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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1912
Page
6
Fragmented remarks on political divisions and upcoming election rhetoric reveal heated exchanges among speakers. References to candidates, party lines, and implied policy contrasts hint at a contested race with deep regional and personal loyalties shaping voter choices.
The North China Daily News reports a revived interest in Japanese silk fabrics backed by American and European support. A Full Spinning Company chemist claims a new compound strengthens yarns, enhances fiber yield by about 16 percent, adds anti germ and anti corrosive properties, and is gentle on workers' hands, potentially boosting global silk supply.
A Wellington Kansas News inspired piece reflects on cheerfulness amid hardship. It contrasts the healthy habit of laughter with modern burdens, cites Heine and London, and notes the poet once lived in Craven Street. It muses on imagination versus routine and ends with squab versus quail dining lines.
The article lists candidates for governor with Paul Clarence, Bent, Tweedty, John M. Hines, and John Moerrteen as contenders, and five aspirants for congressional seats including Thurton Beale and Addison Tranith. It notes Ma. HORNE'S illness and recovery, plus a printer advertisement offering letterhead and stationery services.
A brief note argues that pursuing morality in business without profits can cause failure, while pretense of morality without results undermines ethics and sustainability in commerce. The statement cautions against confusing virtue with viability and warns of moral posturing harming enterprises.
A Vaughan Kester reference notes a life at Guneton near Mount Vernon and a Mutual Help association motto Everybody’s business but my own. A German trial story reports a woman accused of poisoning her daughter for life insurance and shows the heavy jury process and multiple experts. Travel to Brazil is also mentioned with readers eager for news in Rio de Janeiro and other cities.
The piece questions slang decay and freshness, noting John Galsworthy and The Man of Property. It cites the eighties slang term "A daverdy woman" as a contemptuous label for a woman, and wonders how someone born then would recall or explain it given slang’s fragile preservation.
A garbled dialogue fragment recalls a couple’s conversation after marriage. One speaker denies blame while recalling cooking a pie for the doctor, implying a mistaken or humorous recollection. The text is incomplete and lacks clear event or context.
An old maritime superstition holds that a shark tailing a vessel portends a death on board. Sailors claim the shark can scent death, and this belief has persisted among seafarers.
A quirky remark suggests a group would have chosen cheese over rats when facing a Washington bill over $2,000. The speaker opines given an option they would have preferred cheese.
A quoted dialogue notes a challenge from a father with no grounds to eject, while a back yard gladiola bed is described as a soft area. The exchange centers on parental authority and a garden scene.
A quirky joke exchange features a joke about a giraffe with a sore throat and a counter joke about a centipede with corns. The dialogue is attributed to Tex as Coyote character.
An interviewer asks a candidate what he would do if elected. The candidate replies with disbelief, saying he is unsure what to do if he is not elected, highlighting the absurdity of the question and the candidate’s anxiety about the outcome.
A London gala featuring the duchess of Sutherland in male dress and heavy makeup caused a family council at Stafford House after the earl of Rosslyn demanded an explanation. The duchess defended the episode as a harmless lark and demanded an apology. A Durbar exhibit recalls the 1857 telegraph dispatch that aided Delhi’s relief.
A child named James, curious about preservation, asks why salting keeps fish and later concludes at a baptism that water is to make the baby keep. The scene unfolds with a shrill revelation heard through the church.
A string of satirical items touches on public figures and events. Hertio refused cookies, Woodrow Wilson praised print media, Judge Landis faces a civil suit, and a mix of political and social quips appears. The piece mocks progressives, a Binghamton wife beating case, moving picture tech, and a Baltimore convention delegate’s wealth. It closes with election anecdotes and corn crop notes.
This ad promises the best possible meats, poultry, and game in season, highlighting tender, juicy cuts. It assures satisfaction, suggests savings, and promotes consistent quality available at the retailer.
Informal ad notes that Chamberlain’s Liniment relieves rheumatism quickly with free topical use. Legal notice: J W Snow, assignee of John Craig, seeks final proof under Idaho Carey Act for land in township 68 range 18 B, with witnesses from Shoshone and Dietrich, Idaho, dated 1912.
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