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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
2
Poem and obituary style tribute from John Bond Sr of Blackfoot Idaho dated Aug 26 1916. Expresses grief at mother’s passing and hope of reunion in heaven. Includes advice on health and regularity urging outdoor exercise and Chamberlain's Tablets as a gentle remedy.
Public notices recount George E Crum of Lewiston seeking the governorship in the Republican Primary on September 5. The 1916 act outlines rights for settlers to take up unsurveyed public lands with absences up to five months annually, requires marked boundaries and notice filings, and directs clerks to log current serial notices while excluding unrelated notes.
A garbled OCR passage features stray maxims about perseverance success and business pace. It includes references to a hundred million people, Russia, and tele relations with the United States, plus stray lines about dating, defense, and dead men tell no tales, all presented in broken form.
Postmaster General Albert S. Burleson, addressing postmasters at the 1916 convention, pledges readjusted rates and forthcoming steps toward a one cent letter rate. He argues efficiency, cost savings, and railway mail reforms support a penny postage while noting surplus funds and the need to curb extravagance.
El Paso Tex Aug 28 Managers engineers and legal heads overseeing federal reclamation projects will gather for the 1916 International Irrigation Congress Oct 14 to 18. The event will focus on drainage waterlogging and practical reclamation work already underway across 27 federal projects.
An elderly Blackfoot resident, identified as Mr Anderson, describes long use of Doan's Kidney Pills with relief from backache and weakness. He recalls a past kidney ailment in Utah and credits the product for stabilizing his condition. The ad-style narrative urges readers to obtain Doan's Kidney Pills from local dealers and notes Foster Milburn Co as proposer.
A terse notice lists excursions on August 12 via Intel Route and August 14 via the Wylie Way. Agents are requested to consult folders for details.
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