Shoshone July Fourth Celebration Plans Detailed
Shoshone hosts a full day of events for July Fourth 1908 with a grand parade at 10:40 am, opening remarks by Hon. Ed Walters, Declaration reading, and a lively program of novelty races. Activities include girls and boys foot races, free-for-all races, greased pole, bicycle races, a Milner vs Shoshone baseball game, Morse race, saddle horse race, and prize money ranging from 2.50 to 50 dollars. Horses and other animals welcome.
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Ed. Walters
Blanche Gwin
Milner
Morse
Eellow
Bucking Horse Contest Ends Day with Fireworks and Ball
A bucking horse contest with free entry invites riders to furnish their own mount and offers a $5 prize. The day will close with a grand fireworks display and a ball at the opera house, urging everyone to attend to avoid regret.
Notice to Shoshone Journal Subscribers on Arrears
All back accounts on subscription to The Shoshone Journal are payable at The Journal office. Subscribers in arrears are requested to settle their accounts to date so the present management may close up the old books.
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Journal
Eye Specialist Dr N Newman to Visit Pocatello
European eye specialist from Pocatello will be at the Hotel McFall on July 11 and 12. Those with vision problems should not miss the opportunity. Free examination offered. He typically fits glasses for headaches, nervousness, old age, and weak eyes. See ad in another column.
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N. Newman
Pocatello
McFall
Notice of Dissolution of Partnership Between Murray and Tuffield
Notice states the partnership between A. J. Murray and W. C. Tuffield is dissolved with Murray succeeding to the entire business to collect all firm credits and pay all obligations. Signed by A. J. Mennay and W. C. Tuortenn, dated 22w2.
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A. J. Murray
W. C. Tuffield
Itm
A. J. Mennay
W. C. Tuortenn
Excursions to Shoshone Idaho under Carey Act opened
The Twin Falls Land and Water Co announces about 60 000 acres along Snake river near Shoshone Idaho prepared for settlement under the Carey Act opening July 1 Oregon Short Line offers a one fare round trip from all lines to Shoshone Tickets go on sale June 24 and 27 with a two day transit limit in each direction and a ten day final limit from date of sale
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Twin Falls Land and Water Co
Snake River
Shoshone
Idaho
Oregon Short Line
Icaho
Illuminated Skyscraper Lights Up Nighttime Broadway
A newly finished tower at Broadway Fifth Avenue and Twenty third Street dazzles at night with looping ribbons of light around each floor. Two well known clubmen dined at a nearby restaurant and lingering over drinks, then admired the building's shifting bands of illumination as they stepped toward their cab.
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Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Dapple
New York Times
Cape to Cairo railway project outlined in 1900s memo
A historical note describes a Cape Town to Cairo railway 5100 miles long in a direct line. Rails reach within 200 miles of the Zambesi, about 1500 miles from Cape Town, while Cairo links 1400 miles from the city. An Uganda line connects Mombasa to Port Florence, and Bulawayo Beira ties to the coast at 4489 feet elevation.
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Finisi
Cape-to-Cairo
Cape Town
Cairo
Zambesi
White Nile
Uganda
Mombara
Pacific Ocean
Port Florence
Nyanza
Bulawayo
Beira
McLaughlin and Devaney set for Friday wrestling rematch
George McLaughlin and Patrick Devaney have signed for a Riverside Park bout Friday night under Police Gazette rules with a $200 side bet. McLaughlin aims to reverse last Friday's defeat by studying Devaney’s tactics, while Devaney, a former miner from Butte now living near Shoshone, seeks to improve wind and deliver a stronger performance. Both men, quiet and confident, promise an entertaining contest if they replicate their prior effort.
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Boise Statesman
George McLaughlin
Patrick Devaney
Riverside Park
Goverty McLaughlin
Devaney
McLaughlin
Butte
Shoshone
Frank Gooding
Not So Necessary as He Thought Henry Diss ton
Henry Diss ton, patrolling a tannery, confronted a worker and demanded, Do you send over thare. The manager vouched for the millwrights skill but Diss ton insisted the man claimed Harry Diss ton could not run the factory without his brains, prompting the dismissal.
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Henry Dreston
Thare
Mabagar Remorys
Mr. Disston
Mr. Dieston
Harry Disston
One for Each of His Wives by a Black King
An amusing tale from the suite of King Le wanika describes his shopping in London before departure. The Black King spent two hours in a silk shop while two young assistants hurriedly dressed him in costumes, ultimately buying twelve dresses for his twelve wives at a total cost of $800.
