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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
7
The author complains that Bible familiarity wanes despite Sunday schools and lessons. Quoting scripture is valued when clever and timely, yet many youths cannot quote a line. He notes a general emphasis on Shakespeare over scripture and laments rote learning failing to convey meaning.
A brief, clipped exchange contrasts seers discussing foresight with a wry remark about binacers, capturing a cultural snapshot from the Baltimore American style. The dialogue hints at speculative markets and social commentary without naming persons or places beyond the period voice.
Idaho state items report Van Sicklin Livestock sold 6000 sheep and an 80 acre Welner ranch sale to Idaho Sheep Co. Funds raised at Caldwell bleegharty hall for the needy. J C Bassett amputees after a frozen foot. Teachers’ conventions in Bannock and Warnock counties with 100 plus attendees. Hog prices at Emmett market top $10.59 per cwt, averting $27 per hog. Cald well youth OZnie Winters committed to state industrial school. Twin Falls sheriff Dyer died by suicide. Anti alien land law may return. freight up 26 percent in January at Nampa. Marriage delays due to divorce terms. McMuhen returned to Butte on charge of transporting a woman for immoral purposes. Terrell named Fifth Judicial district judge. State land sale near Caldwell largely bought at ~$22 per acre. Beaty and Brosefield jailed for grand larceny in Boise. J Donaldson to testify on potato rate case in SLC. Clyde ub highlights Minerva Robichepp. Mickey bound over in federal court for liquor case. Parma school wins 11 of 16 points in rural league. Irrigation project planned near Soda Springs. Col Thomas R Hamer appointed major in Judge Advocate General corps. Over 500 carloads of potatoes shipped from Inche amid snow.
The Idaho legislature debates a bill to fund a State Auditor investigation into the State Land Department aimed at curbing marriages between Americans and Mongolians. Senate bills on probate estates and tax sale certificates advance, while other measures die. House, Senate pass various labor, taxation, and public utility items amid a broad session.
Idaho Senate resumes debate on the antipirate antialien bill amid charges of improper lobbying and calls for an investigation. The measure, duplicate of a previously killed house bill, targets Japanese land ownership and ties to a Twin Falls attorney.
A famous actress reveals a home recipe to darken gray hair using half a pint of water, 10s Bay Rum, a dash of Barbo Compound, and 40 2 of glycerine. Dying scalp color not claimed, product is non sticky and does not rub off. Also noted is a marvel electric motor for a Pennsylvania steel mill delivering 15,000 horsepower and giant size, implying vast power.
A garbled OCR fragment presents no clear event or named entities. The readable portion lacks identifiable people, places, organizations, dates, or outcomes to form a factual news item or card teaser.
A historical note claims Australia is destroying its national cork and eucalyptus resources under questionable supervision while comparing its hardwoods to mahogany for strength and durability. It contrasts Australia’s logging with plantings in California and South America and warns of long term ecological impact.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent cure for liver and bowel cleansing. It promises peace from headaches biliousness indigestion sour stomach and constipation by morning. The copy emphasizes nightly action without griping and urges readers to buy at their store.
A garbled notice hints at a public auditorium project in Louisville with 4,200 seats. The text mentions Minnesota, a trial package, and various misspelled medical terms, suggesting chaotic OCR of an unrelated or placeholder excerpt.
An unsigned Louisville notice praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for aiding a woman with female troubles. The letter claims four years of illness, inability to work, and reliance on the remedy to regain strength and avoid surgery.
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