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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1908
Page
2
Dubois appears to drop his anti church interference plank to win seating for Idaho delegates. In the credentials sub committee he chose backing Nugent delegates over his Mormon issue, aiming to preserve his political machine. His Denver failure threatens the demise of a discredited politician.
The Chicago Tribune lauds William Howard Taft as the best equipped for the presidency. It notes his long public service, from assistant prosecutor to secretary of war and Panama Canal administrator, praising his courage fairness and diplomacy. It credits him with stabilizing Cuba Japan relations and shaping Philippine governance.
The account notes Taft’s clear differences with his chief and his readiness to let those differences prevail more than any other member of the administration’s circle. The passage emphasizes Taft’s independent stance within the era’s leadership dynamics.
The Pen dleton East Oregonian lauds President Theodore Roosevelt for unmatched influence and steady leadership. It highlights his Roosevelty approach, successful reorganizations, forest and land protections, and his lasting historical impact.
The article notes Joseph Henry’s 1836 experiment across Princeton the first telegraph line using the earth as conductor. Henry and his wife exchanged signals from his house to his laboratory, seen by undergraduates as miraculous.
On this day in history Napoleon I and Alexander I sealed the Treaty of Til}sit. General Skobeleff died, born 1843. Justice Blatchford died, born 1820. George W. Julian, notable American statesman, died, born 1817.
Sun and moon times noted with moon age ten days. Sunset 7 29 PM rises 4 38 AM Moon sets 12 33 AM. No further details or context provided.
An advertisement warns against mercury in remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as mercury free and taken internally. The blurb urges buyers to ensure genuineness and notes testimonials are free and price seven cents per bottle, with a recommendation to Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
An advertisement stresses the dangers of bowel ailments in infants and claims McGee's Baby Elixir cures diarrhoea dysentery and other stomach or bowel disturbances. The notice cites Mrs A L Cook as the druggist selling the remedy.
Roy Porter will meet the daily train at Trade station and run a mountain wagon to his famous fishing resort at Island Park, inviting anglers to enjoy the park’s famed fishing grounds.
The Pocatello Independent School District No. 1 in Bannock county Idaho invites sealed bids to purchase negotiable bonds amounting to Fifteen thousand dollars for heating improvements. Bonds bear interest at 4% or 5% and mature within twenty years. bids due August 3 1908 with a $1500 deposit required.
The notice promotes land scrip as a safe path to government land titled via Congress acts. It highlights dealer C B Towers of Miles City Montana as a leading scripealer with a contract with the Northern Pacific Railway to sell specific scrip. Purchasers get a warranty deed from the railway and a refund guarantee if title fails. Address inquiries to Towers in Miles City. We will show the best moving pictures tonight at the Auditorium.
Pitches Ballard's Snow Liniment as a remedy for rheumatism promising pain relief reduced swelling and flexible joints. Advert states prices 26c 60c and 1.00 and credits Mrs A L Cook as the seller.
Mr. Frank Conlan of 436 Houston Street, New York, commends Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver troubles. He says it aids digestion, purifies the blood, and restores vigor, with Ferguson & Jenkins’ drug stores in Pocatello and McCammon selling it under guarantee at 60 cents.
The assessment roll of Bannock county Idaho for 1908 is complete and available in the clerk of the Board of County Commissioners office in Pocatello. The Board will meet for equalization starting Monday July 13 1908 at the clerk’s office and continue daily until all business is disposed of.
Excursions to Payette Lakes via 0.8 L. run daily from June 20 to September 30. A thirty day limit applies from the date of sale. See agents for rates and further particulars.
We hold up our teas for your judgment because we know 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 list of fire insurance companies with their establishment years, assets and policyholder surplus figures. Northern Assurance Co of London shows assets 4 390 484.00 and surplus 1 190 900.00. Spring Garden Ins Co Philadelphia assets 82 230 820.23 with surplus 46 324.00. German Fire Ins Co Pittsburgh assets 118 903.00. Farmers & Merchants of Lincoln Neb assets 469 042.00 with surplus 207 552.00. Seattle Fire & Marine Ins Co Seattle assets 346 011.34 and policyholder surplus 298 933.74.
The document notes the American Surety Company of New York with a stated surplus of 2.5 million and a bond amount of 2.5 million. It appears as a financial snippet referencing surety bonds and capitalization.
Germania Life Insurance Company of New York, established 1860, reports assets and liabilities totaling 38,983,965.00 and 5,062,296.45 respectively. No further context provided.
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