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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
6
A garbled OCR passage mentions a sheriff, theft, and a series of disjoint names and actions. The readable content is too fragmentary to determine a coherent event, date, or location, making a reliable summary impossible from the readable material.
In Twin Falls county the plan calls for a new bridge to aid ranchers hauling produce to markets. Proponents cite reduced canyon crossing delays while critics question funding. A bond vote and potential tax levy are under discussion to cover costs.
Jerome News reports on Lew Modell selling twenty five acres of North Side land in Overbrock farms for wheat at 3 1⁄2 cents a pound. The crop yields 67 bushels per acre, totaling 1 878 bushels, with an asking price of 2 cents per pound. Modell considers it a cheap offer as he plans crop wagers and tax implications.
A river hero, known for saving three Mundrad people and recovering bodies, explains his method. He uses a mental map of the river and precise calculations to locate bodies downstream, with expertise earned through perilous current and long service in rescue work.
The piece lists small national forces: Monaco with 75 carbines and 20 frontier guards, Luxembourg with 145 sentinars 170 volunteers and 80 musicians, San Marino with 960 men and 98 officers in nine companies, and a Liberian force of about 700 men and as many officers. Liberia proclaims neutrality in hostilities.
Hartford Courant reports a reunion hero traveled from Java to Yale for a long distance cup. He recalls a 1904 man winning a similar cup by going heaven to earth, claiming his temperature journey mirrored that record in the opposite direction. A quip from a longtime attendee sparks the memory of a honeymoon interruption.
Captain Weeks of the British steamship Isle of Mull recounts an Arctic near miss on Newfoundland Banks near midnight June 16. An initial foghorn blare yielded a distant reply, a closer answer followed, and after a recalled whistle the “unwelcome neighbor” proved to be a steamer hidden by fog. He steered southward to safety.
A fortune hunter vows to marry the loud Mies Rockingham despite objections. Bo Jack aims to wed the heiress, whose father wields influence believed to complicate the match.
The piece traces left handed writing theory and a journalist’s account of J. G. who shifted to right hand writing after trying a typewriter. It outlines brain-hemisphere ideas, the supposed transfer of control, and a man’s experience of liberation as the left hand adapts to the new tool.
The piece argues that Bianfa in China may be the oldest continuous city, predating Rome by up to two millennia, and notes its historic role as a refuge and fortress on Shenal borders. It highlights defenses, revolts, and the multiethnic population, with Moorish revolts and later modernization shaping its walls and status.
A satirical sketch on islands formed by volcanoes and their use by nations. It humorously describes governors playing poker and exchanging views with authors, noting islands are ringed by water and crowned by hotels on inland crests.
Travelers in northern Pacific regions and parts of the North Atlantic report rare blooms of flowers on icebergs. The phenomenon involves seeds carried by winds and embedded growth on ice floes, taking root in melted soils as icebergs drift south, with buttercups and dandelions among the species observed.
In a quarrel rooted in a suburb around Tealcetate agents Josh and Muster, a customer complains of being persuaded to buy and not receive the promised loan. Josh concedes fault, noting the loan shortfall and mismatch with expectations. The exchange centers on misaligned financing and delivery of goods.
The piece argues that public enthusiasm for rich sporting pursuits like the boat race arises from sport and uncertainty rather than wealth. It questions wagering as a social evil and proposes diversion rather than prohibition as the cure, noting unfair betting laws yet broad sympathy for limits on gambling.
Scientific experts deride childhood beliefs and expose common myths. They claim tanning signals overexposure to UV rays and that urban pallor stems from city soot preventing sun exposure, not overwork or financial stress.
In Western Pennsylvania a prosperous lumberman who runs a small line from his camp to the main railroad meets the railroad president on a crowded car. The lumberman reveals he is also a railroad president, noting his road may be shorter but as wide as the M. and A. railroad.
In a street scene Mr Marks and Mr Pars discuss a missing purse. Pars advertised a description describing a plain woman about forty five wearing last year dress and hat. He promised $4.50 reward for return of the purse on Twenty second street Saturday but no one claimed.
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