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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1914
Page
3
A Sun day school pupil answered the question what is the chief end of man with a prompt retort to glorify God and annoy him forever. The correspondent notes the child’s clever reply as a humorous glimpse of youthful wit.
A Mrs Hall from Now City recounts months of suffering with sour stomach heartburn and catarrh. After trying Dexters she found relief reading Peruna books and using Peruna products. She claims eight bottles cured her, praising Peruna as a family remedy and urging others with catarrh to try it, with tablets also available.
The Lincoln county Board of County Commissioners met February 10, 1914 in regular adjourned session with Commissioners Heist and Gooding and Clerk Anderson present. Bills were approved for numerous suppliers and services, a retirement bond was finalized, delinquent accounts from 1912 were addressed, and plans and specifications for a bridge project were opened February 23, 1914 with bids due February 28 at 10am.
A renowned English doctor states that only about 30 percent of Britain's pregnant population has normal sight with rapid deterioration. He foresees a future where nearly the entire nation may require spectacles due to worsening eyesight.
A Utah mail order company advertises a cure for horse lameness and blemishes. The notice promises a wire cut treatment and remedies prepared by competent veterinarians and invites readers to request a free consultation at 150 North Stain Street, Salt Lake City.
A French physician Dr Toulouse at Villejuif insane asylum uses pure oxygen injected under the skin via small flasks and a hypodermic needle. Reports in La Nature describe remarkable improvements in acutely contused mental states, insomnia, mania, dementia and epilepsy, with several patients calm, lucid and often cured after a few injections.
A busy man relies on a secretary to craft daily love letters and weekly flowers and gifts for his fiancée. Two months later the fiancé elopes with the other secretary, prompting the judge to remark on the comic complications of workplace romance.
A Kansas City Star column notes a man who laments not becoming a colonel. It likens him to a corporal who quit, arguing true leadership comes from being a strong corporal. The piece urges embracing progress, as water lost cannot return and fate favors effort over dwelling on unmet rank.
A capitalist philanthropist David lends Simple Simon a dollar for three weeks with a plan to repay two dollars. After considering Simon's hard cash flow, David reduces the debt by one dollar to ease repayment, and Simon agrees. The loan agreement changes after the loan is made.
The piece from a Glasgow paper condemns scribes and paraphrases as cheats and hypocrites now called lawyers. A boy of ten defends his mispronounced words with comic logic, claiming his mispronunciation helps the class “guns and” understand him.
The report notes suffragists leaving the Witte House dissatisfied as the President hints at ideas on making bread. Arm embargo lifted allows daylight shipments into Mexico. Congress adopts pushbutton voting, aided by rolls, while Mexican generals intervene in Texas to preserve comforts amid killings.
The Shoshone Highway District No 4 reports its financial condition as of January 5 1914 under highway district law. Assets include cash on hand PTA 198.45 tools machinery and other equipment 1600.00 19 head work horses 8215.00 hay and grain on hand 1725.00 Liabilities show bonded indebtedness 80900.00. Signed by President Fred W Gooding and Treasurer A J Newman.
A humorous Puck caption and exchange mock a creditor spokesman saying five cents on the dollar in cash. Cohen retorts that he will get cash discount, highlighting a satirical take on debt settlements and the era's financial gibes.
The old school house of Dist. No. 11 will be sold to the highest bidder bids to be opened on Saturday January 24 address to A M Games Clark Haddock Idaho Morse Store touts merchandise low prices prompt service and personal attention to customers.
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