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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
2
A shaky old advertorial promotes California Syrup of Figs as a universal remedy for babies and children. It touts gentle works on the stomach liver and bowels, claims quick relief from stomach ache diarrhoea and indigestion, and urges mothers to ask for a 60 font bottle with a directive for babies and grownups.
This ad promises painless corn removal using a spry application of treene and freweenw from a drug store. It touts a cheap snail butter product that dries the treated area and leaves surrounding skin undisturbed, urging readers to obtain a bottle via their grog house supplier.
Vintage advertisement urging girls to beautify hair with Danderine. Claims include cleansed scalp, reduced itch and hair shedding, and noticeably new hair growth after use. Promotes a 26 cent bottle and emphasizes quick, visible results.
Reported attacks by German submarines on unarmed American merchant vessels near the Atlantic. Descriptions say the ships including the City of Memphis and the Valencia were torpedoed without warning, with survivors landing safely and crews exposed to cold. Officials warn war with Germany may be imminent and urge Congress to authorize aggressive steps. American ships are being armed to defend themselves as a next move.
London reports Allied forces sweeping forward in the Somme and Olne sectors. German retreat accelerates. Ca-paum seized by British as lines shift from Peronne toward Andechy and the Oise end. Civilians evacuated as Germans pull back to new positions, with rapid consolidation underway.
Government aims to aid the movement to train inmates in civilian camper work. Funds will be provided to establish and run the training camp and support the program.
German forces retreating across France claim new positions are stronger as British and French push from Arras toward St Quentin. Allied lines reach near twelve miles from St Quentin while French and German forces clash in various sectors. Berlin says German retreat reveals Entente spring offensive plans and vows to fight from new positions. No major new reports on the Eastern front or Me sopotamia actions.
London reports twenty four American vessels attacked since the war began. Eleven sunk by submarines and one, the William P. Urye, by the German cruiser raider Eitel Friedrich. The Cushing was also attacked by a German airship on April twenty eighth, 1916, with several American lives lost.
A Detroit Broad Press feature humorously traces pessimists as descendants of early doubters who dismissed electricity flying machines wireless telegraphy and anesthetics. The piece argues past naysayers misjudged progress and their pessimistic heirs keep predicting the inevitable failure of future advances.
President Wilson and cabinet discussed the international crisis and urged moving the extra session date from April 16 to permit early measures to defend American commerce against German submarines. No dissent was reported, with the president's views not yet stated. In Alaska, Charlee A. Sulser was seated as delegate to Congress by a 19 vote majority, defeating incumbent James Wickersham. Railroads and mines across the Intermountain region tightened protection with federal aid to guard against German spy activities.
South Australia has built 29,148 miles of vermin fences since 1891, enough to circle the globe, with plans to extend. New South Wales has spent over 27 million dollars on rabbit extermination and has 98,000 miles of fencing. West Australia has a fence across the continent. Rabbits contribute to exports as frozen meat and hides, with froven rabbit and hare valued at 1.4 million and skins at 3 million exported from the Commonwealth ports in 191%.
Col J B Bellinger argues for elevating New York City into a new state. He proposes annexing adjacent areas from Connecticut and New Jersey to form a state with power to solve transportation and food distribution problems. The plan would create a state without an agricultural area or a rural population.
German assessment of Hapaume Roré Noyon and Pwronne is only part of a broader strategic effort on the western front. The piece frames it as a major, decisive move in the war and hints at a wider revolt of Howler warfare.
The note to General Carranza rejecting his plan for neutral action to end European war by cutting exports to belligerents was made public Tuesday at the state department.
In a telegram to President Wilson J Line Harris president of the Negro National Education Congress pledged to recruit 4000 members and support the war through writing and other services.
The Tamalpais railroad in California is described as the crookedest in the world. Eight miles of track include a longest tangent of 413 feet and a remarkable sequence of loops and knotted turns. It climbs 90 feet with no steep grades, ending about half a mile above the starting point.
A Peacemaker asks two men about peace efforts and their response shows both regret they were not fighting each other, leaving him to face the conflict himself. The exchange highlights stubbornness and failed mediation as both men prioritize their own quarrel over resolution.
A Boston Transcript reception gossip note remarks on a poet’s new work. The quote praises the poem as charming and contrasts it with the author’s usual style. No further details provided.
Idaho reports 1917 tax and levy figures for autos and motorcycles, hospital and court updates, renewed road plans, and a rash of local incidents. Notable items include deaths in Reynolds Creek and Nampa naturalization efforts, a new Middleton gym and reading room, and a court session in Pocatello alongside mining strikes and labor walkouts in Wallace.
Paterson New Jersey woman Essite J van perezsande shares as back and side pains irregularity nervousness and fatigue improved after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. She urges other women to try the remedies and reports full recovery.
A dime novel style ad claims a double strength preparation removes freckles completely with daily use and promises quicker results for lighter spots and aging freckles. Buyers are warned to avoid counterfeit versions sold under false names.
Official dispatches from Liberia warn of near famine caused by war as German traders exit and customs revenue dries up. Liberia seeks U S auditors and frontier officers to enforce economies and supervise road building while border raids continue. H F Worley serves as an American receiver general of customs at $5000 yearly.
A conversation reveals a supposed secret about Mrs Nextdoor causing tension. One voice presses for gossip, another resists, labeling the seeker as mean. The fragment hints at social intrigue without naming details or outcomes.
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