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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
8
A community celebration features an open air dance hall with cabaret acts and saloon girl performances. Festivities run over two days with a Saturday ball game on July 23 and a Sunday game, featuring Wendell at home. The event includes a fashion parade, carnival features, and harmonized stunts from the 19ers, plus a dance at K. P. Hall in the evening.
A 1930 Senate briefing reviews railroad labor costs under private and government management, noting a rise from 468 million in 1916 to over 2.6 billion in 1930 and arguing wage burdens threaten economic stability and public bills. The piece criticizes political management and advocates wage reductions and efficiency to aid transportation growth.
Idaho's 1920 census shows 4,024 illiterates aged 10 and over with 2,001 foreign born and 914 native white. Illiteracy for 20+ is 1.6 percent, down from 2.2 in 1910, with county rates from 5.8 in Clearwater to 0.2 in Jerome and Teton. Urban areas differ in age and dependency, while 54.2 percent are 21 or older and voting age, with a male to female ratio of 118 to 100 in that bracket.
The article argues government management cannot match private enterprise for efficiency or worker engagement. It asserts private ownership yields higher effort, questions municipal success, and notes global comparisons including some Scottish cases. It cautions readers not to assume government service equals public benefit.
The article argues the party in power inherits a chaotic postwar landscape and must repair wage and transport imbalances. It contrasts the current party with its rival, urging calm, prudent governance and rejection of radical, self serving pressure from extremists.
Grapeshot and canister are described as clustered pellets or balls inside bags or shells. The note explains their use in Civil War artillery and clarifies the idiom thin as a rail, referencing marsh-dwelling birds with compressed bodies that navigate reeds and rushes.
An examination notes that Australia is not uniformly torrid despite its size. It argues the country contains diverse climates and cites Sydney’s hot summers contrasted with cooler Blue Mountains hills within a few hours by train, where nights demand warmth.
A garbled OCR passage discusses Jewish views on heaven with references to three heavens and angelic realms. It mentions a priestly place and souls of the departed, but the text is unclear and contains many corrupted words.
Jud Tunkin criticizes individuals who seek to dominate, arguing their performances are unamusing and unproductive. The remark portrays a skeptical view of such showmanship and its social impact.
The piece explains ostracism as a Greek civic ritual and political tool. It notes the term from ostes meaning oyster shell ballots, and that 6,000 votes were needed to banish a figure for ten years, highlighting the role of influential figures in ancient society.
A fragment discusses sympathetic inks and heat exposure, listing examples such as copper salts and copper oxide solutions, caustic potash, lemon and vegetable juices, and batter additives. It notes that some marks on blotting paper with a clear sew pen may reveal with heat.
A local tale recalls Mrs Kre and Mrs Wye debating a bet over a cheap cue. The exchange centers on a $75 wager tied to a flirtation incident and a lost bet, highlighting social consequences of impulsive decisions.
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