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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
2
A River Sisters chautauqua lyceum program showcases varied talents led by Miss Trone Hummel with piano solos and comedic impersonations. The act blends humor, drama, and dignified performance, delivering lively mime, oratory, and dialogue that captivated listeners and drew steady laughter.
A libel suit by an Owyhee county commissioner was dismissed with a verdict for the defendant. The Caldwell Tribune notes that intelligent juries do not support attempts to throttle open criticism of public officers and that courts, juries, and public opinion defend this safeguard of government.
Judge Wanamaker of the Ohio Supreme Court will speak at the Blackfoot Chautauqua, presenting a message on reforming federal, state, and local courts. The essay praises his clear, practical, nonradical approach, noting his record as district attorney, judge, and supreme court justice and his ability to translate legal issues into accessible language for all audiences.
Western farmers are urged to raise a small flock of sheep to tap wool and mutton markets. With wool at 30 cents a pound, a twenty-sheep flock could yield $60 to $80 yearly plus 25 to 30 lambs and fresh mutton, while using waste feed and weeds.
Archer Caldwell Ohio notes a household practice with Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. They say their family has used it for years and even takes it on extended visits. The anecdote highlights trust in a familiar remedy.
A classified notice for facial and scalp services including shampooing and ammicuring by appointment. Helen Quinlan lists 495 XN Stout Ave with phone 184 Adv for contact.
An advertisement touts Gets It as a painless corn remedy sold by E. Lawrence & Co of Chicago and available in Blackfoot via Palace Drug Store. It claims quick action, no pressing, and suitability for warts bunions and calluses, urging readers to try tonight.
Chicago June 10 Hughes of New York secure the Republican nomination on the first ballot with 94944 votes while Roosevelt trails. Fairbanks Burkett and Lodge among others named. Lodge seeks united action to defeat Democrats. Hughes acceptance noted as poised and upright. Roosevelt withdraw proposed. Justice Hughes later resigns from the Supreme Court to accept the nomination.
The text notes a journalist uncovering nationwide insurance scandals and following his career: nominated for New York mayor in 1905 but declined, elected governor in 1906 and re-elected in 1908, later serving on the Thes court bench.
The Comus Players bring Archibald Reddie and Janet Young to the fore as leading talent in a Shakespearian prelude. Roswell Coxch and Ralph Ahn join the troupe for a Canadian frontier drama set around Quebec with strong moral themes.
Opinion from a leading US meat packer on rising population and war impact raising prices. American meat demand grows as immigrants adapt, but families may need cheaper cuts and updated cooking, with England Russia Norway cited as models. Mrs Myrtle Jones of Brown Hart Co. visited Laver Hot Springs.
Local reader Mrs. J. L. Wilson from Blackfoot reports four years of kidney pain eased after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. She credits relief to the pills and notes she would still recommend them after more than two years. Ad cites Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
In Blackfoot many praise Adler-i-ke buckthorn bark mixture for quick relief of constipation sour stomach and gas. A single spoonful is said to relieve many ailments and a few doses may prevent appendicitis. The ad notes rapid action and easy intake for stomach troubles.
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