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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1900
Page
2
Christmas in Pocatello 1900 brings joy and prosperity as new blocks and homes rise. Oregon Short Line Railroad boosts business and employment. shoppers set a county record. A local exchange mocks Montpelier Examiner for political comments and Boise Capital's rebuke.
In a Caldwell Record blurb the Capital defends its political grip and threatens blows for those who reopen dead isses. It accuses backpappers and bushwhackers of meddling while signaling power to silence critics and control the Examiner’s columns.
The paper will not publish Tuesday and will resume Thursday. Season’s greetings are extended to all readers with best wishes for a Merry Christmas.
A poetic defense arguing that belief in the Christmas narrative rests on more than reason alone. The speaker asserts heart and spiritual truth justify faith beyond infallible test, challenging critics who deny the tale's historicity.
The speaker contrasts earthly abundance with a richer world governed by nature and art and finds hope in the tale of Christ. He asserts that truth and joy come from divine law and obedience, claiming folly denies this substance while faith grants life and exultant vitality.
An excerpt from Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Christmas Sermon discusses right living as foundational to true Christmas feeling. It urges scrupulous but balanced conduct, warns against overemphasis on sin, and suggests self discipline without dwelling on flaws.
The passage argues that a man with mortified appetites remains flawed and must display cheerfulness and humility in judgment. It urges honesty and kindness, modest spending to aid family happiness, and renunciation when needed. It stresses keeping few, steadfast friends and above all keeping faith with oneself as a demanding test of character.
The Pocatel lo Power and Irrigation company warns patrons using 82 candle power lamps while paying for 16 candle power. Patrons must replace 32 candle power lamps with 16 or notify the company of 82 candle power usage so rates can be readjusted. Noncompliant lights will be discontinued.
The notice lists holiday excursion rates for several associations with round trip fares and sale dates, including Y P National Live Stock Association events in Salt Lake in January 1901 and Idaho State Teachers' Association in Mountain Home. It also promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a remedy for croup and lung troubles, touting quick relief and prevention of consumption from Mrs. A L Cook and Bean's drug store.
Advertises King's New Life Pills promising increased strength and a keen clear brain. A 25 cent box allegedly makes you feel like a new being. Sold by Bean's drug store.
A quoted Salt Lake Tribune passage lauds Kentucky Republican Yerkes then-Governor candidate, now Commissioner of Internal Revenue, praising his ability and honor. The piece contrasts Kentucky politics with national views and ends with a homely ode to Kentucky and a fanfare of regional pride amid turmoil and migration. The mood mixes editorial tremor with regional nostalgia and a jab at rivals.
A Tees Berea man paid over $300 to doctors over two years for a leg sore. A surgeon advised amputation, but Bucklen’s Alpha Salve cured the sore. Piles also claimed to be cured. Sold by Bean's drug store for 25 cents a box.
An urgent ad-style notice touts One Minute Cough Cure as a remedy for coughs colds croup bronchitis grippe and throat lung troubles claiming rapid relief and prevention of serious illness for four people in danger situations.
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