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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
3
Subscription rates listed year in advance for the Optimist Publishing Company Ltd. Karl P. Brown is the manager.
A new statute from the Twelfth legislature allows confinement of individuals habitually using narcotics or stimulants who have lost control to state insane asylums for up to two years or to a private asylum if available. The law outlines arrest, examination, and court procedures guiding commitment and maintenance financials. Also noted is the release of Jack Sayer by the Utah Supreme Court after a review found insufficient evidence of guilt in a prior abortion case.
The mothers pension act, sponsored by Rep Lawson of Ada County, will take effect 90 days after governor approval. It permits poor mothers with children under 16, whose husbands are dead or imprisoned, to obtain partial support through probate court orders directing county commissioners to provide monthly pensions of 10 dollars for the oldest child under 15 and 5 dollars for each other child under 15, ongoing until all children reach 15. Applicants must prove residence, need, and suitability. the probate judge’s order sets payments and names, ages, and recipients. If approved, monthly warrants are drawn from the county general fund. The act targets real-needy mothers. pensions end if the husband is released or if the mother remarries, and fraud is punishable by fine or imprisonment.
Chamberlain's Tablets are intended especially for disorders of the stomach liver and bowels. If you are troubled with heartburn indigestion or constipation they will do you good. For sale by all druggists. adv.
Organized labor opposes and Governor Johnson backs a minimum wage bill for women in a major California Legislature clash headed for Sacramento next week. The dispute pits labor groups against business interests as lawmakers weigh the measure amid political pressure.
A testimonial ad extols Chamberlain Cough Remedy as superior for coughs and colds. Buyer confidence rests on cured users and local druggists selling the medicine widely. The copy urges trying the remedy to witness its effectiveness.
Washington dispatch notes Idaho Democratic factions led by Gray and Elder rally in Washington with Hailey Hawley-Perky and Boise figures. It cites President Taft’s possible nonappointments pending party unity, outlines affected Idaho posts, and includes a child’s bird protection letter to Congress and a reply from Representative French.
A letter from Burton L. French urges Idaho children to love birds after a king’s folly with sparrows reduced fruit, while California nurses push to join the eight hour law amid harsh hours and blacklisting fears. An Idaho potato tale from Boise notes east markets demand baking potatoes and Idaho prunes gain fame for flavor and health.
Near Rapid City a family of five perished from exposure after being stranded east of a ranch. A. T. Perry, his wife, and three children died in a crude wagon while a younger son on horseback survived. The parents offered no escape, shielding the others with clothing and blankets.
Advertisement notes April Mormon conference travel by Oregon Short Line with tickets on sale from points north of Ogden from April 1 to April 15. Led agents offer rates and further particulars.
The notice urges caution about catching cold and quickly treating it with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised as prompt effective pleasant and safe with a forty year reputation. Sold by all druggists.
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