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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1917
Page
7
Old Davy Skinner, a Cape God coast fisherman, known for calm poise, helps during a dory wreck as five or six youths cling to a capsized boat. He calmly asks them to get in, offering practical, terse guidance amid cries for help.
Swamp-Root for kidney ailments promotes its vegetable compound as a gentle healing remedy. Urges immediate use for kidney, urethral and bladder issues, with a sample offer of ten cents to Dr. Kilmer Co. at Binghamton New York.
The New York Sun notes Queen Elizabeth I favored Dutch eels, granting Skipper Visserzenen a Thames charter that made the river free to his descendants with a perpetual mooring right. The eel trade faded after war disrupted transit, leaving Captain Willa marooned in the river to defend historic rights for two to three years more.
President Wilson addressed 450 AFL delegates in Buffalo urging labor cooperation for war effort and asserting peace only after Germany is defeated. He attacked pacifists as fatuous, warned of German plans to dominate global industry, and framed the conflict as a fight for freedom against pan German dominance.
General Pershing has applied for war insurance in France and secured a maximum $10,000 policy. The total insurance for members of the expeditionary force in France now reaches $200,000.
On Monday it was confirmed that General Foch, chief of staff of the war ministry, will stay in Italy until the present issues are resolved. The statement indicates continued involvement in negotiations and military plans with Italian authorities amid wartime arrangements.
Three soldiers from Salt Lake City were killed and sixteen injured when a Denver Rio Grande troop train rear-ended the first section three quarters of a mile west of Cotopaxi Colorado. The accident, caused by a man blamed as the cause, prompted reactions from labor leaders about freedom and cooperation. President Wilson urged restraint and conciliation to protect labor during a time of democracy.
Washington dispatch outlines Christmas package rules for U S Navy personnel overseas and at home. Packages must reach New York by November 24 and be packed in sturdy boxes with secure tops. Express shipments capped at twenty pounds and two cubic feet. Nonperishable contents only, glass or cans for parcel post, all to follow postal regulations. Express parcels go to Supply Office New York Navy Yard. Federal licensing begins December 14 for certain restaurants and bakeries, with broad exemptions.
In Washington officials reveal $72,000 worth of foodstuffs are tied up by a secret service inquiry. The goods remain unavailable to the American market unless foreign owners establish entitlement, with authorities pressing for disclosure and clarification amid the halted shipments.
Washington reports a protest against the U S Japan agreement on China with Chinese minister Wellington Koo leading the delegation at the State Department on Monday. Strong language from Koo signals diplomatic tensions over the pact and its regional implications.
Oil operators in Texas Austin urged a farm declaration of martial law for the Goose Creek oil fields after three men were killed during strike riots. The violence stemmed from disputes over new worker reperations.
An old advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as a remedy for coughs sore throats and bronchial irritation. It claims twenty two years of American manufacture and broad disease claims including asthma croup and bronchitis.
A fragmented tale describes a plan to air out an odd wammer house under moonlight. The speaker recalls accusing Jack, then instructing him to cut a notch in the summer house each time he kissed. The scheme works briefly but ends with another summer house eroded by end of the week.
A fragment recalls Cuticura products bringing relief to irritated baby skin with soap and ointment. A Scottish young man, mistaken at a shop, asks for “keramate” creams and is told the seller does not stock chocolate creams but offers “ecclesiastical confectionery” like peppermint drops and ginger zingers instead.
An old advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as the cure for catarrh and related mucous issues. It claims to strengthen the patient and restore health, with testimonials and a price in dollars. It mentions druggists and Cheney & Co, and includes filler humor and unrelated lines from the era.
An early trial session outlines plans for medical treatment and free care for a patient described as suffering acid poisoning. The report notes arrangements for verification of conditions and the involvement of medical authorities.
Readable OCR fragment shows multiple female competitors from SF ORPR MEE achieving strong times and podium finishes at regional events. Details are partial but indicate active participation by named women in track and field with notable improvements and local coverage.
An old time sale notice touts SPORN MEDICAL CO products for distemper prevention with prices for bottles and shipments by SPORN MEDICAL CO Goshen USA. A separate narrative excerpt recounts a romantic exchange where a man seeks support to start over, and a woman offers help.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer clipping notes a 26 year old wife and 56 year old husband, long farmers, who near retirement relocate farms then move to a town for their children’s schooling. She keeps ground floor facilities for his care as age advances, but she dies before the move. The page also mentions cartoon captions about school life and women replacing men in British printing trades.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a brief scene near a veranda with a vehicle arriving and a voice urging someone to perform an explicit act. The text is garbled but suggests coercive sexual undertones and a dangerous, confounding moment in a public setting.
Mrs. Henpeck has not gone away yet as the quirky local note preserves a playful family moment. The fragment hints at ongoing domestic humor centered on a stubborn horse and familiar neighbors.
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