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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1921
Page
3
Fragmented reflection on youth indecision and aging, blending musings on love, anger, and life’s stages. Mentions stages of life, memories, and a brief note on steel engraving history and methods from 1830s to 1870s.
Adelaide Whitman breaks her promise to Gilbert Claxton, a dreamer writer from Brockton, and ends their betrothal. Gilbert pursues publishing success in New York with help from Jerry, a manuscript reader. After fame comes home, Adelaide realizes their divide remains, while Gilbert discovers a partner who shares his plane of life.
The season’s first Mont Blanc ascent by two Englishmen drew criticism from the era. Oxford’s Mr. Philips recalled Albert Smith’s warning in 1851 about the expedition’s dangerous futility and risk to others, while a London paper condemned the so called crowd of English tourists in Switzerland for reckless thrill seeking.
Three passengers from London to Paris proved too heavy for a air express. After lifting off slowly about 100 feet the pilot deemed the load too heavy for the 230 mile journey and returned to base. A second airplane was launched and some travelers transferred, but both aircraft soon took off together for Paris.
In a Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt a woman named Miss Tanders responds to Mr. Dulwatte noting she will not be dismissed for a trivial matter or escorted while Mrs Dulweaite is present. The exchange hints at professional boundaries and jealousy in a married man’s affairs.
Mrs A says her husband admires her hair eyes voice and overall good taste while Mrs B asks what she admires about him. Mrs A responds that good taste is what she admires.
The article explains small flocks on farms raise guinea fowl popular Pearl variety. It covers hens laying in April May, nest building with mates, hatching cycles 26-28 days, and care to prevent chilling. It notes production ranges from 40 to 60 eggs per season and up to 100 in some cases. Guinea hens incubate eggs or use incubators and setting eggs varies by breed.
A note discusses overcrowding in duck pens, the onset of molt at eleven weeks, and parallels with hens. It states that crowding should be avoided as it affects productivity, and that a duck at six years of age can be as vigorous and productive as a hen three years old.
A caterpillar explains to Peter Gnome its transformation from larva to chrysalis and finally a butterfly. He muses on crawling, snakes, and growth while recounting dreams of wings and garden wonders. The exchange blends whimsy with natural change and city country contrasts.
A local note recalls a children's masquerade party with Tommy and a neighbor’s girl expected to play Jack and JUL. Tommy’s mother limits the Jack costume cost to five dollars, while a remark from his little sister jokes that the costume is only a bill and a pall of water.
Wyoming history highlighted with women's suffrage from statehood in 1869 and the 19th Amendment. Early exploration by Sieur de la Verendrye, the Oregon and Salt Lake trails, forts, and settlement patterns are noted. The territory formed in 1868, Cheyenne founded, and Wyoming became the 44th state in 1890 with a name meaning large potash or brand valley.
A compact history tracing Utah from exploration by Franciscans to Mormon settlement in Salt Lake City, the 1848 Mexican cession, Deseret’s short life, Utah Territory creation, Brigham Young’s leadership, and statehood in 1896. It notes the Overland Route’s rise and the Cape route’s obsolescence after the Suez canal opening.
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