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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1908
Page
2
The Daily Tribune in Pocatello lists payment terms for advance subscriptions and notes delivery by carrier. It instructs readers to report complaints at the office and confirms postal transmission and filing as second-class mail.
A Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone official warned in a Tribune interview that a 50 cent per instrument phone tax in Pocatello would force rate increases to avoid losses. He cited company figures showing the exchange lately loses money and earns only 6 percent on investment, arguing the tax would not improve service and would burden residents. The Tribune urges the council to avoid taxing, criticizing perceived revenue greed and autocratic control.
Hearst denounces William Jennings Bryan calling his stance a compromise between Bryan's will and his willingness to dicker with principles. Chicago American quotes Hearst saying the Democratic platform cannot be trusted as Bryan's declarations fluctuate with elections.
The piece assails Bryan as a shifting, insincere leader and condemns the Democratic platform as hollow. It notes Idaho reports an upcoming fall harvest of votes for Republicans, mentions Hearst’s praise and Duboisocrats venues, and hints at Ada county Republican tensions as Marie Henry Watterson looms.
A martial verse by Edmund Clarence Stedman depicts cavalry in a night battle. The speaker urges chargers forward with clashing sabers and artillery, then orders a swift recall as wounded are carried back and night falls.
Poem fragment explores life and the soul beyond mere perception. Questions consciousness and purpose, arguing the heart seeks direction beyond lights that fade and shadows on a difficult road.
The quote argues that without love life loses meaning and memory, value of possessions fades, and giving or storing gifts is pointless if love is absent. Christina Rossetti speaks to love as the essential measure of worth and remembrance.
A brief humorous exchange in the New York World features a hungry woman declaring a self made pie and a diner’s light hearted remark that he doesn’t mind what he eats. The snippet captures everyday street humor from the era.
A Punch cartoon caption shows a golfer asking which club to use as the caddie suggests hiding from a foe. The humor rests on a playfully wary exchange about a teeing up and a doomed search for cover.
The Tribune runs four parallel contests with grand and five day Yellowstone trips. Top vote earners in each district win travel and accommodations, with a fifth chaperon prize chosen by the leading voter from all districts. Subscriptions not required yet winners receive prizes and opportunities, plus social and business benefits.
A newspaper promotion in Pocatello Idaho details how readers can vote by clipping ballots or subscribing. It lists vote values for old and new subscribers across Tribune and Semi-Weekly editions and provides current subscription prices and payment methods.
Advertisement notes an upcoming moving pictures show at the Auditorium. It also touts a new line of Veil Pins from Harrison the jeweler priced from 50 cents to 5 dollars. A bottle of American Pilsener beer is claimed to contain nutriment equal to its weight in meat.
Huntington West Virginia clergyman Rev I W Williams testifies that Foley's Kidney Remedy relieved nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble. He endorses Foley's Kidney Remedy and notes Temple Pharmacy and Foley's Orino Laxative as effective.
An onward look shows a damaged classified style note reading Wee Teeter Lumber with a phone number line misprinted as 253. The fragmentary text hints at a local lumber ad or business listing rather than a full article.
Commercial men express satisfaction with the Carlyle hotel noting its service pace and amenities. The piece highlights business travelers choosing the Carlyle for meetings and onboarding routines in a bustling urban scene.
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