like Americans, his tenure might not have been so long.
The Washington Herald notes the burden on a little Spanish prince with twelve names and the worry visitors show when asking his name.
In a tense scene a hardened financier grapples with Anita's defiant stance and looming blackmail, while Roebuck and Galloway maneuver behind the scenes. The chapter climaxes as the coal strike threatens bankruptcy, prompting a direct appeal to the power broker Galloway to avert ruin.
Roosevelt praised Texas as a garden spot and advertised 95,000 acres of land with 10 to 640 acres and two town lots for 210 dollars, 10 dollars a month, no interest. The sale spanned Atascosa, McMullen, and Live Oak counties south of San Antonio, promising rich soil, abundant water, many wells, lakes, and crops from beans to cotton, with testimonials on profits and regional climate.
The text argues that among wild animals the zebra would be most useful if domesticated, noting its relevance to horse fever and tsetse fly concerns as key points in evaluating its potential utility.
A 1904 Maine coast excursion aboard the Morning Star battles a severe storm. Captain Frown reassures passengers while a persistent man asks if they will be wrecked. The captain pauses, then says he will inform them if danger rises. The man explains he wants to confront a friend who deceived him if they sink.
A note from the Indian Review describes a simple facial neuralgia cure. If pain is on the right side, place the left hand in very hot water. if on the left side, place the right hand in hot water. It is claimed relief may come in less than five minutes.
A memorial in his honor will take the form of a chancel at Ardmurcher church Moate County Westmeath. Rev John Lever, the author's brother, was rector there from 1844 to 1864. Lever visited and worshiped there and drew material for his books from the area.
In Portland's Italian quarter the late Speaker Reed's birthplace faces demolition. A tenement now stands where the home once did, drawing attention from locals and visitors alike. A boy and others respond with pride and humor about the famed statesman’s origins.
A 1000 dollar reward offer promises payment to anyone proving any statement in the ad false. The notice asks readers to write for literature and to name the nearest agent, listing Company F. Simmons at 215 Alamo Plaza in San Antonio Texas.
A dialogue from Stray Stories features Sut Will She and Singleton debating if an engaged girl can swim. Wedderly quips that if she can swim she should keep her mouth shut, sparking a witty exchange about propriety and skill.
The author criticizes the split between intellect and labor, noting a social pattern that labels some as gentlemen and others as operatives. He argues both roles should be skilled, equal, and noble, warning that current divides create envy and contempt while leaving society with morbid thinkers and miserable workers.
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