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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1905
Page
3
A Hewlett Bros. Co letter from Salt Lake City urges retailers to stock Three Crown Baking Powder Spices Extracts Tea and Coffee to boost Utah jobs and local commerce. It emphasizes mutual profit and thanks customers for past patronage.
A writer in Country Life in America recalls the biblical tale of Eve and the forbidden fruit. A botanical friend contrasts tropical and Oriental fruits, noting a sour apple and pondering whether paradise would have altered if Eden’s tree bore different varieties.
The New York Sun reports local tradition places the Ark of Noah not atop Ararat but in the hollow saddle between the two mountains. From the north, the twin peaks appear symmetric, the eastern lesser at 10 000 feet and the western greater 14 000 feet, with a graceful dip between. The resting area is noted for its striking natural form and historical association.
The National Mining Congress will be held in El Paso Texas from November 14 to 18 1905. The event promises an interesting program and entertainment for visitors. A single fare plus 290 round trip from the northwestern territory is offered with cheap side trips to Old Mexico and other points via the Santa Fe railway. For ticket sale dates and train service contact C F Warren General Agent A T S F Ry 411 Dooley Bidk Salt Lake City Utah.
Walls painted white with stained green doors and woodwork create an artistic dining room. Natural oak chairs reflect Dutch fashion, and a sideboard or dresser with shelves holds blue and white china for display.
The dismembered body found in a salt cake at Winthrop on September 21 is believed to be Susan Geary of Cambridge. The 21 year old chorus girl known as Ethel Durrell disappeared from the Shepherd King company on September 11. Evidence includes rings identified by her mother as worn by Susan Geary. Morris Nathan, secretary of the company, confirmed her disappearance and indicated he was questioned in connection with the case.
In Chenoa Bank of Chenoa a shooting killed Mayor Charles Nickel of Bloomington and brick mason Hugh Jones. William Leduc, a nearby farmer, wounded two bystanders and killed Jones before taking refuge in a vault and holding hundreds at bay for hours. He surrendered and is jailed. Nickel was Leducs brother in law. Domestic troubles are cited as motive.
A Boston telegraph says James J. Hill denies Burlington will reach Salt Lake City. Aimed at broader railroad ambitions, Harriman and Hill remain in opposition with no truce. The Burlington line will enter Salt Lake despite Hill’s denials.
Manila troops under Captain Frank R. McCoy surprised Datto Ali, Moro insurgent leader, killing him with his son and ten followers. Forty three Moros captured wounded. Americans suffer three dead and two wounded. Arms and ammunition seized. Major General Woods commands force.
Paris central markets consume more than $60,000 worth of baskets annually. Vendors report steady demand as merchants stock a variety of woven containers for fruit, fish, and household use.
The excerpt ponders tea as a royal indulgence of past centuries and urges focus during mental effort. It references California’s sunny appeal and directs readers to inquire through the San Pedro Los Angeles Salt Lake R R or J Ian Moore in Salt Lake City for travel details while noting a broader moral about reform begins with self.
A reader muses on tea’s moral shade and the Swiss voting law for men aged 30 to 65, excluding paupers criminals and bankrupts. The letter cites Pita's Cure for Consumption as life-saving, then recounts a cruel anecdote of a man stealing a penny from his sleeping child and beating him for losing it.
Reports from St. Petersburg claim strikers have funds, with rumors that Moscow merchants have supplied support. The exact source remains unclear as circulation hints at large though unverified contributions.
A garbled OCR fragment references a New York man and mentions four dollars and a city event. Details are unreadable, but the item appears to be a short public notice or brief from a local page.
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