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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
4
The Picatello Tribune is published in Pocatello Idaho by The Tribune Company Limited. George N Ifft is president and William Wallin serves as contact at 414 West Center Street with phone 279. Member of Associated Press.
A Christmas meditation on the birth of Jesus Christ as a day of peace progress and prosperity. The piece reflects on the festival's origins from harvest gratitude to its Christian meaning and its symbolic return of light and spring. It describes global celebration bells feasts candles carols and family gatherings and urges joy gratitude and generosity.
Goodwin’s Weekly notes Idaho’s irrigation drive turning vast arid lands into fertile farms. Land once worth under a dollar an acre now sells with water attached for about 150 dollars. Wet fruit from Idaho ranks among the world’s finest with strong market demand throughout.
The region near new water works is becoming a sugar region with a ranch reportedly cultivating 12 000 acres of sugar beets. The piece argues Idaho will have more cultivated land in fifteen years than New York and yield about twice per acre with prices about twice eastern levels, making it an ideal area for farmers and horticulturists and promising wealth for the Gem State.
A Texas paver estimates the latest American battleship would cost 9 000 000 dollars with a single broadside burning 17 000 dollars and guns wearing out after two hours of fighting. He adds the enemy’s fate would be decided in the same two hours. The game might be worth the powder.
Reports claim Germany has discovered diamonds in its southwest Africa colony while chatter about Arkansas diamond diggings grows. The United States acknowledges vast territorial claims and ongoing search for precious stones across territories.
The proposal to place President Roosevelt at the head of the world peace tribunal will be dropped as unlikely to succeed.
Col Bryan will entertain and advise with Nebraska legislators this winter. His Fairview home will serve as the best available substitute for the White House.
A proposed $50,000,000 gift by Mr. Rocckefeller to Oriental education is seen as a blow to the University of Chicago, suggesting Rockefeller may be discouraged by Occidental pupils produced.
Castro adds to a record of being abroad as his government faces ship captures and war. Venezuela bets on victory if Castro is removed. Admiral Evans claims recent ships surpass the Dreadnought. Such testimony from an expert outweighs naval gossip.
The remark notes three Ananiases in the New Testament but asserts only one is widely known. It argues that truthfulness does not guarantee avoiding celebrity, challenging common assumptions about notoriety.
A fragment notes Mr Hearst's party polling few votes and none of its candidates succeed yet mentions a homer by Hearst on Haskell, implying a football or baseball context and a notable performance amid weak support.
When Gov Hughes speaks in New York City no hall can hold the crowd. If the governor can convert the town he will be the revivalist of the age.
A brisk political climate in Washington stirs debate as March 4 approaches with uncertainty over who will be counted among supporters and opponents. The piece notes urgency in obtaining a definite tally of voters backing or opposing the measure.
Some southern states have focused on stamping out all but one party, yet the surviving organization is gradually dwindling as a result.
A top Hen in Chicago poultry show carries a prize tag of 10000 dollars. The buyer must gamble on laying the golden egg that would yield 500 double eagles in value.
A rural observation questions why farm youth depart, suggesting fear of facing this year’s crop value of seven point seven eight billion dollars cited by Secretary Wilson.
The future historian should be careful in handling the public documents of the year 1908. He might imagine things of this period worse than they are.
Count Boni de Castellane is described as sympathetic and eager for his children to receive loving care from their French grandparents. Mr. Taft’s upcoming trip to Panama will be his fifth, amid a vigorous campaign by a steadfast public servant.
President Roosevelt plans a foreign visit that observers say will cast the countries visited as larger than during Col. Bryan’s earlier tours. The remark notes the scale and impact of presidential travel in the era.
The report notes a renewed business upswing as a key outcome of Republican policies. Optimists expect the revival to continue, signaling stronger economic activity across sectors.
A Pocatello cleaning shop offers fur, silk skirt and waist restoration. The ad invites a trial cleaning service at 206 West Clark with phone contact 137-blk.
The Gate City of Pocatello Idaho reports a year of rapid growth with new government facilities, a Jensen creamery, a large wholesale grocery, a pressed brick plant, and a Pintseh gas plant. New schools and church buildings, a potential railway depot, and anticipated residential and commercial blocks signal a strong 1909 construction season.
Local bakery Wade's announces prices at fifteen cents per pound for holly treats. Handwritten sign advertises seasonal sale with limited quantity.
Notice states all barber shops stay open until 10 o clock tonight Thursday and will be closed all day Christmas. They will reopen until 10 o clock on Thursday December 31 and be closed New Year’s Day by order H E Hegabon secretary.
An advertisement touts fresh dressed poultry at Cold Storage Meat Market and urges shoppers to compare prices. It also promotes Pocatello Cleaning Pressing and Dyeing, offering cleaning, pressing, repair, and dyeing for clothes at 206 West Clark, with phone 137-black.
An advertisement promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment as a cure for rheumatism lumbago sore and stiff muscles strains sprains cuts burns bruises and all aches and pains. The seller Mra A L Cook urges readers to keep a bottle at home.
Reduced fares for Christmas holidays on the Oregon Short Line. Tickets on sale December 18 19 24 25 and 31 and January 1 1909 with limit January 4. See agents for further particulars.
The notice urges women to save money with a suggestion of ten or twenty centenae or more, attributed to Gray & Gray at 215 North Main. The fragment implies a promotion or financial tip aimed at female readers through a local business listing.
Mrs J B Battles offers a reward for information leading to the discovery of Joe Battles body or his whereabouts.
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