Shoshone Journal War Propaganda Letter Arm in Idaho
A political wartime pamphlet within the Shoshone Journal urges Idaho readers to back General Pershing and smash German propaganda at home. It attacks the Nonpartisan League leaders as disloyal criminals and questions loyalty to Kaiser Bill, framing the choice as a binary pledge to support the Allies.
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France
General Pershing
Nonpartisan League
Orgueisa
Idaho
Reda
PreRshing
Kaiser Bill
Farm labor struggle frames Lincoln county plea to cooperate
A lengthy piece from the St Paul Pioneer details Lincoln County’s farm labor crisis urging cooperation between farmers, fishermen, and local agents to secure labor through state recommendations. It links mounting pressure on workers and farm output with demands that producers support nationwide war measures and cowhide protests.
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Lincoln Cohn
State Council
Hurom
Fanning
Neleiher
Serena
Avery T
St. Paul Minn
Pioneer
D. G Cloud, Jr
oMoe
America
Barber
Thin
Marher
Brenigum
San Army
Dea
Charlie Mannos
Russell Polter
Tose Borden
He Land
Seana
Townley
Daeer
FARM LABOR WAGE PLAN DISCUSSED AT SHOSHONE MEETING
Lincoln County Farm Bureau and County Council of Defense held a joint meeting at Shoshone to discuss farm labor and the wage scale. W A Heina, Joe Wheeler, J W Newman and others spoke on the state wage method adopted at Idaho Falls. A resolution urged county adoption of the state Farm Bureau schedule for 1918. The council plans to deputize Labor Deployment Agents in Shoshone, Jerome and Richfield to match workers with farms.
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Suenday
Jermine Clu
Lincoln County
Buren
Lincwin Country Council
Defonar
W. A. Heina
Joe Wheeler
J. W. Newman
M. G. Avery
J. A. Armatrong
Albert Hawkinson
H. G. Avery
Jerome
Donald McLean
W. F. Alworth
Twin Falla
G. F. Thomets
Rome
Board of County Commissioners
Brenjer
A. Anderton
K. J. McMahon
Shosho
State Gomeil of Defense
Twin Falls Coun
County Farm Bureau
C. C. Wilburn
Lincoln County Council of Defense
State Farm Bureau
Hieronine
Ian
Ware
Fukn Pnd
County Council
Medline
Shoshone
Lincoln County Commissioners
Wiener
Albert Mankinson
G. Newman
Bhewhong
Jeromer
Bichfel
Libor
Alan
Illatt
Mountain Laurel National Flower Debate Starts
The Pittsburgh Gazette notes the Federation of Women's Clubs of the District of Columbia favors mountain laurel as a national flower while warning it faces extinction. In contrast goldenrod is praised for thriving regardless of criticism.
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Federation of Women's Clubs
District of
Columbian
Goldenrod
Pittsburgh Gazette
Not United States invention claim questioned
The claim that the Popular split bamboo fishing rod is a United States invention is challenged. The first split bamboo rod was made in London by William Bracker and displayed in 1851, while early U S moving pictures are linked to Sam Chillpps of Easton, Pennsylvania circa 1900s.
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United States
Trim
William Bracker
London
England
CF Metal Police
States
Sam Chillpps
Easton
Force of Habit Dining Losses Art in Clergyman View
A western clergyman laments dining as a lost art, noting it remains a necessary function but its high cost has reduced it to a perfunctory act. The Providence Journal frames dining as a cultural concern amid changing habits.
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Providence Journal
Growth of Mahogany in Nigerian Forest Rapid and Wide
In southern Nigeria a town destroyed 60 years ago has been overgrown by a forest containing mahogany trees. Some trees measured over ten feet in diameter, illustrating remarkable growth and forest recovery in the region.
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Nigeria
Why the Cat Was Worshiped
The piece argues Egyptian cat worship arose from cats guarding against bubonic plague, though it notes ancient sight lacked deeper reasoning. It suggests people blamed a cat’s supposed supernatural power for protection, leading to reverence based on observed scarcity of plague.
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Jaimel
Industry's Reward and Night Work Lead to Marriage
A fragment recalls Duggins saying his fate changed after burning the midnight oil and dancing at night. He worked late hours several times weekly until meeting a wealthy woman and marrying her.
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Duggins
The Difference of Genius and Madness
A fragment reflecting on innate qualities of genius and madness with contrast between natural traits and actions. The voice notes a paradox that genius cannot help being who they are while doing smart things, though the text remains incomplete and ideational.
Rural Aunt and Dasher Exchange Quirky Wit in Puck
A humorous exchange from Puck features Rural Aunt questioning a waiter about being queer and Dasher noting the fellow appears tipsy. The Aunt cites a humorous habit topic, delivering a lighthearted, period-voice quip.
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Dasher
Puck
New Tin Substitute in Can Manufacturing
A new alloy alloyed with gold is being introduced as a substitute for tin in can production. The resulting cans are said to be highly resistant to most forms of corrosion, but the product costs about fifteen times more than tin.
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Ernor
Lindberg
Townley
Senate Committee On
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Washington
Dietagraph
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Opal Scott
Mitlen
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Lincoln County Nat. Bank
Schneider Drug
Shoshone, Idaho
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Monthly
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