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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1905
Page
6
A Frenchman invited to lunch at a club of workingwomen confuses phrases about labor. The hostess explains that workingwomen are not simply workingmen in garters, asserting that the workingwoman is a proper, decent lady. The scene reflects language slips and social satire in a late era.
A brief note from Liverpool reports that aldermen face short speeches as the lord mayor of London is supplied with a sandglane and no council member may speak more than ten minutes. The restriction reflects ceremonial governance practices affecting city council discourse.
This fragment states a philosophy of serving the entire populace as long as there is demand and willingness to be served, reflecting a general business motto without concrete actions or named entities.
A historical account describes England as slow to abandon torture. It recounts medieval court practices where torture trials involved boiling water tests with a stone and towels. The process spanned days of preparation and involved church priests and officials to determine guilt or innocence.
A Brooklyn rectory switchboard clerk, a Pleasant Irish daughter, answers every caller. In a light exchange, when asked if Father is in, she says no and adds, There’s only one guy and he’s just gone out, prompting amusement at the comical miscue.
An Indiana reader recalls coffee caused dyspepsia and a life change after switching to Postum. The letter contrasts willpower in breaking habits with heroic acts, noting Postum’s breakfast role and referencing The Road to Wellville. Postum Company of Battle Creek invites readers to look inside a famous booklet.
Mrs Pureheart Wakeley, aged 111, died in Sharoo Minnesota leaving no surviving descendants. Born July 3 1793 in France, she endured multiple marriages and the loss of all husbands relatives. Her life spanned wars emigration gold rush and floods, with moves from California to Minnesota and Galveston.
Prof Chittenden of Yale reports that a starvation squad of U S soldiers fed a restricted diet gained strength, supporting the claim that daily proteid needs are far below standard, with body weight and vigor maintained on roughly half the usual meat intake. Beans and vegetables provide proteids as well.
A Badminton writer notes partridges hatched on clay soils in wet weather risk mud adhering to their feet, forming ballast. He describes birds dragging four ounce balls, stumbling and learning to fly again after the ballast is removed. Naturalists say ballast aids seed dispersion, as experiments with baked soil show growth of seven plant varieties.
A London Answers piece explains animal migrations. Mice travel when food runs scarce, rats and reindeer migrate seasonally, and jemmings march southward in vast, perilous journeys toward the sea where most perish.
Dakar, the Senegalese port, will gain a direct cable to France. The Brest connection point on the French side is set to be the hub. The cable is planned to be operational in January.
A fragment shows a young widow at a ball daring Mr. Crogan, claiming he is an angle man, and wagering a pound of chocolates on the bet. The exchange suggests light, playful intrigue between the widow and the partner at the event.
A London Chronicle writer argues that after eighty years of turmoil two nations, Chile and Argentina, are emerging as civilized leaders guiding the region toward peace and prosperity. Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil, and Peru hold vast wealth but require stability. Chile and Argentina now advance, with other republics seen as future wealth not present.
A discussion notes that the green ray seen at sunset may result from the atmosphere acting as a prism. It refracts the last sunray and spreads colors, with green and blue visible while indigo and violet fade from view as the sun sinks below the horizon.
Fragment shows reflective meditation on youth aging, fame, power, and the fleeting nature of worldly gain. The lines lament trivial pursuits, urging restraint and self-control as time passes and youth fades. Spectator observes the soul’s inner thoughts amid vast, windless night.
North Dakota Representative Spaulding recalls a winter tale where Mayor McClellan of New York responds to a blizzard with a curt offer to take the weather westward. The anecdote highlights cross country sympathy and a sharp reply from New York's mayor in a Washington setting.
The forthcoming French budget includes a provision to end pensions granted by Napoleon to various generals and marshals. Figures such as Berthier Massena Ney Bernadotte and others have drawn pensions for a century, now to be extinguished at fifteen years' purchase.
The Department of Agriculture studied Hawaii forests noting two main types: dry coastal forests with algaroba or mesquite introduced by Father Bachelot in 1837 and mountain slope forests with tropical character. About 50,000 acres of algaroba forests have grown, while native mountain flora lacks north temperate trees and includes lehua mamane and kukui.
An elderly resident, Richard R. Gigenhon, proclaims Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his rheumatic pain and enabled him to walk without two canes after weeks of agony. He credits the remedy with relief from prior doctor medicines and twenty five years of discomfort.
An eight foot bronze head found six feet deep at Suse, ancient Segusio in Turin province, Italy. The colossal piece, well preserved, is attributed to Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, minister of Augustus and Julia’s husband. Agrippa died in 12 B C, linking the find to imperial lineage.
A fragmented note presents unclear remarks about tea quality and business success, with stray phrases about price, money, and rebuilding a venture. The readable parts reference tea and closing prices but lack concrete facts or identifiable entities.
A man stood five minutes in a large hotel lobby watching a pretty cashier through her office window. He muttered about wanting to paint like the picture, joked about seeing a head move, then walked away as things around him seemed to move with his intoxication.
A historical note compares Xenophon and his 10,000 Greeks with a famed ancient retreat, claiming a 3,465 mile interior Asia journey completed in 215 days with no enemy-caused loss. The quirky excerpt sits alongside notes on tea, medicine, and Columbus era quips.
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