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The Blackfoot Optimist

Location

Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1916

Page

7

State budget push seeks four million growth in 1910s terms

The next legislature faces about 4,000,000 in appropriations with most departments already revealing budgets. The House general appropriations committee will examine the plans, noting proposed increases over two years ago. Readouts include State Board of Education at 640,000, University of Idaho 526,975, Lewiston Normal 205,790, Idaho Technical Institute 201,530, Industrial Training School 140,000, Deaf and Blind School 135,610, Albion Normal 166,425, and other state institutions awaiting figures.

Ita Mae Uy Tteme General Appropriations Committee House ‘of Representatives State Board of Education University of Idaho Lewiston Normal Daho, Technical Institute Industrial Training School Deaf and Blind School Albion Normal

Justice and economy in price stability debate

A compendium of quotes argues there is no food shortage but money scarcity due to reduced buying power. It urges aligning prosperity and prices, preserving fairness in profits, and strengthening producer consumer links to combat high living costs and market imbalances.

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Fuel famine debate and water power push across states

The document cites high coal prices and coal famines raising interest in water power development. It notes government land seizures and prosecutions in oil, federal and state actions, and calls for Congress to allow capital in water power. It references the Ferris and Shields bills and railroad electrification efforts.

Mahmer Congress

Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed By Blackfoot Resident

A Blackfoot resident Walter Callister testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his dull right kidney and side pain after a summer of suffering. He recalls an October 1907 endorsement and promotes the Buffalo Milburn Co. product for sale at 50 cents.

Walter Callister Blackfoot Doan Foster Milburn Co Props Buffalo, N. Y

Influence of Far Countries In Our Modern Dress

Cosmopolitan New York embraces global fashion trends from China Japan Spain and Russia Influences appear in embroidery scarves and turbans as designers blend oriental Spanish and Russian touches into dresses waists and accessories Holiday accessories feature bags beads and embroideries while alterations toward suitlike cuts and peplums show in afternoon wear The piece notes specific stylistic elements and the festive season’s shopping emphasis.

New York Cosmopolitan Far East Fifth Avenue Cherry Blossom Spain Russia Jalso

The Nasty Woodtick and a 1917 Community Question

A poem reflecting on summer pests and fear of disease, shifting from playful nostalgia to caution. Agnes Just Reid contemplates whether 1917 will unite royal pullers or split the community into balkers and pullers, asking what words will define the year.

District Court Notices From Idaho Proceedings 1916

Notices describe multiple district court actions in Bingham County Idaho. Foreclosure and divorce filings list plaintiffs Clarence A LeRoy and E White against respective defendants. Wording includes summons deadlines, court seals, and attorney details with references to mortgage records and decrees.

Bingham County Btate Idaho District Court Sixth Judicial District State of Idaho Bingham, Idaho Clarence A. LeRoy Barah G. LeRoy Bingham Pete Elhowhore Anid District Court Thia District Court of the Sixth Judicial District Morgagen Chamberlain Anid

Straved or Stolvne gray gelding sale notice

Odd auction style notice lists a gray gelding 1400 to 1500 pounds with fresh wire on front, a black gelding recently castrated two years old, described as large and tangy. Includes halter 90 and about fifty feet of rope, names D White and PIBHER Clerk, W A Dance Deputy, with attorney Finis Rently for plaintiff and Pocatello residence.

Northwest notes from Reno to Port Townsend and beyond

A crowded year of regional items: a Vernon hotel fire damages Reno property and kills three in a mine blast at Marshfield Oregon. Sparks foreman Edward Suares dies. Cheney Washington youths jailed after a Halloween dorm raid. Miss Marcelle Reed of La Ganga honored by King Peter for aiding Serbian orphans. A. Gale, Nevada railroad veteran, laid to rest in San Francisco. Amber days memory surfaced in Truckee lumber mill. Denver night school teaches English to foreigners with Utah and Wyoming mining communities following suit. a Reno shooting injures Frits White but he recovers. Seattle rabbinical imports of brandy capped by prohibition concerns. Muller Alaska pioneer reaches Port Townsend on first voyage. Beaver Hill mine widows and orphans fund to be set at $20,000. Union Pacific to double-track Wyoming lines. a Billings clothes salesman found deceased from exposure. Washington pharma talks back a statewide ban on liquor sales by druggists. Lincoln highway improvement banded by Wyoming counties. Reno aviation student Harry Anderson dies in Redwood City collision. Tonopah man reports coyote attack at Stony Camp. Elko milk depots found in execrable sanitary condition. federal reserve era sees multiple national bank failures in the twelfth district.

Vernon Reno Marshfield Ore Edward Jacob Suares Southern Pacific Car Repair Sparks Cheney Wash State Normal School Marcelle Reed la Ganga Peter of Seria Order of the Miloarche San Francisco Deacon) Gale Pioneer Railroad Nevada California Litcon Truckee Cal Truckee Lumber Company Vigilanes Denver Salt Lake Utah Wyoming Frits White Fred White Erwin Rayner Reparte Seattle Powet Sound Muller Alaska Hunter Port Townsend Harold Blekum John Lowe Charles Ferrett Martin Bowmar Beaver Hill Marahfield Lovett Union Pacific System Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Omaha Granger William Couneil Billings Mont Kansan City Washington State Pharmaceutical Association Lincoln Highway Highway Commission Harry Anderson Redwood City George Dugan Tonopah Stony Cabin Elko Dinsmore Bulmer Pure Food Department Federal Reserve System Rocky Mountains Arizona Oregon Washington

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