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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1919
Page
2
A Paris sketch notes a remarkable discovery in a South France cave. It details adornments, animal representations, and a life-size leonine figure among cave art, with human form reconstructions and evidence of early tools and bones.
A brittle OCR fragment recalls a Nippon festival honoring Christian martyrs. It references St Francis Xavier introducing Christianity in Japan in the 16th century, massive persecution, Jesuit missionaries, and converts dying for faith amid famine and execution.
A fragmentary report describes a violent street event in a city named Andrews. Witnesses recount a storm, calm observers, and a tense confrontation as residents react with alarm and speculation about a fatal outcome. The piece hints at courageous actions and the public's fear during the disturbance.
The readable lines describe threats to eagles in America and note Alaska hunting activity. It mentions about 60 forts and over 6000 deer killed, with a separate line about a bald eagle charged with deer roping.
Fragmentary reminiscence quotes a nameless voice about Kenens City and Gar surertiog wey. The garbled phrasing mentions a gent from Jin orn Junition and a town, with unclear references to Kevaus City Bitar and stings. The passage reads as historical garble with no clear event.
The readable text discusses protection from sun and rain and questions someone about carrying something larger than themselves. It mentions wanting to be able to get under it and references a person or group moving toward something.
A garbled historical fragment recounts a staff officer in Washington debating Pershing and a boyhood memory. The crude text mentions a porter, a mother, and a curiosity about Pershing’s influence, with scattered phrases about a young boy and a trip to Washington.
The excerpt presents a garbled, nonsensical sequence of phrases with multiple misspellings and unclear references. It appears to be a damaged OCR sample lacking coherent narrative, with few discernible names or concrete details to summarize into a full news item.
An early air voyage recounts a whale hunting expedition with a onechina gun mounted in a plane. The craft flew high over the Pacific, sighting a whale at a remarkable altitude before engaging the target with precision fire.
Records from the War Department honor American soldiers who pressed on after reaching their objective despite deadly German fire, earning the Distinguished Service Cross for conspicuous bravery. The stories profile men who would not stop even as they faced certain death from machine guns and shrapnel.
Private Frank B Stockton of the 167th Infantry was decorated for valor near St Georges France on October 14 1918. He and a fellow stretcher bearer crawled under heavy machine gun fire to rescue wounded soldiers, returning after recovering a litter to reach a shell hole and carry the wounded man to safety before being killed by enemy fire. He was the son of Reverend J A Stockton of New Decatur Alabama.
Corporal Guaking Gaskins of the 118th Infantry earned the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry near La Hale Meneresse France October 16 1918. He assaulted two enemy posts alone, killed two crewmen, and was fatally killed at the second post. Sergeant Major Burke of the 28th Infantry earned a DSC for bravery at CanVeng France May 28 during a crucial mission to relay orders under heavy fire. Burke survived the mission and was from Matoneton, Ky.
ARTHUR J FORREST Sergeant Co D 354th Infantry received the Distinguished Service Cross for conspicuous gallantry near Remonvill Prana November 1. He advanced through heavy machine gun fire, rallied his company and killed one foe. MELANO BROWN Corporal Company B 1st Infantry home Town Fox La decorated for bravery on the Cote St Germain France November 5. He single handedly wiped a machine gun nest under heavy fire and captured a gun and four prisoners. THOMAS D AMORY Second Lieutenant 26th Infantry awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for conspicuous gallantry near Verdun France October 2.
Lieutenant Amory commanded a patrol to locate the enemy defense line. Under heavy artillery and machine gun fire he pushed two kilometers into enemy territory at Al Heeb. Wounded and surrounded, he refused to yield, holding ground with flamethrenchment and driving the enemy from the position. His stubborn resistance safeguarded a crucial area near Witning tun Doel.
Read about Private Barkeley Kelvy and Private Bart in France on November 9 1918. Sergeant Walters of the 2nd Ammunition Train earned the Distinguished Service Cross near Beaufort. Sergeant Hatler, Private Allen and Corporal Sager are noted for exploits near Vouilly Cantigny and Qonssey with various acts of valor and rescue under heavy fire.
A fragment from a short item describes a principal at a Kentucky high school discovering a charette stub in a basement. An investigator moves through rooms collecting names of boys who smoked. In a second grade room a student group pipes up about names of boys who chew tobacco.
A French officer learning English misstates phrases claiming words like first and last, leading to humorous mistranslations. A neighborhood club forms with a single law to serve refreshments at every meeting, reflecting local humor and social norms.
An OCR fragment advertises Biot the pure origin in MEDAL Haarlem Cilpsules. It claims they attack poisonous germs and cure ailments, with a long staccato pitch about reliability and a GOLD MEDAL box mark. A line from a child and mother dialogue appears unrelated to the ad copy.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications as disease resides in the blood. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts on the mucous surfaces. It is composed of tonics and blood purifiers, with testimonials offered by the company in Toledo, Ohio.
The fragment notes that cheerful people refresh others and urges a sincere effort to spread that happiness to those around, including Lydia Marin Child. The tone suggests a civic or moral essay stressing friendliness and communal goodwill.
In a dated note style the text urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature and mentions Castoria’s long use. It weaves in cartoonish dialogue about weather and a girl’s concern for a man's future, ending with a playful line about a present or CWO.
The article extols Dr. Pierce of Buffalo as highly qualified to treat female ailments and credits his temperance tonic with yielding vigor and health. It notes the medicine blends roots and herbs into a remedy sold in liquid and tablet forms and targets women with feminine disorders, pains, and nervous symptoms.
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