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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1906
Page
1
The piece notes traders and corporations show no fear of lawsuits or penalties and remain confident this season. It mocks Democrats claiming voters will push them to continue driving out the trusts, a project labeled as already insured by the Repebl ins.
A fragment indicates packers shift inspection costs onto Uncle Samuel, proposing to pass the expense to buyers without prior prep or disclosure, reflecting tension over added charges and the hidden cost of oversight.
Plutocrats declare Roosevelt has gone far enough and seek to stop him by turning to the Democrats. They claim benevolent assimilation by trust and cooperation magnates has always been easy and pleasant for both sides.
The push to use convict labor for state road work is endorsed as beneficial and non competing with free labor. Advocates seek swift action to place convicts on the roads and to collect poll taxes in cash, boosting state projects and revenue.
The passage argues that all laws arise from entrenched interests and that even law breakers deserve no immunity. It asserts laws regulate individuals for societal welfare and that public welfare declines when enforcement is uneven. It voices a general stance on equal application of law to protect society.
A state official laments Missouri juries awarding against metropolitan papers in libel suits. He argues verdicts chill publicity and weaken the public remedy for wrongs against the people. He warns that punishing publishers for libel without solid grounds harms public interest and allows local juries to muzzle the press.
The piece argues Democratic propagandists boast Bryan will win in 1908 despite weak prospects. It notes previous near-miss defeats, fusion with Populists and Free Silver Republicans, and Republican gains under Roosevelt driving voters away amid policy backlash.
The article argues Hearst may split the Democratic vote, threatening Bryan and the party’s unity. It notes Hearst’s wealth and rival ambitions, including a possible gubernatorial bid in New York, and foresees a rising third option as Hearst may run as Democrat or independent if not aligned with Bryan.
Representative Rhodes introduces a good roads bill to form a national commission of public highways. The commission will include the postmaster general and the secretary of agriculture as ex officio members without pay, plus a third member appointed by the president, earning 5000 a year, and serving as secretary with practical road engineering knowledge.
The Saint Louis Mirror argues that Roosevelt faces criticism from trust busters while Democratic bosses plot profit from financiers. It notes a strong Hawes bid for governor and hints at Roosevelt’s renomination amid GOP opposition, referencing Fourth Pine Ninth and local political power centers.
Addresses from the convention of the Tennessee bankers, held in Chattanooga, reveal figures on the south's recent years noting billions in totals and advances in manufacturing and mining. The data suggests broad prosperity and political shifts impacting government control and the Republican party.
A period article contrasts the Union's preservation with the Republican party, arguing the party is sectional and risks national unity if trusted with power. It lauds the Union’s strength, notes Southern ambitions, and cites global demand for American hickory as an economic concern impacting resources and policy.
A rural carrier in Saginaw county Michigan reports ingoing and outgoing requests from patrons seeking goods and services on his free delivery route. The letters ask for prices on wood calves medicine and packages, requests to deliver to multiple parties, and even comical orders like barrels of salt flour wool wires chicken coops and turkeys. The piece mocks the chaos of unsolicited requests and the burdens of early rural free delivery.
The Lebanon Republican laments editors who oppose city mail order houses to aid home merchants, claiming editors would profit from advertising and noting department store men now seek all editors as customers. The piece argues professional groups too often refuse business from friends, despite a lack of reciprocal support.
Vickers noted for mauve wounds. Belgrade sees fire rain and visiting Nelson Adams' daughters from St Lewis. Dr Betinson smiles at passers by while Thomas Lucker, uncle of Thomas Coghill, dies. Wheat threshing starts next week. fortune tales and a six foot merchant Dennis loom large. Ice cream served. rail and factory plans echo throughout the town.
The Eastern railway of Mexico will be ballasted with gold ore between Mexico and Rio Puerto, a 270 mile span. Ballast rock from the rave bed near the new One of the Yoad yields about Sz per ton. About 4500 tons per mile are fed, valuing the road at Syz, 29,000 for 270 miles. Despite gold in the rock, it is not a mining proposition, yet passengers will ride over the world’s most valuable piece of Wulinsling.
A Chicago News item notes a selfmade martyr and the claim that adversity lifts people while prosperity can knock them down. It cites a Pittsboro milloware visit to Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Science praising the stuffed birds, valued at not less than 200 000 dollars, and ends with a speculative question about their stuffing.
A dubious message urges reliance on Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney or bladder complaints, warning that without proper medical aid the patient may suffer. The notice is attributed to City Drug Store as the source offering the remedy.
A fragmented notice lists JOH. W. HOUSTUIN for Circuit Clerk and Recorder, FIRMIN KODERRIUE for Circuit Clerk and Recorder, ED SKECKENRIDGE for County Clerk, KX. F ROBINSGR for County Treasurer, Wat SCHVE2 for State Representative, LOIS A. PAGE for Presiding Judge, TT Hb PAL for County Judge, WILLIAM A. COOPER for Prosecuting Attorney, G. NIPPER for District Attorney, JAMES A. HESSON for Judge of Probate, all subject to Republican nomination. Also an ad in Missouri testimonials cites King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung issues with a trial bottle offer.
Fragments describe bicycles bicycles and gasoline ening goods for farm use plus agents for Cele brated gas engines. A testimonial from a user of Orive Laxative Fruit Syrup praises its effectiveness for chronic constipation. An old city drugstore listing mentions Wonlord s and Ivershunt Tennessee locations.
In Washington County Circuit Court March 1906 session, James L. Van Lear seeks dissolution of marriage from Laura Van Lear on abandonment and desertion, alleging Laura is non resident and married to W L Applegate in 1903. Publication ordered in Potosi Journal for four weeks, with appearance deadline before August term. Witness signed June 15 1906 by Circuit Clerk Isaac A Letowen.
Reader advisory details multiple excursions via Missouri Pacific and Siron Mountain Route for 1900. Includes round trip fares from St Louis to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Salt Lake Ogden with varied sale dates from June to September and final limits into September. Also notes Mexico City trips with staggered sale windows and special rates for Elks Denver event.
The notice directs inquiries to your focal agent Daniel Delaney travel passenger agent in St. Louis Missouri and mentions a final return limit of October 2. The fragmented OCR item provides a name and role with city, indicating a procedural notice rather than a news event.
Subscribe to the Twice a Week Republic of St Louis Missouri and Farm Progress for one dollar and receive a free sixteen color reproduction painting titled The Departure of the Bride from the home of Washington. The image features George Washington at his Virginia home bidding farewell and serves as a decorative ornament when framed. Offer stresses authenticity and rapid delivery by post or money order, with subscription details to Republic and Farm Progress.
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