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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
2
A fragment lists numerous individuals by surname and initials including MCGRAW, F, PAUL MCMAHON, JOHN TRUMAN MCQUILLAN, JOE, ALVIN MAGBUTT, FRED MABBUTT, CHARLES MANKER, ARLOW MATHIS, FRANK J. MAY, MeccY MASON, PETER MEYER, LAWRENCE QO. MEYERS, WALTER MILLER, JAOOB MILLS, and CHAUNCEY C. The text resembles an index or recipient roster from a historical page segment.
The text details a colonial surveying practice known as beating the bounds, with groups gathering in Virginia to renew boundaries by erecting and restoring markers, planting trees, and confirming lines between Easter and Whitsuntide. It notes terminology such as procrmaning and perambulating the hounds, and mentions surveyors called perimbulators.
President Wilson departed Washington on Tuesday December 4 aboard the transport George Washington for New York and a seven day Atlantic voyage to Brest France to attend the peace conference. He will meet leaders Lloyd George Clemenceau and Orlando and may visit battlefields in France while abroad, with Joseph Tumulty accompanying him.
The quipu, used by Peruvians, employed cords of various colors tied in knots to record data. Each color marked a category such as soldiers, gold, alive, or corn, with knot counts indicating numbers. These devices tracked daily life, orders, and signals across the empire’s outlying regions.
A historical note describes a high demand for old mahogany or oak tables. It mentions associations, limited rental interest, and a scarce open market. A notable mahogany table linked to Sipateon and a tradition from Wax Waehed up near Clare after the Spanish Armada week is highlighted.
A fragment from Thrift Magazine cites Ezekiel urging thrift during Jerusalem’s siege. It claims the prophet ordered Israelites to measure meat by weight and bake bread accordingly, though the text here mixes garbled terms and misquotes the biblical phrasing.
fragmentary note from Atlanta Const reports a cryptic line about heaven and yearning. unclear subjects or events. reads as a stray line possibly from an opinion piece or poem within a 20th century issue.
The text discusses American views on Japanese married life, noting how couples express affection through conduct. It argues that wives pride themselves on rigid etiquette, valuing dignity and humility as core home virtues.
President Wilken announced the United States delegation to Versailles: Woodrow Wilson, Robert Lansing, Edward M. House, Henry White, and Gen. Tasker H. Bliss. The White House stressed the selections reflect Allied coordination and included Bliss as a surprise choice for military representation.
In New York an advisory panel of 23 experts announced America’s willingness to enter peace talks. President Wilson and delegates sailed on the George Washington carrying thousands of documents and maps, a historic collection aiding their investigations in Paris and beyond. Meanwhile a Lake Ontario storm sank the freighter Mingota, with several crew feared drowned near Tick Sheen Tuesday night.
A bill introduced by Representative Osborne of California aims to ban the display of flags or emblems from foreign organizations in Washington. The measure argues such symbols oppose the constitutional principles of the United States and seeks limitations on public display.
An ultimatum was sent demanding that Germany surrender the remaining locomotives required for defense. The note, marked by TLaniet-Marahal Bach, calls for prompt action and references a Telegraph division from Cop enhager.
The War Finance Corporation says it loaned funds to war industries since inception and urges changes to permit continued use of funds during demobilization. In related notes, 2300 American POWs at Cumpastatt Germany were reported as well treated, while the State Department asks Americans with holdings in enemy lands to file a complete list for war claims settlement. Germany struggles to deliver 5000 locomotives by December 17, with possible extensions likely.
The Paris Matin comments on Bavaria seeking separate plenipotentiaries and breaks with Berlin. It mentions Munich socialists telegraphing Berlin to remove Wea Self Philipp Scheidemann and Mathias Erzberger as preparatory to peace talks. Viscount Makoto Hayashi to head Japanese delegation to the peace conference per unofficial Washington guidance.
In Kansas City Journal style a courtroom exchange turns on the notion of standing up with jurist and witness trading wry lines about contempt and conduct. The humorous back and forth highlights a stand down moment in the hearing.
A drugstore ad promises instant relief from indigestion gas and acidity by taking Pape's Digpepsin tablets. The copy touts quick action and urges purchase at drug stores.
A garbled excerpt shows a Bengali language speaker failing to understand English, while a French observer notes mispronunciations. The passage mocks translation struggles and hints at a Bengali newspaper prize of one pound, contrasting with English and Russian-like words.
A fragmentary OCR style note mentions a failed attempt to excrete with a famous French king and cryptic phrases about loss and recursion. It also references a patent for a combined pick and shovel and a Cilengo servant girl who stayed six months and was then discharged from the hospital.
A man stood before the judge charged with cruelty to his wife. He sought clemency by offering a lame compliment about his wife’s appearance, claiming he was misunderstood. The judge quipped that he had overcome all obstacles and then imposed the limit.
A brief dialogue scene contrasts a son and father over a paper and a perception of victory. The son dismisses talk of unity while the father notes the mother’s view. The exchange captures tension around belief, influence, and consensus within a family.
A Boys' Life item notes a storekeeper claiming a book will do half the work and a scout requesting two copies of Pine. The short caption captures a playful exchange and the magazine’s light tone.
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