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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
3
A widower and ex-widower meet at a downtown market. They exchange quips about happiness after remarriage and a doctor’s motive, while a misfit gag about military airplanes reflects on irony and marriage.
A tavern tale from Youngstown Telegram describes a plumber accusing a carpenter of mean behavior by dining out with Cason and leaving a wrapped cheese impression on a silver dollar to fool the waiter into thinking he tipped well. The exchange paints a humorous scene of bragging and petty deceit.
An advertisement extols Cuticura cream for skin scalp and hands with free samples via a Boston address. It juxtaposes a Fort Worth Star Telegram quote on wealth and medical care, noting rain shows attract crowds but dampen spirits.
A minister's son Lewis listened gravely as his father spoke on tight skirts. Next Sunday he tried to attract attention by waving and pointing at two ladies entering the church. His efforts failed until he exclaimed Look quick father there's two awful wobbles in the sisters.
Medical column attributes rheumatism and gout to uric acid buildup worsened by cold weather. Dr Mott Pierce cites meat intake, insufficient water, and poor kidney function, recommending hot water, Anuric tablets, open-air activity, and periodic liver cleansing with laxatives to prevent uric acid buildup and painful joints.
Idaho state notes report Wilder opens First National Bank in a new building. Canyon County Sunday School convention in Caldwell. A cow dies in a Nampa cistern. A fire in Poentelio causes $1000 damage. The Arta county Christian Missionary society organized in Boise. Boise youths invited to a Y M C A conference in Baker Oregon. A Boise Valley farmer seeks aid to rent land for next season. No governor’s race contests planned by Republican state committee. Heyburn park commission votes $13000 for scenic highway into park. Overland Beverage at Nampa ships full plant operations for sweet corn. A Tremonton Utah crash nearly fatal for St Anthony bishop. car into canal. Governor denies prison farm plan abandonment. Paul Jensen jailed in Twin Falls over Inkom post office robbery. November poultry shipments from Nampa valued around $50000. Idaho forest rangers to be deputy state sanitary inspectors. Hailey merchant ships 1500 pounds supplies to Seafoam mining co. Soda Springs citizens discuss Gentile valley railroad. Leo Pridey killed driving colt. header box accident. Farmers' convention prize lists announced for Pocatello January. Goldie Harris and King Young face possible white slavery charges in Ogden. Pocatello Civic club to stage “A Night in a Cabaret” with 50 cast. Lemp estate cattle shipment to Portland underway from Nampa. Idaho Democrats ready to push appropriations bill in winter legislature. Northern Pacific tariffs suspended again until June.
A director yells Engaged as a rising actor fails a gag about a barber and a hair wash, revealing the comic misread of a barber’s “hair cleaning up” line. The anecdote recalls early film industry bluntness and mistaken impressions in Cloquet.
The letter from Prof Aug F W Schmitz of Thomas Oklahoma claims twenty five years of backache and a Bright's disease diagnosis. After two boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the pain subsided and has not returned with further use. He states the remedy relieved him during a later period and recommends it. Also includes a humorous note about a newspaper editor asking how to prevent hair loss and a reply about brushing hair gently.
A damaged early 19th century style piece mixes a strange tale of a wife and planned sentence with a classroom parable about tares and evil. The narrative strands include exchanges about parcels and intentions, a teacher’s parable about the tares, and a boy’s remark referencing his mother. The piece preserves odd phrasing and antiquated diction from the source.
A fragment describes an event where someone named Smith slipped on pencrete pavement and injured a bone. The text includes garbled wording about appeals and a comparison of a drawback to a setback, with unclear causation or outcome. The readable facts reference an injury involving Smith and a pavement incident.
A California court set a $25,000 value on a child's eyesight after neglectful care by an attendant. The ruling notes that eyes cannot be bought and the loss leaves the family grieving a life of night. The piece also recounts a public anecdote about a boy and a penny, highlighting poverty and struggling morals.
Little Edward overhears adults discussing an optimist and quizzes his grandfather. Edward gleefully concludes that an optimist is the man who fits you with spectacles, turning a word misunderstanding into a playful moment between grandparent and child.
A fragmented comic exchange shows two women lamenting lost company and social standing in a Boston Evening Transcript snippet. The dialogue hints at personal misfortune and social embarrassment amid a broader column.
A Youngstown Telegram clipping features a fractured dialogue about a student recalling a business lesson after a fight. The exchange touches on teaching restraint and practical response, with quirky lines about a nose injury and a comparison between potatoes and jewelry.
A Pilgrim Texas druggist Frank Jenkins testifies after six and a half years of selling Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root that customers report relief from pain in the back and improved health. He believes it will cure many cases it is recommended for if not too chronic. November 6, 1915.
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