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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1904
Page
7
A muscular Scotch minister preaches to three types in the congregation. He reserves his stern rebuke for the third class whom he calls devils. He proclaims he will address them directly, then points and declares, Now, you devils.
The notice promotes a free reception arrangement during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis Missouri opened by President Roosevelt on April 20 1904. It urges readers to contact H Worsley 411 Dootey Block Salt Lake City Utah for prearranged depot pickup lodging, and free guidance on passenger rates stopovers ticket limits and hotel rates. It highlights Utah parties and groups of four or five and mentions school teachers may benefit by writing.
A Scottish anecdote about an Aberdeen man who mistakes ice for food and jokes with a waiter. The piece ends with a note that in the United Kingdom the average annual earnings of adult males in key industries and agriculture were about $350 in a year of average employment.
New York detective argues any wish can be fulfilled if asked. At the Casino theater a rough man leaned into a ticket window while the clerk rested. He demanded the clock, climbed a ladder, and removed a valuable timepiece, then disappeared and has not returned.
An OCR fragment promotes World Fair accommodations at Grand View Praterial Hotel in St Louis Missouri. It mentions private gate access and direct service from Inloa Station via Market Street car, advertising renewals or rerivations of lodging.
A traveler notes rising demand for American kerosene lamps and foreign clocks in Chinese and Laos households. He observes bright Canton streets lit by German chandeliers and reports emperors and empresses owning multiple timepieces while common people seek cheaper Century models.
The article notes vast wheat potential in Canadian provinces and territories versus the United States. It cites larger ore resources for wheat and yields around twenty five bushels per acre, compared with fourteen and a half in the U.S. It also mentions Athabasca and Mackenzie spring wheat maturing in 101 to 108 days due to long summer days.
A Russian warship on Behring Sea duty guarding seal fisheries faced a crew complaint. The ship's commander allegedly profited by killing seals under protection and selling skins to London, with crew taken as partners. He was transferred to Siberia.
The article states that from Peter the Great to modern times foreigners have formed a large share of the Russian Navy. It claims most sailors are not ethnic Russians but Swedes, Courlanders, Finns, Greeks, and Odessa Kalians, asserting foreigners built and still sustain the fleet because Russians are not a maritime people.
A measured guide describes molding a hog trough from boards using inner and outer forms. Mix one part Portland cement to two and a half parts fine gravel, fill in layers no more than one inch, ram firmly, and finish rounded edges. Lift cores after a couple hours, wash with cement, and water the trough over several days in warm weather to cure.
A reader outlines a plan to seed a fallow field with oats Timothy and clover after plowing. Recommended steps include plowing, applying 25–30 bushels wood ashes, harrowing, sowing oats seven pecks per acre, five pounds Timothy and eight pounds clover per acre, sowing phosphate with the seed, broadcasting and harrowing in, then applying about 10 pounds nitrate of soda per acre when oats reach four inches. Leave a long stub and keep stock off field in fall.
A cow near calving produces one gallon a day and should be dried up. Reduce diet to hay and water for about two weeks, then cease milking gradually. When nearly dry, stop milking altogether and give light grain with hay until pasture. This favors a stronger calf and better next season.
The excerpt discusses white Plymouth Rock hens dusted with insect powder causing dirty appearances and spotting in chicks. It suggests temporary effects from toe illness on sitters or hatchlings, notes pure bred stock unlikely to produce spotted offspring, and mentions ancestry weaknesses as a possible cause.
A stern father chides his son for repeatedly calling on his daughter and wearing out the sofa. The exchange ends with the young man vowing to send for an upholsterer tomorrow.
A historical note cites that in November 1898 horses were left to die on Dawson trails with five feet of snow. Some were fed only to later be reclaimed, while others roamed the hills feeding on berries. In 1899 horses were imported to the Kiondike and many carried supplies to mines. Dogs declined as horses proved more capable on icy routes.
A New York insurance company superintendent laments the reluctance of women to consent to being examined by women. He notes many female applicants, yet few doctors, and says women face little chance of becoming medical examiners despite it being a valued position for male physicians.
A historical note traces the idea of envelopes and stamped letters to 1653 France under Louis XIV. M. de Valfrer organized a private penny post, placing street corner boxes for letters wrapped in envelopes bought at an officer appointed for that purpose. He also printed forms of hilleta notes for urban districts to handle various messages.
An explorer argues that grilled lion steaks are durable and superior to pork, claiming rhino flesh holds pork-like qualities and that young elephant trunk and feet resemble venison. He cites Ruskin like musings on strength of soul, suggesting moral judging by reach and jabato endurance.
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