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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1908
Page
3
A parson lectures Tommy about the injurious effects of smoking. Tommy refuses to spell the word, noting he learned to spell only because he had to attend school. The exchange ends with the parson questioning the boy's schooling.
Illinois reader sends 12 cents for an annual seed catalog and receives a large order of rare seeds and flowers mailed postpaid. The offer includes multiple vegetable and flower packets such as Quick Pick Carrot Earliest Ripe Cabbage Earliest Emerald Cucumber La Crosse Market Lettuce Early Dinner Onion and Thirteen Day Radish with options for more for 60 cents or 120 cents postpaid. Ends with address La Crosse Wisconsin and K. & W.
English novelist Elinor Glyn dismissed the new woman at a New York dinner, deriding clubs and fierce chins. She recalled a dance conversation about a senior wrangler sister who is "most happily married," noting the husband fears speaking in her presence.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a positive cure for catarrh, claims constitutional treatment, and offers $100 for any case not cured. It urges sending for testimonials and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, as manufacturers. Also mentions Hall's Family Plus for constipation and a humorous note about bank state status.
Negotiations to resolve the China Japan dispute over the seizure of the Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru show progress. China will pay Japan 21,400 yen and retain arms from the cargo, with the steamer to be released around March 16. Japan gains stricter arms traffic controls and China will discuss Macao issues with Portugal. In Japan, the Mikado's ministry is defeated and Marquis Katsura expected as next premier, with Komura likely as foreign minister.
Paris confirms Prince Helie de Saran will depart for New York after visiting Paris. Mme Anna Gould and her sons were believed aboard ships but the prince appeared in Paris Friday. No statement about a marriage has been given, though reports persist that Mme Gould seeks family consent for the alliance.
Minnie Heiss, a Chicago widow, lay dying from three bullet wounds at the Chicago Polytechnic Institute after her rejected suitor Charles Weldman shot himself at her feet. Esther Heiss, 15, witnessed the scene as Weldman’s jealousy ended in two more shots and his own death at Alexian Brothers hospital.
George Gould announces extensive construction on the Western Pacific railroad main line in Nevada to resume. Orders received will place 1,000 men at work, accelerating the project and signaling renewed activity along the route.
Governor Folk pardoned George Levern who was sent to the penitentiary June 23, 1906 from Jasper county for five years for bigamy. He was released Saturday.
Los Angeles report notes Jenah C Cawyer former Pittsburg mayor and longtime Colorado California resident died Friday. The obituary highlights his four decades of prominence and public service in the two states.
Rochester New York H A Deland founder of Deland Florida and Fairport New York leader in business died Friday. Born in the era of growth he helped establish Deland as a city and contributed to commerce in Fairport. He leaves a legacy in both communities and among regional businessmen.
Frank OBrien and Alian Dougherty were arrested by South Omaha police in Nebraska on charges tied to the St. Louis murder of John Baker, an elderly man. Baker’s body was found the next morning in Cahokia Creek after being thrown there on March 4.
Lancaster, PA. Miss Mazie Maud Ohave of Lititz died after a fall believed caused by sleepwalking. The incident occurred during a walk, and medical authorities are investigating the death.
George M. Jones, 10, of Dillerville near Lancaster, was struck by a Reading railroad train while walking to Lancaster. Both legs were crushed and amputated in surgery on the slim chance of saving his life.
Gov Swanson extended a respite to Leo C Thuman, condemned for murder, to March 27 granting two weeks to complete his autobiography. The move provides a final chance to tell his life story before execution.
Three farmers from near New London, William Leonard H Mosler and Joseph Epison, were arrested on charges of desecrating graves and damaging a schoolhouse after 350 tombstones were broken, vaults ruined, a coffin toppled, and desks and books burned. The cemetery lies seven miles southwest of New London.
Dr. Robert Luedeking longtime dean of Washington University medical department dies at 54 after brief illness in St Louis Jewish Hospital. Body of D P Hailey found in Fulton cistern. coroner cites accidental death. City attorney Mr Bailey, 64, noted as prominent lawyer. Benjamin Harrison Adams from near Joplin reports four brothers serving in navy or army. father also in army.
George Harling justice of the peace in Jefferson township collapsed in his office in Jefferson City from heart trouble. A 30 year old unmarried son of the late Gen Harding, he had lived in Missouri since 1840. Mrs Elizabeth Sumner, pioneer of Audrain County, died at Mexico aged 81 after arriving in Missouri in 1844.
Eight-year-old C. J. Brennaman died in Chillicothe from injuries after falling down stairs. He had been unconscious since the incident.
Dr Woods of Laddonila reports an unusual seven acre tract where the oats seem to raise themselves. Last fall it was mowed for sea and the stalks shed seeds to feed the field. Despite zero weather the oats have sprouted thick and thrive, promising a fine crop without labor if weather stays mild.
A local paper notes farm teams sold at about 470 dollars at a public sale near Unionville a few days ago, suggesting strong horse values. It also observes that normal conditions are returning and farm business as well as trade overall are advancing with precision and future readiness.
Five large gray wolves were seen at a Jackson County drive. Four escaped southeast, one north through the mine. On arrival, 120 men and boys found only a few rabbits. Hawks, crows, and some rabbits were shot. The drive covered seven miles square, and a repeat event is being considered.
Witness S T Jocelyn of Wichita served as court stenographer for Judge Pancoast of Oklahoma for years. In a liquor sale case the lawyer asked his business. The witness evasively replied with a list of roles including deputy sheriff city marshal and bartender, prompting a stern prompt from the judge.
A two month old girl developed a severe facial eczema that spread to the head, causing intense itching and bleeding. After trying several remedies, the family physician diagnosed eczema, but a switch to Cuticura remedies cured the condition in two months. The note from Mrs. H. F. Budke of LeSueur Minnesota is dated April 15 and May 2007.
The passage describes severe back pain from rheumatism of the muscles of the loins, worsened by cold and damp clothing, and notes possible chronic disability. It advises reddening the skin with a flesh brush or flannel then applying ST JACOBS OIL for relief. It also mentions Allen's Foot-Ease for aching feet and growing nails with a trial offer from A S Olmsted of Le Roy NY.
A sharp tongue and gossip swirl around Miss Redpepp as an unnamed speaker accuses another man of picking her up at a bar. He confirms the incident, noting she was the prettiest girl he ever saw behind a bar counter.
The excerpt discusses headaches with Collis as a frequent cause and mentions LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a remedy. It also references smokers judging cigars, pile cures with PAZO OINTMENT, champagne production notes, beauty sleep, Garfield Tea for health, and a quip about courage.
F. H Parker of Mexico, secretary of the State Drummers association, prepares for the next meet. The third meeting of the organization is planned for Mexico, likely occurring June 18 19 and 20.
A mail pouch robbery occurred at the south Frisco depot in Oronogo. The thief was seen by a miner passing the depot at the time but escaped.
A letter from Paynton Sask Canada dated December 10 1907 recounts homesteading north of Paynton after moving from Montgomery Iowa. The writer W A Spice describes mild winters, early springs, high yields with oats up to 100 bushels per acre and wheat 25 to 50. abundant stock forage, timber from government, and plentiful wildlife. He extols Canada as a lucrative place to live and work while noting strong personal satisfaction with the move.
In a witty Louisville Courier-Journal quip two shades argue over precedence aboard the Styx. One boasted about putting pig iron into life preservers and the other claimed making rotten fire hose, prompting Satan to demand tossing both overboard.
Subbubs proclaims a cribbage saying while Popley, lost in thought, praises a young girl as the sweetest in the world. The exchange centers on a playful game and a cryptic insult.
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