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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1917
Page
6
The article reports a government embargo on goods and military and political actions during wartime. It mentions President Wilson, arrests of German nationals, restrictions on sailors and supplies, and anticipated internments as measures to control war activities and maintain national security. The piece cites governmental officials and agencies indicating stringent controls and enforcement.
Unclear report describes violent clashes in Berlin last Sunday with heavy repression. Militants and police faced fierce confrontation as participants fled with firearms and organizers of a UK meeting issued a cautious response amid chaotic scenes.
Perry veteran travels to Japan with Commodore Berry's expedition, meeting Hamed Hinrdky, a crew member, as reports describe the voyage's uncertain aims and widespread manifestations of goodwill toward the United States.
Col Theodore MacVolt presided at a Tuesday night suffrage jubilee at the Metropolitan Opera House celebrating New York State women gaining the vote. The event honored the enfranchised women and marked a milestone in the suffrage victory.
Cleveland street car fares set to rise effective January 1. The meter system will raise the fare to three tickets for time, replacing the current rate of five tickets for 35 cents.
A German submarine is reported destroyed as the French freighter with a cargo of munitions is torpedoed in the western Mediterranean near Algiers. The Journal notes new research from the Rockefeller Institute and a National Academy of Sciences convention confirming a substitute for salvation. A bomb found on a Chicago post office door prompts an investigation into its maker and motive.
An essay stresses that the United States wastes newspapers and pulp, warning of rising pulp prices and reliance on Canada. It argues for forest conservation, reforestation, and developing Western timber, Alaska potential, and new species for pulp to secure a stable, long term paper supply. It notes government sales of public timber and possible Alaska mills if shortages persist.
Soldiers and civilians in uniform study French through free classes and self instruction. Teachers and peers spark interest as men seek practical phrases for travel and social life in France. A joke about eye tests and exemptions contrasts with wartime humor over patriotism and pay.
Olive planned a winter birthday party to invite girls she’d attended parties for last summer. Weather turned severe so she was told to cancel as friends could not travel in the cold. She fretted and asked, Mother, why didn't you ask God to send me in the summer time.
Lon don Tit-Bits notes Dickens was a confirmed tramp and hints at life on the road enriching his art. The piece highlights Professor Wilson, who walked 40 miles in eight hours and 80 miles in 24 hours, and mentions Henry Fawcett, Southey, John Stuart Mill, and Charles Lamb finding relief or inspiration in steady walking. A final calculation on stone is referenced.
Senator Williams quotes a lawyer tale about breach of promise and divorce fees, illustrating how lawyers seek future work. Antoine Watteau is noted as painting while dying from tuberculosis, rising to fame in later years. A domestic quarrel is described with a grandfather and granddaughter exchange, ending with a quip about microbes and calatus.
A department store manager asks about clerical experience from a girl seeking counter work. She replies she has very little, adding with a blush that she only joined the church last week.
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