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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1912
Page
6
In a historic reflection the piece notes that forks altered dining etiquette, marking a shift from finger eating to utensil use. It discusses social resistance, religious scrutiny, and regional differences, noting European and German views while pondering how people adapted to the new practice.
A historical note describes a crude finger splinter remedy. It suggests pressing the needle end of a needle into a wooden handle to create a probe and using tweezers or a 008 ben nib as a substitute to pull the splinter. The text emphasizes care in removing the splinter from the finger.
Children in a library fill the rainy day with a guessing game as Tom and Catherine trade word challenges. The exchange centers on long words and continents, ending with the prize awarded to Dem.
A quirky antiquated note describes gathering catnip to dry and offer as a dainty morsel for city cats. The scene portrays cats delighted by the herb, with owners noting their excitement and expressive reactions, framed as a curious rural behavior.
Fragmentary verse recalls a boy desiring to skate and be admired, with garbled lines about snowy desire and wishing to be older. The readable phrases hint at longing and nostalgia but lack a coherent narrative.
A scanned almanac verse explains a mnemonic to determine the day of week for dates in a month. It assigns capital letters to days and months, notes exceptions for January February and leap year, and claims use for public holidays like Christmas and the Fourth of July.
The Cincinnati Car Company attaches a fare mark to its cars. If a parent brings a child under five who is thought to be over the mark, the conductor may require payment of fare. Calculations estimate the typical five year old costs at certain tariff sites.
A Kansas pair migrates to Chicago where the older brother earns 26 dollars weekly in real estate and the younger 18 as a contractor. The younger starts teaming, grows wealth, and builds a large Chicago business while the older remains salaried. The piece urges mastering the habit of independent leadership and living within income to avoid debt.
Fragmentary historical text discusses groups said to lack laughter. It cites the North American In Ginna and Weddebs of Ceylon with claims of no humorous perception. anecdotes from Doctor Livingston describe an African man rolling on the ground in uncontrollable laughter when dressed in certain clothes.
A mid century reflection on youth and opportunity argues that time favors the twenty year olds and the best will rise in trade and industry. It cautions against birthright and calls it a race of elegance where only the fittest survive as a dog must grow up or be left behind.
A fragment from a notebook on behavior and ambition urges restraint in sharing truth and emphasizes courtesy. It discusses career effort, finance, and moral conduct, criticizing idleness while urging self-improvement and integrity in women and business.
The girl who would succeed must keep eyes ears and heart open for a broader view of the world and humanity. She should retain her own convictions while improving her personality and not become a copy of others, yet learn from those with greater privileges.
A young man recounts turning a small western general store into a prosperous business by canvassing farmers and their wives in the surrounding country. He mailed himself as a face of the firm, building trust, tracking sales, and doubling local rural trade through direct contact and follow up, solidifying long term success.
An excerpted verse urges steady service in every role whether king clown or worker and to always deliver the goods. The poem stresses responsibility across professions from pulpit to fields to forum. It remains a compact expression of steadfast duty in public life.
Ten day shocks from sudden wealth astonish readers as Hawley’s $60,000,000 fortune surfaces. The piece urges self reflection on value, happiness, and health over riches, noting minds still crave meaning and daily toil before a new dawn of effort. It likens success to a slowly growing plant, stressing persistence, frugality, and study of human nature as keys to lasting wealth.
After ten years of controversy France has ruled that gathering old corks for reuse harms public interests. The decision ends the long debate on the industry and its impact on public heirs and resources.
A collage of verse and prose captures a rowdy night scene with a band, gleaming diamonds, and fine dress as guests celebrate until the scrub crew arrives. The narrator shifts to a civic meeting where a speaker argues the home should be organized like a ruling body and a chorus retorts with a playful line about the speaker of the house.
A sorrowful potato recalls past naivety as an onion mocks emotion. A parable tone yields a moral about foresight. In a second tale a man learns his land purchase was underwater and a courteous agent offers a diving suit and swift resolution.
A short, poetic fragment notes a figure who dons Mesh during hot days and resides in a cool country place. It hints that before moving into a flat next winter, he must take antltat.
At the Musicale Miss Pounder called for all performers to sing in the same key to improve piano accompaniment and coordination among the group.
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