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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1909
Page
4
The fragment details journal dating and distribution notes at News Stand 3 E. Tom Shoshone Idaho with dealers including Gooding Hagerman and Heybarn, plus general merchandise listings. It lists monthly dates before the tenth for receipt, with October-like timing and various local vendors named.
The Journal lauds Idaho's incoming leaders Governor Brady Secretary of State Lanaston State Auditor Taylor Superintendent of Instruction Whatwoods in charge of education and Bishop Alsbie on the supreme court Attorney General MacDougal and Congressman elect Thomas Tiener. Senator Heyburn is praised for fearless measures and F C Moore as mine inspector. J H Sweetser as lieutenant governor is hailed for vigor. The piece asserts the new team will govern wisely.
The Journal notes fierce indignation in the house and senate toward Roosevelt for his blunt publicity attacks. It suggests Capitol insiders fear repercussions if they push back, while Roosevelt presses bold facts from shady Washington sources.
The piece lauds President Roosevelt for driving national progress and reform despite criticism. It praises his tough, practical leadership, likening him to a builder who imposes hard lessons and hard work, and asserts his administration will be remembered as historic and influential.
An editorial discusses Missouri state university research claiming a hog cholera pure serum could stamp out the disease. It contrasts with Idaho’s hog-raising pride and praises agricultural science, noting valuable discoveries from Prof Holten, Prof Budd, and broader USDA advances. The piece praises practical labor over ideology.
A proposed Idaho commission would study state rights over federal forest reserves and land resources. It argues for delegating authority to manage grazing and land use, aiming to obtain better terms from the federal government and boost wool revenue and range capacity for Idaho.
The piece praises Senator Bill Borah for his efforts to improve conditions on the Minidoka reclamation tract. It extols Idahoans to continue addressing him informally as Bill rather than Mister Borah, arguing such plain regard preserves his strength and effectiveness for the people. It closes with a wish that the supportive shadow over his leadership never fades.
A home repair method for thin spots in rubber uses a cement made from five cents of real rubber dissolved in chtoroform. Keep the bottle corked and apply with a glue brush before it hardens. Use a patch cut from rubber and stitched over the hole, then coated with the cement. Available from a dentist supplies dealer in Harper's Bazar.
A Manchester Union note highlights the uplifting role of flowers to brighten dark spaces, urging thoughtful use as lightening agents in life. The brief piece hints at the calming, restorative power of blooms in troubled times.
The article describes emerald mining with most roughs from Muzo in Bayaca Colombia. It notes the mines lie on the eastern Andes above Santa Fe de Bogota, about 70 miles north northwest of the city. A second mine named Lasques is mentioned along with a travel note from a grubback journey from Muzo.
Dr Henry Van Dyke of Princeton hatches four poetry volumes, praising their quality and noting care to prevent theft, saying they would be carried away by admirers if left unattended.
Thriving Gooding items from a busy week include visitors from Shoshone, Jerome, Wendell and American Falls. calls at the Leader office. cattle shipped to Chicago. a drunken arrest and fines. skating parties and a planned Methodist congregation with Rev G W Barnes. Notable arrivals include A A Higes and family, Mr and Mrs Bawten, and Mr Mojash and family.
A Presbyterian church program directed by Mrs OC Weller featured performances by Musical Terat and The Christans choir and a dozen solo vocal numbers. The evening sold out with standing room, accompanied by a children’s program in Sunday School and a closing chorus that drew cheers. Albert Mt Weeper and Sarah C Hoehett wed in a ceremony by Rev OC Waller, witnessed by many friends.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Air Society will hold its regular monthly meeting with Mrs. Charles Miller on Nevada Street Friday afternoon January 8 at 2 30 Everyone is invited to attend.
A Franklin milestone near Old Lyme recalls 1776 when Washington passed through Lyme on a post road journey. Katharine M. Abbott recounts Franklin’s visit to an inn where villagers scrambled for pews and a peck of oysters for his horse. Franklin ate oysters himself, warm in a corner.
The dish involves Pauline Lucca, court singer in Berlin since 1868, and Emperor William I. A maid waited with tea in the wings while Lucca sought an ornament, but the singer slipped back to find the emperor handing her tea. She recalled the moment, noting she had never tasted tea without sugar since.
A Pennsylvania man choking incident occurred while eating pie as he swallowed a knife. The piece notes the event was not ideal but suggests swallowing a fork would have been equally unpleasant for the victim.
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