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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
4
A voyage narrative from Guayaquil explains equal day and night lengths, with no twilight only brief sunset and dawn. The ocean glows with phosphorescent waves and foam, porpoises flash, and the Southern Cross dominates the sky while a black spot labeled the devil's dinner bag glows beneath a single star.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt shows a candidate touting 22 introduced bills for his district and vowing to return to Washington if reelected. A heckler asks what happened to the bills, and the candidate notes each was printed in the Congressional Record. A second item reports a ticket blown between Colorado and Southern trains, later found by a baggage master.
A writer notes Moscow’s beggars, estimated at 50,000, are inseparable from the city’s fabric. He argues removing them would erase a vital part of Moscow, with some beggars so aged they resemble the Kremlin and even affect church power through their visibility.
A mother questions how many eggs were broken after her son dropped the basket on the way from the dairy. The boy replies that none were broken but some shells came off the eggs.
A humorous dialogue fragment shows Mrs. Fogarty pleading with Mike not to order Irish stew while Mr. Fogarty promises neutrality and asks Walther to fetch either Hungarian or Celtic dishes, capturing a light domestic banter.
A romantic girl asks about her present fiance’s ring and a practical friend names the newest style. The fragment hints at a light literary moment and references classical names like Ovid and a city location.
A New York Tribune piece describes how Chinese waste paper is treated as sacred writing. It details a ritual furnace in Chinatown, disposal by Mon War Sher members, and the procession of ashes to sea in Mon War boats.
A discussion traces the term merchant from classic and biblical use to modern Times noting that it once meant foreign traders with ships and wholesale commerce. It quotes Chaucer De Quincey and London Notes and Queries and contrasts past strictness with today’s broader, casual usage. It then recounts Daniel Webster’s final days as he longs to see his artful garden and remarks on the home squadron’s safety before staying in his room.
A Strand Magazine excerpt describes highly sensitive plants that react to shadows or quick movements by closing leaflets and drooping leaf stalks. The text notes even a passerby’s shadow on a hot day can cause them to fall slightly, illustrating their vivid responsiveness.
The quote expresses a moral stance that wealth should not grant superiority. It asserts that one should make others feel the speaker can live without their riches, maintaining dignity, independence, and equality despite poverty.
A traveler recalls a stalled car opposite the Alps, where the view makes the interruption worthwhile. The exchange highlights how the scenery transformed a mundane breakdown into a memorable moment.
A lighthearted note from two papers comments on Saturday crowds and a remark about literature. The Philadelphia Inquirer quips that the place is frightfully crowded and nobody goes there then, while the Boston Globe notes that liking novels does not prove a fondness for literature.
Many people have built fortunes by government land scrip which delivers title similar to US patents. Scrip allows buying government land without residence or improvement, and C B Towers of Miles City Montana is a leading dealer. He offers Northern Pacific Railway scrip with a warranty deed and refund promise if title laws fail, price eight dollars twenty five cents per acre, and directs inquiries to Towers Miles City.
Elks hold a Dallas Texas convention with excursions via the Oregon Short Line and Overland Route. Tickets go on sale from Utah and Wyoming points July 8 and 9, from other points July 7 and 8. Final limit August 6. See gents for rates and further particulars.
Mrs. A. L. Cook, a local druggist, advertises McGee's Baby Elixir as a remedy for diarrhoea dysentery and all stomach or bowel disturbances in infants. The promotion emphasizes the bowel as the vital point and life risk in infant ailments.
The Republican State Central Committee announces a nominating convention in Boise Idaho on September 1 1908 at 11 a m. Delegates from Ada to Washington counties are allotted seats, with primaries and county conventions urged to select delegates. James H Brady chairs the meeting with Addison T Smith as secretary.
Local shop window offers typewriter papers ribbons and car bons with a promise of best quality. Tribune Office advertises supplies for writers and clerks seeking reliable writing tools and accessories.
Mrs Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire says Foley's Kidney Remedy cured her long standing kidney trouble after using two bottles purchased at Temple Pharmacy. She highly endorses the medicine.
Notice is given that Monday July 6 1908 at 10 a m in Bannock County Idaho court room in Pocatello will prove the will of Fred G Rice deceased and hear Ivan G Rice petition for letters testamentary to Emma J Rice. Witnessed by Probate Judge T A Johnston. 6 20 2nd.
Notice: Current Expense Fund Warrants Nos. 65 to 81 dated April 16 1908 will be paid with interest to date of call upon presentation. Julia M Sullivan County Treasurer dated May 16 1908.
Daily trips via 0. 8. S. run from June 20 to September 30 with a thirty day limit from sale date. Contact agents for rates and further particulars.
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