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Newspaper
Blackfoot News
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1901
Page
1
Local column of social events and happenings in Blackfoot Idaho. Mentions include visits by Hon. John T. Morrison, Mrs. J. M. Stevens, Rev. W. G. Price, and Mrs. Rea, church gatherings, railroad workers, a concert by the Ford family, and a Georgia minister's rural dining story. References to summer plans, civic meetings, and local education inspectors appear alongside climate remarks and a humorous blessing at a rustic table.
Idaho wool growers are urged to establish washings and woolen factories locally. The Woods Live Stock Co of Spencer sold over 600000 pounds at 13 cents per pound, with Caldwell Mountain Home and Soda Springs noted as shipping points. The piece argues proximity to raw materials benefits milling and cites southern cotton mills as a model for home production.
Special correspondence from Buffalo notes the Horticultural Hall exhibits, led by California with a giant 400 pound register. Ontario and Idaho displays shine, while Missouri Florida Washington Oregon show strong forestry and agriculture. Visitors admire diamonds furs and ships, with Buffalo pride and national grandeur highlighted.
Detroit hosts July 2 to 12 event with half fare rail tickets via O S S and Northern Pacific. Members pay $2 annual fee plus 60 day return option. routes and stopovers vary by carrier. Hotels in Detroit offer varied rates. local contact O G Frederick at 50 Miami Ave for details.
The first train ran over the new Snake River bridge on the Blackfoot and Houston branch. Crews will push tracklaying as fast as possible with ties and rails in Blackfoot yards. The region anticipates rapid railroad progress and expansion.
Immense celebration planned with a large crowd and patriotic music. A grand day includes exciting baseball, splendid horse races, and a grand ball. Citizens are invited to join the festivities and enjoy the program.
An advertisement promotes Liehty's Celery compound as a spring tonic to cleanse the body and boost nerves blood kidneys and liver, claiming health and energy, sold by Scout & Co.
Blackfoot Idaho June 1 1901 bids for furnishing the Idaho Insane Asylum with supplies will be received until July 1 1901 by the Board of Directors. Items include foods staples and groceries with samples requested. delivery prepaid to Blackfoot. The Board may reject any or all bids. J W Ballentine secretary.
Mothers urged to watch children for early worm symptoms and remove them with White's Cream Vermipage. Price 25 cents at Scott & Co.
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