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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1920
Page
3
Read like a vintage tale of the generous French poet Beni s er, Beranger, who died in poverty. A constant stream of beggars filled his modest stairs as he gave away items to strangers and friends alike, while Lisette defended his generosity with quiet humor.
A fragmented column riffs on tenancy, past lives, and social norms. It parodies a household debate over vacancy and morality, referencing a cook described as religious yet diabolical, and hints at law shaping female behavior and churchgoing expectations in a satirical tone.
The eminent counsel closes his plea with American valor and defense of a woman target. A stern woman in court confronts him as a disturbance erupts, calling him a meddlesome old cat. The scene centers on a quarrel involving a mother-in-law and a man accused in a sensational Sunday Herald report.
An advertisement touts Swamp Root as a leading kidney medicine with many supporters. It urges readers to start treatment immediately and offers a test sample for ten cents by sending to Dr. & Co in Binghamton New York.
Experiments prove belated transatlantic mail steamers can be reached by air to deliver mail. A flying boat catches up to a ship using a long grapnel and water proof mail bag, jerked from the bag into the air and hauled aboard as the steamer continues its voyage. A short humor exchange follows about matrimony and a club.
The speaker rejects excuses and urges action over misery. He mocks dwelling on failure and stresses getting busy to achieve good, warning that many waste time explaining why they failed instead of fixing it.
A wary bear outsmarts a simple trap in a vivid old tale of Indian natives using a hanging stone to threaten a Himalayan bear. The bear endures repeated blows, then topples the trap with force, only to be netted by village men below. An accompanying note details a cooperative law library in Long Reach California, where attorneys donate books to form a public resource.
A quirky bride visits a furniture store to furnish her new home. The clerk pitches a bargain she cannot afford, but she responds with humor noting she already has a wonderful husband and needs nothing more. The exchange highlights her practical wit over old fashioned courting.
The piece comments on the effort to maintain a cheerful home life and the difficulty of appearing happy. It notes that if a wife has learned to pretend, she may struggle to make happiness real, urging readers to try to do better despite challenges, reflecting a Washington Post tone.
Fragmentary text outlines a convoluted regrewing of Lege Asterfiah with captures and replacements. It mentions infinite leisure, a starfiah and five arms seized, divisions by G ivisieon, sea cucumbers and cap tere, and a replacement feed cane taking weeks to complete. The source remains obscure and disconnected.
Between July 1 and January 1 the grain market recorded incidents of wheat and other cereal assets totaling 171.58 units. The report lists Gur Fleur and Wheat Experts as sources of price data and notes a vegetable pen of value and related funds.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap, painless solution for hard and soft corns and calluses. It promises instant relief by lifting corn tissue with a tiny bottle sold by drugstores, and describes the ether discovery of a Cincinnati genius. The snippet also notes a humorous restaurant menu confusion from a separate American Legion Weekly page.
An advertisement urges Cuticura Ointment and Soap for pimples and buckheads with a five minute claim and warning to avoid talcum. A matrimonial embarrassment follows when an old acquaintance misses an announcement of marriage, revealing the social awkwardness of selective notices.
While driving, an excited farmer hailed us to help a boy who ran onto the road. The boy, described as “stoned,” was assessed by the father and then allowed us to drive on after the farmer said he had seen enough of the incident.
A fragment describes a practice where a Chinese woman, to cross a muddy road, uses a boy as a stepping stone. She gives him a coin, which he watermarks by bowing to the mud, allowing her to step over. The text mentions many Ra leighs appearing in China and a moodkny location.
An unclear note questions who deserves credit in a brief item about Ger many and Cyrole. The readable fragment hints at attribution but lacks concrete names, events, or dates to form a fuller card.
A jumble of clipped phrases recalls a car mishap after a sign reading Holdweed and a creek bridge collapse. Then a describes a France electric barber comb. Lastly Doctors Disagree features a two-doctor quarrel that ends with a patient groan and a punchy line about proving who is right.
A New York state resident claims a quirky method for fishing without traveling miles. The plan: use catfish bait worms, throw them to the craft, and if fish eat them the bite is on. If not, stay home and skip the trip.
A fragmented note recounts Captain John Smith’s 1604 coastal mapping and the coining of New England. It mentions North Virginia and the later adoption of the name by settlers and Smith’s map.
In a fragmentary remark a speaker notes Noah might become a successful poker player if he could sever ties here. another line doubts this, saying he never held more than two of a kind.
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