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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
6
Primary eligibility hinges on registering by August 5 and voting history. Registration books close 30 days before any election and reopen only on election day. Transfers require proof of residence change. August 6 is the candidate filing deadline but falls on a Saturday this year, so nominations are due by August 5.
Two years ago Emma Ver vice of Lima Ohio suffered from frequent stomach pains and distress, could not keep food down, felt dizzy and near fainting. After trying Chamberlain's Tablets advertised in this paper she reports rapid improvement and relief. Obtainable everywhere. Adv.
New York report: U S beet sugar production will reach two billion pounds this year, up from five million in 1890, placing the United States fourth among beet sugar producers. Total cane and beet sugar consumption rose from two billion pounds in 1880 to eight and a half billion last year.
A West Side farmer asks Idaho Falls authorities why automobiles are permitted to line both sides of city streets day and night while farmers cannot haul in with horse or team. He notes the inconvenience of leaving vehicles far from trading places and the need to carry purchases long distances. The letter appears in the Idaho Falls Register.
The weekly advertisement lists remaining uncalled letters at the Blackfoot Idaho office for the week ending July 31 1916. Names include Myrtle Buckland Wm Capson P Dimmitt C Harvey W A Matthew C E Owen Geo T parce Alice Benger and more. Two weeks from the date will send uncalled letters to the dead letter office.
Sheriff A H Simmons will sell at public auction at Dr Frank Evans farm near Taber in Bingham County Idaho on September 1 1916 at 1 PM estray animals including a day mare ten years old with white left hind foot branded G upside down and a dark bay colt unbranded, and a bay horse with white fore feet and white left hind foot branded 80 on left hind hip. First insertion July 20 last insertion August 10.
Week end excursion tickets on sale weekly from Saturday or Sunday to Monday with better rates for Sunday only. Ask L. agents for details. Advertisement dated 7-6-27.
Warrant payment call issued by Bingham County Idaho for Current Expense Fund numbers 59 to 548 inclusive and 543 to 1192 inclusive. Warrants called for payment on dates August 10 1915 and February 10 1916. Dated Blackfoot Idaho July 15 1916 by County Treasurer H A Benson. First publication July 20. Last publication August 3.
John W. Bate built Mitchell automobiles that have traveled 164,372 miles on average across six units, with one exemplar reaching 218,734 miles and still running after about 30 years. The firm claims ongoing improvements in strength and endurance, and asserts its records remain unmatched in car building.
Mitchell claims superior long term value and reliability in its Mid-Year model. It highlights John W. Bate as efficiency engineer, 26 extras, cantilever springs, and a cost-saving plant backed by $5,000,000. Dealers list engineers’ opinions to prove quality.
Idaho Potato Growers benefit from a state program by the Agricultural Extension Division at the University of Idaho. About 104 growers cultivate 142 seed plots across 185 acres in 17 counties including Twin Falls, Idaho Falls, and Blackfoot. Plots undergo three inspections with official certification tags if standards are met, aiming to improve yield and seed quality and boost out of state trade.
A historical note describes poliomyelitis spread in Europe and its first American outbreak in 1907. Noguchi and Flexner linked contagion to discharges and stool, noting a microscopic germ likely invisible to light. Transmission suspected via stable flies cats and dogs. virus resists freezing and affects ages from children to adults. Spinal fluid on day three can induce disease in monkeys.
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