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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1902
Page
3
A New Year's Eve scene unfolds as an astronomer and a pretty girl explore meaning and time. She questions why dates matter, he argues time is human made and measured. They debate reason and instinct, ending with a tender, intimate kiss as the year ends.
Frederic Palmer recalls transcontinental travel in Siberia and a curious scene aboard an Amoor steamboat. He notes a three-tier hierarchy of authority from postmaster to army officer. A wealthy merchant, coat removed in heat, faced a command to cover up when a picture of the emperor loomed overhead.
Members of the Pan American congress in Mexico learned earthquakes have uses when a quake on January 17 interrupted a Peruvian member mid speech. The disruption helped lawmakers grow homesick and the measure was promptly adopted.
Women seek striking new hair jewelry as an affordable alternative to luxury pieces. Paris coronation tiaras influence English aristocracy with open work diamantine designs resembling a helmet. Rich gems like diamonds and rubies lead the trend, while simpler tastes favor minimal elegance.
General Frederick Funston, guest of the Marquette club in Chicago, attacked the peace party in the United States over the Philippine insurrection. He argued that without antiwar leaders the rebellion would have ended earlier and that brutal actions and court-martials underscore the duty to suppress resistance, while defending his own conduct and praising other officers.
The Philippine tariff bill passes the Senate along party lines with Republicans backing and Democrats opposing. The measure grants duties set by the Philippine commission on imports to the islands, reduces U S duties on Philippine goods, suspends certain U S internal revenue laws for bonded manufacture, and redirects all collected duties to the Philippine treasury as part of a broader policy toward Puerto Rico and eastern dependencies.
Letter recounts a nurse praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for treating ovarian and womb inflammation. Contains claims of cure and endorsements from named individuals, urging use and offering free advice from Mrs Pinkham.
The article notes the Putnam Fadeless Dyes Co at Unionville Missouri as a leading factory producing three million packages annually. It estimates seven million envelopes used yearly, a 44 mile high envelope stack, and thirty five million envelope handling actions to complete three million packages. The plant employs about a hundred people, six percent of whom are young women, with the retail weight of the three million packages totaling 18,000 pounds.
Helen Delia ignores all but classical music while Jindy mocks her ragtime hat in a Detroit Free Press feature. The piece contrasts musical tastes and fashion, highlighting social commentary on culture and trends.
A March April excursion offer from Chicago to St Paul or Minneapolis in double berth Tourist sleeping cars of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. Valid Tuesdays and Fridays on train No 1 leaving Chicago at 630 PM. For details contact a coupon ticket agent or F A Miller general passenger agent Chicago.
A brief cartoon dialogue between Mrs Crawford and Mrs Crabhaw about Lent. Mrs Crawford notes her husband made no preparations while Mrs Crabhaw reports he bought a case of boneless vows for her and a dispensation for himself. The exchange is witty and framed as a judge's remark.
An old hostile ad catalog lists remedies for coughs and colds with prices and claims. It mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets at 25c and Hale Money Horehound and Tar for relief. The Gerlin fire department response is noted, and a slogan about Dike Toothache Drops claims one minute cure.
A Chicago Inter Ocean heating of factions in New York shows Democrats split between past leadership and modern policy. Tilden era ideas resurface, with some urging McKinley or Roosevelt as future leaders while others seek broader unity. Bryan hints at no fixed bid for nomination, while Republicans welcome signs of Democratic reorganization amid intra party criticism.
The Commoner’s review of Merl Hill’s epoch making appearance draws mixed reactions. Draan questions Hill’s novelty and fault lines on money policy, noting the speech in Manhattan exposed political posturing and the free bimetallic coinage trap.
In New York City about 400000 Germans live there. A silken thread is three times stronger than a flaxen one of equal thickness. Among London’s 24 inhabitants over a hundred, 18 are women. What were thought to be diamonds found in Montana proved to be white sapphires. At a Washington Anthropological Society meeting evidence suggests Eskimo tattoo marks indicate kinship.
Mrs A Wellett of Clampion Mich describes five years of insomnia and severe kidney pain before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She says after a few doses she passed dark, ore-like matter from her kidneys, then was cured, began sleeping through the night, and regained appetite and energy.
The sample quotes show scattered historical tidbits and editorials. References include a boast about 1868 recollections, German American voting, a claim of southern business revival tied to Republican policy, and Maine silver and populist shifts. A mix of partisan snippets hints at evolving 1900s politics.
Letters from police officers in Council Bluffs and Chicago praise Peruna as a cure for severe nasal catarrh and colds. They report relief after exposure to rain and illness, noting improved health and recommending the remedy. The notices invite readers to write to Dr Hartman for free advice.
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