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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1911
Page
6
A garbled scene at a boarding table features a thin man and a salesman mixing nonsensical lines about food and singing. The text resembles a distorted conversation with missing context and unclear actions.
An excerpt recalls how John Ro Rogers, later a noted sculptor, began his artistic career after a linen counter mishap at a shop. A caricature sketch by a youth leads to Mr Stewart offering to support study in art, changing the course of Rogers life.
A prophetic essay argues that ease breeds weakness, urging guardians to let youths face challenges. It warns that pampered boys lacking effort will fail in life and that character and true worth emerge only through struggle and self discipline.
A fragment from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Walking Tours contemplates life, time, and happiness. It muses on living well, love, desire, and the wisdom of quiet contentment, urging reflection on how to dwell happily in the world.
The article traces William Penns role in proposing the colony name to Charles II, the involvement of William Blathwayt, and how Penn faced criticism. It notes Blathwaites descendants preserved related letters, a 17th century auction of a charter, and the 18 000 price tag. The Winters and the Drake connection are mentioned linking to explorations and the Armada era.
In Tokyo a guide named Kosaku and his companion Tomora, posing as a policeman and spy, quarrel over tips. One night Tomora lures Kosaku to a feast, drugs him, and they drink. They later quarrel again near a hotel bridge where Tomora fatally shoots Kosaku and then kills him.
Snyder, a club attendant, sorts envelopes for wedding announcements and discovers Anne Wilson is reportedly engaged to Trevore. Shock and jealousy drive him to confront the situation, planning to seek Anne’s understanding while lamenting his own failed friendships and lost camaraderie.
A humorous lament about cluttered routines and failed time saving devices. The speaker lists tasks and gadgets that promise efficiency but disappoint, from calendars and automatic lathers to electric stoves and time cards, ending with a wistful wish for better use of time.
A beauteous housewife, eager for money, cleans the house with the cook’s help after the wrappers. Her husband praises her, and she heads downtown for a new dress, arguing she earned it after days of hard work. Later she advocates hiring help to save her effort, while the husband computes costs.
A parishioner asks why a sermon attacked women’s follies, and the preacher reveals a $50 gift for the general fund. the letter, from a prominent citizen named Trimmins, notes the sermon inspired women to admire a new hat from his millinery store.
A garbled vocal fragment presents surreal imagery and disjointed lines. The piece references scenery and sounds such as skies, dawn light, cymbals, and figures like Nan Gavin, with a chantlike cadence and scattered names.
A playful Eskimo bride and groom declare lifelong unity in a quirky, affectionate exchange. The bride sighs and proclaims their bond while the groom echoes the pledge, both speaking of staying side by side in their own style.
A man intends to complete an unfinished tale by sitting up to write and later meet the author to offer improvements. He will describe how the narrative could have been better and suggest changes to the tale's ending and structure.
A tense quarrel ends with a dramatic public confrontation as a woman resists reconciliation while a male suitor and a harsh critic clash over affection and social ideals. She reads a caustic essay on women, framed as a cynic's view, then resolves to devote herself to aiding the poor and worthy before answering a call to meet with friends.
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