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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
5
Ex Governor Gooding visited town Monday as many families and residents were noted in town and traveling. Numerous notices list residents leaving for trips, estate matters, land dealings, and public works. A broad roster includes bids for road improvements, county officers, and a planned July 8 tax session.
Willard H. Roots is the minister. Communion on first Wednesdays at 8 a.m. and third Sundays at 2 p.m. Morning Prayer at 11 a.m. on Sundays other than the third, Evening Prayer at 8 p.m. every Sunday. Sunday School at noon each Sunday.
Annual report of Clerk A M Gomes for School District North Lincoln County Idaho covering July 1911 to July 1 1912. Items list balances apportionment and expenditures including books fuel paper lumber carpenter work insurance trustees meeting supplies labor publishing expenses and furniture purchases.
A New York banker, I. M. Francotini, has filed plans with the city building department for a 150 foot high fence to shield his town residence from a nine story apartment building planned on the adjacent lot. He estimates eight 150 foot sections needed to block views from future occupants.
William H. Davies, recently placed on England's civil pensionist with a pension of fifty pounds per year, may be the first tramp in that country's history to receive such recognition. Davies, a Welshman by birth and ex-pioneer vagabond, has long resided in both nations. He is missing a foot from a rail incident and, after years of wandering, turned to literature, producing both verse and prose.
A reflective note describes gold particles from Sierra Nevada as precious yet mixed with alloy, emphasizing how truth from the past arrives in minute metallic fragments and debris of centuries through time and erosion.
A toast prompts a speakerly moment as a woman interrupts to claim ownership of the property and his name. The man answers that once he reveals his name he would give it away immediately, sparking humor and tension among the Ladies and Mr Gilfers.
A fragment begins with a woman planning a powder ritual on a train before meeting Kim, glimpsed by a stern fellow passenger who later lends a mirror. It shifts to Harry Lehre’s tale of two hopeful social climbers in Chicago, focusing on a husband’s comic self-doubt about fitting into elite circles.
A scattered essay argues against blinkers or blinders for horses as a fashion driven device and not a necessity. It cites multiple European authorities and examples where blinkers are banned or restricted and notes many horses function well without them. The piece also touches on pension practices of soldiers and a veteran composer’s failed Vienna exam as broader social reflections.
Santa Monica considers distilling ocean water to solve its water shortage after Owens River request was denied. Proposal involves buying the Burning Mountain near the Santa Monica range for a heating plant and potential power from distillation, enabling an electric lighting plant at low cost.
At the opera a young man and his companion notice a middle aged woman wearing a lav ender nose with a shining web. The exchange sparks quiet amusement as they discuss the so called enameled nose and its peculiar gleam.
Report describes princely gems dazzling attendees. The Maharajah of Darbhanga wore a diamond necklace valued at £90,000. The Maharajah of Gwalior flaunted a sash covered with matching stones. A rajah bore two sword-nil cot rom a single emerald, and the Nizam of Hyderabad wore the Nizam diamond weighing carats, far larger than the Koh-i-Noor.
A French experiment uses a high frequency electric generator in store rooms and wine vaults to age cognac and draw out fermentation deposits around corks. Manufacturers keep the Hertzian apparatus highly secret while promising dual benefits.
A Detroit Free Press item notes a man bragging about his conduct toward his wife after consuming alcohol. The piece reflects on social humor and premis of virtue within a drunken social circle.
In a brief on grafting techniques, the article cites Natural Law Applied and mentions seedless lemons developed by grafting. A side remark by Cleveland Lader notes similar methods used to label or band certain varieties to officeholders.
A brief note suggests using paper plates for dogs and cats, kept scrupulously clean and used only for pets. Paper plates are inexpensive and may be burned after use. A zinc-backed area on the back porch is advised to set the dishes, which are easily cleaned afterward.
In Sparkhill a 52 year old ex prisoner known as the "confidence queen" is welcomed by her husband in a shabby home. He defends her past offenses that victimized men scoring over $1,000,000, insisting she is his cherished wife and shielding her from public scorn.
An odd OCR fragment shows mock dramatic lines about an electrical milking device and an electrical cow. The passage includes garbled phrases and random dialogue about dressing a chicken and assembling poultry, reflecting poor transcription of a historical newspaper snippet.
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