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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1903
Page
5
Miss Jessie McCubben of Alamo Oregon, owner of a mining claim, jumped it as 1903 began. She drove through a blinding snowstorm on December 31, waited for the new year, and the court sustained her claim over an earlier offer by another prospector. She is a 19 year old Portland girl.
The article argues climatic cures are overdrawn and asserts that consumption patients of all means can improve at home with proper food, digestion, and regular use of German Syrup. It touts morning relief, better sleep, and reduced coughing, claiming warmth and restlessness are mitigated by liberal, regular use. Trial bottles are offered at 250 and regular size at 72c by Thos M Starrh.
The piece argues that true writers should not fear discrimination as public demand shifts toward quality. It asserts readers are becoming more discerning, rewarding real merit while a few overpraised writers fade. It notes overall literary work is strong, with steady progress and better craftsmanship than earlier generations.
An 18th century hoax involved Gustavus III of Sweden who snubbed minor courts while two attendants posed as him and his minister sparre. They enjoyed Mecklenberg hospitality, while the real king entertained himself elsewhere. A separate note mentions the Congo Free State building a 450 mile motor road with elephants used to clear undergrowth for natives.
A Long Island farmer and his wife shopped in Brooklyn and, after counting purchases, felt something was missing. Rechecking items yielded no error, and as he neared home his daughter asked why their mother was not there, revealing the forgotten person.
At the City Federation meeting in the Waldorf Ore Man quips that women’s clubs lack purpose unless they raise other women’s children. He then departs to the cafe where highballs mix. A theatre moment follows as a tragedian thanks the crowd amid a heckler’s shout.
A joke dialogue shows Dr. Pills-Yes claiming to cure nervous prostration by removing the cause, with Dr. Squills accepting the cure as removing the trouble's source. The humor hinges on a literal solution to medical distress.
An excursion by the Frisco System will visit new lands in Oklahoma and other Southwest sections in November and December. The trip offers rich fertile farm lands at one-fourth to one-tenth the cost of Eastern and Northern lands, with ample acre yield. For full details and railroad rates, contact R. Lemon, Secretary, System Migration Bureau, St. Louis.
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