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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
4
Readable text lists National Republican electors and candidates for Idaho offices with names and counties. It includes a statement NO WAR WITH MEXICO and discusses perceived wartime actions and policy, referencing Wilson and Mexican engagements in a strongly opinionated, non-graphic format.
Our taxidermy and tanning business announces expansion at the expo display. We show mounted heads and artifacts, feature indestructible mounting methods, and highlight our prize medals for quality work. Local audience invited to visit the Texas found Want ad.
The Western Potlash company plans to ship carloads of sage brush ashes with an expected 20 percent assay. Installed separators will process ash, with burners producing two to three quarters of a ton daily per unit. Full setup includes 57 burners, aiming for 38 to 43 tons daily and substantial daily net income. Market prices and future demand outlook rise, with experts predicting higher per unit value by January. Investigators from Marysville and Utah have looked into water formation for the project expanding toward Mudlake with site selections.
The third annual opening of the Threat rangers course at the University of Idaho will be held on Wednesday, November 4. Open to all able bodied men with an eighth grade equivalent. Details on application to the Transportation Department, Moscow. Our new Sunday and weekend excursions offer cheaper rates than private autos, ask about them. Agent O L Rok 037.
Very rare bargain offers for a strictly high grade plano at Shoshone. Logan Muse Co Twin 2ians Idaho invites interested parties to write for particulars and rates. Lincoln Title Co Inc Shoshone Mahon advertises farm loans and the oldest set of abstract books in Lincoln county.
Mr GT Gardner visits Mhomhone livery stable on Monday to purchase horses weighing 1200 pounds or more. He seeks horses aged 4 to 10 years, offering favorable terms for ready sellers.
A four dollar reward is offered for information leading to the recovery of a ped cow, probably with calf, branded on the left side with a percent sign. Reward offered by Fred Rutherford, Dietrich, Italia.
Office ad offers a nearly new Mubarch typewriter for sale at about half price from the standard $100 machine. Buyer pays one price and purchases locally.
Auction-like classified note advertises a new athletic high-grade piano near Bhashone with liberal terms. The Denver Murio Company in Denver Colorado invites offers and provides a contact for particulars.
James Whitsomb Riley recalls a youth tale of a tonic that promised emancipation from freckles. He buys a bottle, rubs it on his face, and runs to school only to face laughter as the stain darkens his skin. A mirror reveals the yellowed face, prompting a failed remedy and the accidental loss of freckles.
The Army Drill Book notes infantry can cover twenty to twenty five miles daily with trained troops. Regular regiments should average two to three miles per hour, larger bodies two to two and a half, and divisions about twelve and a half miles a day. Road and weather affect rates. untrained troops lag, and steady pace requires breaks and proper training.
Handel sought shelter from a rainstorm in a blacksmith's forge where the smith sang while hammering. The hammering matched the tune, creating a bass accompaniment. Handel remembered the air at home, noting it with the Latimer accompaniment, and thus the Harmonious Blacksmith was born.
An old time town lawyer Enoch Eastman faced a young judge in court. To press a point he attempted to read Blackstone aloud, the judge interrupting with a quip about having read Blackstone already. Eastman adjusted his spectacles and replied with a defiant look.
A brief exchange captures a flirtatious moment as a girl hints at being twenty one after a playful back and forth about age. The remark draws a consoling reply, reflecting light social banter between the pair.
Opal from the Australian Black Opal belt is unique to the world with limited quantities found in the Lightning Ridge district of New South Wales. The gem occurs in the matrix of fluorite and aluminite in the region’s deposits.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record notes a dainty handkerchief described as cobweb thin. The quirky phrase hints at a social scene or literary aside captured in the era’s shorthand style.
The fragment presents a dialogue where the first maid asks if the mistress desires jewelry and the second maid replies that she has only rage under her eyes, reflecting terse, period voice.
A terse note explains why Cumso-Why failed to attend a scheduled week, citing a sprained ankle and related discomfort as the reason. The message reflects a casual, informal communication style without additional details.
Maxwell Motor Company promotes the car as a record holder across diverse tests including hill climbs and economy demonstrations. C M Miller Jr tans San Francisco demos showing rapid acceleration from 5 to 35 mph in 10 seconds and smooth gear changes up Twin Peaks, aided by a low 3-gear motor design and only three connections to the rear axle.
Kulotia's Hawaiians come to the Baugh theatre for one night presenting Hawaiian music and a Mula Thula dance. The piece promises a timely, up to date act as Hawaiian tunes sweep the country. The show aims to deliver authentic native Elawaiian entertainment to city audiences.
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