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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1914
Page
6
Debates in Washington cover agricultural policy and budget fights. Speakers attack or defend administration plans, with Farm Belt concerns over free trade, cattle disease fears, and new funding for nitrate and flood controls. The session highlights clashes between party lines and the influence of leading figures on policy.
Kentucky House debates a proposal to submit a constitutional amendment for statewide prohibition at the 191% election. The measure aims to decide whether liquor traffic is permitted. most counties are already dry, and public sentiment appears favorable to a statewide dry outcome. The report cites medical observations and experiments on alcohol’s effects and calls for concealed enforcement of temperance.
A fragmentary political analysis notes Wilson’s first year as president and the Democratic party’s hold on government. It cites high unemployment, tight federal revenue, and economic strain since 1898, while questioning future policy, trade issues, and public opinion ahead of next elections.
An old horticultural guide explains top grafting methods for fruit trees, detailing selecting the right shoot length, preparing limbs, cambium alignment, grafting wedges, and wax sealing. It covers timing, seasonality, pruning, and post graft care to ensure successful variety changes and tree vigor.
A Boise convention next week will launch a state wide prohibition drive. Speakers include Victor O. Johnson Shoshone lawyer Fletcher Holman D Dy of Salem Adnah Wright Leonard of Seattle and I N McCash D D of Spokane. Delegates from towns across the state will attend and a dry special march from Weiser to Boise is planned along with a men’s banquet. River Interurban cars will run from Middlecon Star and Meridian to transport attendees. about 400 men are expected Thursday night in the basement of the First M E church as the Owyhee cannot accommodate them.
A 19th century note warns that squinting harms a child’s expression and signals defective vision. It urges an urgent visit to an oculist, as neglecting myopia hinders schooling and can cause later eye trouble. Proper spectacles are essential to end this trouble.
The Pall Mall Gazette recalls Fontenelle at nearly a century old stumbling to lift a fan for a pretty young woman. He laments, “if only I was eighty again” as she assists him reading. A modern note argues small growers can handle grafting, with guidance offered by experienced neighbors.
A new gravity clock uses its own weight to power timekeeping. It runs for seven days as a weight travels down upright bars, then is raised to the top to restart. The design features a mahogany base and an arch supporting the bars from the center.
Nebraska is described as "the state without a mine" yet leads in pumice production. The article notes that less than one percent of pumice comes from other states, underscoring Nebraska's surprising role in this industry.
Cincinnati Enquirer notes Gabe reports a doctor’s car seen outside a residence and Steve confirms the matter as serious, mentioning a bill collected.
A medical lecturer claimed printers' ink has a curiously medicinal scent that prevents consumption among factory workers. He noted printers in tropical regions rarely suffer yellow fever, even when it runs rampant nearby.
A London Opinion snippet shows a minister scolding Sandy for backsliding and a prayer meeting report with the village reprobate confessing amnesia after leaving the pub. The exchange captures a sharp moral lesson and local social tension.
Dick tells his mother that Mr. Smith has his father nominated for office and asks if that is worse than the measles. The line reflects a child's view of political hype and parental candidacy in a domestic moment.
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