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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
6
A frightened woman recounts four years of irregularities and nervousness. She consulted two doctors without relief and found help in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad urges other women to write for advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
The Idaho Legislature convened with Speaker Kiger chosen and a push to amend the federal constitution prohibiting certain manufacturing. Governor Davis urged a statewide funeral day for Theodore Roosevelt and a plan to fund the session. Jerome County creation from territory gained support while a Bolshevist measure faced penalty. Committees named. session ready to tackle reform, civil rights, and county division plans.
Senate notes extend eminent domain principles and land condemnation. Aimed at county division maps and state engineer plans, with debates over citizen convenience and local effects. Civil rights for veterans proposed, with military provisions extending one year post discharge. Bills cover taxation, treasury funding, and state regulations debated by Ada Boundary Bonneville Teton and others.
An unclear narrative describes a child named Valle being supervised while washing and dressing, with a father preparing toilet and a mother smiling. The text mentions water, sugar, a kitchen sink, and a tense exchange about a missed detail, ending with an imperfect published account.
A garbled historical text fragment recounts a doctor’s remarks about a patient’s symptoms and a puzzled speaker asking about a remedy. The passage mixes archaic phrasing with uncertain names and unclear events, suggesting a note or dialogue excerpt rather than a full story.
A fragmentary OCR note jokes about an era prince and a firing tone. The garbled lines suggest a misread newspaper snippet with unclear names and events, offering no definite people places or dates. The readable text hints at a misprint or transmission error rather than a coherent report.
Governor Davia proposes replacing 48 separate departments with nine heads and advisory boards to cut red tape and save funds. The plan creates a governor cabinet of department heads, unpaid advisory members, and aims to increase public input and efficiency without expanding government. No strong opposition was noted in early comments and legislators broadly endorsed the concept.
Paris reports that the first actual peace congress session opened January 18 as part of groundwork for a future formal assembly. American delegates focus on a league of nations and a just peace, while European rivalries linger. The supreme council then finalized new terms for extending the German armistice after expert talks led by Marshal Foch.
The House passed a $100,000,000 appropriation for famine relief in Europe outside Germany after Wilson urged action as a counter to Bolshevism. The measure moves to the Senate for early passage. also noted is a Nevada Senate race influenced by expense account violations and a call for a Senate elections committee investigation.
Portland mayor George Baker called a conference of city police county guard and state officials to plan measures against the newly organized local council of workmen soldiers and sailors if they seize the armory or meet in the city auditorium without official sanction.
Arizona Senator Marcus A. Smith and Utah Senator Willan E. King press for a state department report on steps toward settling American citizens claims against Mexico. The demand seeks clear information on actions taken to resolve the dispute with the Mexican republic.
Major General Crowder addresses about 60 local draft board members and selective service association delegates in Chicago. He states after extensive experience it is generally canceled that the selective service system was fundamentally sound.
Olympia reports the Washington legislature passed prohibitions on Monday, with the senate approving measures while the house did not act. The events reflect ongoing state efforts to regulate alcohol despite federal prohibitions.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the piece argues hogs are essential on modern farms yielding higher gains per unit of input than other livestock except poultry. It notes hogs reduce labor equipment and capital needs while aiding beef production and dairy by digesting otherwise wasted feeds and by products.
New corn is not a safe grain for work horses and mules. If fed, use only dry ears, four to six per meal, with a pinch of salt. A safer method mixes half corn with half oats. For green corn fed to hogs, feed whole stalks with ears and spread meals to ensure full shares. Keep wood ash and corn-cob charcoal for mineral balance in covered pens.
Experiments at Kansas Agricultural College show 170 pounds of green alfalfa fed dry equals 100 pounds of corn. Six pounds of corn yield one pound of pork, so 170 pounds alfalfa produce 1628 pounds of pork. An acre yielding 20 000 pounds of green hay could, when cut and fed with corn, produce about 2 000 pounds of pork, defining the alfalfa acre's value at current pork prices.
An article by Edith Gilfillin describes Ottoman habits including lack of plumbing in Turkish houses, the custom of washing by servants, and the use of spoons only for soup. It details meals, fasting, and coffee, noting two meals daily and elaborate dinners with rice stuffed dishes and pastries, and mentions rakı as a traditional brandy.
The piece notes the extinction of the soldier of fortune, an ancient figure who has fought under Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon and many rulers. It reflects on his long era of endless conflict, his ability to switch banners, and the view that wars may soon end, leaving this itinerant fighter without a place.
A local Tasmanian notices a man calling himself Handy Man, listing roles as hairdresser, tech consultant, cycle repairer, marine engineer, organist and choirmaster, stencil cutter, fretworker, billiard hall keeper, circulating library proprietor, and Joen town hall manager. Reports note lava from Vexuviua measured at 1544 degrees Fahrenheit after thirty years, with lava from past eruptions remaining warm.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a reader exchange discussing the phrase gay New Yorkers and its misreadings in misteal Diays, highlighting linguistic shifts and public perception in a clipped, period-voice exchange.
A Louisville Courier Journal fragment captures a fashionable woman discussing porous plaster work and asking if it can recoat or resurface, reflecting a social moment or consumer concern.
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