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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
7
A humorous proposal for a Father's Day in America parodies holiday excess. It envisions a lethargic morning in bed, a sports page, a tailored feast, a phonograph playing faux tunes, gifts including cigars and a whisky set, and a late ball game followed by a midnight lunch, culminating in a Sunday after.
A civic editorial warns that demagogues fuel radicalism and social unrest. It urges informed men to educate others against seductive rhetoric and assigns blame to employers for failing to inform workers, should dangers grow.
A fragmented verse scene shows a motorcyclist racing past a lone pedestrian and quipping of an improved average as a spare. The poem shifts to reflections on contentment and domestic desire, ending with a phone greeting trope about a mysterious caller.
New York dispatch notes a season of constant fashion shifts with everyday innovations. Quaker collars, gauntlet cuffs, uneven skirts and capricious hemlines disrupt established styles while bold prints, silk and cottons spread across summer wardrobes. Oriental motifs, new hat silhouettes, and a mix of velvets with light fabrics underscore the volatile mood.
A critique of late season fashion notes the enduring wedge of the high collar and the favored warm weather styles. It highlights Quaker and Puritan collars, cuffs, organdy and Swiss fabrics, and the evolving skirt silhouettes with open fronts and bright linings.
Fashions shift rapidly as hats and dresses grow playful and shoes swing between extremes. Expensive long-vamp pumps with curved heels appear alongside dark navy leathers and tipless tie styles. Designers feel pressure to renew as women seek novelty, resisting repetition amid consumer trends.
In Washington, D C debates on Huerta and Mexican leadership persist as four distinct U S groups emerge amid potential U S military action. Officials reveal Huerta and Orozo bonds were allowed to stand while under tight watch. Ambassadors report Germany shows a friendly, conciliatory tone toward U S demands over submarine warfare and Lusitania. US commerce fears rise as Britain blocks neutral cotton trade, while importers urge action to access U S dyestuffs from Germany. Washington society anticipates Mrs Lansing as a social leader, daughter of ex secretary Foster, shaping elite circles.
Last winter I used Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatic pains stiffness and soreness of the joints and can conscientiously say that I never used anything that did me so much good Edward Craft Elba Us Obtainable everywhere For sale by all dealers
List of uncalled letters at the Blackfoot Idaho post office for the week ending July 6 1915. Names include Ausburn Mrs Sidney Anderson Leona Cooper Walter Carter Niel Dowdle Mrs Rose Fleming Robert A Green Eva Horat George E Kitts Robert Lovelle Will Martinez Mike MayGinnis Myrtle Perry Tracy Seamons G H Sprages George Berennon Mrs Smith Luther. Postage due on each letter and two weeks from date of notice will be sent to the dead letter office. Greg ory Jones P M
Idaho Treasurer John W. Eagleson argues for a constitutional amendment to allow annual state land and timber sales to fund endowments. He says current endowments near 6 million dollars could grow to 25 million, producing substantial annual interest and potentially replacing portions of state tax revenue.
C N Gerry of the United States Geological Survey reports January to June 1915 saw prices for silver and lead in Idaho remain low. Lead rise at period end may boost production, though idleness at the Herculean mine due to a smelting contract expiration May 31 limits gains. The Coeur d Alene region’s second largest lead producer faces this constraint while major producers Callahan and Morning Interstate Callahan push to meet rising demand. Interstate Callahan produced 11 569 tons of crude ore and concentrate in Q1 1915, averaging about 48 percent zinc. Prisco mine plant begins concentrating, adding to zinc output, and copper prospects in Custer and Sheabone counties improve with higher prices, resuming work near Mullan.
A stranger asks famed war correspondent and lecturer Cobb about his character. He offers a brief, humorous sketch noting Cobb’s bulky build, light roan color with black mane, club memberships, and Democratic leanings, mentioning his Confederate father and one wife with one child.
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