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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1903
Page
7
A Nashville woman endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound amid nationwide claims of curing female ailments. The ad notes high demand, urges letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice, with women handling correspondence.
The article reports on western Canada’s vast grain lands attracting American settlers. It notes 20,000 Americans moved in 1901, 80,000 in 1902, and forecasts about 60,000 this year. Government agents in multiple U.S. cities promote 160 acre free homesteads and provide rates and farming prospects. It also mentions mahogany from Australia and infant care ads embedded in the page.
During the Civil War Quakers sought release from the draft. Isaac Newton, commissioner of Agriculture, recounted a tale from Anecdotes of the Civil War. A driver refused to move for a Friend on a road. Newton gently warned I will turn him. When resisted, Newton gave a preliminary shake and the man apologized, turning his horse.
A lyric sequence from Frances Bartlett evokes a sapphire couch voyage to dawn and sunlit kingship. The speaker pleads for the king as day fades to storm, waiting with hopeful longing and soft heart songs.
The January Century highlights Benedict Arnold’s early revolutionary prestige with Justin H. Smith describing his daring and naive bravery. It recalls Arnold marching beside Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga, threatening to seize a magazine at New Haven, and his youthful exploits like turning a water wheel for display while others toyed with Lexington news in Cambridge.
A cartoonish tale set in summer features a mosquito legally incorporated in New Jersey attempting a touchdown on a skating rink. After a brisk slap, the insect contemplates proving scripture as it decides to depart briefly but returns with a humorous, self-aware line about being bred on water.
The United States holds a long lead in research and technological capacity with vast distances to key frontries. The text notes strategic advantages and extends to distant regions, highlighting the nation’s expansive reach and potential for further development.
Mr W H Ham mer of 126 N Hinde St Washington D C Ohio endorses Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder disorders incl inflammation dropsy diabetes and Bright's disease. Free trial mailed on request to Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Price 50 cents per box. Also notes other curiosities and ads from the period.
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