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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1905
Page
4
Local readers report a mall related incident near Bhoshan Idaho involving Univen. Observers describe crowd activity and brief closures with authorities responding to the scene. Further details are unavailable in the readable text.
A legend explains Apache facial painting by blood and scrapes from a deer hunt near a bear rescue. A hunter wounded by an arrow is spared when bear blood is applied, leaving facial markings that vanish to brown streaks, inspiring warriors to paint their faces before battle.
Amsterdam imports about 1000 pounds annually of kapok, a yellow wadding from Eriodendron seeds. It cannot be spun or woven but yields a soft, heat retaining bedding material. The tree grows rapidly, reaches twelve to fifteen feet by year two, but fruits in year four. Seeds provide oil used in China. The fibers are light, buoyant, and can float thirty five times their weight.
The mint julep traces ancient roots through Persian and Latin routes to France and England before becoming an American favorite. Its evolution links to brandy and water mixtures, with subsequent adoption in Kentucky and Virginia, shaping the modern julep tradition.
The article surveys why corpses were placed at crossroads, suggesting superstition, indignity, and public display as motives. It cites Teutonic temples near road junctions and references Plato in Laws about exiling murderers to a three-road crossroads with stone-throwing by magistrates.
A discussion on five kinds of days civil astronomical apparent solar and sidereal and the shifting meaning of time. The piece laments hurried modern life eroding true friendship, letters, and shared pursuits, noting time pressures hinder understanding and deep bonds.
Governor Gooding receives from the government reclamation office in Boise a map of the new Heyburn townsite on the Snake River. The plan covers 234 blocks with three full blocks reserved for schoolhouses and a broad railroad right of way through the center. Parks are planned along the riverfront and several avenues named Roosevelt Idaho and Lincoln.
Card of thanks to those who supported the family during the illness and death of their infant child. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Donovan express gratitude for kindness received.
The eighty sixth anniversary of the I O O P will be observed by Junction City Lodge No 16 in the opera house on Sunday April 30 1905 at 3 p m The lodge cordially invites the public to attend the exercises W Wersicke secretary
On presentation at my office I will pay Lincoln county warrants as follows: County court house warrants to and including No. 342. County road and bridge warrants to and including No. 352. W. Wernicke, County Treasurer.
A medical practitioner urges hot drinks as cooling in heat waves. He notes the body’s automatic heat regulation keeps about 98.6 F, and promotes water as essential food in hot weather. Ice cream is linked to dyspepsia. cold drinks discouraged. tea with lemon recommended as the cooling beverage.
A garbled OCR style passage presents as a fragmented poem or lyric sheet with awkward phrasings and misplaced letters. It mentions fleeting images of souls, heather and ground, and names such as Margaret and Conway, with unclear structure and possible misread words.
A wartime style anecdote explains that phrases like tinker's dam and two penny dam express strong sentiment without profanity. Rear Admiral Casey notes these words are non religious oaths, with origins tied to tinkers and a British duke, where dam refers to a small coin or contrivance.
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