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Newspaper
Preston News
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
5
In Paris a new occupation emerges where well dressed women lure genuine patients in doctors waiting rooms and praise treatments, while a practical poet asks how to use the winged dove metaphor to explain trafficking manuscripts, claiming to save about $1,000 yearly in postage.
A fragmentary account traces massage through history from ancient Egypt and India to China and Tahiti. It notes celebrated tenors and maestros like Caruso Zenatello and Masini, who retreat or perform across Italy and Europe, mentioning places such as Florence Rome and Naples and historic figures.
A New York story details a down on his luck Brooklyn man who, with one nickel, travels from Harlem to One Hundred Twenty fifth Street to claim a shaggy dog advertised for sale. After a long wait, the advertiser rejects the dog as not shaggy enough, ending the last hope of the man who faced hunger.
Senator Baynter of Kentucky relayed a quarrel between Vanes Watson Webb of York and Tom Marshall of Ken y a that escalated into a duel near Wilmington Delaware. They fired two muffled shots with Marshall pressing for a second duel. Webb was wounded and carried to a hospital where he remained bedridden for weeks. Marshall stood, later claiming the act was the lowest.
Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell sails the Loma Doone to Boston harbor with cast-off clothing for Labrador’s poor. Boston warning notes coastal customs where formal dress is rare, recounting a swallow-tail coat repurposed into a Spencer jacket for an Esquiman youth.
The text notes a Brewry paper maker at Brightos around 1859 as a milestone for the envelope. It describes early practice where letters were folded in half, sealed with a wafer, and posted on a plank, reflecting the gradual adoption of envelopes from a single-sided fold to a modern form.
Fragmentary text recalls a centennial celebration tied to Lord Byron and a dancehall tradition. The passage laments fading styles while praising a unique, unrivaled art of movement. It hints at annual dances, rivalries, and enduring cultural mood despite changing fashions.
A report shows the natural gas product value in the country ranging from 5.8 cents per thousand cubic feet to 7.0 cents per thousand cubic feet. The figures are presented in Kap Baptos and Californity contexts.
A fragmentary exchange hints that the speaker believes employment is essential for a poet. The text combines distorted phrases about temperament, ethos, and knowledge with a veteran rhymer's view that work sustains creative effort.
Excursion to Canada on August 4th offers greatly reduced rates to Lethbridge Stirling Raymond Magrath Cardston. Tickets valid 30 days. Trains leave Salt Lake City at 11:45 pm August 4th, travel through northern Utah and Idaho by August 9th. See agents for rates and details.
An old classified ad offers excursions to the Pacific Coast running June to September and invites agents to inquire for details. It also promotes cheap cement curbs and screen doors sold by Wm. Struve and the Superior Lumber Co with promises of low prices and quick sales.
NOTIGH FOR PUBLICATION from the Interior U S Land Office Blackfoot Idaho dated June 15 1908 states Benjamin P Wann of Preston Idaho filed intent to make final proof to establish a land claim for the NE and SE quarters in Section 5 Township 155S Range 39E Boise Meridian. Proof set for July 4 1908 before A S Commissioner George H Carver in Preston Idaho. Witnesses listed include John W Bench Joseph E Winn Alonzo Senay Bentha Of Erston Henry W Safer Regis.
Department of the Interior U S Land Office Blackfoot Idaho announces Julius N Kendall of McCammon Idaho filed intent to make final five year proof to establish his homestead claim for NE 1 4 NW 1 4 SE 1 2 NW 1 4 NW 1 4 SW Sec 9 Township 12 South Range 39 East Boise Meridian before Theo Turner U S Commissioner at Pocatello Idaho on July 15 1908 Witnesses named Owen Kendall Susie Kendall Elizabeth Clements Nephi Clements of Oxford Idaho Henry W Kiefer Register
Department of the Interior notice dated July 20 1908 declares Herbert S. Chapman of Preston Idaho has filed intent to make final proof to establish his homestead claim No 9262 for land in sections 12 and 11 township 39 range 8 east Boise meridian before U S Commissioner George H Carver at Preston Idaho on August 16 1908. Witnesses listed include George Young John H Chapman Ernest Young and John Bosworth all of Preston Idaho. Henry W Keifer Register.
Frank W. Burke files a contest against Henry Keuncke deceased for entry No 10757 dated February 26 1906 SE 1/4 Section 14 Township 7 Range 31 FE stating lack of residence cultivation and heirs in Idaho. Notice to respond and present evidence will be given September 4 1908 before the U S Land Office in Blackfoot Idaho.
In a straightforward message the store asserts pride in customer satisfaction and quality, noting their selection stands up to scrutiny. Managed by Jenson & Sons, the ad emphasizes honest pricing and dependable offerings from Peoples Meat Market.
Prof Havoc Howell describes a dramatic case in Havana where a child nearly suffocated from a severe cough. After trying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, the child improved within days and fully recovered, with Howell attributing the rescue to the remedy.
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