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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1907
Page
9
A fragment from the Chicago News recounts Old Uncle Jed known for his copper wealth and fondness for creature comforts. He avoids indulgence, fasting before social events, and laments limited funds while negotiating with friends over loans amid the bustling Millville social scene.
A mangled OCR snippet presents a dialogue between a patient and doctors, urging persuasion for a diet. The fragment hints at a medical scene with a lordly voice and a physician’s prompt, leaving character names unclear and action unfinished.
A notorious millionaire elopes with a chorus girl declaring love as the motive. He asks his father to forgive and recounts leaving a high life to live on limited means in a first class hotel. The tale is recounted with clipped dialogues from newspaper clippings and casual reader remarks.
In a comical exchange a wife resists outdoor exercise saying she feels unable. The husband prescribes a new bonnet as a remedy while a bath is hinted at and a smaller domestic quarrel unfolds. A fragment from a Chicago Journal style item shows light, domestic humor about health and fashion.
The Chicago Record Herald notes a manager promising a part where a soubrette can shine with a hit. A band marches on stage and a bass drum thump becomes key. The scene includes playful banter and a rush of decisions amid busy theater life.
A western speaker tires of eastern city life and a lawyer heavy population. He notes prominent residences are occupied by judges and lawyers, estimating around a thousand lawyers, and jokes about the high cost of living driving him back to a freer region.
A Yonkers States excerpt presents a red-fired passenger asking if dogs are carried for a cent a mile and a conductor confirming. The passenger asserts equal treatment and jokes about being treated as a dog, with the conductor agreeing the passenger is perhaps a bit better.
A reported view notes Mil-Gee residents praising steady safe employment for Chica and Dally Nowa, with emphasis on avoiding danger from pedestrians and wolves and seeking reliable work in the town.
A dialogue features De Riter and a friend debating depth of skill. The friend claims De Riter rents his essay and is beyond his depth. De Riter concedes he is indeed beyond the other’s depth.
A muddled OCR fragment mentions a trout stream and a summer landlord. It appears as a constrained dialogue with broken names and phrases, lacking clear actions or dates. The readable bits reference a fishing scene and a disputed or uncertain situation surrounding a stream and landowner.
A speculative note in the Yonkers Statesman argues that the sun’s energy could sustain current support for another 30 million years, then warns of the potential dangers and upheavals if human activity continues unchecked.
Detroit Free Press quotes a mother warning her daughter to beware colorfastness of a red bathing suit near the sea. The saying notes colors may run when wet. Also cites a Pilpay proverb about planting thorns.
Western mining news notes massive fires destroying Reno plants and heavy ore shipments from Goldfield. Copper veins found near Grand Encampment Wyoming and a Poorman mining belt rail project plan emerge. Halley Salt Lake interests strike ore valued at 410 a ton while new compressor and concentrator plants advance in Utah and Coeur dAlenes. Growth at Copper Belt and Rainbow mine details, plus Utah Copper unit to begin, and fresh bonanzas at Nampa area claims with high grade free gold.
A Bronx boy Wille visits the neighbor with a sick boy Jimmy. He asks after Jimmy’s health, apologizes for playing in the streets, and receives a kiss of comfort. Emboldened, he repeats his sorrow and asks if Jimmy should die whether he may keep his drum.
A lengthy critique outlines the American Medical Association's push to shape Congress and state laws to restrict medicine and healing to its own schools. It argues the 65,000 member body seeks to dominate legislation, suppress patent medicines, and curb competing practices like osteopathy and mental science, funded by rising asset growth and influencing the medical market nationwide.
A Taunton Massachusetts bar committee selects a patron saint from a New York gallery. Maxwell, a prominent lawyer, identifies the devil as the fit figure, while a curious shingle board arbitration scene unfolds. The piece also notes rare runaway horse incidents in New York City and highlights beloved museums as undervisited by residents.
The article notes cooling summer fruits before shipment as a growing practice. After several years of trials, cooling fruit before loading and chilling the car interior reduces decay, drops icing costs by about half, and improves fruit condition during hot weather journeys. Experts foresee widespread adoption and fruit ships equipped with cooling apparatus.
The text explains that exposed wood does not heat itself and life returns via tissue from just under the bark to cover wounds. Cutting too far from the origin creates large stubs that cannot heal, while cuts should be made as close as possible to the trunk to allow proper healing.
The article explains how wounds heal through the cambium layer, noting that larger wounds take years to close and should be covered with a paint to protect from rain and diseases. It criticizes tar wax and whitewash as poor substitutes and illustrates proper cutting methods to leave a shorter stub.
This note advises Bordeaux spraying for grapes to prevent rot and warns about red rust in black cap or blackberry patches. It also instructs removing old raspberry canes after fruiting, burning weak cuttings, continuing strawberry cultivation, and selecting runners. It recommends bagging grapes in paper to protect from pests and improve ripening, per Farm Journal.
The walnut is not common in forests, occurring in scattered groups or as isolated trees. It shows regional variation, being almost unknown in some areas and common within a few miles, despite identical conditions. In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky river valleys it grows with maples, hickories, oaks, basswood, and cherry, while west of the Mississippi it clusters in river valleys with coffee tree, green ash, hackberry, basswood, and white elm.
An old notice recommends Man a lin as an excellent remedy for constipation. It suggests a dose or two during slight febrile attacks la grippe colds and influenza.
John B. Lennon of the American Federation of Labor recalled a bobbin boys strike described as just and successful. He noted their bold action in the mill with a placard contrasting wages of sin and bobbin boys. The excerpt includes additional quips and a joke about a lecture on the dark side of married life.
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