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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
6
District Court upholds water users contention in full. The ruling sets the project duty at two and three fourths feet per acre for the irrigation season and allocates sufficient flow to meet farmers’ needs. The decision analyzes available supply, canal losses, and topography, with provisions for potential future expansion pending trial observations.
The fragment cites Balzac on speech, posture, and truth alongside a note on penny composition. It mentions pennies made of copper nickel zinc, costing about 22 cents per pound, producing about 120 one cent pieces per pound, with distribution to banks and profit of roughly $1 per pound.
A remarkable case from St. Anton recounts a ring find dating back to the tenth century. The keeper sought to render the ring into a burden, and the tale follows the effort to bring the ring back to its owner and bear the burden through the ages.
Major Fred R. Reed reports that the Congressional Appropriations Committee tour of Idaho irrigation projects left members convinced of reclamation value. The delegation visited Parma, Roswell, Deer Point, Caldwell, Nampa, Boise, Arrowrock Dam, Minidoka Project, American Falls, and Pocatello, with speeches by Representative Good and others praising irrigation work and urging federal support to expand western water development.
A salacious column spoofs a magazine style advice piece urging wives to keep pace with their husbands financially and socially. It hints at alimony risks, warns against stagnation, and peppers the text with quips about fashion, fidelity, and pursuit of “progress.” The piece also includes a signature line from Mickie Crown and a tangential note on business advertising.
A brief note from London contrasts how a man’s fortunes hinge on boldness in business with a girl's prospects in marriage. The snippet hints at social judgments of confidence and marketability in two paths to success.
A short note reports that some Aboriginal groups in Australia are said to kill butterflies by suffocation and remove wings, wings are described as being eaten. The claim frames butterflies as a local food source amid controversial practices.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript quotes a speaker lamenting marital strains and a rambling remark about an ex or present husband. The garbled snippet hints at personal relationships and attempted impressions within domestic life.
The page lists Sunday School times and worship services for multiple churches including Epworth League and choir rehearsals, plus a separate summons in the Fourth Judicial District Court of Idaho Lincoln County for Catherine Agatha Mas vs Charles Thomas Masters seeking divorce and child custody, dated July 2, 1920. Names include Borden Superintendent, Withrow Pastor, and Harien Bowler Clerk, with addresses in Sho shone Idaho.
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