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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1908
Page
6
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock with Mrs Nichols 23 North Main. Also reporting a marriage license issued yesterday and a ceremony last night for Harrison Edward Dunn and Miss M Davis. They plan to reside in Rupert.
Tommy Gibson bought the Pebble club house and will move it to his Pebble ranch, aiming to relocate in June. Pebble notes include Bancroft Lime plans for a new kiln, Eli Morris’s business trip, a new Pebble arrival Mae, J W Wolford’s ranch improvements, H B Kinport’s garden project, and visits from Bancroft residents Mrs Eaton and Mesdames Aston and Armstrong.
The Riverside Inn at Milner Idaho will be opened to the public on Friday May 1 by the Twin Falls North Side Investment company. The hotel on the Snake River near the Milner dam offers electric lights hot and cold water and 40 rooms including suites with baths. It promises fishing shooting and boating nearby and aims to be a homey stop for travelers.
Notice of lost item. A large pair of gold rimmed spectacles is missing. Finder may return them to this office and receive a reward.
Oxford Reservoir and Irrigation Company in Oxford Idaho announces an assessment of one dollar per share levied at the April 6 1908 directors meeting. Payable May 10 1908 to W F Fisher. Delinquent after May 22 1908, and will be sold at public auction on May 30 1908 to cover the delinquent assessment and costs.
Advertisement claims a single day cure for a cold using LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets with a refund if it fails. The box bears E. W. Grove’s signature.
A correspondent records humorous remarks overheard near a serving area, noting how waitresses comment on soups desserts and meat. The account compares the diners to Beatrice Herford in tone and mentions imitations of guests' walks and manners.
The London Telegraph notes that glass and paste gems now rival real stones in look and durability. Except for the emerald, cat's eye, and opal, many pastes fool experts, with modern technique delivering convincing substitutes for decorative use.
A teacher defines a philanthropist as one who helps others and, imagining wealth, asks a student what she would be. The boy responds readily, labeling her as a cinch, highlighting a humorous classroom moment from a Woman's Home Companion excerpt.
A newspaper notice promises prizes for correct answers to a quiz. All correct responses win a $100 bond, a piano in-store credit, and a framed art picture. Second, third prizes offer bonds and art pictures as rewards to near winners.
A Buffalo Times snippet recalls Sam Jackson's burial where grief-stricken friends gather. A young darkey maiden steps forward to comfort him with tender words but he insists the funeral must pass before any talk of marriage.
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