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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1915
Page
4
A Shoshone Journal excerpt reflects on a large city automobile show drawing thousands, noting demand and fascination for cars despite high prices. It describes how displays tempt buyers into imagined economies, with salesmen provoking calculations to justify purchases and readers succumbing to the mechanical lure.
A physician with a growing family relocates to the country to save expenses and starts a poultry venture. He markets his methods with printed circulars, claims on egg weight and feed, and promotes early and sanitary poultry care. Neighbors and distant farmers watch as store prices and advertising push sales in nearby towns.
The Elmore Time laments the state land board facing critique as borrowers miss due interest payments. It denounces defaulters as mercenary and vile while questioning why the state would punish an unfortunate lender during these tardy times and what assets remain to collect.
The religious press and secular papers debate Billy Sunday’s methods as ministers study philosophy and theology in Philadelphia. Clergy observe parish life, noting sermons aim to lift courage, address real life problems, and inspire renewal despite stylistic flaws. Sunday’s approach is tied to practice life and modern evangelism.
The speaker argues that adopting Billy Sunday slang gives sermons a vivid human appeal. He contends lively phrasing, direct crowd-voicing, and plainspoken urgency deepen connection and conviction. The method promises broader reach and lasting impact.
A Hot Springs Va dispatch reports society women promoting the Made in America movement. Independence blue and cotton fabrics from American materials are worn by social leaders as examples to be widely followed.
A column advises visitors to Pace themselves at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. It urges selecting highlights, noting the eye’s fatigue and the value of seeing smaller pavilions from distant states which can offer more insight than grand industrial halls.
An elderly bank report lists assets including securities and cash as well as liabilities such as capital stock, deposits, and notes. The text includes figures like 186,220.50 total assets and 186,229.50 total liabilities, with a signed affirmation by cashier W. Hall Horne.
The state holds nearly 300000 in endowment funds earning only bank interest while hundreds of farmers face urgent need for funds. Governor urged to act as public concern rises in Ank. Alexander.
Word comes from Lemhi of a strike on the Igou and Knapp property. The Victory school near Meridian to Nampa is closed due to measles. Canyon County fair plans move ahead with Caldwell Commercial Club. A blowout in Filer injures L R Miller. his car demolished. Mountain Home jury convicts Ernest Coffelt of involuntary manslaughter in the Glenns Ferry shooting. Nampa man J L Foster dislocated a finger in a fall. Oregon Short Line rails complete Payette Valley link. Geraldo Smith near Caldwell suffers spotted fever from a tick bite. Nampa prepares for State Sunday school convention. Jail committee formed. plans supervised. Idaho Technical Institute President Reed asked to outline next year’s courses. Governor’s fish and game veto prompts caution on fishing. Legislative tax action bill details noted. Bost Lake special train to Paris-Montpelier crowd. Oregon Short Line workers upgrade Middlis station depot. State land office sees improving business, more land uptake. Canyon County Farm Bureau plan to hold seed show in Caldwell next January. Eagle highway improved with drags after wet weather. Idaho Falls killings prompt destruction of shacks by city order. Harry Jacobs of Pocatello to attend Navy League convention in San Francisco. Blackfoot asylum judged sound. $10,000 deficiency alleged by a local agent. Kuna man Joy B McClelland and E Benton kill mad coyote near Kuna. Three Baseball League to reorganize with teams from Pocatello, Twin Falls, Pocatello hotels, and nearby towns. New theatre in Pocatello to seat 800, due in sixty days.
The Sixty third Congress adjourned after twenty three months of activity and approved two and four tenths billion dollars, surpassing the prior Congress by a hundred twenty five million. Democrats held a large majority and denounced Republican waste while pledging economy.
Reports on the Idaho building at the San Francisco exposition spark strong statewide anger. The removal of Major Reed by Governor Alexander drew criticism for leaving the interior bare with missing exhibits and empty space, prompting calls to restore proper leadership and action.
An 1945 county commission flap over a Will for services for George Renfro reveals that the retiring board passed the bill and the new board approved it, with critique that moving Renfro to the county farm could have cost taxpayers little. Also mentioned is BW Fox buying the old Franklin car, removing the rear seat, and reporting the vehicle is in excellent condition.
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