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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1912
Page
3
A garbled collection includes a Brooklyn postal card from Garfield Tea Co asking for a sample, a quip about tax dodgers, Winslow’s Spothing Syrup for Children priced 25¢, and a blunt joke about a young man calling on a girl.
A brief exchange notes Mothers Day as celebrated while questioning why Fathers Day is absent. The speakers compare traditions and mention weekly Saturday gatherings led by a father figure. The tone is observational and exploratory about family rituals.
A stern father who repeatedly warned a man courting his daughter is startled when the suitor, waiting at the door, reveals he came on behalf of a firm about a small bill. The father, attempting to assert limits, asks him to return, recognizing the billing purpose.
An American helps a Frenchman learn English by offering to correct his exercises. After a delay a letter arrives written in flawed English, suggesting the man believes he can learn enough from the text and dictionary to travel to America and give a lecture on the scaffold.
The Republican platform calls for independent courts, enhanced anti trust measures, protective tariffs, and streamlined judicial removal. It emphasizes national and state court authority, swift civil and criminal justice, and tighter oversight of money, tariffs, and banking with a push for expert studies and a strong democracy.
The appellate division of the New York Supreme Court ruled that a man may gamble at home with impunity. Any game of chance with money changing hands is allowed if it occurs within his four walls. The case arose from a man caught in the act with four others and charged as a commune gambler.
Mothers of infants under two in July heat learned of baby tent schemes in big cities. Tents on roofs or lots housed eight cradles each with free care from nurses and doctors overnight. Some tents used water pipes for evaporative cooling, blocks of ice, and electric fans to lower temperatures, offering a humane, low-cost approach to infant welfare.
A 1911 testimonial from C D Tharrington of Creek North Carolina describes a three year scalp eczema cured in two months using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Samuel Stern of Brooklyn reports itching, crusts, and hair loss improved with Cuticura products, leading to regrowth. Free samples offered by mail from Boston.
At St Andrews a farmer and his plowman were carting sand when a stray bullet hit the plowman in the leg. He cried out that he was shot, prompting the farmer to leap from the bank and urge the volunteers to stop, joking that it might have struck the horse.
A man asks for sausage price per pound. The butcher pretends the price rose to twenty five cents, claiming Schmidt’s is twenty cents but out of stock. The man counters, Schmidt’s is out, so the butcher acts similarly, underscoring price competition.
In a terse exchange, one person questions why they avoid Mrs. Wombat. The other insists they are with her constantly and have heard nothing. The dialogue hints at rumors as Mrs. Wombat recently moved into the house the speaker left.
A dialogue reveals optimism about a new venture while the speaker presses for a viable revenue plan. The exchange centers on transforming an opportunity into a sustainable, money earning proposition with clear focus on profitability and market potential.
Boston ads promote Paxtine Antiseptic as a delightful germicidal toilet preparation and promise a free large trial box to any woman upon request. A witty line about forgiveness contrasts men’s fault with financial failure.
A remark notes that undoing the issue is possible with a visit to Reno. The speaker emphasizes practicality and a restrained approach, expressing relief at a straightforward path to resolution. The line hints at political maneuvering and regional focus without detailing specifics.
A vintage claim describes Garfield Tea as a simple cup taken before bed to clear the system by next day. The ad emphasizes thorough purification of impurities with no explicit medical endorsement.
A concise saying warns that anticipation often leads to lost chances as timing slips and a favorable moment passes by. The message stresses vigilance and readiness to act when opportunities arise.
Report notes a moment of humor as spectators react to a ball game with one person amused by others catching napping and another warning about being laughed at later by Miss Wearyone and Chinner.
At a Jacksonville dinner Senator Duncan WU Fletcher condemned an orange grower who had failed. He said the man failed through ignorance and blamed others, noting the grower was as ignorant of orange farming as a tramp was of industry.
Soap costs rise with new French imported varieties priced from two to four dollars a cake. The fragrant, satin wrapped cakes come in small boxes and suit traveling brides as refined toiletries, though pricey.
Gen F D Grant recalled a tale about his father talking with General Sherman in his tent. A brigadier known for slovenliness barged in and, after he left, Grant’s father blew smoke and asked who gets to wear that brigadier’s shirts the first week.
Lady Duff Gordon spoke at a New York luncheon about divorce’s perils. An anecdote described two girls debating marriages as heaven sent, with one girl exhaling smoke and daydreaming, while the other responded with a light laugh.
A lawyer questions a witness about testifying against a man the witness calls a friend. The witness answers that while he loves his friend he loves truth more, prompting the lawyer to rebuke him for betraying a friend for a perfect stranger in pursuit of honesty.
A fragmentary exchange raising meat versus vegetables and a remark by Mrs. Grogan about a black eye. The readable text suggests a local conversation on food choices and social matters with limited context.
Dialog exchange features Ella asking if dying is feared and Stella replying she is unafraid when the color suits her. The brief shows a stylized cruelty or fashion drama exchange as two speakers contend with mortality and self-image through dyeing.
A South Carolina colporteur endures mud to offer Bibles and reaps a sale to the man who refused earlier. The next tale, Above the Laws, features a rich man warned by a physician that he has violated nature’s laws and must pay the penalty, with the man seeking a technical loophole.
A dialogue reveals a badge demanding women's suffrage. One character admits wearing it despite previously doubting the need for suffrage, noting the badge has become a fashionable fad. The exchange highlights evolving public attitudes toward the suffrage movement.
A judge records the exchange where a defendant explains leaving after ten years, stating a gubernatorial pardon as the reason. The brief interaction highlights mercy and official clemency shaping a local law case.
An old advertisement touts Cole's Carbolisalve as relief for itching and piles. It promises a superior cure and lists price as 60 cents, with a note that samples or free information can be obtained by writing to J. A Cole & Co. at Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
A string of quips and ads touts old goods and social musings. References include Garfield Tea praised for claims, a venal boast about cigars, and jokes on parenting pets and jealousy. The fragmentary text hints at a mid century newspaper page with promotional lineups and social witticisms.
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