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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
4
A reader laments the Northern Pacific rail line’s delays and crowded cars likening them to sardines and questioning safety. The piece also notes a Christmas promotion for subscriptions to Youth's Companion and offers from McCall's Magazine, with local notices about births, marriages, parish events, and school plans.
The text warns that Bolshevikiam, described as a deadly poison and insidious virus, spreads through sympathy for criminals and religious factions. It claims the movement masquerades under various names, threatens liberty, and will reappear in Idaho and nationwide, supported by the same network as it seeks power.
A misread trek near Pretaya yields a tale of a planned hike that ends in confusion and an observed incident. The group faced unclear terrain and lingering fog as they moved toward a rumored landmark, with authorities later naming a civilian bystander in connection to a reported sighting and the event’s uneasy aftermath.
The Journal offers calendar pads and mounting materials for self made gifts. Also stocked are fine box stationery and superior writing supplies, advertised as the best value in town.
Notice urges immediate coal orders to secure timely delivery from mines. Fant warns of a serious shortage risk and asks residents to place requirements with their dealer now.EPISCOPAL GUILD BAZAAR.
A church guild in Idaho invites members and others to sew bazaar articles at Mrs. Frank T. Disney’s home on Tuesday December 10. The notice calls for volunteers including women with exceptional abilities and outlines training and pay potential from 15 to 150 dollars weekly for sales skills.
On November 1 1918 M J Byrnes at his Cotton Wood ranch eighteen miles north of Shoshone Idaho took up estrays described as a brown filly aged one year with W brand left shoulder a mare six years old branded CL under a bar right shoulder a starling colt with bald face white hind feet no brands A sale to the highest bidder for cash will be held January 10 1918 at 5 30 p m at the Byrnes ranch to satisfy estray laws Clarence Wheeler Sheriff November 26 1918
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