Fortunesof Madame Geyser Case Sees Legal Scrutiny Rise
Legal turmoil surrounds the City of Pocatello v Madame Geyser the fortune teller. Judges Rich and Masonheimer hear arguments at chambers on ordinance validity and potential bias while water case claims from Fremont and Bingham counties loom.
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Rich
Pocatello
Madame Geyser
Lave
Stephens
Demurrer
Govvernor Terralles
Ludge Eden
Vile
Masonheimer
Bear Lake
Chambers
Freemont
Bingham
Many Millions For War and Hidden Cures Abound
A 1908 era piece notes vast war expenditures in the United States and cites household fears from illnesses. It mentions Ballard's Honeyworm syrup as a touted remedy for coughs and pulmonary issues with prices listed.
Free Delivery Service Investigation For Pocatello
A letter from the First Assistant Postmaster General to Postmaster Ball in Pocatello Idaho notes a representative will visit to discuss establishing free delivery. The date is uncertain but unlikely before July 1 due to current-year funds. Citizens are urged to number houses and bid for street signs to enable early delivery.
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Ball
Postoffice Department
Pocatello
Idaho
W. A. Johnson
New York Life Insurance Promotes Benefits of Policy Ownership
A 1901 promotional piece for The Great International New York Life Insurance argues life policies protect families and provide old age security. It cites 600000+ holders, $380000000 in applications, $262000000 premiums paid, $1500000 in dividends, and $6700000 lent to policyholders, urging readers to start a retirement fund in 1902.
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People’s Savings Bank
Alroady
THE
Great International New York Life
Insurance advert offering annual premiums to beneficiaries
Special policy offers ten annual premiums for a father mother or sisters support. In case of death the beneficiary receives a stated annual or semiannual payment during their lifetime. If the beneficiary dies first New York Site returns all money paid. Policies are incontestable. For information call O B Wheeler Pocatello Idaho.
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New York
Addren
O. B. Wheeler
Pocatello
Idaho
Fragile Babe and Growing Child Strengthened by Aid
Fragmentary report notes Ware's Canam View MIPAGR aiding a fragile babe and growing child. Mentions destruction of worms, gate digestion fat work, and rebuilding the body. Includes stray references to Price, percentage content, Mrs A L Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
Cook
Snow Lix- IMENT Remedy Fondly Praised in Ad
An old advertisement touts BALLAND's Snow Lix- IMENT as a superior household remedy. It claims wide usefulness in homes with various unspecified ohtkives and notes a price of 2 and 80 cents.
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Balland
Postmistress Appointed in Robin and Hawkins Post Office Opened
Rosin Idaho January reports May Hudson named postmaster at Robin succeeding L S Whitney. Hawkins Post Office established at Hawkins Bank seven miles west with Anna Laursen as postmaster and William Gill as mail carrier. Robin residents celebrate Christmas with school events and dances. New Year programs and a bow dance amid a dry winter and scarce hay prices.
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Rosin
Idaho
Utah
Wm Henderson
Logan
Thos Jenkins
Hatch
Thos. Smith
Blackfoot
Smith
J O Morgan
Ross Fork Community Notes From Idaho in 1902
Ross Fork reports several residents visiting Park City Utah and the state capital, Bishop Funsten stopping by, and New Year gatherings in Pleasant Valley Montana. The Ross Fork creek runs dry, ice must be cut from the bottomlands, and Miss Jane Morgan resigns as public school teacher awaiting a replacement.
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Ross Fork
Idaho
Peter J. Johnson
Park City
Utah
EB. Thum
W. W. Blakeslee
Oscar Wickstrom
Pleasant Valley
Mont
Funsten
J. Mayers
Tilden
Zion
Bannock Creek
Ross Fork Creek
Jane Morgan
Valuable Land for Sale Near Rigby Idaho Falls
J B Bonham a trustee of the Academy of Idaho notes land for sale near Rigby with full water rights and under farmer canal. Price is 10 per acre with 60 cents annual maintenance tax and most of it is Bowman land. Several thousand acres open for spring tolls and prices may double. Ideal for home or speculation on the St Anthony branch 15 miles above Idaho Falls.
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Bonham
The
Academy of Idaho
Rigby
Bowman
St. Anthony
Idaho Falls
Stops the Cot and Works of the Cold Emblem Ad
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets advertised as curing a cold in one day with no cure no pay offer. Brand Patriate price listed as 26 conte. The copy echoes early 20th century patent medicine promotions with bold claims and limited details.
Catalogue Recieved From Y M C A Library
Secretary Hicks reports the Y M C A has received a seventy six page pew catalogue listing all library books including the thousand volumes donated by Miss Helen Miller Gould. Regular shipments continue, with four smaller installments received since the main donation. A few valuable works arrived too late for the catalogue.
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Secratory Hicks
Argumented Association Library
Helen Miller Gould
Burglar Shot At Bannock Hotel Clerk Fires Twice
Last Saturday evening the Bannock Hotel night clerk fired two shots at a burglar found in the kitchen with a large bread haul. The thief escaped after entering through a window, despite Chaney being described as an expert shot.
