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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
4
At the Ogden railroad shops sparks fly as old locomotives are repaired and rebuilt. Engines are disassembled and work races ahead with painting, refitting, and new components. Workers voice optimism about return to steady pay and job security this fall.
The American Railway Association will inspect new safety devices on the Burlington road this Friday under ICC authority funded with 50 000 dollars. One device projects above track to trigger brakes if a danger signal is overrun. Another system would halt trains by automatically stopping them if a driver ignores a block signal.
At the Lyric the unequalled bill features The Incendiary Foreman and The New Bull Fight plus Tiresome Play Weird Symphony and Dynamite Duelists. Management installs a modern Powers camera to improve safety and reduce flicker by half. Ladies' souvenir matinee Saturday.
For sale a four room house with cellar well and barn on one lot. Features a hen house and good value. Rented for seven dollars per month. Price three hundred fifty dollars cash or ten dollars per month with ten percent interest. See Fletcher R Burris Real Estate Loans and Insurance upstairs N W corner Main and Center.
The article extols American Pilsen beer as a tonic and appetizer and nerve soother, highlighting its purported calming and restorative effects. It frames the beverage as a versatile addition to meals and social settings.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Cheney at 555 South Sixth avenue. Miss Katherine Bohe was pleasantly surprised by about 14 friends at her North Harrison avenue home last night, organized by her sister Ruth.
Jack D Arcy, prominent mining promoter, is in Bannock and headed for Seattle. H L Wilhelm and wife plan Seattle trip and Coast Magazine work. Trapper mine promoter C H Jackson stayed at Carlyle, then to Albion mines. Abe Pierce reports Twin Falls plans a special train to Pocatello for a game with Gate City, with Yale players and local talent starring for Pocatello and Twin Falls hopeful for a fast win.
W E Campbell is accused of striking George Griffiths son with a rock causing injuries feared to be permanent. He will be arraigned tomorrow before Justice J M Massenheimer. County Attorney Gray filed the information.
Mrs Chris Armstrong begins business at 238 West Center, in the former Turf cafe, featuring a fine line of hats for ladies to view. The notice suggests visiting for a selection and mentions beer served by bottle of American Pilsener as a novelty.
Roy Porter will meet the daily train at Island Park station then shuttle anglers via mountain wagon to his renowned Island Park fishing resort.
Mrs R. Piers on Auburn Centre Pa says Dr King’s New Discovery cures long standing threat and lung trouble. It is a renowned cough and cold remedy sold by Ferguson Jenkins Drug Co Pocatello and McCammon 60c and 1. Trial bottle free.
Republican State Central Committee calls a nominating convention in Boise Idaho on September 1 1908 at 11 am. Delegates apportioned by county including Ada 24 Bannock 18 Bear Lake 14 etc. County committees urged to arrange primaries and county conventions to select delegates. James H Brady chairman Addison T Smith secretary.
Harrison the jeweler introduces a new line of Veil Pins priced from 50 cents to 5 dollars each. The ads highlight affordable decorative pins for a broad range of tastes and budgets.
On Saturday August 1 1908 at 10 oclock a m the state of Idaho offers about 1000 acres of agricultural land for sale at public auction to the highest bidder at Caldwell court house. Land valued from 10 to 25 per acre and largely irrigable. Lands lie in townships 6 N 1 2 W 7 N 1 2 W 8 N 2 4 W 9 N 4 W. Usual state land purchase terms apply. By order of the State Board of Land Commissioners. M I CHURCH Register. d 7 16 20 25.
An advertisement touts a contented woman living with Ballard Snow Liniment in the same house. It claims the product frees the family from aches and pains, heals cuts burns and scalds, and cures rheumatism neuraglia lumbago and muscular stiffness. Available in 250 500 and 1.06 per bottle by Mrs A L Cook.
Advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe and certain cure for consumption the so called white plague urging readers not to risk health with unknown products. Temple Pharmacy promotes the remedy as effective and trustworthy.
In a Tatler exchange, a visitor asks where the new American animal the Teddy bear is found. An attendant replies that the Teddy bear belongs in the monkey house, prompting amusement.
