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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1910
Page
2
A long miscellany of quips and observations graces the Potosi Journal as it notes the oddities of daily life. Items touch on eccentric warnings, jokes about travel and flights, and satire aimed at tastes and habits across the nation.
Professor Munsterberg says it is easy to detect crime but easy to miss criminals, a point our police department testifies to in a measured critique of detection.
Education seems to help as young ladies expect to graduate this year in simple gowns. A Nebraska woman's census refusal shows dislike of trouble. A mine laying division crew death warns of peace dangers. Fatal gunnery accidents and naval magazine maintenance threaten ships' crews.
A brief note remarks that the French are crossing the English channel by airship, framing it as an international affair and hinting at a developing air travel relationship between nations.
Professor Alessandro of the University of Rome reports discovery of the pellagra bacillus in water. The finding shifts blame away from moldy corn and increases urgency for clean drinking water to combat the disease.
Fruit growers have ceased to worry much about the freaks of the weather. It isn't because there is no fruit left to watch, but because conditions have become routine and predictable for farmers managing orchards and crops.
Edison outlines a plan to open a clerkless store where customers drop money in a slot and receive neatly packaged goods. The system aims to prevent the machine from recommending alternative, equally good options.
Springfield Ill The Sangamon county grand jury returned indictments in the legislative bribery probe naming Representatives Lee O Neill Browne and Robert E Wilson Frank J Traut Louis D Hirsheimer and A B Johnston in conspiracy and bribery counts The case centers on a fish fund jackpot aims to defeat the state fish commission bill on seines with three conspiracy counts two perjury counts and a 12 count bribery charge Johnston acted as local rep for Ford Johnson of Chicago which contract awarded to furnish desks and chairs for the senate and house The grand jury heard evidence for three weeks with witnesses including Beckemeyer Gridley Cohen Condit and several fishermen The state expects Link and White to testify later
The Sixty-first Congress closes as the Senate retreats in dignity and the House dissolves amid singing and jokes. Taft visits the chamber, signs bills, and congratulates Sherman for orderly conduct. Senators mock balance the mood with sport before adjourning for vacation.
San Antonio announces a new port at Aransas Pass enabling 25000 bales of southwest Texas cotton to reach Eastern and foreign markets. The government jetty channel will be completed by market time and a temporary wharf will serve vessels. Permanent wharves and warehouses are planned for winter.
Washington Senate approved a relief bill to transfer 61500 to Akins on the U S treasury books and another bill providing 4300 for Frank Wyman former postmaster. The two measures advance to the president for signature.
In Chicago, the federal department of justice plans to seek indictments against the packers as individuals rather than as a corporation in the forthcoming government investigation.
Galveston Texas reports Mexico requested better protection of the Texas and Arizona borders. Orders were issued for three troops of cavalry to be ready to move to the Rio Grande valley.
A bill introduced by Bartholdt in the House to prevent employment of enlisted men in competition with local civilians has been favorably reported and referred to the Labor Committee.
A Black man named Julius Bates was seen attacking a passerby on a Broadway car in St Louis. The victim, St Louis-Joseph Driscoll, was hurt with a sharp object. Bates was seized by two white men and arrested on the scene.
Former President Roosevelt telegraphed Representative Scott that he will speak at Ossawatomie on Monday August 20. The address is expected to be historical in character and significance.
A storm in Hot Springs Arkansas caused a cloudburst flooding Central avenue and damaging numerous businesses. Jeweler Rinaldo suffered heavy losses as two showcases with watches and diamonds valued at 300 were swept away. Streetcar traffic halted for over an hour. Estimated damage reaches 50 000 dollars with no known fatalities. Other notes mention drought relief rains in Texas and Illinois.
In Norfolk Nebraska and surrounding areas heavy rainfall began, signaling a forthcoming storm that many farmers hope will replenish the dry small grain crops. Local observers report widespread signs of the approaching downpour and anticipate beneficial moisture for fields across northern Nebraska.
Tickets by the airline between Dusseldorf and Baden in Germany, usable only on the Zeppelin dirigible Deutschland, have been issued. The airship recently completed a 250 mile flight from Friedrichshafen to Dusseldorf, outpacing express trains on the route. It is the first airship to attempt a regular passenger service.
A listing of major enacted measures including railroad regulation, postal savings, land conservation authority, battleship construction, statehood for Arizona and New Mexico, safety and efficiency provisions, lighthouse service reorganization, irrigation funding, adulteration controls, and extensions of government powers. Names, dates, and exact provisions are summarized from the record.
New York City Supreme Court Judge Fitzgerald refused to endorse the referee report that would annul Ferdinand Pinney Earle and Julia Kuttner Earle’s marriage. Mrs. Earle sought annulment alleging Earle was not divorced from his first wife at the time of marriage.
London report says Secretary of State Knox urged the International Congress of Chambers of Commerce to back a permanent court of arbitral justice. The proposal was rejected amid wide differences. A permanent committee will be formed to study the issue and report in Boston next year.
