25 Sep 1912
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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1912
Page
1
Partial OCR style passage questions Missouri conduct and possible condemnation. It mentions attacks of negative imagery and references to a president and canal states, but the text is garbled with unclear names and aims.
A garbled, period-sounding placeholder notes a presidential contest with Roosevelts and Republicans versus Democrats. Mentions Professor Wilson and a four-term possibility, with coy references to allies and tensions. Content is disjointed yet preserves names and plausible historical figures in a rough political context.
A Missouri political clash centers on a Republican plank proposing feasibility studies to produce elementary textbooks for public schools using convict labor. Critics cite farm workers and rural districts, while supporters argue protection for labor and local printing jobs. The piece rails against greed and promotes caution before endorsing drastic policy shifts.
Fragments discuss taxpayer funding for state education and high prices set by a trust on textbooks. The text mentions abolition of contract barriers under a Missouri system and references years of a lawyer’s tenure, with unclear details and many garbled phrases.
Petitioners demand recall power over state officials amid a heated tax reform dispute. The piece argues for stronger enforcement of revenue laws, denounces Democratic leadership, and urges voters to back a single tax amendment and recall to curb entrenched interests. It calls the people to use representation to demand accountability and reform.
In a county gathering at Potosi last Saturday the Bull Moose group formed a new ticket for county offices and adjourned to reconvene next Saturday amid legal questions over committee renaming. Lawyers split on whether the ticket can be created from the slate, while persistent Bull Moose backers push to secure the ticket in the fight for county offices.
The Washington County Association invites all districts to enter the corn judging contest on October 7 and 14. Each district gets three entries of twelve ears, due October 1 to the County Superintendent. Entries must be boxed with student names and district, teacher certification, and must be judged without help. Five gold pieces await the twelve best ears, with any prize coin auctioned for seed corn benefitting the entrant.
Burwell Fos, County Superintendent, notes routine agricultural work and a Sunday school picnic in Lod. A light rain improved conditions, guests include Mrs. Th. Smith of Aston visiting at Uarry Metres’ home, and locals such as Mr. C and Mrs. Russell Carr attending the recent events. Dr. Hl. Browne hosted at St Gisbb. Addis visited Catedonia. Hurts Megrew took a short trip. Mrs. Gis Mere is papering Arlington hotel. John Shipp completed repainting his home.
The report lists a 4 2 high school soccer result between a home team and a Belleview nine, a student absence due to illness, and multiple village notes. It mentions tele visits, investments, a Polk Horton bar, Waverly Ark resident Nick W Yow, railroad progress, Caledonia visitors, a new land issue with Irondale, and J B Stumbauch’s serious injury after a horse kick.
Casey Bros advertises a round-up sale featuring graniteware tinware galvanized ware glassware queensware shoes lizts dry goods notions. The brief notice highlights a broad assortment and urges shoppers to attend the event.
Notice announces letters testamentary issued by Washington county Missouri to PF Patterson administrator of the estate of Obis P Paterson deceased. Claims against the estate must be shown within six months for allowance or be barred. one year from the last publication to avoid forfeiture. Includes unrelated sections on resolutions, maternal movement, and Missouri clay product values.
The piece catalogs a long slate of Republican nominees including Taft Sherman McKinley Lloyd Alford Greer Hoefer Mason Marsh Brown Denton Denton Brecker Nipper Evens Wart Veye Coomer Queen Smith Robinson Hotching Adrianisinmidter Evans White plus a discussion on agricultural pest control and sowing timing for protection against pests with notes on seed bed preparation and soil settling.
Fragmented OCR yields a reflective passage on inherited knowledge and the forces shaping human understanding. The text hints at a lineage of thought across generations and contrasts intellect with accumulated mental growth, mentioning wind rain air and sky as influences.
Excerpts ponder prehistoric life and the evolution of electricity, citing John Burroughs and Elbert Hubbard. The text references ancient seas and primitive forms, then shifts to modern science, noting electricity as a bridging force between spirit and matter. Includes testimonials for Chamberlain's Colic cholera and diarrhoea remedy and a Missouri educational catalog with courses and facilities.
A reflective piece argues electricity is ubiquitous yet unproven under microscopes or weighing scales. It questions claims of its living state, testing, and measurement, noting Franklin’s key observation yielded results but not proof. The essay cautions that electricity’s travel is a figure of speech rather than fact.
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