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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
2
The Pocatello Tribune details updated payment terms with advance rates for one year half year and three months. The daily paper is delivered every evening by carrier in Pocatello and readers are urged to address complaints at the office.
Citizens urged to host visiting woolmen for the January 14 16 convention. Local committee seeks homes to house delegates and asks residents to inform H C Gorin at the Tribune office of how many can be sheltered, with arrangements on rates to follow.
Governor-elect James H. Brady plans to urge enactment of a local option law and a direct primary law in his maiden message to the legislature. He aims to honor campaign pledges, restore voter faith, and set a strong example for lawmakers as they confront tax reduction within conservative yet progressive governance.
An analysis shows New York City residents averaged 317 street car rides per person in the past year, totaling 1,330,776,165 rides. The city accounts for about a tenth of the nation's roughly fifteen billion street car trips, rivaling tram passenger totals.
The report notes 3.5 million daily riders and a 350,000 increase over 1906, with New Yorker spending about 15.85 dollars per year on car fare and a total annual nickel earnings of 66,538,877. Despite crowded demand, rail facilities lag behind, track length reaches 76% miles, and car earnings per mile sit just under 22 cents.
A plow topped with a rooster symbolizes the ruling party that elected Cuba’s president. Citizens are urged to avoid letting the gamecock spirit intrude on peaceful farming. Rural mail wagons run daily with light loads due to absurd parcel rates, tied to a 16 million dollar deficit.
President Taft selects Hitchcock for postmaster general signaling a move to convert a 16 million dollar deficit into a surplus and to broaden the department's usefulness.
The article notes only one woman has won a seat in the Colorado legislature despite full woman suffrage. It argues the position remains unattractive to women and highlights broader political and civic debates of the era.
The text asserts China must have its territorial integrity respected and its independence internationally recognized, while noting historical debt and references to Uncle Sam in a critical historical tone.
Indiana marks its hundredth year in 1816 amid a presidential election that year. The simultaneous milestone and vote are described as a pressure event likely to dominate attention across the state.
A memoirist reflects on writing the trust memoirs with the customary witness stand line I don't recollect used as a title page motto. The phrase suggests memory gaps and legal nuance in recounting fiduciary matters.
In debate over hide tariffs the committee should push for strong protection for Col. Bryan, aiming to grant him full measures.
Astrologers assess William Jennings Bryan’s 1912 chances by analyzing celestial signs and political currents. The inquiry combines his public positions with anticipated public reception as observers weigh potential outcomes.
Two princesses Teweeleema and Wootonekanuske, heirs of Massasoit, live in poverty on Lake Assawampsett shore in Massachusetts. An effort seeks material recognition of their rights and the services Massasoit provided to early settlers, preserving a link to colonial history.
Mrs. A C Williams of Backy says a graveyard cough nearly killed her until Dr Kings New Discovery improved after the first dose. She gained 68 pounds and fully recovered. The medicine, claimed to prevent pneumonia, is sold at Ferguson & Jenkins drug stores in Pocatello and McCammon for 60 cents and 1 dollar with a trial bottle free.
A second hand Oliver typewriter offered by CHAFFEE & CO in first class condition. Price set at 45 dollars. Contact CHAFFEE & CO for details and viewing.
A Rembrandt once labeled Jeune homme a la cuirasse at Antwerp’s museum fooled experts in Paris. M. Seldemeyer’ s panel judged a fake, but Antonin Proust confirmed it as a top Dutch work. German emperor’s buyer Knauss then paid 1600 dollars. today its value would reach about 100000 dollars.
A man arrives late to a dinner claiming to have been detained. The truth: he came home to a locked house, accessed via a window, and found no wife or children. He reads the paper, then hurries to the dinner area as the guests wait, illustrating others have similar blunders.
An old, cautionary account describes Chinese views on decapitation, portraying it as the ultimate punishment and imagining a headless afterlife. It frames the fear as a universal deterrent, noting societal stigma and existential dread for the condemned.
The town near Kansas City, once off the river map, gained river access as high water cut a new main channel. In a few days the Missouri City landing opened when the steamer Chester passed by, and a local boost in freight and passenger service followed.
A notice from Mrs J. B. Battles offers a fifty dollar reward for information leading to the discovery of Joe Battles body or his whereabouts. The undersigned promises payment for credible tips aiding identification or location.
An ad urges prompt treatment for coughs and colds to prevent pneumonia or consumption, recommending Ballard’s Horehound Syrup with prices 26c 60c and 1.00 per bottle from Mrs A L Cook.
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