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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
3
A Roll of Honor listing Shoshone boys serving in wartime duties across branches, inviting corrections and offering free copies to those with valid addresses. It notes Miss Sarah Purdum, Red Cross nurse in charge of a fifty bed tent hospital somewhere in France, as deserving a place on the Honor Roll.
Twenty carloads of hay were shipped to eastern markets from Casa Camuty in a week. State officials note drought, grain and alfalfa crops improving, while a new brick schoolhouse rises and a scene reports a drowning death near Nampa. A Boise boy in France loses a limb to shellfire. others face accidents and awards. University of Idaho trains mechanics for war work. city hall and shops burn in Granger. real estate assessments rise. coal prices adjust as farmers seek transport links.
A New York officer in Pershing’s army recalls a visit to a French cemetery near a small valley village. He describes civilian grief, rows of French, American, and German graves, and the 22 khaki cross marked veterans laid out like a platoon. A poor local woman lays flowers for the fallen, symbolizing shared memory and sacrifice.
An observer recalls honoring a fallen French soldier amid wartime ruins. A dusty convoy labeled Munitions passes as veterans, weary territorials, and the grieving salute the comrade now at rest. The scene contrasts four years of conflict with a solemn, peaceful vigil.
A German comic panel in Jugend depicts a New York roof garden under bombardment with bombs and fighters. An American multimillionaire escorts his richly dressed wife who shrieks, he calms her by noting she now has the latest Parisian novelties.
The Eagle Hut Y M C A center in London offers 14 cent breakfasts and 14 to 25 cent meals, with options like sausage and beans, pancakes with maple syrup, and hearty shilling suppers. Prices compare favorably to civilian menus, and 2,000 to 2,500 American troops dine daily under the guidance of Mrs. Arthur Coke. Local volunteers and staff ensure steady service and varied menus while noting duty on imported cigarettes and tobaccos.
Denver jeweler Cain holds the Rocky Mountain region recommendation on number of his eight sons in military service. Five sons served in France, the other three remain in various training camps.
A mother in the Woman's Howe Companion laments her fallen status as she watches her seventeen year old daughter embody the latest youth culture. She admits she is being reeducated by her child, who adopts new dress, social trends, ragtime, jazz, dance and late cultural ideas, while the mother is compelled to change with her daughter's fast shifting views.
J Howard Whitehouse recounts Ruskin's proposal to Rosie Le Touche in 1866 and the stalled marriage due to age and conflicting spiritual views. Rosie remained devoted but did not share Ruskin's beliefs, leading to enduring distress. After years of estrangement and a brief reconciliation, Rosie died in May 1875.
Popular Science Monthly notes railroad ties last about eight years under normal emissions until renewal, requiring substantial labor and cost. Treated ties are kiln dried then immersed in hot creosote until saturated, making them waterproof and impervious, extending life roughly twice as long.
A brief note reflects a sense of personal achievement with a wife praising the husband's efforts. The fragment hints at domestic pride and a moment of reassurance. Names, places, or dates are not provided in the readable text.
A witty exchange unfolds as Dorothy asks what is real, Bobby quickly jokes that reality is the edible part of the cow before adulthood, a quip captured from a Boston Transcript item.
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