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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
7
New York July fashion notes describe holiday wear with sheer lingerie frocks and light sports costumes. Descriptions cover middy blouses, Russian styles, striped mohair skirts, pongee and Georgette fabrics, and cool street dresses in dark blue georgette and serge with taffeta trims. Hats feature delicate embroidery and coordinated accessories.
Tomorrow August 4 is the last day to register for the primary election. Law requires books close 30 days before the election. If you vote in your current precinct and moved there within two years you must register or transfer. Notaries public and justices of the peace can take registrations. blank forms available locally. Register before 9 PM August 4.
The United States Beet Seed Company is constructing a one-and-a-half story warehouse, 50 by 100 feet, on the Oregon Short Line near the river in Idaho Falls. The building, designed by Mretwell and Winburn, will store and sell sugar beet seed produced by U S Beet Seed Co under Winterhalter's management, with Idaho Falls set to become the U S seed distribution hub as Utah Idaho Sugar builds a nearby beet dump.
Washington division of the country into 12 federal land bank districts and locations under the new rural credits law will be undertaken soon by the federal farm loan board. Four members were nominated by President Wilson and McAdoo. hearings on districts may begin in September with operation not before February or March.
The article discusses pasture crop choices for irrigation, warning against excessive seeding rates to avoid bloat, and stresses variety and high carrying capacity. It recommends using at least one clover and multiple grasses, then mentions pages on mixtures, seeding, irrigation, and management. The tone urges liberal trade and investment in pasture strategy.
Glycerine and Bark Prevent Appendicitis says a simple Adlericka mixture of buckthorn bark glycerine acts on both lower and upper bowel. One spoonful relieves most constipation sour stomach or gas and removes foul matter. Brief treatment aids chronic stomach trouble and is instant in action says Edw Thoreson druggist Ady.
The piece traces the origin of junket from Devonshire delicacy to its later metaphorical misuse. It notes historic dishes like curds and whey and Devonshire junket, cites Milton and Spenser, and explains how junket came to imply travel or a disreputable outing as Londoners sought stronger drinks during periods away from home.
A daily paper argues for a well balanced navy rather than sole reliance on dreadnaughts cruisers or submarines. It notes naval experts and Senate alignment with recommendations, while criticizing peanut politics and the persistence of minimal political leadership in national security.
A Webster City reader Joe Dingman reports periodic liver trouble with pains in the side and back and severe stomach ache. He says after taking Chamberlain's Tablets he fed half a bottle and felt fine with no pain. The product is described as obtainable everywhere.
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