29 Oct 1913
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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1913
Page
1
A Democratic source notes tariff reductions have decreased jute prices, promising relief from high living costs. The text criticizes Aduplies, praising wealth but condemning the booze trade as harmful and condemned in many places.
The piece argues that American buyers chase goods despite cost and asserts price increases stem from this demand, not shortages alone. It claims shortages elsewhere offset supply theories and that sellers exploit local scarcities to raise prices, with carriage charges added to the cost.
Republican postmasters are being removed for political activities while in office. Democrats appointed to succeed them face strict limits on voicing political views. In St Louis the new postmaster Selph cannot publicly back Senator Stone, to whom his appointment is owed. Congress man Hensley’s nominees are warned against hinting support in the campaign.
The piece contrasts Democrats preaching fiscal restraint with their proposed budget for the coming year. It notes the new Democratic administration asks Congress to approve about one and a quarter billion dollars, higher than Republican critiques claimed. The article argues this reveals supposed Democratic economy as empty rhetoric.
A North American Review essay argues that food price increases in recent years stem largely from sellers being able to demand and obtain higher prices, rather than from supply demand or tariffs. The notion may seem amusing at first glance but is presented as a serious economic point.
Washington reports say President and advisers doubt they can bust trusts and restore general competition. The piece notes the Democratic platform claimed tariff reform would starve trusts, but now admits the tariff law won’t curb trusts or lower living costs. The author argues the 1912 Democratic pledge is shown to be empty.
Virgil McKay of a local company described a Clarkton well search for oil and gas. He outlined soil layers from 500 feet of quicksand to coal not in pay, artesian flow at 600 feet, slate beneath coal, white chalky beds, oyster-rich white sand at 1200 feet, then hard sandstone and a strong artesian water flow at 1500 feet before abandonment due to expense.
The report cites Missouri coal reserves at 39 854 000 000 short tons with a 9 290 year supply at current demand and details 1912 production, employment, and machine use. It notes long wall mining dominance, 16 machines, and future productivity potential across roughly 25 000 square miles of coal-bearing formations.
Harry Goldman, president of the Dr Haux Spectacle Company of St Louis, was found guilty on two counts of using the nails to defraud in the U S District Court of St Louis. From June 1912 to May 1915 the company sold spectacles with free glasses advertised to farmers, collecting about 10 000 dollars in sales and spending 60 000 dollars on advertising. The glasses were cheap brass frames with gold wash and questionable vision claims.
Fred Reed of Pacific Missouri, a concrete worker, won STs00 damages in Judge J W McElhinneys Clayton court against Thomas R Sturdy of Maplewood after a Missouri mule kicked Reed injuring his leg and hospitalizing him for months. Sturdys counsel argued mules defend themselves and riders risk danger. Maude was
Poet Walt Mason laments American priorities, arguing statesmen and teachers receive praise and pay while society neglects lasting monuments. He rails against hollow boasts about schools, teachers, and public funding, claiming the nation honors appearances over enduring achievement.
Wallace's Farmer reports a scene at the New York customs house on October 7 as a new tariff bans wild bird plumage import. Officers confiscated aigrette hats while mercifully turning the pile over to appraisers for value before possible return to Paris. The piece notes tame bird plumage remains legal and observes farm families’ fashion habits alongside the drama.
Hopewell and Mrs E Pennebaker of Arcadia visited Mr Chris Pratt last Sunday. Sam Bone of Herculaneum visits his parents here. Mrs Lucille Benue of Herculaneum spent last week with relatives. Edward Meade manages a progressing school. Edward Dros resigns from business in St Louis. Mr Mert Wruiiinwind of Granite City visits relatives. Miss Lucey b v spent Saturday with friends in Tronale. Oster Sie and Chris Pratt visited Monday. Edward Meade visited Groatville last weekend. Walter Leukartis is ill. Ed Blume of Herculaneum visited relatives here.
Alfred Trauernicht and Frank Bald returned from Charleston to visit families last Wednesday. W L Maxwell of Belgrade visited on business. Mrs O W Ramsey and daughter Mary visit St Louis this week. Ed and Louis Johnson of Belgrade shipped 150 head of cattle to Charleston Wednesday. James Marrow and family of Springfield Mo en route to Caledonia to visit relatives. Fred Nizon of Hopewell on our streets Saturday. George Brenning of Leadwood visited friends Sunday. Rev M L Webb spent Sunday in Piedmont. Wm Brooks and wife visiting Trenton relatives. A Lutheran mission feast drew a large crowd Sunday. Miss Birdie Norwine of Fredericktown visited friends here recently.
A State Board of Health warning, echoed by the Ohio State Journal, urges mothers to avoid drug nostrums for infants. It argues many infant deaths stem from these preparations and that doctors do not endorse medicines for children. Emphasizing intelligent care over doses, the piece cautions neighbors against sharing such remedies.
The article notes a clash within Kuwait between modern geographers and traditionalists over the earth’s shape. An Egypt‑sourced press debate and newly introduced geography studies at a Koranic school polarize town factions as advance supporters push for education and reform.
The excerpt discusses ideas about a round world, a teacher compelled to drop a geography lesson, and a shop noting rising demand for geographies. It notes Muslim missions gaining support, and Kuwait increasing converts. The tone hints at tension between religion and science in a historical context.
An American delegate notes German methods producing fluent bilingual skills early. German and American pupils progress from basic reading to French and English through rigorous, immersive grammar and conversation. By age eleven they study irregular verbs, memorize poems, and compose in French, then advance to higher French literature.
The author argues the future struggle in southern Africa will be for practical supremacy between white and black populations, not merely political control by Englishmen or Boers. He reflects on ancient African warriors and contemplates the changes as Zuix bloed Desaing families return home.
A quoted passage describes white traders and Indigenous people amid references to liquor attire and camp life. It evokes the discomfort of colonial observers noting garments, photographs, and memories of cavalry advances in battle, all drawn from Sir H. Rider Haggard via the London Times.
Lincoln Warde of Almérican tours identifies a long ignored bust atop a Boulevard de la Chapelle shop in Paris as William Emith Garner. Garner, a former Jacksonville board member, funded and defended by a committee, died in the Civil War after Forgott, the young American sculptor in Paris, left the project incomplete. The bust changed hands, ending with the Louvre shop owner, amid faded sale plans and neglected commissions.
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