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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
7
In the Fourth District Court of Tennessee [text garbled] the plaintiff Berge accuses Harry Storer of a debt of One Hundred Dollars with 7 percent interest from August 1910 and costs. The unsigned document dates to September 5th, 1912 and concerns a store property action.
Abalone meat, dried and smoked, largely cured in Southern California ports, is bought by Oriental Importers at high prices. Some sales reach 300 dollars per ton. Divers are sometimes used to harvest mollusks, with experienced divers bringing up as much as two tons of meat and shells in a day.
A worldly but likable firefighter narrator recalls a confession to his fiancée Evelyn about past relationships and a selfless choice. The tale shifts to a dangerous village fire where a silent tramp, once selfish, rises to save others and remains haunted by a remembered child.
A physician who tends a showpiece lawn hired O'Brien for spring work. After a three day absence he returned to find the walk buried in gravel and dirt. The landowner blamed the job as poor and O'Brien countered with a jab about the man’s own mistakes.
The article traces gunpowder and firearms use from ancient warfare to early rapid-fire mechanisms. It notes a 1718 British patent for a tripod gun with a revolving cylinder by James Pacile, and a parallel claim in a later American patent by Robin White. A bizarre claim mentioned describes square bullets for Turks and round bullets for Christians and extreme rapid fire.
Excerpt discusses love, friendship, and social tension in gatherings. It notes that gentle hostility and competitive games sustain vitality, while easy chat without activity is dull. The piece also touches on Puritan ancestry of Wendell Phillips and a early preacher in his family.
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