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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1921
Page
7
An old advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women’s health, claiming it cures sleeplessness headaches and feminine ailments. Testimonial from Mus. A. E. Nce of Fifteenth Avenue praises its past use for misalignment and right side pain, stating it left her well and strong.
A fragmented ad tone urges use of Hall's Medicine to prevent colds and cleanse the blood, promising relief from acute catarrh by acting on mucous surfaces. It references personal finance concerns and rent during illness, with a Toledo Ohio company note and a circular offer.
A man boasts about his family size by claiming a total of eleven siblings and ten boys with each having a sister. The exchange humorously miscounts relatives, highlighting a playful misunderstanding of family branching.
In Ireland years ago an Irish American faced Jan Mee Barry over suspicious conduct wearing a "Republican hat." The judge mused it might be hot without a crown. A man took his daughter to a toy shop and she asked for twins, sparking a brief comic moment.
The flat dweller jokes that he pays $100 a month for three rooms and a kitchen, noting part covers Sanford's garage bills, while dismissing the idea of paying garage expenses. The exchange hints at shared costs and financial humor in a boarding-house setting.
A collage of jokes and snippets features teachers, students, and witty proverbs. Lines include a teacher asking about a drawing, a bet on recognition, a pun about a gilded frame of mind, and casual exchanges about money, gratitude, and domestic life.
Jack Knowlton, sidelined by a broken leg, endures a grueling wait as Hanford in two weeks looms. Nurse Miss Kimball brightens his ward while teammates rally. The final score lands 14 to 12 as Brown and Bhre claim victory. a rousing chorus ends the night.
The article notes Robert Taft McKenzie, Philadelphia sculptor and Penn professor, modeled The Spirit of the Boy Scout, a bronze statue dedicated to Boy Scouts of America. Replicas attract Scouts for troop rooms, with the statue bearing the twelve points of the Scout Law on its base.
The Merchants' Association of New York seeks 300 volunteer black captains to lead a city cleanup effort with the Greater New York Scout organization. Suny reports the plan has broad backing from the chief scout executive and aligns with the 17,000 Bar Scouts in New York and 382,000 nationwide. The program aims to clear streets sidewalks and vacant lots of unsightly and dangerous conditions and to educate youths on street regulations and law compliance.
Boy Scout troops nationwide conducted house to house drives to repair broken toys and distribute them to poor children. A pioneering effort at Anaconda scout headquarters featured pigeons bred and trained for carrying messages and emergency missions in scout work.
A misty rain day slows Rural Postman as he explains rounds and the post schedule. Readers note the mood shifts in Christine Selane Monitor and Boston Transcript items, detailing market chatter, transport notes, and a jockey profile on Fred Archer constrained by social expectations.
An American Legion Weekly piece presents a witty exchange between an amateur player and a candid audience member. The spectator praises a confidant who would have paid money to hear the act, then reveals the confidant’s identity as a dead post in a humorous reveal.
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