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Bannock Hotel
Washington wedding shocks relatives in Boise unions
A Salt Lake Herald dispatch from Washington reports J. D. Flenner secretary to Senator Dubois and Mrs. Mary F Straight of Boise were married in the capital last evening. The ceremony surprised relatives and friends in Boise and Washington as the news spread.
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Salt Lake Herald
Washington
J. D. Flenner
Dubois
Mary F Straight
Boise
Helena And Butte Admitted To Pacific Northwest League
A Helena And Butte entry to the Pacific Northwest league is reported by a Helena special. Rate talks with the league managers are ongoing though not fully settled. Charles S. Fee of St. Paul says he will try to secure a satisfactory passenger rate.
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Butte
Helena
Charles S. Fee
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Fort Hall Lands Approvals Move to Settlement Location
Surveyor-General Perrault reports Interior department has approved the last contract in the Fort Hall land case. The appraisers' report is approved and only the method of locating ceded lands remains to be agreed upon, St. Louis Statesman notes.
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Perrault
Interior Department
Fort Hall
Department
For Her Sake at the Auditorium Promises Realistic Russia Drama
The advance agent touts the new Russian melodrama For Her Sake at the Auditorium tomorrow night as the best portrayal of life in faraway Russia. It features sensational scenes and strong staging with able acting. Seats on sale at Sprague's Pharmacy.
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Russia
Seatsenow
Sprague
Burial of Carrigan Held by Knights of Pythias in Boise
Funeral services for Frank H. Carrigan a 22 year old Oregon Railway fireman killed near Durkee Gre were conducted Sunday at the Odd Fellows hall Boise under Knights of Pythias auspices with Masonic cemetery interment. Members from Glenns Ferry and Pocatello attended. The service included readings by C C Siggins James Agnew and S L Newton and a prayer by Rev C K Deuel. Carrigan formerly of Glenns Ferry was engaged to Lizzie Woolrich.
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Frank H. Carrigan
Boise Statesman
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Durkee
Gre
Masonic Cemetery
Order of the Knights of Pythias
Glenn’s Ferry
Pocatello
Knights of Pythias
Garrigan
Lodge of Knights of Pythias
C. C. Siggins
James Agnew
L. Newton
C. KE. Deuel
St. Michael’s Church
Lodge
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Pocatello Division
Oregon Short Line Company
Samuel Meyer
W. H. Doisn
Boise
E. J. Bonken
Albert Stein
Grove Moyer
Harvey Gross
Frank Carrigan
M. J. Carrigan
Glenn's Ferry
Carrigan
la Grande
Ore
Huntington
Darkee
Lizzie Woolrich
J. C. Carrigan
H. W. Gross
D. J. Malone
John Rayle
Edward Thompson
Young Installation of Officers In Two Lodges
Notice invites all in good standing of the A O U W and D of H to a joint installation at the K P hall on Friday evening January 10 1902 at 8 oclock. Members visiting Pocatello from other lodges are invited to attend and enjoy hospitality from Mountain Lily Lodge No 2 D of H and Pocatello Lodge No 16 A O U W.
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A.O.U.W
K. of P. Hall
Pocatello
Mountain Lily Lodge No
D. of
Pocatello Lodge No
Constipation Advice Promoted by Local Pharmacy
A local drug store promotes Witt's Little Early Risers as a pure vegetable remedy for constipation. The message emphasizes health without peevish distress and notes Kean's Drug Store and H H Whittlesey as distributors.
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Witt
Kean
H H Whittlesey
Whosoever with Piles Sought Relief From Buckeye Ointment
The notice promotes TABLER'S BUCKEYE PILE OINTMENT as a guaranteed cure for piles. Price 50 cents for bottles and 75 conte for tubes. Mrs A L Cook signs the advertisement.
Merry Juniors Club Meeting at Agnes Rayle Home
The Merry Juniors of the High School met with Miss Agnes Rayle Monday evening. After business they played cards and enjoyed refreshments served by Mrs. Rayle and Mrs. Mullen. Attendees included Helen Peck, John Seley, Herbert Carrigan, Inez Myers, Willis Reeves, Lydia Byrne, Bernadette Byrne, Rose Briggs, Will Smith, Jennie Glenn, Alice Olive, Tom Mallen, with leaders Miss Nosger, Brown and Prof Siders.
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Agnes Rayle
Rayle
Mullen
Helen Peck
John Seley
Herbert Carrigan
Inez Myers
Willis Reeves
Lydia
Bernadette Byrne
Rose Briggs
Will Smith
Jénnie Glenn
Alice Olive
Tom Mallen
Nosger
Brown
Prof
Siders
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertisement urges quick cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It promises a refund if ineffective and features W. Grove's signature on each box. Price is 2 shillings.
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W. Grove
Thio i on every box of the genuine alive Bromo-Quinine Tablets
An OCR fragment notes Thio i appears on each box of the genuine alive Bromo-Quinine Tablets advertised as the remedy that cures a cold. The readable line hints at a patent cold remedy claim common in vintage ads.
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Thio i
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Fortune Teleer
Portant
Bingham and Fremont Co
United States
Husener
Ballard
NEW York Life
TNS
Robin
Ross
L. 8. Whiting
Hawkins
Y. M. C. A. Library
D. Flenner
Mary F. Straight
Pacific Northwest League
Fort Hall Lands
Keights of
Pythias
Kant
Merry Juniors
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