What’s the Matter With Our School
A Wyoming district faces a growing financial crisis as Meant to justify school cuts. The Board of Education warns last year’s expenses exceeded income and this year’s planned work will outpace district funds. The piece critiques progressive trends, overexpansion, and reliance on federal aid, urging selective pruning of departments to avoid bankruptcy while preserving core mental and moral education.
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Board of Education
Bankeupley
Sehoals
Boards of Education
Pew
Ford
Gadillac
Rivhandle
Friends
Shoshone Beats Richfield In Fairfield Baseball Clash
Shoshone and Richfield met at Old Settler's day in Fairfield with Shoshone securing a 14 to 6 win in the latest game. Richfield, strong this season, dropped two of three to Shoshone and Kimberly earlier, while Shoshone endured an injury when Richfield's player spiked first baseman A J Worrell.
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Fairfield
Richfield
Tater
Child asks for a short stem dog like fox terrier
A junior points to a fox terrier with a short tail and tells his father he wishes to own one of these cute little dogs. The scene captures a child’s playful mispronunciation and a family moment over a pet.
Banana Stalks Used to Feed Queensland Horses
Chopped banana stalks, used immediately after harvest, have been adopted in Queensland as feed for horses, offering a seasonal forage option for livestock owners.
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Queensland
Olive Oli Essential in Food and Medicine Substitution
Olive oil faces limited substitutes in food and medicine, with few satisfactory options. Practical replacements exist in many cases, though certain technical areas such as wool spotting remain unresolved and require further development.
Nice Neighborhood Inquiry by a Child
A narrator recalls Bernice six, first grader, starting school. While strolling in the park a boy her size passes and smiles, Bernice responds Aunt dune, don't you think he's a nice neighborhood.
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Bernice
Foreign Mail Speeds Up Through Post Office Practice
New York reports the pre-war mail transfer system is restored by Postmaster General Hays. Mail from incoming trans Atlantic steamers is moved to fast dispatch boats before quarantine, cutting foreign delivery time from 42 to 24 hours in New York. The change helps foreign mail reach interior points to catch western trains, saving one to two days in final delivery.
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New York
Hays
Burleson
New York Harbor
Gas for Balloons and Lifting Gases
Fiydrogen is the gas most commonly used for balloons. It requires about 1,250 cubic feet to lift a balloon weighing 100 pounds. Coal gas is sometimes used because it is cheaper, but its heaviness makes it less satisfactory.
Origin of the Olympic Games in ancient times and revival
The text notes that the first Olympic games began with Corpebus and the four races in 776 B C. They were celebrated every four years at their peak in the fifth and fourth centuries B C. The games continued until Theodosius I suppressed them. The modern Games began in Athens in 1800.
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Corpebus
AM Ald
Einrwror Theodosius
Athens
County Treasurers War Rant Call No 48
The entry records a 1921 warrant call from Lamote County Idaho with a list of series or accounts and amounts including numbers like 128, 166, 450, 194, and 1921 dates. It notes the district and school references and is signed by Stella Cook, County Treasurer, dated August 1781? 1921 at Shoshone Idaho.
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Lamote
Melia
Carron
Shoshone
Idaho
Thia
Stella Cook
Teachers Examination Notice for July 28 1921
The regular teachers certificate examination for all grades will be held in the office of the County Superintendent on July 28 29 and 30 1921 starting at 9 o clock a m Leah M Burnside County Superintendent.
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Leah M. Burnside
Notice to Creditors Estate of Grace E Bolton
Estate administrator Oscar E Bolton directs creditors and all persons with claims against Grace E Bolton to present vouchers within ten months at Burma Idaho. The notice, dated June 22 1921, fixes Burma County Lincoln Idaho as the place for claim settlement in the estate administration.
