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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1917
Page
3
A clipped dialogue notes a blunt misread of a funeral scene. One speaker praises a suite as highly desirable while the other questions the point and admits working by the day. A humorous mix of miscommunication follows with a mistaken gift and a misdirected message.
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as an ideal kidney and bladder remedy. It urges readers to request a sample from Dr Kilmer Co and notes its private-practice use. The text also contains a later wartime snippet about anti aircraft cannons and Zeppelins with distant references to air defense.
Red faces and red hands treatment instructions advise applying Cuticura Ointment to the face and washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water, then soaking hands in hot lather of Cuticura Soap, drying, and applying Ointment. Free samples by mail with book from Cuticura Dept L Boston. Ad. Includes unrelated quotes about unfair questions and engagement.
Shortages delay carnival openings at Caldwell as the annual farmers and merchants fair continues. Across southern Idaho, women temperance unions convened in Caldwell. Fatality near Pocatello involved Michael G Kenney, 15, hit by a train near the pony line. Idaho crop prospects include wheat 3 8 million, oats 18 million, barley 3 8 million, potatoes 8 4 million bushels with storage due to transport uncertainty. Federal and state agencies discuss land, irrigation and storage warehousing funding and future beet, wool, and mineral resources.
Washington reports the president issued an executive order putting the trading with the enemy act into force. A new war trade board replaces the exports administrative board, with treasury representation, licensing all enemy or ally business in the United States and supervising censorship of mail and telegraph messages. The treasury regulates foreign transactions and licenses insurance, while the postmaster general oversees foreign language publications and translations.
A war correspondent explains gun power by describing a fifteen inch gun firing through a seven mile distance wall. He notes naval vs land guns, highlights the U-boat era dreadnoughts, and mentions the 42 centimeter howitzer and Elizabethan era steel fortresses. The piece compares ranges and weights, citing Urinch, Queen Elizabeth projectiles, and German coastal defenses.
A local shopper notes a woman’s hat that resembles a familiar style. The gesture sparks chatter as residents compare the accessory to a well known design, highlighting fashion echoes in daily life.
W N U in Salt Lake City listed as filing number 42 1917. An archival reference notes case or record associated with the institution in the era. The entry preserves the location and numeric identifier for cataloging purposes.
Mrs Stirkitt leads a robust nine year old to the doctor’s office claiming a pending savings habit and abnormal appetite. The physician jokes over the heavy youth’s looks while the mother pleads for a remedy to curb the appetite before the boy spends his allowance.
A weary widower speaks of fatigue and gloom as a young man seeks rest with a hostess. A careless safety moment and a failed bolt lead to a fatal sense of danger, ending with a distressed reflection on missed chances for refreshment.
A shopper complains about waiting for change after buying a navel. Clerk asks why the item is being returned, customer insists he wishes to complete the exchange while awaiting his change.
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