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Newspaper
Preston Booster
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1912
Page
1
The county voters supported county division in a decisive ballot showing united action of east Republicans and Democrats. The result exceeds primary turnout, with Malad Republicans highlighted for strong effort and former opponents aligning with progressives to back county division.
Election day opened under threatening weather with snow possible in the morning. Travel was hindered by poor roads and Preston registration reached 1050 with 200+ unrecorded votes at closing. Merrill won the sheriff race by over 100 votes. Ward and Miss Dudley faced a tight contest for treasurer as the county favored Democrats overall.
The article traces the term acier and the use of iron in Homeric and classical eras, noting Europeans adopted steel later and that cast iron was rare among Greeks and Romans. It explains tempering to harden wrought iron by heating and quenching, with references to early mentions by Pliny and potential Homeric origins.
The text discusses steel as an ancient product dating to the eighth century with uncertain etymology. It notes European adoption, Greek and Roman knowledge, and a lone New England minister’s anecdote about a church prank involving a button and a coin as a moral tale.
A fragmented text explores a reptile with a transparent skin, noting how scales shed and a crest shows through. It references the snake’s eye detection and its journey through grass and twigs, ending with garbled lines and stray letters.
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