Shoshone Horseshoe area touted as future irrigation paradise
The Shoshone region near Lincoln county Idaho is presented as a booming irrigation hub. Articles highlight the great horseshoe canal from Minidoka and the Salmon river project, with thousands of acres under reclamation and large power capacity. Shoshone is billed as key market and gateway for land, fruit, and farming potential amid telephones and electric lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horseshoe
Snake River
Tosho
Wichita
Shoshone
Lincoln County
Idaho
Fama
Great Horseshoe Bend
Minidoka
Twin Falls
Hagerman
Great Horseshoe
Gooding
Alberta
Salmon River
Nevada
Ilaiht
Nature
America
Nowise
Washington
Yakima
Spokane
Horseshoe Vatal
United States
Blue Lakes
Towstall
Soda Bend of Drought and Quiet Gossip in Town
A faded, fragmentary scene follows a thirsty crowd and a chatty pair as they remark on heat, drought, and local figures. The woman Gert grows uneasy while a nearby man jokes about drinks and plans to visit a chemist for chocolate suds, interspersed with casual observations of a soda water magnate and a graveyard visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood Cemétery
Toy
Sion
Elvientane
Uijs Uwe
Egypt
Gert
The Monkey and the Cat Tale in Cheat Mountain Echo
A quirky natural history anecdote recounts a photographer's monkey and a temperamental cat on Cheat Mountain West Virginia. The monkey steals bone from a doe, evokes pursuit, and the cat’s care for her primate friend leads to a dramatic chase. The tale ends with animals treated as equals in the public schools' teaching materials.
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Filer
Tie Cat
Avery Mishtay
Aunery
Bik
Fond
Lax
Dudley Rites Reflect Idaho Loss in 1907
In Pecanoe County Indiana on August 24 1863 the departed came to Idaho in 1882 and has lived in the Wood River country since. Survived by a mother Mrs Betty Dudley and two sons Nelson and Barney Dudley the bereaved family receive sympathy from many friends in their sad trial. Oct 2 1907.
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Pecanoe County
Indiana
Idaho
Wood River Country
Dudley
Betty Dudley
Nelson
Barney Dudley
Jerome a City of Wonders Opens for Review in 1907
A poem describes Jerome Idaho’s first day of sale on September last day of 1907. Purchasers gathered from many states, paying ninety thousand dollars for town lots. The North Side Water Company funded paving and the electric line, with water flowing and hopeful settlers urged to move.
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Jerome
Idaho
Union
Earth
North Side Water Company
S. Henry Bouton
Chicago
Ill
Hunch Bets Pay Off in Louisville Race
Kay Spence a renowned Mexico Missouri horseman won 1000 dollars at a Louisville race meeting after a hunch. He spot tted a Chinese laundry ticket and noted Wing Ting at ten to one, then the horse won handily while favorite backers cried foul. Stage money tale follows with a London singer offered 50000 a week contract for 20 minutes nightly and a lawyer for a year.
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Kay Spence
Mexico
Louisville
Mr. Spence
Joaquin
Wing Ting
Spence
Kansas City Star
Theater Trust
Worth of Manhattan Island Land Stated in Hotel Sale Tale
The tract on Fifth Avenue between Tenth and Twenty fifth streets is traced from early sale to the famous Plinth and remains central to Manhattan. The piece, once part of a grand hotel complex, has seen multiple public sales and rising bids since 1859, reflecting its enduring value due to central location and city growth. The article recounts property history, landmark purchases, and shifts in land use while noting the vast bid history and the land’s intrinsic worth in a booming metropolis.
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Fitth Avenue
New Yoel
Wetween
Madivan
Pasraent
Manhattan
Mar Eastly
de Gest
United States
Rae
Office
Te Dutch
New Amsterdsm
Manhattan Island
Lince
Harlem
Growth in Ocean Ship Size Through the Ages
The article traces ship lengths from 200 feet in 1840 to 786 feet in 1907, noting that the Le Scitania and Mauritania are under construction at 1,000 feet and suggesting ships may soon reach that length. It highlights a trend of rapid increases in vessel size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesitania
Mauritana
King of the Turf Legend and the Unbeaten Champion
A translated portion recounts the career of a legendary racehorse, praised as never beaten or whipped. It notes the owner and trainer lineage, historic bets, and the horse’s dominance across distances, with opinions from contemporary commentators and the race world. The narrative shifts to a later anecdote about a public dispute and a mountain camping tale, illustrating dramatic moments of peaceful resolve.
Rudeness of Mother Earth and a Day on the Beach
A speaker laments nature’s harshness as she recalls a week by the sea. She describes sand in her ears forming deafness, jellyfish stings, and an underdone soft-shell crab that drove her home to the doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Earth
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Shoshone Journal
Soshone Horseshoe
Dr. Marshall
John Haydon
Buhl
J. R. Bhickhart
Maud Bell
George Sherman
Edd Shermoun
John Norton
al Taylor
Austin
Dr. Monroe
Bulil
John Bowen
Hert Burton
A. N. Conklin
W. G. Holcombs
Mr. Holcomb
Orin Sikes
Miss Cockerille
Calfornia
Chas
Gridley
California
R.E. Conner
Idaho Scimitar
Hagerman Valley
Dave Hyde
Addie Fausett
Ruby Ritter
Hagerman School
I. A.herron
Glenns Perry
Sam Johnson
Mountain
Joe
John
Fred Vader
Bert Conklin
M. H. Allen
John Patrick
Wm. Patrick
Hailey
Toney Silva
Three Creek Country
The
Amelia Davis
George
Bellevue
Ida
James Bennett
R. N. Inghram
Wendell
Inghram
Columbus Jinkens
Ray Bell
Chas. Dilatush
William Coltharp
Berry
Gertrude
George Conner
R. E. Conner
Elmara
Cal
Conner
North Side
M. J. Durfee
Durfee
Albert Gridley
Bliss
Nelson Dudley
Albert ‘Dudley
Mr. Dudley
Tip
Siburty
Bougee
Seid
Abe
New York
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Ike
TURF
Renee Orntiew
Stace
Ohe
Jong
Rocephalus
Carter
Belinea
Laurenet
Alwasy
Gils
Wittpinr
Ulm
Marie Sa
Jleisdaniy
Rex
Crear
Bromght
Bellyee
O'Relly
Mr. Conk
Philadelphia Ledger
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