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Lewanika
London
Twin Falls Land and Water to Open July 1 at Shoshone Opera House
Preparations are complete for the first opening of Twin Falls Land and Water's property on Wednesday July 1 at the Shoshone opera house. Homeseekers are expected in large numbers to secure land on the new irrigation project with many locals also planning to participate. Details are arranged to ensure orderly handling of crowds with card entries read aloud from a box to determine land selections in drawn order.
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Shoshone
Idaho
Falls Land and Water Company
Shoshone Opera House
Selection of tapa cloths in San Francisco exhibit
A collection of tapa cloth specimens from Tahiti, Fiji, Samoa, and Hawaii is installed in San Francisco parks showing decorative figures and patterns unique to Bamoung, Fili, Tupga Islanders, and fluent Hawaiians. The exhibit highlights rarity and rising value of tapa cloths, with soft silk examples and varied colors from pale Fellow to tan and terra cotta tones.
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San Franciso
San Francisco
Making and Spending Money in England Versus Wealth
The piece argues England's rich now lack judgment in spending. It laments a shift from teaching thrift to wealth creation, noting poor taste in food, wine, cigars, art, and furniture. Prices rise as buyers equate high price with quality, a view exploited by traders.
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England
Loudea
Perils of the Far East wild critter roams village lake
A stray creature roams Harlown's lake and J. T. Hadsell's deer area, feared by locals. An Orson Bennett owned tame animal is linked, with a youth reporting two feed bags devoured. The beast's fearsome yowl echoes as curfew looms over the village.
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Nike
Harlown's
Dee
Orson Bennett
J. T. Hadsell
Worcester
Our Country's Dowth Population City Tale
At the start of the nineteenth century there were sixteen cities with populations over four thousand. Philadelphia led with forty nine thousand, New York close behind, and Baltimore overtook Boston for third. The nation totaled about five and a half million people with urban dwellers a minority.
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Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Courses at Chinese Dinner in San Francisco Banquet
A banquet in San Francisco in honor of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson featured unusual dishes. Bird's nest soup appeared in four courses and was described as nearly tasteless and wallpaper paste like by a guest. The menu included Chinese nuts, fried eels in broth, sharks prepared in many ways, lotus mower pork and duck, dried mushrooms, turtles, preserved eggs, abalone, duck feet, baked duck stuffed with mudrooms, and almond gruel.
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San Francisco
Robert Louis Stevenson
Lemon and Orange Moistening Tips for Tobacco
A tobacconist notes that a lemon, or fruits like orange, best keep tobacco moist and fragrant. A July lemon can last months as a moistener, avoiding mildew unlike sponges, with some suggesting apple as an addition. Different customers report lemon, orange, and apple slices in a tobacco jar maintain moisture and impart a pleasant flavor.
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Riladeiptie
Mointeners
The Vanderbilts of to Day Notable Traits of a Noted Family
Young Cornelive Vanderbilt emerges as the family’s standout figure a prolific inventor and railroad engineer who will lecture at Columbia University on railroad engineering. His wife aids his rising fame while other family members pursue leisure and pleasure, painting a diverse portrait of the Vanderbilt clan.
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Cornelive Vanderbilt
Columbia University
Fret Vanderblit
George Vanderbilt
W. K. Vanderbilt Sr
W. K. Vanderbil Sr
Alfred and
Berzie Vanderbilt
Bachelors Who Spend Money Explored In Chicago Inter Ocean
A Chicago Inter Ocean interview notes that bachelors here spend more than their New York counterparts. Chicago bachelors live in homes with servants and maintain establishments, leading to higher expenses. Fads, social outings, and a freer spending style contribute to larger outlays.
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Chicago Inter Geean
Chicago
New York
Manhattan
Fragmented OCR Summary From A Murky Page
A garbled OCR passage describes a man in custody and imprisonment context, mentions streets in Odix and South, a ministry Megat for lovers, and references to Russia and a Beltien consular tour. The text is severely corrupted with missing letters, unclear dates, and stray phrases, yielding little coherent narrative or verifiable events.
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Odix x. Jr
Pune
Russia
Coe
Tre
Beltien Cansul
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Tier
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