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Grace E
Bolton
Grace EB
Burma
Lincoln
Idaho
Oscar E. Bolton
Adralsistrator
Sheriffs Sale of Estrays Near Shoshone Idaho
Notice of sale under estray laws for a bay gelding about 12 hands heavy nine miles north of Shoshone Idaho. On September 20, 1924 at 10 a.m. at J P Firebaugh residence the sheriff will sell the described horse to the highest bidder for cash. Dated August 6, 1921. Clarence Wheeler Sheriff.
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J. P. Firebaugh
Shoshone
Lincoln
Idaho
United States
Clarence Wheeler
Notice of Annual School Election in Independent District No 12
The annual School Election for Independent District No 12 will be held at the high school building Tuesday September 6 1921 to elect two board of education members. Candidates must be cited with the clerk at least x1¢ days prior to the election. Polls open 1 to 6 in the afternoon. Also bids for driving the school wagon for 1921 22 due noon Monday August 16 1921 routing southeast four miles to the Gale place then northeast to the W H Baugh ranch and back to town. The board may reject any bids. Nina V Murphy Clerk District No 12
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Board of Education
Board of Tristras
Nina
Independent
Schoo, Wagin
Gale Place
Saturday at the Baugit and Super Special Pictures
The notice promotes a double feature including a Good Two Reel Comedy School Days and the frish healer. A quirky piece mentions obscurities like obsolete words and playful phrases about wages and aging in a lively, period newspaper tone.
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Larry Lemon
Notice of Sheriff Sale of Estrays in Shoshone Idaho
Notice is given that on September 29, 1921 at 1 o clock at the residence of W A Stowell nine miles North and three miles East of Shoshone Lincoln County Idaho the sheriff will sell four described stray horses to the highest bidder for cash. The animals include two black mares one about years old weight 1600 pounds branded G7 on left shoulder with a colt suckling and a black gelding about two years old branded on right shoulder and a black yearling branded on right shoulder. Sale is conducted under Idaho stray law by Clarence Wheeler posted August 17 1921.
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Tollewtrr
Stowell
Sailes
Shoshone
Idaho
W. A. Stowell
Lincoln County
Swill
United States
Clarence Wheelem
Notice of Assessment Arvice of Sawtooth Grazing Association
This notice from Shoshone Idaho states an assessment of eight dollars per share on capital stock, due by September 7 1921. Unpaid shares become delinquent and will be offered at public auction on September 28 1921 to cover the delinquent amount plus costs.
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Sawtooth
Shoshone
Idaho
Shoshono
Lake
Appointment for Proving Will in Lincoln Idaho Court
In Lincoln County Idaho probate court the estate of Benjamin Hart deceased, the time for proving the last will and hearing Jerry Church's petition for letters testamentary is set for Friday August 19 at 10 a.m. in the court room at the county courthouse. Any interested party may appear and contest the will and file written objections. Notice to be published in the Shoshone Journal at least ten days before the hearing. Dated August 1921.
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Lincoln County
State of
Idaho
Benjamine Hart
County Cort House
Rhoshenn
Benjamina Hart
Jerry Church
Ot Puller
Strieterd
Notte Rowtte
Ehore Jr
Muperintense
Whigh
Mount Het
Thin Chi
Imamort
Italy
Donmél Nile
Probate Court
Mydrens
Is Board of Control
Udees Bate
Chilvenile Reformatory
Idaho School Law Provisions Target Delinquent Children
Lincoln County Idaho readers are warned of the 1911 school law provisions. Section 159 makes parents guardians or caretakers liable for delinquent or disorderly children with fines up to 500 dollars or six months in county jail, or both. The court may suspend sentence on compliance. Section 160 requires all children in every district to attend or be instructed in school.
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Lincoln County
Idaho
Juvenile Court Provisions on Truancy and Delinquency
A scanned passage details sections on juvenile disorderly behavior and truancy. It outlines powers of the probate court, hearings, and possible commitments to reform schools or training facilities. It also covers probation officers, the role of school officials, and procedures for appeals and enforcement within county jurisdictions.
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