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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
6
The final log details a German assault on Ostend Harbor described as a planned surprise attack. The Vindictive sailed from sea and shore, braved air and sea fire, pressed into the harbor, disabled enemy defenses, and endured aircraft and naval counterefforts. The captain and crew maneuvered through heavy fire, engaged shore batteries, and secured a defensive position before completing the mission at dawn.
United States Department of Agriculture warns of high losses from intestinal worms in newborn pigs. Protection during the final weeks of the sow’s pregnancy and early nursing, including clean dry housing and easily cleaned floors, reduces infection and pneumonia in piglets.
Washington reports a wartime shortage of counterfeiters as the war disrupts the craft. Secret service operatives say the decline of spurious ten dollar notes stems from mobilization and the draft, while vigilance continues on currency fraud.
London discusses the rise of fabricated vessels outside traditional yards including new forge and plant based production. The article notes larger ships with forced frame methods, aiming to speed output and boost tonnage through factory based shipbuilding.
Prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture Bulletin 985 warns mutton and wool shortages are severe and that the sheep killing dog undermines farmers and the wool trade. It urges stronger dog laws and public support to protect the industry and restore supply after peace.
A silo near the feed manger provides assurance of accessible feed during stormy and adverse weather conditions, stabilizing supply for livestock and supporting farm operations in rough conditions.
Idaho headlines report draft registration details, labor rumors, and county updates. Notable items include young men of 21 required to present papers, union talk on eight hour days and four dollar minimum, railroad branch proposal, oil and petroleum policy, and county bookkeeping plans. Leaders cite adequate farm labor, while declarations mention public utilities and wage advisories.
A playful Indianapolis News item treats measles as if part of a secret society, joking that catching the illness means entering the Ancient Order of Measlestes. It quips about a five day vacation and a 24 hour variant called Duke's disease, noting doctors label it part of the measle family.
A simple experiment uses a bowl of water and lycopodium powder to show the earth’s rotation. By marking a line on the powder and comparing its position after a few hours, the line shifts east to west while the bowl’s contents move with the earth, illustrating relative motion due to rotation.
The town records note references to "the market place" dating to 1636 with three years earlier, in 1633, a general court order requiring a market to be kept in Boston each Thursday. The market was placed at the widest stretch of State street, then called Water street and Market street, where it joined the Roxbury highway.
A reflective meditation extols enduring friendship as the most blessed reality. It urges seeking understanding companions to bear anxiety and grief, quoting a line about friends tied to the soul with steel hoops. A true friend is depicted as saving the soul.
Experiments in Vienna and Munteh used Roentgen rays on old portraits to uncover a later overpainting. A Vienna curator detected the concealed underdrawing in a Madonna portrait, while Prof Max Dvorak applied the method to a Mantenga school painting badly altered by later reconstruction, revealing the original canton.
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