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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1905
Page
5
Journal notes a frozen river above Starri's ferry allowing safe ice crossings. Judge Rogers and youths from Albion visited for the ice, while locals report cattle worries from dry conditions and limited feed. Homesteaders face porch break-ins during holidays and small school enrollment prompts calls for county-built classrooms to draw families.
Hagerman mentions A. H. Conklin moving to a new house and various local families noting illnesses. Business activity includes Owens Bros. & Gridley planning a masque ball, Corey and Barrett handling Twin Falls canal excavation, and Morris Roberts Co. invoicing Owens Bros. stock. Also reports of trips to Twin Falls, Boise, and Salt Lake City, plus near-term illnesses and a pneumonia scare for Warren Owens.
An estate agent and his partner debate a newspaper notice of 87 marriage licenses issued the previous day. They conclude 174 people will need housing, apartments, or rentals, boosting business for their agency. The pessimist questions the implications and remains skeptical about the market impact.
A vintage medical advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a superior remedy for ague and malaria, claiming it cures the disease without quinine's aftereffects. It cites E. S. Munday of Henrietta Texas praising the cure for his brother, and lists sellers at Hagerman and Shoshone with a 50 cent price guarantee.
Members of Junction City Lodge No 16 will vote at the Jan 23 1905 meeting on mortgaging the lodge hall in Shoshone Idaho to cover the current indebtedness. Trustees Grs B Keene F E Gross Frev W Goonra urge action.
Delos Lodge No. 28 K of P calls meeting for January 26 1905 to vote on mortgaging the lodge hall in Shoshone Idaho to cover existing indebtedness. Also an unrelated notice lists 500 tons of hay for sale one mile south of Bellevue by A L Nasu with sheltered feed ground and water.
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