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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1899
Page
4
The Joarasi Company publishes weekly on Fridays from Bhoshone Idaho. The staff includes Eyeleth Editor and J Be Lane as Business Manager.
The piece recounts a US casualty report claiming higher Fourth of July deaths than all Spanish American War losses to date, cites Kansas Bank Commissioner Z M Bridenthal on deposits, notes Czar Russia health fears and trepanation talk, and quotes General A J Warner on silver coinage and 1900 campaigns. It also mocks Ex Senator Dubois’s political stance and hints at Bryan’s 1900 prospects.
A fragmentary roster lists United States and state officials including Governor George L. Governor, Lieut Governor Frank Jarer, Secretary of State Joseph H Hutchinson, Treasurer Mart Patrie, editor LC Rice, Attorney General Bartlet Sinclair, Superintendent Hays Bupt Instruction, Supreme Judges Permeal French, and congressional members J W Haston Sullivan R P Quarles with Edgar Wilson among names.
Lincoln County roster lists Bhersf L Jones Assecour Frank Gwin District Clerk A S McMahon Probate Judge C L Eveleth School Supt Leshi M Burnside Treasurer C W Wernicke Coroner J J W H Kaugh Surveyor J W Waldron and Commissioners 1st C Hancon 2nd D 1 Bliss 3d P M Niles with Province Officers W J Smith Justice T I McMaahon Justice Charles Knrgoas Covatable
The newspaper announces a move to Monday publication and asks readers to enroll others, charging $2 for one year with flexible payment. It urges public support, notes Russia as a major steel rail and heavy guns customer, and calls the Health Board to fix alleyway stench endangering citizens while criticizing Coeur d Alene dynamiters sympathizers.
A satirical squib targets a self styled sharp editor and a boastful youth. The piece mocks misquoted Latin lines and calls for simple remedies, highlighting the paper’s pride in youth and freshness over seasoned writers. Some medical terms and odd phrases appear as garbled asides.
This piece traces early irrigation from primitive plots to large systems, noting how windmills and Persian wheels moved water in Egypt, India, and the Punjab. It describes sakias, mote pumps, and Nile bank shadows, emphasizing how varied techniques adapted to rainfall deficits and terrain. Continued in our next.
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