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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
2
The article discusses filing nomination papers for the upcoming primary, outlining that candidates must submit by a fixed deadline with legal rules on calculating filing days. It notes Sunday exclusions, calendar quirks, and advisability to file after June 1 to avoid ambiguities.
A northern Persia overview notes the Amert Bible Society’s agent activity waning after unrest in Shiraz and Tabriz areas. Presbyterian missions in Ursula, Tabriz, Weberon, Hemadan and Keeb face public disturbances that hinder importation of Persian scripture. Despite friction, Mr Doombaraiin reports selling 5480 copies of the Scriptures to 37 different locales over recent years.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Mrs Malaprop and an inability to identify who wrote a given piece. The garbled wording suggests a joke or literary reference but no definite names, dates, or events are recoverable from the readable portions.
Unable to extract coherent facts from the fragment. The readable text references a collector, a person named Munkhe Wollerre, and a generic sense of trouble, but no clear event, date, place, or organizations to anchor a concise news item.
A damaged fragment describes German concessions near Hankow and Nankin during a siege era. It notes Chinese and Allied actions including artillery exchanges at Munkow and an Amirian warehouse raid, with a Chinese commander quoting a pause after multiple artillerymen were killed.
The article notes Basque assertions that their language is the oldest in the world and was spoken by Adam and Eve. It claims Basques boast it is the hardest to learn and recounts a traveler’s claim of learning only two words, bal and ex, during seven years abroad.
A chaotic Denver debate over soup at a presidential banquet inflames reporters and locals. Citizens argue whether cream of tomato or cream of something fancier suits the occasion while a parade of street cries and social snobbery echoes through the city, highlighting class tensions and a clash of taste.
The tale contrasts Ruskin and Herbert Spencer on public libraries. Spencer rejects free libraries as harmful, likening them to free bakeries, and opposes municipal libraries as schemes to promote trashy reading. The passage blends notices on literature and a short scene of a man aiding a tramp in a winter road.
A dressed man grabbed a newsboy who was reading a fake extra and confronted him at a North Station area. As the man fled toward a car, he cried thief, drawing an angry crowd. The boy was unremarkable, and the fracas ended with the crowd pursuing the lurker to the station house.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a dialogue between Deciar and Thomas about a Melivine order placed yesterday. Thomas remarks blinds drawn and attempts to interpret the scene, suggesting uncertainty about fulfillment. The legible parts imply a missing context around a product or delivery.
A distorted fragment outlines an Irish scandal with a ban from the House of Commons over directing a lottery and a charity association connected to Robert Bulten and others. It hints at restrictions on speech during a crisis and references a cave and a floating topic about avoiding catastrophe.
Travel and exploration recount a visit to Omar Khayyam's tomb with a garden setting and roses. A fanatical sect lineage is noted, with the tomb reportedly aligned eastward and preserved plaster work surrounding the burial chamber. The piece mentions blossoming trees and seasonal fruit near the grave.
A New York Tribune note mocks husbands who wander nights and blame domestic chaos. The piece jokes that men claiming ethereal asphyxia now offer a fanciful, improbable excuse for their behavior and mischief.
A fragmentary exchange shows a speaker refusing payment and planning to write the employer, mentioning a purchase of three letters and a convoluted assertion about a cult. The garbled OCR yields unclear names and context.
A London dealer, weighing a sketch valued by Sir Joshua Reynolds at twenty guineas, trips in a country shop and discovers a first state pen print of the Duchess of Rutland after Reynolds by Valentine Green. He buys the print for four pounds and later sells it for about one thousand pounds.
A friend queries a young author about his novel. The author proudly says he has begun it, but weeks pass with no progress. In a later meeting the friend asks again, and the writer admits he still has begun it. The exchange underscores delays and hesitation in the writing process.
A patient customer waits fifteen minutes for his fish at Walton. After sixteen minutes the waiter, missing for most of the wait, promises it will arrive in five minutes. Three five minute waits pass. The customer asks with quiet emphasis what bait the waiter uses.
At a spiritualistic gathering in Wisconsin a voice from the darkness identified as Elijah Crosser, long deceased, noting his height of six feet five inches. An elder asked if he was in heaven and if he was an angel, to which the reply affirmed the angelic form. The questioner then asked a final measurement query about Liget.
A boastful physician visiting towns used a dog loss ruse to conjure rewards, touting his ties and honors. The dog was never found but the tale spread. The passage also cites early English tea adoption from a 1615 East India Company letter, noting tea prices then.
Notice announces a special election in Dietrich Townsite, Mino County, June 17. Voters will decide on relocating the apical site to Block No 1 and site changes tied to Relico District No 2. The measure involves residents and property owners in the Dietrich district and related parcels.
Serial No. 010404 Department of the Interior announces notice for publication. Winden Goingr seeks final five year patent for land in Section 11 Township 6 South Range 7 East Penn Meridian in Mohs County. Claimants must appear before U S Commissioner Frank Disney at Shoshone Idaho on July 1 1912 to prove up the claim. Witnesses listed: Charles TV Hurgens Jacob ff Sore brougi Pred Hill Frank Clem of Shoshone Idaho.
Public notice from Shoshone Highway District warns all persons not to run or walk across any public highway without proper drainage and bridges. Violators face fines from twenty five to fifty dollars plus court costs, with possible double penalties for repeat offenses. The district urges compliance to prevent water flow into highways and to protect travelers and properties under the authority of the district president.
Sucets wereby given that the Board of County Doming signers of Lincoln County Idaho will meet in their office in the Court House at Shoshone on Monday the First Day of July A D 12 as a youny Board of Equalization ndo will continue in session until the busi ness of equalization is disposed of The regular July meeting of the Head will convene duth 1912 HARRY W ANDERSON Clark dime 21-3 1 Notice for Publication Final Proof Anton Boesiger of Shoshone Mahe Heir at law of Robert Boesiger deceased who made entry No 906 under the provisions of an act of the legislature of the State f of Idaho commonly known as the Carey Act approved March 4 1899 Which embraces DWSW of Section 2 Township 53 Range 16 BB M do hereby give notice proof to establish my claim to tap and above described and that I apeet to prove that I have resid ed non reclaimed and cultivated such land as required by be fore O Truman Repentogi State board at Snoshone Idaho on the 20th day of July 1912 by two of the following witnesses Giesoke J C wills Chas is Chas Cleveland all of Sho hone Tahoe ANTON HOWLIGER Entrysman dune 21 July 19
United States Land Office Hailey June 13 1912 notice that Northern Pacific Railway Company Minnesota address filed application under homestead act for 40 acres in township 5 south range 16 east Boise meridian Idaho. Protests due by August 8 1943 to the register.
At various times during the summer Oregon Short Line reduced fares to Portland Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles and other coast points. Consult any Oregon Short Line agent or write E Burley General Passenger Agent Salt Lake City Utah. A note mentions a five room collage for Geo J D Line.
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