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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1902
Page
2
A Chicago washerwoman who supports seven children refused a $5,000 bid for one child and declared she would turn down $1,000,000. The story highlights the extreme value placed on offspring and the choices faced by a struggling mother.
A Michigan man who has just died held the postmaster office continuously for 53 years. The obituary notes a long tenure and remarks on the many who might attempt to match the record.
Chin Tan Sun, who traveled from China to America in steerage as a boy, married a white woman and built a San Francisco lottery business into a multimillionaire fortune.
A ceremony in Gloucester Massachusetts remembered 69 sailors from the port who set to sea and never returned. The event featured a poignant ritual casting floral pieces onto the water to honor their memory.
The largest bank president salary in the west was voted to John Wf. Mitchell of Illinois Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago. The amount is 40000 dollars, a figure that compares unfavorably with the 75000 dollars recently given to a New York bank president.
In Kentucky a congressman nicknamed Prince Henry as the little Dutchman. The prince stands six feet two and a half inches tall and weighs 182 pounds, always in peak physical shape. The remark sparks questions about what a well-built man is called in Kentucky.
A fragmented quotation questions how history might shape modern European friendship. It ponders if past Spanish rule would influence nations to compete for favor by offering harsh sanctions, implying a scenario of political and diplomatic rivalry.
Rev Dr Edward Robie of Greenland New York marked 50 years of gospel service at the Congregational church on February 25. He is the seventh minister since the church's 1706 organization. the first served 33 years and the second 8 years.
An anonymous Chicagoan sent a wreath to mark the grave of the sailors who died aboard the Maine, four years after a national pledge to remember the ship’s crew. The act recalls a period of strong national memory and commemorations.
The senate's blind chaplain Rev. Dr. W. HL Milturn survived Washington before the war. He was elected chaplain of congress in 1845, nominated by Representative Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. That was ten years before John Sherman and Justin S Morrill took their seats in the house.
The Hiddle brothers who escaped Pittsburg jail flee town in a sleigh drawn by a black mare. Four showmen across Pennsylvania tour with the identical horse and sleigh once used by the Biddles. The tiger remains with the original owner.
Prohibitionists in Georgia claim that only four cities contain any legal drinking areas while 25 counties allow liquor sales. Excludes 22 counties that follow the South Carolina dispensary system. Altogether 17 counties show prohibition in most of their areas, with eight fully dry.
The article warns that Irish evictions are rising to levels reminiscent of historic Irish questions in Britain. It states the land purchase issue will enter a heated phase and that evictions will inflame Irish sentiment against the British government. The piece suggests the Irish problem will resurface after the Boer War.
Funeral services were held in New York for Mrs. Rebecca Salone Foster known as the Tombs Angel. A longtime minister to the city's poor, she died while aiding an invalid woman during a fire at the Park Avenue hotel last Saturday morning that killed 15 people.
Prince Henry of Prussia arrived in St Louis on March 4 in seven coach special, greeted by Mayor Wells and German officials. He toured Union Station, received by a German veteran group, and left after a brief stay that pleased yet left little time to see the city. The reception was dignified and cordial, with no hint of pompous display.
A detailed account of Prince Henry of Germany's reception in St. Louis, the grand stand and dining arrangements, the mayor’s address in a silver case, the royal party’s motor through city streets, and return to Union Avenue to board a special train for Chicago, with notes on the German American cordiality and the prince’s remarks.
Springfield March 3 Prince Henry of Prussia arrived on schedule at Springfield station. A large crowd gathered as the train stopped briefly for engine changes and mail delivery. He appeared on the rear platform and saluted the cheering spectators after luncheon in a diner at the rear of the train.
London dispatch reports light scattered rainfall yielding little relief for affected districts. About 359,000 people are currently receiving aid. Lehnore notes 3,000,000 acres of Punjab wheat facing total drought and widespread damage.
A compact, period style digest highlights global agriculture with ostrich farming in South Africa housing over 300000 birds, Holland’s wedding cake replaced by brindzuikera sweets, a Parisian pipe easing versus England, and Denmark granting MPs a Turkish bath. It also notes Australia’s sheep numbers surpassing the United States, France’s colonial footprint, Paris motor fire engines and pumping capacity, Monte Carlo’s bank-breaking idle, and major banks trimming lending in Europe and Spain.
Lea South Dakota March 3. William H Neelan ranchman headquarter here suffered kidney trouble years severe back pain and frequent urination while riding. After trying many medicines he used six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills with more relief and comfort than in years prior.
Mrs L A Harris a leading member of a Chicago women's political club says ovarian troubles can be cured without operation. She criticizes doctors for defaulting to surgery and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with restoring her health after eight years of illness. She urges women to try the remedy first to avoid costly procedures. A $5000 forfeit warns the letter's genuineness. The ad lists numerous symptoms and promotes the product as a universal cure.
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