23 May 1896
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Newspaper
Blackfoot News
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1896
Page
1
May events include Blackfoot schools closing May 29 with a public program that night. Promotions note new post offices Ora Fremont County and Ada county civic plans. Local deaths include Tom Crane and Isador Smith. Rail and weather items, land filings, and upcoming conventions summarized with local business shifts and religious notices.
Fremont spring brings frequent storms and strong winds making travel difficult. Residents report only a few warm days as unsettled weather persists with high winds hampering normal activity.
The Shoup family plans to be back from Washington around June 1. An advertisement notes a National dehorner will dehorn 3,000 calves for $1.00 at Ben H. Fernish's.
Officials modify orders to permit riding on any freight train that stops at regular stations between Pocatello and Lima. A passenger may not flag trains or force stops for disembarking. Riders assume all personal injury and baggage risk.
The Blackfoot Choral Society presents the May Festival of Music advertising a Decoration Day program by Mr. Kiefer’s pupils. The concert features solo piano, choral works, duets, and male quartets, with numerous students performing under Mrs. Lina W. Kiefer and Mr. Kiefer.
The committee will meet in Idaho Falls on Saturday May 30 at 2 p m to elect three delegates to the State Convention in Pocatello on June 16 and to conduct other business. All members are urged to attend. G H Storer chairman and Geo Chapin secretary.
A printer misassembled a page causing a funeral notice to be printed with a near cruel line from a fire report. The altered text mocks the deceased and notes town views and insurance coverage despite loss.
A Scientific American account notes extreme sunburn in Arctic expeditions. Lt Gilder reports his King William’s Land party suffered facial and scalp burns from exposure after removing fur hoods. Schwatka’s sledge journey saw heads swollen nearly double with burns and even swollen eyelids by morning.
A nervous mother aboard a Staten Island boat keeps her nine year old son in line with sharp cuffs and commands. He frets to view Castle William and Ellis Island and jokes about his future stepfather as he explores the cabin while she watches. The lively exchange ends with the boy venting his impatience and the mother remain vigil.
The Boise group will issue a June Daily Statesman with proceeds split between the Relief Society and City Library. Every town in the state will be represented. One Minute is the standard time and One Minute Cough Cure is advertised as a harmless immediate remedy. Hull and Greene.
Prices for basic goods listed including eggs lard butter beans apples oranges bananas flour oats wheat alfalfa seed honey potatoes cabbage onions hay and other staples with units per dozen per pound per hundred per ton and per bus.
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