The Shoshone Journal Becomes Town’s Trusted Record
The Shoshone Journal has published in this town for over 35 years, more than a third of a century, consistently featuring the home town in season and out of season.
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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1914
Page
4
The Shoshone Journal has published in this town for over 35 years, more than a third of a century, consistently featuring the home town in season and out of season.
A 1920s style editorial extols U S neutrality amid world war, praising diplomatic effort led by Bryan and Wilson. It lauds treaties, emphasizes peace making, and credits leaders for steering Washington toward a prudent foreign policy while criticizing wartime entanglements.
Boise Capital News contrasts Yale style democracy with President Wilsons progressive stance. It cites Idaho Democrats criticizing the 1913 public utilities law as enabling monopolies and pledging to reform it toward regulated competition. The piece argues for backing Wilson over Idaho Democrats and notes legislative support for the existing policy.
The passage argues that a proposed law would make the people pay interest on twice the necessary investment. It claims the state favors powerful electrical interests seeking to crush smaller competitors and create an artificial monopoly without state control.
A grain wholesaler warns that war may push food prices higher before spring as trade tightens and exports linger. He advocates campaigns to boost home food production, urges savings on imports, and notes the risk to noncombatants if exports stay high. He predicts strong demand and high prices next year.
A quirky blend of lines notes apples and crops, a Death figure as the grim reaper harvesting Europe’s crop, censorship versus war news, a nod to American merchant marines, Philadelphia’s self-inflicted death, Bordeaux as substitute capital, and public school pupils looking classy as Turkey’s wattles redden.
The piece argues geography is better learned through vivid human context than lists. It notes war exposes gaps, urges associating places with events to aid memory, and laments traditional rote schooling. It also remarks Idaho taxes have fallen under Governor Harves, with 213 levies down to 2.1 mills yielding about $400,000.
It is said Italians discovered a German plan to stir Mohammedans in Tripoli to holy war, possibly to counter Europe’s holy war. The piece ends with a wry remark about smiling versus frowning while noting Little Rhoda will produce three hundred thousand.
Sept. 3 notice of a lost gin hand bag with a braided handle containing a ten dollar will and silver and small change. Reward offered. Please leave at Mahon s store. Mrs. A. Mason.
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