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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1904
Page
6
J Bll of Con N C Justice of the Peace testifies Doane Eldney Pills cured kidney and backache troubles. He notes altered urine with sediment cleared after use and says he has no backache since. Foster Milburn Co Auburn NY promotes the remedy at 60 cents per box.
The article notes a long standing desert golf course near a city three miles from the sky, described as sporting in character. It claims golf may be played in Zanaibar Benin Bangkok Honolulu Perak Wel-Hal-Wel-London Timon and other places, reflecting a world growth of the sport.
A brief ad-like notice from Trinity Springs dated February 15 1909 promotes a tonic claiming relief for coughs and colds. The clipping notes legal reforms over the prior fifteen years abolishing decapitation and torture, retaining hanging for four crimes, and shifting penalties to penal servitude fines and supervision. Corporal punishment is said to be abolished.
A fragment discusses how women must work to keep a man’s affection once won, noting several exceptions but suggesting most men’s devotion fades without effort. The passage references a Bre exchange and implies fuel for passion.
A colonial-era notice remarks on the custom of marrying girls as young as nine or ten in Bengal and other parts of India. It notes rising racial degeneration fears and reports bans in several regions on marriages below ages fourTEEN.
Fragments mention Schilling's Best in packages, a poem like jingle and a foreboding courtship warning. References to Chicago News, Cavalry on oxen, and Mada hint at scattered, era-styled inserts without coherent narrative.
Pillssury's gest takes three grand prizes at the St Louis World's Fair including top honors for a four grade, best loaf of bread, and best washed breed. The narrative notes over 42 million gallons of water used for street washing in London, Tendon.
Fragmentary report notes soldiers in Argentina’s army are compelled to play football. The text mentions training to endure difficult conditions and physical strain during routines.
The piece recalls Japanese front line resolve during war. It cites Mikado era devotion as mothers begging their sons to face death, soldiers at Port Arthur and Yalu enduring injuries, and letters home stressing duty to the emperor. A popular soldier song underscores resolve as wives pledge to support heroes.
An infant in its mother's arms squeals aboard a street car beside Eddie Foy. The performer calms the child with a gesture and a whispered bluff, drawing laughter from onlookers as the crowd admires his stagecraft. The scene unfolds amid a noisy crowd and a struggling wheel.
A nearly twenty foot tree from Santa Monica canyon was moved to the world’s fair to showcase California growth. It started as a small grove on a cliff behind the experiment station and, by a year and a half, reached four inches in diameter. The tree was packed in moss and soaked cloth for transport. The station aims to test foreign species in California soil and climate. A jacaranda was added to the California tree family, producing large blue flowers and striking beauty.
A London fashion authority notes the season's new winter color as a rich purple shade described as an emince tone. The Chicago Post reports on the trend and its appeal to readers seeking bold sartorial statements.
The Portland Oregonian reports three fishermen from a city suburb overcame fishing addiction last week. J Edmonston, after losing his minnow net, found his gold watch in the river and vowed to quit fishing. Two others, worn by miles of walking and exertion, also abandoned fishing after realizing locals fish the slough with nets and farmers supply markets.
Ex sheriff recalls Bath Beach neighbor who bragged about a cursed lawnmower that balked yet cut his finger and failed to mow. He nearly bought a so called peer leaf mower advertised in a Brooklyn paper, only to learn the ad was placed by his wife.
Leslie's Weekly notes Japanese youth show exceptional physical training from early age. Sailors in Yokohama display bronzed, bronze-like youths propelling sampans, evidencing a labor forced regimen. The piece contrasts sedentary upper classes with robust lower and middle classes and cites enduring toil shaping future Japan.
Parisian visitor in Newport contrasts French restraint with English hard drinkers. He recalls fox-hunt squires who drank from morning to night and dismissed the idea that drinking kills. A London broker mentions a lamented gentleman dying from drink. The fist-wielding squire rejects the claim, arguing no one dies of drinking.
A colorful local verse from Denver recalls prior drought and hardship, then extols present wealth and leisure. It contrasts rugged rural life with new riches from farming and banking and gleaming transport, interweaving regional pride amid playful, dialect heavy imagery.
Tribute to vanity notes flirtation as a social cue age advances. Bianke Coffee wins every top prize at St. Louis World’s Fair, securing grand prizes and gold medals for coffee and multiple tea varieties including Grant Cabin Tea Quaker Ceylon Tea China Tea Shin suokaken Japan and Formosan Teas.
Cotton assumes a growing role in foreign trade with Southern plantations producing nearly four fifths of world cotton and holding a dominant trade position.
Fifty years ago most paper came from linen rags while now wood pulp predominates. Experiments aim to produce linen from wood pulp or a substitute. Artificial silk from pulp exists and demand reportedly exceeds supply. A patented process spins various fabrics from moist pulp.
A Makalolo observer laughs as Livingstone uses a thermometer and notebook, misinterpreting his actions while the explorer records data. The moment highlights the contrast between the observer’s simple view and Livingstone’s scientific habit.
A twelve year old London newsboy attempted to kill himself by cutting his throat with a pocket knife. He had sold only four cents worth of papers and feared facing his father with less than a quarter. The act was described as an attempted death by his own action.
A fragmented, garbled caller remark questions why ads are read, suggesting a scam or confusion about money return terms and a venue named in distorted form. The text shows misheard phrases and unclear references to a dom and Schiting's Daw.
The public health department of London issues sanitary certificates to restaurants and bakeries upon inspection confirming they are in good sanitary condition.
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