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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
7
A 405 foot artesian well in San Fernando on Ticao Island releases a powerful gas charged water that shoots 60 feet into the air. The flow, directed through two pipes, continues with undiminished force and samples show a heavy carbonic content awaiting final analysis.
One Hagilah baronet, Sir Charles Mathews, reportedly moved a judge to tears in court. His rival, C. F. Gul KC, famed for harrowing methods, also faced a navvy accused of murder at Lewes. An eyewitness recalled Gul's eloquence so affecting the jury that seven members wept, provoking a muttered insult from the prisoner.
The passage contrasts eloquence with daily conduct, arguing that persuasive speech matters little if actions do not reflect it. It stresses that even a blessed heavenly road remains unseen unless deeds accompany words and daily life shows the path.
A Cleveland Pinin Dealer cites 250 architects painters and sculptors who have died for their country as ample proof that brave men are not specialists.
A girl at Palm Beach created a sensation by wearing a bathing mutt with pockets. The odd garment prompts questions about how a Patra Beach mutt could be large enough to hold pockets.
A long London article estimates total US wealth at about 200 billion dollars and puts the war's global cost near 360 billion by spring 1917, with total world expenditures rising as belligerents and neutrals fund the conflict. It argues postwar demobilization will be slow, Britain may shoulder debts through Empire growth, and France and England pursued different postwar paths. The piece envisions a new era of production, education, and democracy reshaping global economies and power after the war.
A New York trial court decision favors a model maid named Justine Crips who sued her employer Sher Euphrosing Welkert for back wages. Welkert waited 12 years to pay the wages, while the case notes she was allowed occasional cemetery visits with lunches paid by the employer. Crips began work for Mrs Josephine Prentice at 195 Linacork Street, who died October 22, 1315. Over 12 years Crips earned only 171.90 dollars, her wages raised from a monthly amount to 22 dollars after a year.
In Marysville California an autopsy on a valuable cow owned by Emery Coe of Allen township revealed death caused by an open safety pin embedded in the heart. An eight inch piece of No 11 wire was removed from its stomach, with the pin likely swallowed while eating ensilage.
A classroom discussion on monarchy explains who rules when a king or queen dies. A student suggests the queen, but the teacher hints further, while a stray line about Jack London and magazine editors appears in a garbled, fragmentary passage.
An advertisement extols Knowlton's Dandeline claiming thick glossy hair free from dandruff with immediate effects. It promises reduced itching and new hair growth after weeks of use, boasting dramatic luster, softness, and abundance, and urges customers to buy a 25 cent bottle.
An advertisement touts Freckles ban as a guaranteed way to remove spots and reveal a clearer complexion. It promises a 20 ounce bottle, asserts strong results, and links the product to a sunlit, improved appearance featuring a fair, smooth skin tone.
An unclear OCR fragment references a barber and odd phrases about buying something and a house. Names, places, dates, or concrete actions are unreadable, leaving only scattered words and partial sentences. The readable bits hint at a barbershop context but lack coherent facts.
An old advertisement promises free samples of Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin relief of babies with itching rashes eczema and related troubles. It urges exclusive use to keep skin clear and offers a mail sample by postcard to Cuticura Dept. B Boston. Also notes ink removal tip and a humorous aside about seeking lasting success.
In a fragmented dialogue a grandmother answers a child about rumors from a teacher. The scene hints at history repeating itself and political tension involving a character named Ansel Avery, with unclear details and garbled phrases.
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