Washington D C An investigation into the sale of friar lands in the Philippines is urged by the committee on insular affairs after taking favorable action on Representative Martin of Colorado's house resolution calling for such inquiry. Atlanta Ga Former Governor Hoke Smith announces candidacy for governor as Joseph M Brown seeks reelection.
A playful exchange unfolds as Mrs accuses her husband of not quitting drinking on New Year’s day and planning a fishing trip with the arrival of warm weather. The man’s replies hint at a joke about truthfulness and his own honesty.
A Harvard Lampoon line compares an infant prodigy presented to President Lowell with a marble rolling off a table tracing a parabola. The verse then muses on art, fame, and a life ended over a crumb, suggesting fate’s sly humor in creative stature.
A fragment shows a daughter may marry a count if pressure is sufficient. The mother believes a marriage is planned, while the father asserts he is applying maximum pressure as observed on the porch last night.
A poetic lament on unrequited love where a single kiss holds more value to a man than many other affections. The speaker rues the maiden's coldness and the price of desire, framing a universal caution about longing and rejection.
A short dialogue centers on a husband and wife. The man, who married his stenographer, requests time to discuss expenses. The wife agrees on a condition that he stop prefacing talks as he used to. She quips about his old habit by quoting her own line.
Passaic New Jersey fire destroys the historic Van Wagoner homestead once used as General Washingtons headquarters. Built in 1660 the structure was enlarged in 1765 and stood as a prominent local landmark before the blaze.
Paris Modes Company with offices in New York Chicago and San Francisco files schedules showing liabilities of 405039 and assets of 23419. The filing marks a bankruptcy proceeding in which the debtor lists substantial debts against limited assets.
Two troops from Fort Apache Arizona were ordered to the Blue Range mountains near Holbrook to fight spreading forest fires beyond control. The move reflects urgent military support as flames threaten distant areas and require rapid response from cavalry units.
Missouri brief reports that Company I of the Third Battalion United States Engineers will entrain in Mexico for the cross country hike to Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana, arriving about August 20. Also notes Governor Hadley considering a bridge reuse near Kansas City for a state highway and a peculiarly moral letter paying a barn rent. A contractor sues Boone County for $10,977.47 over courthouse foundation disputes.
The Lafayette County Prohibition Constitutional Amendment association was organized in Lexington with officers elected: Thomas M. Cobb president, Sandford Sellers vice president, George M. Vaughan secretary, J. C. Shilton assistant secretary, and Samuel J. Andrews treasurer.
A land sale near Cabool auctioned 1100 acres in 20 and 40 acre tracts. E R Beck of Cabool paid a top price of 12.50 per acre for 400 acres. A Colorado party bought 600 acres at 5.50 per acre. The land lies two to five miles from Cabool.
Butler contractors began sidewalk expansion around the square and brick street paving, with plans to complete the work quickly. Nevada negotiates natural gas rights as Gunn brothers seek a city franchise to deliver gas at 30 cents per 1000 feet, replacing the current $1.50 rate. Judge William H. Wallace of Kansas City says he will file more constitutional amendment petitions in Missouri by July 8.
Jefferson City Judge Wallace announces plans to submit another batch of prohibition signatures. Governor Hadley and the secretary of state must approve petition forms. In Columbia the State Music Teachers association elected P. O. Landon of Maryville president and Henry Schuyler of Trenton secretary and treasurer after adjournment.
Mrs Artemisia Marsh, boyhood sweetheart of Mark Twain and the oldest native born woman in Hannibal, died aged 78. She had lived in the house where she died for half a century.
A survey crew from the St. Louis St. Charles and Northern Traction company is surveying the road between Laddonia and Middletown. The team is currently about three miles from Middletown, moving forward with the line.
Jefferson City delegates to the state convention of the Christian church of Missouri adopted a resolution endorsing the prohibition amendment to be voted on next fall. They elected officers and adjourned.
The corner stone of the new M. E. church has been laid with pastors from Christian and Baptist churches assisting. The structure is projected to cost 14000 dollars and be completed by September 1.
Charles A. Deppe was elected permanent chairman of the La Grange college faculty, following the resignation of John W. Crouch last March, after serving as temporary chairman.
In a brief chat Miss Caustique notes friends owe thanks for her cleverness she withholds many disagreeable thoughts. Miss Antique asks why and receives a quip about restraint and restraint from airing every thought.
A man recounts twenty five years of suffering from a severe skin humor covering head neck and shoulders. After costly doctor visits and hospital care with no relief he tried Cuthura Remedies and was rapidly cured. Testimonial from 8S. P. Keyes of Boston dated October 12 1909.
Wm. J. Sadlier of Philadelphia reports a rapid cure from pimples after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for ten days. He tried doctors for months with no results and states his face is now clear and he is well. Address 1614 Susquehanna Ave. Philadelphia. May 1, 1909.
A pet cat with a bright red ribbon on the back verandah chats with a stray cat. The pet laments failing to stalk a mouse, while the stray mocks the loud necktie as the reason.
In a brief dialogue a young Mr. Primly urges kindness toward the absent. Miss Cayenne retorts that she would, if it would persuade tiresome folk to stay away, revealing a sly, humorous clash of social temperaments.
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