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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
3
A Pennsylvania German tale follows Seffenijah P Baumgartner Jr and Sarah Pressel in a bid for a meadow through marriage. Seffy, mocked in youth, seeks Sally’s hand amid village customs and a looming church ordeal that could seal his fate.
In a rural town Sally flares with vehemence as Sam schemes to win her and Leffy falters. Seffy, humiliated and shunned, loses standing while rumors spread. Leffy plots, father urges action, and the trio spirals toward a dramatic, unresolved clash.
Seffy and Sam faced off in a churchyard contest of affections as Sally, en route with vows of resolve, moved down the line under a growing chorus of laughter and gossip. The scene escalated from public amusement to a tense test of nerve, with Sally marching toward an uncertain future as Seffy faltered and the crowd pressed for a verdict.
A teacher chastises children for using the phrase Up against it while a clever pupil replies with a tongue in cheek automobile wall incident. The boy quips that if the machine wasn’t up against it he would like to know what.
Franklin La news recounts A Sidney Bouterle editor of Patterson New Era shot in his editorial rooms by his wife Jessie De Marest Bouterie after a forced midnight marriage at pistol point. She, joined by three young men, surrendered after firing five shots amid a high profile custody and murder attempt case.
At Mampang, Manila area, Moros attacked a scout outpost early Saturday. In the firefight one Philippine scout was killed and two wounded, while nine Moros fell and several were wounded. Scouts recaptured rifles and three belts of ammunition. Moros in the vicinity had been threatening trouble.
In New York City the association of Life Insurance Presidents votes to amend its constitution after Grover Cleveland’s death. The chairman post held since December 1906 is abolished and the secretary role for Robert J. Cox is eliminated. A new general counsel and manager post is created with Cox appointed to fill it.
Guthrie Oklahoma Proposed orders signed by the state corporation commission Friday reduce and classify the freight rates now in force in Oklahoma on tropical fruits and dry goods and similar factory products. The orders if promulgated will effect a cut of 15 percent in rates on these commodities.
Austin Texas Acting State Health Officer J R Florence announced Friday the state board of health raised the yellow fever quarantine imposed on Havana and other Cuban points. The move eases restrictions at border entries and allows resumed movement.
Mrs. H. Foster, 60, told relatives she had taken a strychnine dose and asked to be put on the bed and held during convulsions as authorities respond to the possible poisoning incident in Grant Oklahoma.
Mobile Alabama dispatch reports Samuel Paypergeore, a Greek, and four companions recount a remarkable tale of being held in bondage before arriving at the port from Yucatan.
Miss Mary E Bracken of Hollidaysburg successfully passed the examinations entitling her to practice law before the supreme superior and county courts of Pennsylvania in HollidaysburgBlazing trail for women in law Bracken becomes eligible to appear before state courts nationwide
In Chicago a ladle of molten metal overturned at Grand Crossing Tech Co's plant, killing one worker and seriously injuring two others. Rescue crews transported the injured for treatment as investigators began work on the incident.
After months of back pain dizziness headaches and bladder inflammation Mrs J H Bennett of Gardiner Maine credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a complete cure after three months of use. She reports no recurrence and notes the product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Nevada mine owner story from Lippincott's recounts a goldfield near Carson City with two rival leaders, an Irishman and a Jew, clashing over a camp name. After lengthy talks the camp settled on a compromise, naming the settlement Tipperusalem to honor both communities.
J. F. Hennen of Milan Missouri recalls a long battle with an itching rash that resisted three doctors. After using Cuticura Soap Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent he found relief and later cured a leg breakout feared to become blood poisoning. May 13 1907.
The dialogue recalls performing in Kansas City with a claim of earning 200 a night. A companion renotes the amount as five, then asks a correction. Eggs are noted as cheap in the same setting, preserving the period voice and informal tone.
A letter to the New York Times describes a Sixth Avenue transfer moment on a Twenty third Street car. A youth darts between passengers and sits in a seat a stout woman targets. She curses him, but a bystander asks her to sit. She smiles and calls others hogs while praising a gentleman.
A funeral delivered by Rev Dr Blank included a misremembered family note. He prayed over the widow, misnaming her repeatedly as the bereaved "handmaid" and adding perhaps again. The clergyman, summoned in a hurry, mixed up details while praising the deceased’s benevolence and piety.
In Brisbane before a royal commission on pearling a witness said eight years ago he laid 100000 shells near Friday Island. The district court judge ruled pearl shell oysters are wild animals and theft carries a penalty.
A Sunday at church proves hot weather tests belief as a boy questions churchgoing while his father defends faith. The joke shifts to a Grandmother scene about a baby’s keen nose smelling an automobile, with humor on parental arrivals and mistaken expectations.
This advertisement touts a cure labeled as the greatest remedy for distemper pink eye and heaves in horses of all ages. It’s sold by druggists and harness makers or mailed directly from the manufacturer for 50 cents and one dollar per bottle. Agents are sought and a free book on contagious diseases is available from Spohn Medical Co. spec. Contagious Diseases Gushen Ind.
A fragmented page quotes jokes about beauty and dancing etiquette. It mentions Lewis' Single Binder Cigar from Peoria Iowa and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. A Latin proverb about obedience is included. The text mingles promotional lines with casual dialogue and misprints.
An 19th century medicinal advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. It warns against mercury based remedies and claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad promotes the product and includes a price of 750 per bottle and mentions Wall's Family Pills for constipation.
In a reflective moment a woman admires her autumn gown and proclaims she is in love with herself. Her friend retorts that she has no rival, sparking a witty exchange on fashion and vanity. The scene highlights social chatter and self-regard in stylish circles.
An OCR fragment cites Castoria advertising aimed at infants and children and includes a stray note about “Ma Twaddles” and a character on a last days island. It also contains misread text about a factory deal and a binder strain note with stray phrases.
In a Houston Post item a speaker suggests a wife suspects her husband is the burglar from years past. She reasons aloud that he would not stumble over furniture at night when bringing the baby a drink, implying guilt.
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