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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1903
Page
1
The Shoshone band has expanded its instrument set after a liberal citizen subscription. With funds nearly exhausted, four members plan to borrow about 175 to purchase four more instruments, aiming for a westerning standard. The Journal will publish a full subscriber list, expenditures, and balance.
A Hull England minister warned a spooning couple during his service and after the sermon found six weeping pairs in the vestry. The incident highlights discreet romantic liaisons among parishioners and the preacher s stern stance on propriety.
A year after a French automobile accident killed both Mr and Mrs Fair the legal fight continues. The dispute centers on inheritance and settlement as money involved keeps the question alive in court, despite the deaths of all parties.
In Munich Medical Weekly Dr Hacker argues against using cold baths to harden children. The method is unnecessary and often harmful, he says, increasing susceptibility to colds and raising risks of coryza throat infections bronchitis and pneumonia.
The Board of Public Service in Cincinnati has abolished all golf links in public parks and banned the game there, arguing it endangers women and children who visit parks for outings and recreation.
In Macon Missouri Reverend The Rev S McKenzie rector says laymen from local congregations filled the Sunday evening pulpit for six months, leaving the church crowded at services.
An Indianapolis convention appeals to health authorities to urge cities to require street and steam railroads to use noiseless wheels to reduce danger to pedestrians. The campaign notes the difficulty of dodging cars and questions the practicality of the idea.
The Twin Falls Land and Water company opened land at the opera house with 57 applicants for about 4000 acres. Little Jessie McFall drew the first card. J M Hollister of Boise won the first choice. The opening drew fair, orderly bidding even though no water in ditches for a year and limited advertising. Company officers present included F H Buhl, W G Filer, M B DeLong, and BE Critchlow.
Dr George 3 Hickox of Salt Lake City head of the inspecting force of the United States bureau of animal industry west of the Missouri river is stamping out sheep scab. He reports 75 percent of Wyoming sheep affected, with Rawlins as the center of the worst region. Seventeen government inspectors will manage dipping under bureau instruction.
All back accounts on subscription to The Shoshone Journal are payable at The Journal office. Subscribers who are in arrears are requested to settle their accounts to date so the present management may close up the old books.
County Commissioners Emmons and Wheeler County Attorney Disney and County Surveyor Waldron toured Milner area last week inspecting road work and scouting Twin Falls lands. An incident near I B Perrine’s ranch ended with their team of two horses bolting, the horses harness and all. They eventually rode home Sunday evening using a mule team.
Notice of dissolution of partnership between A J Murray and W C Tuffield. Murray takes over entire business and authority to collect firm credits and pay obligations. Terrerno appears as address line.
A Washington woman troubled by heart failure and nightly screams advertised for room and board with a roommate who would not object to screaming in the night. One respondent asked, How often would you require us to scream.
A returned miner describes the high human cost of gold seeking in Nome and other Alaskan cities. He notes many have lost fingers toes noses feet or legs to the cold and frostbite, with only heads and trunks remaining unharmed.
Renowned Harlan art critic Giulio Borola says his investigation into Donatello's Santa Cecilia suggests the British museum bas-relief is a copy. He claims to have found supporting evidence in Padua and will publish results shortly.
Shoshone prepares for a major Fourth of July celebration with a shifted dance tonight due to good weather. E A Walters withdraws from the program replacing by James Denaldson in the opening address. Milner and Shoshone football contest promises a keen battle for a $50 prize as crowds gather for the town’s largest turnout.
A quirky guide suggests checking egg freshness by holding them to a strong light and observing the yolk. Fresh eggs show clear whites and a round yolk, but the piece notes no clear remedy for faded yolks or rhomboid formations.
The speaker argues children should be allowed to whisper in class and that silence benefits their souls. He contrasts modern progress with earlier views when whispering was punished as a crime, praising steps toward a quieter school environment.
A Scotchman defines metaphysics as a man ignorant of a subject explaining it to another even more ignorant person. The joke plays on the paradox of teaching complex ideas to the uninformed, reducing deep inquiry to humorous misunderstanding.
An English criminologist after studying and photographing over forty thousand ears including 2,000 men and 800 criminals and 300 animals concludes that the ear yields little if any information about a person’s character or tendencies.
Mrs. Maria Bartholomew, promoter and main organizer of the Old Colored Veterans' World’s Fair Association, is described as a direct descendant of King Hennilok, a South American monarch, and leads efforts to promote the exposition among Black communities.
The document notes Hasheesh replaces alcohol in Egypt as a source of crime and insanity. It mentions sixteen tons seized in 1901 and describes how the drug is consumed in clemettes and pipes, eaten in pills, and used in sweet meats.
A Wilkesbarre express incident involved over 100 dynamite cartridges. no damage occurred as the operator escaped before the explosion. The event underscores the danger of handling volatile charges near rail lines and raises questions about security and detection of explosive material.
Report fragments indicate a coal mine incident with numbers mentioning twenty two but lack clear context or full details. Further readable facts are not present to determine exact event, location, or outcomes.
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