A sale of pattern and trimmed hats begins tomorrow July 11 at Hale Millinery Store north of the Terrell Block. Hats priced at 2 00 2 50 3 00 and 3 50, regularly 5 00 6 00 and 7 00, will run for a limited time.
The kidneys strain impurities from blood and Foley's Kidney Remedy is claimed to make them healthy. It will purify the blood and help you feel well. Temple Pharmacy endorses the remedy.
Fragmentary shop listing notes kindling pricing at 14.00 per load then 8.50 for another item. Company name WEETER LUMBER LTD appears with a telephone reference.
A New York Press item reacts to a balloonatic scene colliding with a skyscraper and urges action to force tall buildings to carry lights. The piece conveys urban frustration and calls for policy or public safety measures.
In Kingston New York Dutch settlers raised a small church in 1659 and, after a minister arrived, served a sixteen member congregation with wages paid in wheat. A 1694 bell signaled meals and daily life. a sexton cried church time, and notices passed from sexton to clerk on a bamboo pole. Deacons collected with bell rung bags.
Judge Willis in London hears a plaintiff sue for grain value and clashes over terms. The defendant offers only half a crown a month, six years to settle, while the plaintiff derides him as a duck shover and ewanker, prompting courtroom laughter. An order to pay 5 shillings monthly is issued.
The Orpheum shows a fine bill headlined by In Morocco Tangier with scenes that enchant. The Orphan portrays an Arizona orphan girl’s triumph over a rival. Mirth includes Well Thy Water a comic misadventure with champagne, Soap in His Eyes and Dynamite Duel. Souvenir day Saturday offers each child a mocking bird and a gift for ladies.
A testimonial claims Foley’s Honey and Tar cured severe lung trouble. L. M. Ruggles of Reasner Iowa says doctors diagnosed consumption but after using the remedy his coughing hemorrhages pain ceased and lungs grew sound again. Temple Pharmacy.
State Land Board to offer about 240 lots on Big Payette Lake Boise county Idaho on Monday August 3 1908 at 10 AM at the courthouse in Weiser. Terms require one tenth cash and first year interest with the balance in nine annual installments at 6 percent. No more than two lots per person except certain blocks. Lots valued from 50 to 250 dollars each. For details write Boise Idaho.
Excursions to Payette Lakes offered via 0. 8. L. daily from June 20 to September 30. Thirty day limit from date of sale. See agents for rates and further particulars.
A clergyman recited a fragment from the Instruc tions of Ptah-ho-Tep, one of the oldest papyrus writings. The text counsels husbands to furnish the home, woo their wives, avoid quarrels, nourish them, dress and adorn them, and make them glad with praise within the limits of his means.
A claim by Mrs. A. L. Cook that Ballard’s Snow Liniment cures rheumatism and lumbago and relieves stiff joints. The ad portrays confinement at home as a trigger for feelings and promises quick relief and agility.
In Chapel Hill North Carolina J W Jenkins praises Buckien’s Arnica Salve calling it the best salve the world affords. He says it cured a felon on his thumb and it heals every sore burn or wound it is applied to. Available for 25 cents at Ferguson Jenkins drug stores in Pocatello and McCammon.
They were en route to the theater when she felt tremulous happiness and expected words of love. She asks about the string on his finger and he explains it reminds him of their engagement tonight. The moment brings a delightful dizziness.
The narrator speculates on the first manufacturer to advertise an item as a topic in aHistory of Advertising. A farmer suggests the hen as the likely culprit, noting there is no extant data on the subject.
A short excerpt from the Atchison Globe comments on how the world continues to improve despite each person dying eventually, emphasizing the persistent progress of society.
County Treasurer Julia M. Ban calls Current Expense Fund Warrants Nos. 65 to 81 dated April 16 1908 for payment with interest to date of call upon presentation at the office. Dated May 16 1908.
Readable items include typewriter papers ribbons and car bons offered at the Tribune office. Likely a classifieds or office supply note describing available goods and locations.
A brief and unclear OCR fragment references Bons and a Tribune item with uncertain date. No decisive events or names beyond Bons appear readable.
A fragmented dialogue depicts one narrator troubled by insomnia and endless wakeful hours pondering a literary work while a friend chides the hesitation and rush to read portions. The exchange hints at creative tension and sleep deprivation.
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