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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
2
In Blackfoot Idaho July days the sheriff handles busy office routines while the county assessor’s tax work dominates the courthouse. Sheriff W R Jones is adept at handling court papers, records, and outside matters with practiced efficiency, and spectators discuss ball field chatter as a social force influencing self control and morale.
A Missouri governor summons rural men to repair highways by hand. Critics urge funding efficient road building over old muddy methods. The piece argues for practical improvement and questions moral courage in public funds and conscience. It also reports on Blackhot Farmers Milling Co officers and local business notes.
The Soda Springs Chieftain argues that mail order houses treat advertising as an investment that lasts, while local merchants see it as an expense. It notes mail order firms promote endlessly to attract more business to fund more ads, contrasting with merchants who delay spending.
Department of the Interior records show Horace L Hale of Blackfoot Idaho filed to prove five year possession for a land claim on the Boise Meridian. Hearing scheduled August 18 1913 before the Blackfoot Land Office Register and Receiver. Witnesses named: William B Taylor Frank Landon Moroni Mecham William Page, all of Blackfoot. Canada excursion ad and cotton price notice follow.
A crowded sales pitch urges households to keep Chamberlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand to prevent deaths from bowel illness. The ad claims the medicine is reliable, saves lives, and costs a quarter, available from local druggists.
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