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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1906
Page
5
In Boice Idaho on February 14 16 community notes report better weather with sunny days and improving irrigation ditches indicating readiness for spring. Local visits visits and roadwork petitions accompany a focus on community ties and upcoming emigration plans to British Columbia.
Mrs Anderson leads a large land clearing force atop the cliff. Henry Smally and son Charles visited Shoshone, returning Monday evening. John Dahlquist went to Mr Hurst to prune an orchard for several days. The Wilson daughters Lillie and Lottie suffered a bad cold. A Sunday snowstorm melted by night. Blue birds appeared amid the storm signaling spring. Chas Arthur toured Bliss to buy thoroughbred chickens from Boise. Messrs Clute and Shaffer visited from Twin Falls last Sunday.
A five year old heir is delighted by a six car train gift. He plays until late, then goes to bed with the toy. His mother kisses him goodnight and finds the train sleeping beside him. He explains they are sleeping cars.
W M Sherman of Cushing Maine recalls three months of kidney inflammation and credits three bottles of Electric Bitters with complete cure. The tonic claims to cure liver complaints dyspepsia blood disorders and malaria and restore weak nervous health. Guaranteed by W I Baugh Shoshona and W Van Iorns Hager man. Price 50¢
A bygone humor line recalls a remark about a baby and a hairless head. The speaker notes the child has little hair to comb but much face to wash, reflecting the era’s playful, sharp wit about parenting and appearance.
Portainer General signals economy aims to trim rural free delivery. Carriers face pay drop from 707.12 to 690 yearly and some routes move from daily to tri weekly. Senators from Southern and Western states condemn the move, arguing rural free delivery aids country people and deserves expansion, not cut. Government seeks about one million in savings while paying railroads over three million more for mail transport. Western lawmakers vow to block restrictions.
A York Sun reflection on how 19th century ballads shaped careers. It notes Mrs. Davis popularized Oh Promise Me by shifting its key to suit her contralto voice and recalls Minnie Maddern Fiske’s early fame with In the Gloaming before becoming famed as an actress.
Congressman Morrell recalls guiding guards during a Philadelphia parade when a fat man blocked the crowd. A private is ordered to push back with his musket, but the man is revealed as the foreman of the private’s shop, altering the tale’s punchline.
A historical note on the average composition of a man weighing 454 pounds describes body parts and their weights, including skin fat viscera and blood. It cites a heart rate of 75 beats per minute and 15 breaths per minute, and estimates ventilation and fluid loss over a day.
The New York Press describes Mount Shishaldin on Unimak Island Alaska as a remarkable volcano. It emits dense white smoke and large circular rings up to hundreds of feet in diameter, with puffs merging at intervals from the summit, likening the scene to Pluto smoking.
A fragmentary dialogue questions how a lover would respond to flirtation and pledged affection if faced with temptation. The passage shows character dialogue and a caustic refusal to betray a pledge, set against a cold, practical reaction. The text includes garbled words and misread phrases from a scanned page, with names and quotes incomplete.
In Lecco Italy a young man named Maggio reportedly has two extra ribs and two hearts. The left heart is atrophied while the other remains healthy, an extraordinary medical oddity noted in readable text.
An old text surveys nasal differences among peoples, noting flatter or differently shaped noses in various groups. It cites observers who link nose form to ancestry and culture, including claims about rightward deflection and aesthetic value of a “beautiful nose.”
Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson recalls how her husband drafted David Balfour amid trial records from the Old Bailey and in Samoa during wartime turmoil. She notes he used elements from James Stewart’s murder trial for Kidnapped and faced intense distractions and political upheaval shaping his writing life.
The text recounts early fountain pen development. Joseph Bramah in 1810 proposed hollow metal tubes with a pressed shape to release ink to the nib. He also suggested a piston inside the tube to force ink outward. John Scheffer, in 1819, refined Bramah's ideas, advancing fountain pen technology toward modern forms.
The latest novelty in hotel bills of fare is an edible menu card. Usually made of biscuit, guests eat the card with their cheese, adding a curious twist to dining.
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