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Newspaper
Preston News
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
1
The article describes Christmas events at the Armin shows with afternoon dances for children at 2 30 and evening dances for all at the usual hour. A Christmas tree for children and a short program by ward residents are planned with similar events in other wards ensuring a festive Christmas Eve.
Taxpayers of the Oneida Irrigation company approved a $25 000 proposition last Monday by 64 votes to 29, ensuring ditch completion. With the board of directors in place the project should bring an era of prosperity to fairs under the ditch this year.
An estray notice states the animal is about fifteen years old with a circle E and D brand on the left shoulder. It will be sold according to law on Tuesday January 12 1909 unless charges are paid, with Marshal Brank Strives overseeing.
Readable fragments describe holiday shopping bustle with stores stocking dainties and gifts. Mentions abundance of products, market activity, and community cheer reflecting a festive retail period.
An alienist delays answering a simple hypothetical question to refresh memory. He explains the need to recall his point of view after consulting a notebook, noting how the side he was retained on affects the response.
In a conversation with the store manager of the Golden Rule in Preston, claims are made of extraordinary business activity far exceeding typical toy sales. The dialogue references land office matters in Blackfoot Idaho and potential homesteads with details about entries, ranges, and pro forma legalities.
Fragmentary and unreadable OCR text provides no clear names dates places or events to summarize into a valid newspaper card. The readable portion does not reveal a concrete incident.
Reads like a fractured obituary noting Alma Olsen aged 18 and her parentage Hans Leland and Nettie Olsen. Mentions death on December 22 from heart disease and dropsy with garbled notes on a long illness and a priest’s proxy pilgrimage discussion.
The text describes Idaho as a vast irrigation rich region with 1.5 million cultivated acres, 10 000 miles of canal systems, and a state leading U.S. lead production. It cites 16.2 C mean temperature, 20.47 inches annual precipitation, 59 000 acres of orchards yielding over 2.9 million dollars fruit value, and extensive public schools and suffrage. It claims immense land, sulfur to settle and tremendous river power.
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