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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
3
The list shows boys from Shoshone serving in many military branches. The Journal aims to keep the Roll of Honor complete and asks readers to report errors or omissions. A free copy of the Journal will be sent to each member of the Roll of Honor at the correct address.
San Diego, famed for sunny weather, becomes a busy military hub as thousands of troops, ships, and air activity fill the harbor and streets. Cavalry from New Mexico, sailors from San Pedro, and pilots from Rockwell field converge amid camouflage ships and air shows. The city blends wartime bustle with home life as civilians adapt to forests of uniforms, marching bands, and ever-present aircraft. Local theaters, dance halls, and Balboa Park host soldiers between drills, while movie stars visit to boost morale as ships sail in and out bearing warbound crews.
A scrambled set of notes reports 150000 Australian volunteers enlisted with 4000 discharged, Indian efforts to revive Indigo trade, a Providence Rhode Island schoolhouse in use for 118 years, Italy and Bardinia telephone links due this year, Burma cited as frugal in eating and industry, Revolutionary War fund raising by New York women for a privateer named Pate American, and a Henry Clay Ferrow sale where honey bees sold at 1.70 to 2 dollars, a county record high.
A countywide effort by the home demonstration agent inspires women to grow sugar from scrup sugarcane and use syrup making to boost yields. Demonstrations reach 35 households, with women saving significant potato starch and producing 73 to 100 pounds of sugar chest per household, a notable shift toward home processing and self sufficiency.
Fragmented OCR reads: Barbers are generally loquac aren’t they Yes but Teappese chit comes foe Dele habe of carting other men short.
The readable portions refer to a request about the official address and the delivery of a message from a government office. The text is garbled but appears to question the legitimacy or method of addressing a government message and whether the address aligns with the office responsible for the message delivery.
Fragmentary verse fragments speak of fear and passion amid shallow marble streams and red figures, attributed to Sir Walter Rarfleigh, with unclear full context or attribution.
Idaho state news reports progress in preschool health surveys near Boise, farm and grain concerns in Greenleaf and Preston, and draft related activities. Local incidents include a broken leg from a hayrack accident, a buggy rollover near Coldwell, and sparrow pest issues in Preston. Military assignments and Camp Lewis arrivals are noted, along with tax and land valuation figures and a push for federal arid land reclamation funds.
The article traces the spread of municipal pawnshops from France to Europe noting early Paris adoption in 1777 and Madrid in 1705. It cites monopolies, private takeovers after the national assembly, and Napoleon restoring the system. Interest is around seven percent with Paris hosting a department controlled pawnshop while provinces run municipal systems.
Nelson Collins notes wrist watches as practical and fashionable on deck. The piece humorously warns that glowing dials draw attention and could reveal proximity to danger during war. A patrol jokingly asks a subaltern to conceal his watch to avoid submarine detection.
A Red Cross Magazine piece from a soldier writer in France describes war turning life toward a primitive decision for both nations. The author notes shared humanity among disciples and questions the value of present emotions when the tragedy ends.
Letters to soldiers under the Pal system show improved morale as servicemen receive home messages. Recipients express appreciation for letters from home, noting contact limits due to travel distances but acknowledging the expanded social connection and encouragement these correspondences provide.
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