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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1917
Page
7
A New York foreman parades a lesson in perseverance. With seven matches dwindling, he lights his pipe after careful shielding, only to find it out moments later. He proclaims steadfast patience as his motto, then discovers the pipe is extinguished, prompting grins from the crew.
A Scientific American summary reports Bavarian trout and perch egg counts from Fischerei Zeitung data. In trout, heavier fish held about 8,000 eggs while smaller fish yielded more eggs per weight. Common and rainbow trout counts were 58 and 64 specimens, with proportionally more eggs in younger fish. Perch eggs ranged from 2,710 in a four inch fish to 90,480 in a ten inch fish, again with higher eggs per unit weight in smaller fish.
Mexican schoolmasters reward diligent pupils with a class wide cigar smoke after satisfactory work. The teacher smokes a large cigar to reflect authority, while students are not allowed to drink. A bottle of liquor sits on the desk and causes disputes when emptied, as filling the master’s bottle is seen as an honor by parents.
A short note suggests placing lavender drops in a sealed bookcase to counter dampness and prevent mold in a humid room. The tip presents lavender as an inexpensive, simple remedy to protect books in damp conditions.
Mr Meekton praises Henrietta for her work on documents for votes for women. He urges her to present reasons rather than block traffic with banners. He expresses pride and support for her efforts and candidacy.
The excerpt presents a humorous exchange about pounds and tons. A question asks how many pounds are in a long ton, answered with twenty two hundred and forty. The reply about the short ton hints that cost affects the conversion. The playful dialogue underscores the shifting definitions in measurement.
A reader shares frugal gift ideas for men and women including desk sets, framed crafts, handmade lingerie like a crepe de chine unders vest, lavender sachets, and scented linens. Suggestions cover collars, cuffs, georgette garments, candle shade patterns, and simple edible gifts like crullers.
A vintage ad touts Boschee's German Syrup as a fifty one year remedy for coughs bronchitis and lung troubles. It promises restful nights easier morning expectoration and natural recovery, with bottles priced at 80 and 90 cents.
German and Austrian use of aluminum for war purposes exceeds that of all other belligerents combined. Germany has stored aluminum for years for shells fuses and zeppelin frames. Copper shortages push aluminum rings on shells, though aluminum is less effective. French authorities tried aluminum artillery use but rejected it. London TH-Bits notes Germans continue large scale aluminum production amid copper scarcity.
A soldier stationed at Revpt writes to his mother about a parcel posted in South Africa in September 1918. The package visits four French hospitals, Blighty, two more hospitals, records offices in Warwick and Exeter, then Ryde before finally reaching Egypt after ten months. It contained a shirt, socks, khaki handkerchiefs, and bearing powder.
A playful exchange features Dorothy and a judge arguing over sharing an apple with her little brother while a dance scene unfolds. A teen’s remark about French heels and a parallel about a modern boy and a float conclude the segment.
A dubious medical ad claims backache stems from blood and kidney issues. It promotes Anurie double strength tablets with meat diet and water, touting Dr. Peres of a Buffalo Institute as medical director and offering trial samples and large packages for sale.
A fragmentary 19th or early 20th century piece mixes dialog on etiquette and money with references to schoolless days and appetite. It includes stray lines about a head waiter scorn, Dr Pierce pills ads, and a brief anecdote of Lord Rosebery and a bishop debating sermons and sleep.
A humorous exchange among Sandy Donald and McTavish on the links about his golf talent. The dialogue plays on pride and personality with playful, old fashioned Scottish phrasing and digressions.
Fragmentary prose line reads as a theatrical aside about fate and desire with obscure phrases and mumbled dialogue describing a glamorous scene and a plan to Ars. The text is garbled with many misspellings and likely incomplete quotes from a play or script.
A fragment from a Boston Evening Transcript item notes a playful exchange about marriage and a joking answer about cooks. The text also references a German rat feverishly trying to cure a case that led it into a trap.
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