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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1916
Page
3
The Hekimo magazine, published in Nome for Eskimo interests in Alaska’s northwest, argues for self support over charity. It praises government education work and urges readers to develop northern Alaska’s resources while resisting paternalism and the white man’s burden.
The readable text shows a speaker praising national progress and comparing it to a reclamation project. It frames wealth creation as a collective effort and implies government involvement in developing the country. The fragment ends mid-sentence and lacks clear context.
A Saturday holiday movement, fed by ALN and proponents like Chandler of Montclair, proposes shifting fixed-date holidays to Saturdays nearest the observances. The plan adds eight summer Saturdays including Independence and Labor days, urging a five and a half day work week with a long weekend every sixth week.
A fragment references George Bittel and a note about assistance for a home in 1898. It mentions a New York context and a mailing address Box 323 Albany. Details are incomplete but indicate recognition of help received and a likely personal or civic note. The readable elements highlight names, dates, and a city connection without full surrounding context.
Nellie Cashman, famed as the first white woman to reach the Klondike, sits in Seattle recalling decades on North American trails. A veteran of 1874 onward, she aided 160 miners with scurvy on a 77 day snowshoe journey, helped Wrangell rescue parties, and later staked claims in the Koyukuk region awaiting further ventures back north. She plans a visit to Arizona but hints she will return to the North, where thousands of claims lie and many are active or under development.
A Nantucket anecdote parodies whaling slang and a 1841 will by Obed Gardner. The document shows a wife as master of the voyage, with humorous lines about windward maneuvering and family roles, ending with a gag about a boy harpooning a rat. The tale blends sea jargon, domestic scenes, and old town humor from Massachusetts.
The New York Times pays tribute to Lady Eglantine the famed hen famed for a record year of 315 eyes as poultry enthusiasts mourn. The poem reflects on her life voice and fame guiding admiration across the land.
The U boat Deutschland steers beneath a furious North Sea storm as a British destroyer shadows the scene. Captain Koenig recounts the plunge to 15 meters, the bow buried in waves, the crew’s hold on order, and the near disaster that follows, stressing cargo safety and vessel resilience.
Atwell arrives in Anchorage from the trail and predicts a strong Tolstoi area strike after a good season on the Iditarod river. He operates a summer steamer on the Iditarod and plans new outfittings next season. Wintering in Seattle, he will head to California, then return to Anchorage in March for the Iditarod voyage.
Fragmentary line mentions The Pioneer office and job printing, with unclear context about ice forming and a remark on age or perception. Readable elements include The Pioneer office and printing, but details are incomplete.
Notice to creditors of the estate of Pridjet suiersen in the Territory of Alaska. Creditors must exhibit their claims with vouchers within one year after first publication to the administrator in Iditarod, Alaska, for settlement of the estate. Dated this 2d day of December. Leo Glirford, Administrator.
Arthur Vallentine issues a forfeiture notice under Revised Statutes to owners of the Fast Ch fon claim at the mouth of a Riley tributary mining site in Alaska. He alleges annual labor expenditures from 120% to 1952 and warns that failure to respond within the statutory period will transfer property to the claimant. First published 1916.
Arthur A Everett and co-owners are warned that labor and improvements fees of one hundred dollars per year from 1409 to 1915 have been expended on Parks 1 through 4 lode claims and Planner lode claim in the Kuskokwim mining district Alaska. If co owners do not contribute within ninety days of service or republication, their interest will vest in KW Parks the subscriber and owner under Sec 2324 US Revised Statutes. First published December 2 1916 last March 3 1917.
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