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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
6
SurscripTrox entry for Shoshone Idaho dated Friday August 16 1907 shows a payment term of two dollars per year payable in advance. It notes post office transmission and class mailing details for the publication.
The Mount Pleasant estate, once owned by Capt. John MacPherson then Gen. Benedict Arnold, is a rare colonial country house in Philadelphia now owned by the city. The article traces its history from 1762, its ties to Peggy Shippen, and its transfer through various owners to the park commission in 1867, noting its architectural significance and fame in colonial times. A side vignette shows a park crowd and a ticket seller scene with rustic disputes over change.
A haughty saleslady asks if anyone is waiting, the shopper replies her husband has left him outside and has become disgusted and gone home, in a witty exchange from the Catholic Standard and Times.
A German restaurant in New York ran a joke on a diner by firing a rubber band from a waiter named Emile. The aim struck the Maltese cat on the diner's lap, causing a chaotic scene as the cat leaped onto the table and knocked items over. The owner rushed over as the prank escalated, leaving patrons startled and amused.
Six weeks ago Hugh McGill of Lock Haven Pennsylvania found an injured robin limping on his lawn. He captured the bird, set a broken leg with splints and bandages then tended it at home, noting the creature’s grateful demeanor.
A robin, briefly kept as a prisoner, had bones rejoined by Mr. McGill. Weeks later the bird recovered fully and now greets its savior daily, roosting nearby and feeding from his hand despite a nest in a nearby tree. The tame bird flies to McGill on call and perches near the house.
In infancy the mysterious moon figure is linked to a biblical story of a punished thief. The article describes the man on a fork with thorns and brustwond, and explains the moon’s features as shadows of lunar mountains.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote recounts a prominent local attorney describing a difficult burglary case and suggesting prison life could seem pleasant. He entertains the idea of spending weeks in a penitentiary to see if a client would accept a lighter sentence by pleading guilty, arguing the routine and predictable life might feel appealing.
The London Spectator notes a revolution at Oxford as Euclid Elements is discarded from the curriculum. Since its publication in ancient times during the Ptolemaic era, Euclid has defined geometry. No author is as associated with a science as Euclid with geometry, save Aristotle to logic and Adam Smith to political economy.
The Shoshone Light and Water Company will sell 6 pound electric fat irons for 5.00 to promote current usage. For private ironing, charges are 75 cents per month for six summer months or 50 cents per month for 12 months.
A passerby reads a large stone inscription in front of a Harlem women’s home, noting the blunt upsetting wording carved into the granite and sparking reflection on local attitudes toward women and race.
A girl and her friend discuss locals using the term indignant females in a street scene. They recount remarks about paying to enter and living behind a sign labeling someone aged and indigent female, reflecting social stigma.
In a playful exchange, Little Ethel confesses to stealing the last three tarts, prompting Mamma to question the motive while highlighting honesty as the moral thread of the anecdote.
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