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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment indicates monthly subscription terms with a payment deadline before the tenth. It mentions Idaho and a person or entity named Todd Shoehane, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
The article notes rising land values in Lincoln County driven by resource development and irrigation. It cites Woodworth selling 80 acres plus 12 town lots for 875,000 total, with earlier sale of 200 acres at 100 per acre and other sales ranging 15,000 to 30,000. The piece predicts continued growth for Shoshone and surrounding towns as irrigation enables vast agricultural expansion.
Real estate transfers listed including United States patents to Manual Silver and John C. Weiner, warranty deeds from Darwin Hamdy to John W. Johnson, Freck Theos to WD Vreedenburgh, and multiple lot and block transfers in Jerome, Laketown, and Goodling townsites. Amounts range from $100 to $2000 with dates clustered around May 7 6 8 and 10. Containing numerous property descriptions, lot numbers, and parcel sizes across several blocks.
Gooding Townsite Co Ltd transfers Leeper lot 8 block 46 and lot 6 block A to Violet. sale handled by W D Ganvock & Co Real Estate and Bonded Abstractors.
Notice to owners of stallions and jacks in Lincoln County under House bill No 10T. Owners near Shoshone to assemble June 1 at Gooding Song Joe 2. Fee for examination $5 on either date. otherwise $1. Horses must show registration certificate. Lincoln County enforcement details and law copy available. G. B. Nous State Veterinarian Hole Idaho May 72. Theos. Searte, contractor, to Denver for rest.
A collage of quirky verses and jokes from a historical page includes Edgar A. Guest poetry about joy and contentment, humorous tales from New York City and Atchison, and a quip about insomnia cured by changing dentists. The collection showcases light verse, lighthearted anecdotes, and social humor of the era.
A collage of short items covers advertising satire in Pittsburg with doctors and a patent tonic, musically themed hair protection for performers, a mining caution from Australian fields, a quip about condolences or congratulations, and a Shoshone Idaho medical and surveying professional listing.
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