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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1899
Page
3
A garbled excerpt notes Mrs. Gotham and Mrs. Lakeside arguing over finances. It mentions an Armillionaire confessing two words of his success, and endorses Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Piso's Cure for Consumption. A Colorado volunteer cured of stuttering by a throat wound is referenced, with a Seattle letter from 1805.
A fragmented page mix shows Hall's Catarrh Cure promoted with internal use and price 75c alongside disjointed lines about weather affecting clothes, a teething syrup claim, a quip about a wife and cook, and an impossible job offer. The readable facts include product pricing and scattered product mentions amid unrelated ad scraps.
A 540 year old licensed hostelry in Manchester traces its origins to Edward III and once served monks and travelers. Records from Lancaster Castle show the inn’s long history, with monastic hospitality giving way to burgher inns in the 15th century. The piece laments its removal for warehouses and modern development, urging preservation of this antiquity.
The piece discusses evolving gestures among troops returning from the Spanish War, notes on sign language differences, and then surveys Colorado’s agricultural and mineral wealth. It highlights irrigation projects, fruit and mineral output, and promotes a pamphlet about Colorado lands issued by the Denver and Rio Grande railway with contact details for obtaining it.
The Seven Stars inn in Manchester echoes with legends from Guy Fawkes to Civil War sieges. It housed Flemish weavers, clergy disputes, and soldiers including Fairfax’s army and Prince Charles Edward’s men. A secret passage to the Collegiate church, a horn shoe relic, and wartime billets mark its storied walls.
Eight year old Lawrence Bra beau, a pupil at Russell School living at 158 Brady street, displays rare talent at piano. He performs both melody and bass accompaniment with no formal instruction, learning by ear and keeping precise time. His parents are French, and Sousa marches are among his favorites when classmates march to and from the room.
An old promotional notice touts the Overland Limited service by Union Pacific with cheap round trips to St Louis Detroit Richmond Indianapolis and more. It highlights dining cars electric lighted Pullmans and modern safety features, directing readers to contact C F Warren A T P central agent in Salt Lake City Utah.
The Rio Grande Western railway offers July 3 and 4 excursion tickets at a single round trip fare to any point on the line, valid until July 6. Highlights include service to Ogden Provo Eureka and other destinations with 18 percent best local train service noted.
Society leaders are described as people of excellent conduct and taste. They travel for they demand the best service obtainable. The diversity of patronage is cited as proof of the Union Pacific's superiority. A nephew fiddle remark closes with a joke about labor and travel.
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