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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
6
A jumble of brief items reports a fire damaging a house and outbuildings near Shoshone, injuries and a fatality risk cited elsewhere, plus public notices and upcoming talks. It mentions Judge Wallore Albert Marshall, local residents, and a variety of scattered events from Idaho towns to county records.
In a busy dining room, Alphonse accuses Walter of serving dirty water while the diner disputes the quality of the water itself. Walter is called, protests ensue, and the waiter eyes the window as the argument unfolds over the glass and drink service.
Two men Biggs Wigge mock a sign reading Teeth Extracted While You Wait. Wigge riffs that the signer used five words where one would do. The punchline rests on the word dentist covering the concept, eliciting further laughs about the sign’s wording.
A tense exchange unfolds as a woman questions an uncertain future and a man awaits her answer. He earnestly begs for clarity, while she hesitates, pondering his fate and the implications of a decisive confession in a dramatic moment.
At the banquet last night Sniggaley spoke for an hour and three-quarters. Onlookers questioned his content, noting his energy waned as his distant ee Waan't and exhaustion limited his remarks.
A readable fragment discusses the phrase scooped in journalism and notes a janitor named Lee often gets blamed when the weather turns cold. The exchange uses informal dialogue about how papers report news and who gets the scoop first.
Two suffragettes square off over a grievance about husbands and latch keys. One reveals she lets the poor man carry a key to humor him, though he does not handle it at the door. he enjoys showing it to his friends to seem independent. The anecdote appears in Everybody's Weekly, Saving Money.
A playful note hints at a housewarming as one resident plans to ask the landlord to speak with the janitor. The exchange suggests informal arrangements and ongoing discussions about settling into a new home.
A fragmented exchange describes a tense moment with a man appearing to study the speaker. A scientist says the figure looked at him intently as if evaluating him for a pure Ford label, hinting at a bizarre lab context and uncertain motives.
Unclear fragment shows a question about continuing bets on races and a reply implying a preferred alternative. The readable text hints at a wagering exchange and a choice between options, but lacks concrete names, places, or outcomes. Further context is unavailable in the fragments.
Phyllis Went wonders about the absent Mrs Twitchell as rumors swirl in town. Will Twitchell explains his wife’s sudden departure was to attend her sister Elma’s wedding and insists she is coming home soon. Neighbors discuss the mock scandal while Phyllis visits and gathers tidbits.
A fragmented historical snippet shows Dr. Harvey W. Wiley railing against food adulteration remarks and a cautionary tale of a boy gathering mushrooms in a meadow. Itplayfully jumbles quotes from Colley Cibber Dickens Dante Defoe Henry James and Schopenhauer about writing and ale.
Senator Culberson compared Arkansas to a Texas suburb and lampooned a shiftless Smith family. Old Daddy Smith lay ill as neighbors visited, only to learn the rest of the clan had gone to bury him. The daughter-in-law said the men would get no share without work, only two boys with a single job each.
Louis Zeltner, union alderman candidate in the Fourth district, faced an interruption from a young man on Columbia Street. The intruder whispered a gender claim about the candidate’s eighth family member, provoking laughter and a halt to his remarks. Zeltner later told fusion leaders he was confident of victory.
The French earn their reputation as the politest people by good breeding learned at home and in childhood. A French family practices exquisite social manners privately, shaping a courteous citizen who offers chairs, assists elders, and engages in graceful conversation everywhere.
A dialogue from Life suggests a provocative notion of social attack to shape a man deemed too self important. A theater box office worker and a resort hotel clerk are named as the likely snubbers, illustrating a hinted scheme to provoke humility through public embarrassment.
A playful exchange where Willie asks his father about the timing of the hour and the creation of a minute-man, referencing an absorbing Harper’s Weekly battle of Lexington account. The father responds from his paper, musing on the idea of worth and hours in a lightly humorous tone.
Washington Star notes a waiter in a small town asks customers what they want for breakfast. The reply lists three options described comically as eggs and bacon, with a slight play on dialect.
A man previously arrested at a gambling house stands before a local magistrate. Asked his trade he says I am a locksmith. When asked why he was in the den he calmly replies I was making a bolt for the door. The piece contrasts good sense and coarse wit.
The Unexpected stops at a humble cottage for a drink. A penciled sketch on the table draws interest as The Stranger learns the little fellow is his son. The boy, an aspiring illustrator, is bound for New York to work for a magazine.
A store clerk Harriett Lennox, exhausted by two months on the job, faces a pivotal encounter with Mr. Marston who secretly offers marriage as a way to own the shop. Nora and colleagues debate her prospects and the harsh sales environment. A future statue of Lord Kitchener in bronze is planned for Calcutta with four panels depicting battles.
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