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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
2
The report notes crops total for all plants under decade low except 1911 with corn under 2.5 billion bushels and wheat at 753 million, the largest on record. Drought delayed corn but world crop conditions show increased sowing of wheat oats barley rye and corn, with corn expected to be the poorest in twenty years.
A long, data rich survey calls for federal leadership in highway research and a cooperative financing model with states. It urges a central agency, expert highway commissioner, and state plans guiding federal aid allocations by population, farming, area, and tax base. It also notes Forest Service timber, water, and recreation use, with permits, pollution controls, and public benefit goals.
General Manager Bancroft of the Short Line declares the company will build an eighty two mile beeline belt line through Fremont Bon neville and Bingham counties at about one million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. Construction to begin when weather allows after securing right of way and Lovett approval. This follows interurban line competition and Idaho Falls belt line plans.
The piece states the famed riddle remains unsolved but asserts the job printing riddle has been solved. It hints the solution lies in the Job Department and promises relief if you inquire there.
A persuasive pitch urges taking an order to settle a bill, promising simplicity and satisfaction. The speaker claims the arrangement will be so reasonable that the charge will be paid gladly, leaving no further tasks besides fulfilling the payment.
Alice Maitland, wealthy and孤独, finishes wrapping gifts and recalls a past love. Her heart recalls the man who loved her for herself, not her money, and she vows a final gesture. She visits a young lawyer, presenting a large placard as a Christmas token, signaling a pivotal choosing of love over wealth.
In a tender scene he whispers affection while embracing her. She pretends awkward humor about gifts but pleads for the present not to be returned. He silences her with a kiss, sealing the intimate exchange.
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