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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
2
The fragment notes the document was entered at the post office in Pocatello for transmission through the mail system as second class matter. It reflects a standard postal classification and processing step referenced in archival text.
Vox populI comment follows yesterday’s bond vote in Pocatello criticizing the city council and an engineer’s plan for sewer funding. Voters rejected the mixed bond issue amid concerns over costs and reliability, urging a competent engineers’ system and responsible public works.
The article reports that Harriman line extension work resumes today after a months stoppage due to unrest. It notes expansion on the Athol hill cut-off in Colorado and extension of the Platte line with crews sent to both ends. Work on the Athol to Borte cut-off is 80 percent finished.
The Illinois Central Railroad resumes 8000 jobs across divisions while the Milwaukee Road rehires 400 shop workers on a ten hour six day schedule. The moves signal a revival in prosperity and a strong crop outlook despite storm areas, with Pocatello shops expected to hire fully after the Fourth of July fiscal year end.
President Roosevelt officially endorses William Howard Taft for the presidency. He praises Taft as fearless, upright, and attentive to the needs of all citizens, arguing Taft embodies plain people’s interests and resists demagogy. Roosevelt’s remarks frame Taft as the best qualified successor to lead the nation.
A biblical excerpt celebrates Israel's deliverance at the Red Sea. The Lord defeats Pharaoh's host while the horse and rider sink beneath the waves. The song calls for singing and shouting in praise of Jehovah's mighty salvation.
An advertorial notes that the product targets infant bowel issues. It claims McGee's Baby Elixir cures diarrhea dysentery and stomach or bowel disturbances as a vital remedy cited by Mrs A L Cook a druggist.
Anonymous urges readers to keep moving forward. The verse counsels dropping past sorrows and maintaining steady effort while marching into the future with a fearless mind. It emphasizes perseverance and leaving shadows behind.
Poem contemplates hidden motives and unseen trials behind actions. It argues compassion over snap judgment, urging readers to understand life’s hidden forces and the good within even amid sin. The speaker asks how judgment would change if we knew the causes and efforts behind behavior.
A tribute by Joel Benton mourns Edmund Clarence Stedman as a genial, devoted lover of truth and past ideals. The piece notes his lyrical gifts and lasting impact on poetry, praising his kindness and steadfast artistry even as it laments his passing.
Poem evokes open earth and sky with birds, plowmen, sun on meadows, willows by a stream, pampas towers, and fields in full growth. Ruby Archer’s verse links health and happiness to growth and liberty, celebrating nature and living.
On this date 1725 the French general Comte de Rochambeau was born and would die in 1807. In 1862 the Battle of Malvern Hill occurred in Virginia. 1898 General Shafter's corps attacked Santiago. 1905 John Hay, US secretary of state, died after being born in 1838.
July night sky features Jupiter near the moon in the east by 10 p m Saturn at quadrature with the sun in late summer. Mercury appears in the last half of the month before sunrise near the eastern horizon. Venus remains visible as a morning star toward month end. Jupiter sets 9 30 to 7 50 and Saturn rises midnight to 10 p m. Constellations overhead include Hercules Corona Borealis Bootes Ursa Minor Draco Cassiopeia Cepheus Cygnus Lyra Delphinus Aquila Sagittarius Ophuchus Serpens Scorpio Libra Centaurus Hydra Virgo Leo Canes Venatici Leo Minor Ursa Major Lynx Arcturus Deneb Vega Altair Antares Spica Regulus Denebola. Meteors Delta Aquarid and Perseid possible 27 29 and 23 lists.
The Blue and the Gray, a Civil War narrative, plays at the Lyric tonight with showings Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tickets on sale rule Sec and 4th limited to July 6th. See agents for rates and further particulars.
Holmes and Company offers a wide range of nut sundaes showcasing pecan almond walnut and peanut toppings. The shop promotes rich sauces and creamy ice cream to complement the crunchy nuts. Local patrons sample new flavor blends and enjoy classic favorites.
We hold up our teas for your judgment they will stand the test for strength delicacy of flavor and moderation in price They excel any others we know Fresh vegetables under the spray berries cherries pineapples melons and cantaloupes at their best
A dated table lists several insurers with their base cities and states, establishment years, assets and policyholder surpluses. Milwaukee Wisconsin Norwestern National Insurance Co shows assets around 1.154 million with surplus of 823,216.10. Philadelphia Pennsylvania Spring Garden Insurance Co reports assets and a 546,524.00 surplus. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania German Fire Insurance Co reports 823,216.10 surplus. Lincoln Nebraska Farmers & Merchants shows assets about 469,042.00. Seattle Washington Seattle Fire & Marine Insurance Co reports 346,011.34 in assets and 298,933.74 surplus.
Germania Life Insurance Company of New York established 1860 reports assets or liabilities totaling 88,983,965.00 with additional figures including 5,062,296.45 and a remaining balance noted as 88,983,965.00 in the sequence.
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