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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
7
Berlin infant mortality rises linked to sugar shortages. Amsterdam dispatch reports the update to the Exchange Telegraph that starting December 1 each newborn will receive an extra half pound of sugar monthly to avert deaths. Deseret Evening News notes the directive.
The Berlin dispatch stresses sugar as an indispensable food for all crises. It notes no other staple provides comparable energy and value per pound at a similar price, underscoring sugar’s essential position in the public diet.
The county board meets amid adjournment with no quorum and adjourns to December 5 1916. It covers exemptions for Mrs. Orvilla Kearney and civil war veteran accounts, and schedules further adjournment to January 8 1917. A separate Board of Equalization session adjourns to December 5 1926. The final regular session evaluates and grants exemptions on the 1916 personal property roll and ends sine die. An advertisement for Dean's Kidney Pills accompanies the proceedings.
Ad copy notes that nervousness caused by constipation can be eased with Chamberlain's Tablets which also improve digestion. Claims quick relief and states medication is obtainable everywhere.
The Idaho district court in Bingham County issues an alias summons to James P. Giftus James P. Giftus Athina J. Giftis and B. F. Hussey for a mortgage foreclosure filed by the plaintiff. Defendants must answer within twenty days if served in district or forty days otherwise. failure means judgment. Court date noted as November 1, 2016, with attorney Fints Bentley listed.
New York fashion notes celebrate skating as the season’s top sport with vivid color in outfits. Versatile coats, two piece suits, fur trims, mufflers, and turbans headline sporty ensembles. Bright plaids, velvet accents, and bold belts define stylish sets for skating and daily wear.
The Red Cross Christmas seal drive has distributed 325,000,000 stickers and printed 25,000,000 seals with millions of ads and letters. Volunteers and workers fundraise, aiming to sell 100,000,000 seals to support anti tuberculosis work and 1500 associations nationwide. Seals available at Powers' Pharmacy and other city stores.
A summer harvest is celebrated with a joyous gathering among friends. The Week End and Sunday reduced rates are made available through Agent O. 8 L. RR.
Chamberlains Tablets are promoted as excellent for constipation. The pills are described as pleasant to take and mild in effect, with claims of widespread availability.
Report of two horses missing or exchanged including a gray gelding between 1400 and 1500 pounds with fresh wire cut on the left hock and a two year old black gelding freshly castrated. Descriptions note mad halter and long rope line. Source adds an unsigned remark about gospel truth from Dr. W. C. White.
A state health bulletin warns of hydrophobia among coyotes in Meridian Mountainhome and Sunsetside. It details rabies symptoms in dogs and other animals, stages of the disease, diagnosis methods, and cautions on humane handling and testing to prevent spread.
A poetic piece praises the Governor and political supporters, urging loyalty and victory under the Star Spangled Banner. It references politics, Davis, and aims to rally citizens to back the Governor toward a Senate seat. The text blends patriotic chant with civic ambition and public speeches by John Bond Sr.
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