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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1908
Page
3
A jailer with twenty five years service recalls hangings ending and the habit of requesting rope bits. He notes beliefs that rope rubbed on cancer cures and that hemp rope keeps mumps from spreading. He cites Maine folk using hemp rope tied at the waist for mumps, seen in country stores.
A survey of famous last words notes many credited phrases from Augustus Darwin and others but questions their attribution. The Berliner Post cites a moving final line from an unnamed old man who chose to stay and wait for life’s natural time.
A dialogue on duty where one asks what duties face each person daily. The reply urges honest self reflection to identify neglected tasks and actions one ought not to do. The dialogue argues that plain duties steady life, even if dreary, will eventually reveal deeper purpose and inner fulfillment.
A flirtatious artist proclaims skill and love while the bashful sweetheart tests his claim. After a desperate test she challenges him about inference. He admits belief, she doubts, and the banter ends with a pun about drawing conclusions.
Strand Magazine notes that criminal tendencies arise from heredity and social and physiological conditions. It argues heredity is the most important factor, comparing talent needed for Shakespeare to the moral tone a child inherits from vicious parents and surroundings.
A London Tit-Bits quip notes a thief broke into a studio during a still life study with only a ham and sausages as models. The pun hinges on still life and edible props.
The speaker faces a choice between engagements offered by two managers. A reassuring line advises not to worry, as others will learn of the situation. A warning about maintaining appearances suggests one can still shine at one end if not the other.
The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth comes to Poca tello on August 6 offering two performances at usual hours and a 10 AM grand street parade in a season praised for its world fame. The act features 1500 performers 700 horses and a three ring spectacle across fourteen acres with five long trains to move the equipment.
A reader asks for a bottle of pure and delicious beer like American Pilsener to accompany a luncheon. The note implies a preference for a high quality pale lager suitable for a refined meal.
A local notice invites patrons to the Audi torium for new moving pictures. Officials promote accessible showings and comfortable seating while highlighting a schedule of features and times.
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo endorsed by Walding Kinnan Marvin as trustworthy and able to fulfill obligations. Cure taken internally, price seven cents per bottle, testimonials available. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
On Saturday August 1 1908 at 10 o clock a m the state of Idaho will offer about 1000 acres of agricultural land at public auction to the highest bidder at Caldwell court house. Lands in townships 6 N 1 2 W 7 N 1 2 W 8 N 2 4 W 9 N 4 W priced from 10 to 25 dollars per acre and largely irrigable. State Board of Land Commissioners orders sale. M I Church Register. d-7-16-20-25
Assessment of one cent per share levied on all outstanding stock as of June 16 1908 by Fort Hall Mining and Milling Co Limited. Delinquent shares after August 6 1908 will be advertised for sale and sold August 29 1908 to cover the delinquent assessment and costs. W M Odell treasurer Pocatello Idaho.
In a tense scene from Cleveland Plain Dealer prose, a man asks a woman to marry him in a conservatory. She refuses, then reconsidering, agrees, triggering a wry, humorous undertone as plants seem to laugh.
A study of lace dressers in England finds high room temperatures over 100 degrees F and heavy moisture, yet health outcomes are favorable. New workers adjust quickly with few illness absences, and cold susceptibility appears lower than in other industries. Many lace dressers enjoy robust old age after childhood work.
The article traces early beliefs that deaf education was impossible and that language required hearing. It notes Lucretius, Bede, and Rudolfus Agricola, with general instruction not emerging until 1620, as referenced in the New York American.
Advertises buyable government land through scrip with a warranty deed from the Northern Pacific Railway. Notes C B Towers of Miles City Montana as a leading dealer and outlines a contract price of 8 26 per acre for surveyed land with title protection and refund if title fails. Addresses applications to Miles City Montana.
Mrs FE R Pierson of Auburn Centre Pa praises Dr Kings New Discovery as a remedy that cures long standing threat and lung trouble where other treatments fail. The cough and cold healer is sold at Ferguson Jenkins Drug Co in Pocatello and McCammon in 50c and 1 trial bottle free.
City announces Current Expense Fund Warrants Nos. 603 to 607 dated June 8 1908 will be paid with interest to date of call upon presentation at Bannock National Bank Goldie McCallister City Treasurer dated July 1 1908 To open the evening see the pictures at the Auditorium.
Notice from the Republican State Central Committee announces the Boise meeting on September 1, 1908, at 11 a.m. to adopt a platform, elect a State Central Committee, and nominate candidates for Supreme Court Justice, one Congress member, and state officers for the November 3, 1908 election. It lists county delegate counts and urges timely primary and county convention arrangements. James H. Brady chair and Addison T. Smith secretary signed the notice.
A bottle of cold pure and delicious American Pilsener beer promises to brace you up and invigorate you with a crisp, refreshing taste.
An ad proclaims a contented woman lives in the same house as Ballard's Snow Liniment and claims the product cures aches pains cuts burns rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and muscular stiffness. Available 26c 60c and $1.00 per bottle by Mrs A L Cook.
The State Land Board will offer about 240 lots at Big Payette Lake on August 3, 1908, at 10 0 clock in Boise county. Sale includes specified sections in Township 19 North Range 3 East, with lots appraised from 50 to 250 dollars and sizes around 50 by 150 feet. Purchases limited to two lots per person except certain blocks. Terms require cash down plus first year interest, then nine annual installments at 6 percent. For details contact the State Land Board Boise Idaho.
An advertisement from Temple Pharmacy touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cure for coughs colds and consumption warnings against unknown preparations. It frames war era health concerns and urges using the product for “white plague” prevention and reliable results.
A notice announces a complimentary bath facility at the Carlyle offering hot and cold water. Local patrons are invited to use the service, details on access or hours are not specified in the readable text.
Roy Porter will greet the daily train at Island Park station and transport fishermen by mountain wagon to his renowned Island Park fishing resort, offering access to prime fishing grounds and lodging near the park.
Fresh vegetables arrive daily from the grower and tempt with crisp sweet taste. The shop also sells the celebrated White House Coffee, described as the best on the market.
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