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Newspaper
Preston Booster
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1912
Page
5
Eyewitness recounts Hakey Whiteys Eskimo life adventure aboard a whaleboat with natives. A fierce gale, damaged gear, and a failing stove leave the crew soaked and chilled to near freezing. They endure a dangerous night on the roof and sleep bag as cold intensifies and repairs fail.
A fragmented notice discusses irrigation drainage in arid lands and the need to drain waterlogged soils. It then shifts to a historical note about the Mamelukes of Egypt, their origins, captivity, and long rule, with scattered details about their rise and decline.
The article discusses a simple system for recording naval weather in logbooks. Letters represent conditions from clear to fog, rain, snow, and thunder with modifiers for intensity and visibility. Numerals denote wind force from calm to hurricane and the method is widely used by merchant vessels.
An American girl visiting Leamington returns books to the public library and meets a young Englishman. He quips that American girls are odd to be seen lugging many books on foot, while she counters that at home a gentleman would carry them.
A historical note describes the scold s bridle an iron cage worn over the head to silence women by injuring the tongue with spikes if she spoke. The device aimed to curb nagging and gossip and often needed only one use to stop the habit.
The Marseillaise, often linked to Rouget de Lille, is described as a 1792 French battle hymn created to rally conscripts at Strasbourg. Named for troops from Marseille who sang it, the piece later gained royal approval from Louis Philippe in 1830 and is noted for its enduring fame.
A chaotic excerpt from a Chicago Record-Herald piece shows a woman questioning someone about submitting to beauty and her husband urging caution. The dialogue touches on reg ular beauty regimens, social expectations, and wardrobe choices with scattered punctuation and oblique references.
A memoir style account recalls a Calcutta earthquake with vivid scenes of tremors, collapsing walls, frightened bystanders, and lasting fear. The piece shifts to describe the Amazon River as a vast, powerful natural feature rising in the Andes and feeding a colossal basin across South America.
A fragment recalls Eugene Field, a struggling newspaper man, declining a costly dinner invitation. The hostess boasts about midwinter fruit shortages, while Field jokes that fruit can spoil his petites for prunes. Icelanders’ snuff bats and a curious nail grow trick are also noted in the mangled text.
A fragmentary notice from Ragland Illinois mentions a memorial or church service for a deceased person. Details are garbled but indicate a local observance and involvement of community members.
Delinquent notice lists stock accounts and assessments due as of July 1912. It sets a sale of shares at Room 602 Building Saltons City Utah on September 10 1912 to settle unpaid dues and advertising costs. Board of Directors meeting noted prior Delinquent stock details and sale terms.
In Oneida County Idaho Weston Precinct the Sheriff will sell the described lands to satisfy a judgment and costs in an action in the district court. The sale proceeds go to the judgment creditors with sale terms cash in lawful money to the highest bidder. The property lies in the Southwest and Southeast quarters and other described parcels in the county. The sale date is September 9, 1912 or 1913 according to the notice.
H W Hendrick son of Ohio Falls Indiana attests Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best for coughs colds and croup and says it is his best seller. For sale by Preston Co op Drug Co.
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