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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
3
The notice advertises excursions to North Beach, Washington. Details read from the fragment indicate travel offers by Sea Shore Excursions with a focus on coastal trips from an unidentified origin. Further specifics are unavailable in the readable text.
Fare reads 26.70 for round trip from Blackfoot with special train service to Boise and West. Train departs Boise at 2 10 p m with return options through August 25.
The piece notes recurring threats of war with England over a blacklist after previous crises with Mexico and Germany. It laments shifting tensions, recalls mobilization on the Mexican border, and urges preparedness paired with decency and a better personal life.
The Board of County Commissioners sets voting precinct boundaries for the September 6 1916 primary and November 7 1916 general elections. Boundaries extend from the NE corner of a described township to the Snake River and meander along streams and township lines. Polling places include Aberdeen School House Blackfoot High School Court House and others with detailed routes for each precinct. Registration remains open until 9 PM on the day before the primary and then until 9 PM the day before the general election. Notaries Public and the Clerk of the District Court act as registration officers.
Washington details a circular from the U S Department of Agriculture stressing irrigated pastures as vital summer feed for dairy cattle and sheep on northern reclamation projects. It summarizes experiments across Huntley Montana Scottsbluff Nebraska Belle Fourche South Dakota Idaho and other stations, noting varying carrying capacity and methods with good management.
A fragmentary poem urges living truthfully over vile wealth and fashion. It contrasts bravery and toil with hollow success, suggesting better to endure hardship than yield to pride, ambition, or public acclaim. The speaker condemns sham life and praises steadfast moral integrity.
Farmers report irrigated pastures in Utah and Idaho support extensive livestock, with two to three cows per acre and hay replacement values of 20 to 30 dollars per year depending on season length and hay price. Proper soil prep, irrigation, and seed bed management are critical, with mixtures of grasses and clovers favored and caution against overstocking and unsuitable land.
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