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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1904
Page
5
A Chicago Clinic writer notes young Harold who believes prayer heals. During a thunderstorm he asks God to stop his toothache and then pleads for the thunder to pause so God may hear him. The tale blends childlike faith with a dramatic storm interruption.
Henry Jenkins died in England on December 6 1670 allegedly aged 169. He supposedly fished for 140 years and could not read or write yet could testify in court about memories spanning 120 to 140 years. As a boy he carried arrows to Northalierton for Flodden, swam wide Yorkshire streams at age 100, and survived London fire four years earlier by thatching and salmonishing.
A dentist recalls a patient who asked to take his long pain filled tooth home after extraction. He planned to fill the cavity with sugar, place it on the table, and watch it ache to get even. The grim humor reveals itself in a one liner about retribution.
A cautionary note warns hunters to keep the gun muzzle clear of snow in winter. If snow fills the bore and the powder ignites, the resulting blast could rupture the barrel due to sudden high acceleration and immense force.
A naturalist photographed a rail nest from about two feet away. The bird stepped into the nest and covered herself with fiber, was lifted briefly, then returned to the nest before another shot could be taken. The rail calmly resumed nesting after the interruption.
A fragmentary reflection on the power of a single kind word or gesture to brighten a daily path. It contemplates smiles, sympathy, and small acts of care that ease sorrow and lift another, urging gentle thoughtfulness in ordinary moments.
In a London Tit-Bits tale, Clara fears illness or scandal as William Wharton confesses he cheated a man out of 50 pounds. She trembles, then forgives him warmly, asking only to hear the confession. He asks for forgiveness before revealing the act, and she accepts with relief.
Vielter praises horseback riding as the supreme activity for women enhancing beauty of form, complexion, and character. He cites American women as the most beautiful and Kentucky belles as exemplary, quoting the New York Medical Journal. A separate note describes the octogenarian Earl of Stair’s death and a family property curse tied to primogeniture.
A famed science professor known for wooing abandones attention in conversation and then wanders past his fiancée. She slips away to tease him, and he later rings her bell at her home to find she has returned inside. He remains unaware of her absence, a curious tale of distraction in romance.
An OCR damaged fragment hints at a playful tale of romance in a market setting with a planned elopement. Names and lines suggest a parody of social pressure, sugar as a ruling force, and a sudden move toward union amid fear of a father’s footsteps and a notable Washington mention.
A tobacco soaked notice extols Dr King's New Discovery for consumption and lung troubles. It cites Mrs Lois Cragg of Dorchester, Massachusetts as saved and promotes the remedy as a guaranteed cure with trial bottles offered free by W H Baugh Shoshone and W V Sorn Hager man at 50 cents and one dollar.
The tombs and monuments recount Mena as Egypt’s first king who founded Memphis and built a pyramid around 6200 years ago. Egyptian history spans nearly 5000 years with long periods of alien rule before natives reclaimed power.
A lawyer advertised for a typewriter girl and a stylish applicant offered to take six dollars a week. She agreed to marry him within a year and start work the next morning, turning a low wage into a personal stake.
In Stray Stories a widow who has buried four husbands recalls a playful exchange with a minister's son. He asks whether Wednesday or Thursday was chosen for Mr. Smith to perform the wedding, noting his father forgot and disliked to ask directly. The boy hints that Thursday has always been the widow's day for merrying.
Toy makers in Germany export 13 million dollars worth of goods with the United States importing about 4 million. The report highlights Toy exports and U.S. demand shaping postwar trade.
The regular quarterly examination for second and third grade county certificates will take place at the County Superintendent's office in Shoshone on November 25 and 26. Sean M. Beensipe, County Superintendent.
Notina is bereng given last on monday November 14 1904 the following dewrcted funds belongine to the state of Idaho will be offered for sale at public suction at the court hom at Shoshone Lincoln county Idaho at Swelock pm. Terms of sale: cash on day of sale ten years time of sit per cent interest on remaining nine tenths amount. Further information from County Treasurer or State Land Department. By order of State Board of Land Commissioners Jons A BakLer Secretary By Nonwax Jackson Chief Clerk. Dated Oct 11 1904 sw
Fire and desert land proof notices filed in Idaho. Jennie M Kaiser of Gooding seeks final proof for desert land claim S13 in Sec 5 T10S R1B BM. witnesses Edward Campbell, Fowler of Gooding, and others. Hearing before A I McMahon in Shoshone on Jan 23. Also Jasper N Ray seeks final proof for Homestead No 1612 in Sec 36 T7S R?BM with witnesses Pratt Hunter Miller and Singes. hearing December 1 before A T McMahon in Sixsho Idaho.
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