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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
7
New York May issue outlines sport shirts and skirts for vacation wear. It covers fabrics from corduroy to linen, accessories, and shoes suited for tennis, golf, boating, and street wear, with suggested outfits and practical details.
A British Columbia bill aims to prohibit liquor sales, with expected majority support from lawmakers despite some votes against on principle. The move signals a broader coast to coast dry trend as nearby regions monitor the impact. In the U S news, New York man Arthur Waite awaits execution for murder, while U S troops remain in Mexico to maintain order per War Department decision amid Mexican factionist actions and the Brownsville incident.
The article recounts the 50 year arc of the Homestead Act, its 1912 amendments for naturalized citizens, and details eligibility rules. It explains residence requirements, commutation of land payments, and the strengthened oversight by 148 field agents, plus the broad impact of the act on American homeownership and land use.
A discussion argues that insanity is not shameful and may stem from inherited vulnerability or illness. It asserts many cases are self made and compares mental illness to diseases like typhoid, urging treatment of family history and prevention rather than stigma.
The article argues that the patient alone bears responsibility for illness caused by unhealthy living. It notes alcohol, syphilis, narcotics, and other drug dependencies drive many people to insane hospitals, and emphasizes the penalties are the consequences of violating health laws rather than parental fault.
New York June 1. Dr Arthur Warren Waite has been sentenced to die in the electric chair during the week of July 10 for the murder of his father in law John El Peck. Waite expressed gratitude for the trial, thanked the court and attorneys, and said he was remorseful while praying that his punishment would somewhat compensate the victims.
A Wellaburg, New York druggist testifies that Chamberlain's Tablets are the most satisfactory remedy for stomach troubles and constipation he has sold in thirty four years. The ad notes availability everywhere and bears the endorsement of 8 I Murphy.
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