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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
3
Local items note the Great McDonald Shows coming to Pocatello June 17 and summer attractions at Kane and Pocatello Cash Grocery. Births, travel notes, church services, train assignments, and new telegraph wiring updates are reported, with community notices on residents, police, and local events.
The note states that all participants or facilities are to be equipped with long distance telephone lines. It implies a coordinated upgrade or installation across the group mentioned in the source text.
Attorney General Frank Martin explains that migratory sheep tax for bounty on wild animals is one cent per head and cannot be collected more than once. He notes no proper machinery for cross county apportionment and suggests the first county assessed would likely retain the entire tax for bounty purposes. Boise Idaho June 8 1901.
A grand program by Prof. Gentry features educated ponies dogs monkeys and small elephants performing under mammoth tents in the city Thursday June 20 with afternoon and evening shows. The entertainment promises high class moral amusement with constant variety and affordable prices for all.
List of undelivered mail for the week ending June 15 1901 at Pocatello Idaho includes Williams Mrs EA Smithers Geo Supers Chas Williams EF Sullivan Eugene Williams Mrs Matt Watson G Zlabek Fred Francis Baur P M Letters unclaimed after two weeks will be sent to the dead letter office.
The article promotes the Salt Lake City route with Rio Grande Western railway and Denver & Rio Grande or Colorado Midland lines. It highlights scenic passes through the Rockies, stopovers at Salt Lake City and other towns, through Pullman sleepers and dining car service to Denver Omaha Kansas City St Louis and Chicago. Tours are run weekly with personally conducted excursions. Inquiries are directed to W. C. McBride in Butte and Geo. W. Heintz in Salt Lake City.
An advertisement notes many women fail to digest their food and become pale and weak. It promotes Hersine as a remedy to digest meals after eating and lists a price of 50 cents from Mrs A. L. Cook.
The article lists renamings of streets in the city grid with numerous Northwest and Southeast swaps between single letters and named streets. It notes changes from A through O and other letters to various new street names, affecting Clark to Whitman and Carson to Day, among many mappings. An advertisement at the end promotes an herbal tonic laxative drink Lahore backseins sold by Sprague's Pharmacy, priced 50 and 95 cents.
United Society of Christian Endeavor holds its annual meeting in Cincinnati July 6 to 16 with a $51.00 round trip rate. Tickets go on sale July 2 to 4 and must be returned by July 18 unless extended to August 31 by depositing with the Joint Agent in Cincinnati before noon July 11 and paying 50 cents. National Education Association plans its Detroit gathering July 8 to 12 at $53.50 round trip. Tickets sell July 3 to 4 with July 19 return limit, and extension to August is possible for 50 cents at the Detroit Joint Agent.
Round trip Pan-American Exposition tickets to Buffalo offered at 6 rate via standard routes and 6450 via differential routes. Tickets go on sale on the fires and third Tuesdays from June to October. Valid for 10 days each direction with a maximum of 80 days from sale.
The Grand Lodge Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks sets round trip fare options for Milwaukee meetings July 23 to 25, 1901. Tickets go on sale July 1 and 20 with final limit July 27. Extension to August 10 possible by deposit with joint agent and 50 cents payment.
On July 11 and 12 we will sell round trip tickets to Missouri River points at 34.50 dollars Chicago 47 dollars and St Louis 42 dollars Return limit extends to September 5 1901.
The Baptist Young People's Union announces Chicago event July 25 to 28 1901 with one fare plus 2 for round trip tickets on sale July 20 to 22 and final return August 2. An execution fee of 60 cents is charged by the Chicago agent. The Knights Templar set Louisville for August 27 to 31 1901 with one fare plus 2 for round trip tickets on sale August 22 and 23 and final limit September 6. A 50 cent return passage fee is charged in Louisville.
Idaho State Sunday School Convention set for Lewiston Idaho with events on June 21 and 24 2001. A round trip rate of 30.40 dollars is authorized tickets go on sale June 1 and June 20 return trips on June 27.
Grand Encampment Coeur d Alene tunes 20th 22nd 101. For this occasion sale of round trip tickets to Spokane or Harrison authorized at rate of 31.25 to Spokane and 32.00 to Harrison and return beyond these points parties make their own arrangements transportation rate one dollar each way via boat from Harrison Dates of sale June 8th and 19th Return limit June 25th.
Announcement from Colorado Springs for July 12 to 16 events with one round trip fare and two sale dates July 16 onward, return allowed until July 15. H. V. Pratt serves as agent for arrangements.
If the stomach works actively the food becomes nourishing blood that fuels the body Mrs A L Cook offers Heroine to give tone to the stomach promote digestion and assimilation at a price in cents.
County of Bannock Idaho June 6 1901 notice that Current Expense Fund Warrants Nos 474 to 477 inclusive series 10 and Nos 1 to 3 inclusive series 1001 will be paid upon presentation with interest to date of notice Also all warrants pen called and not presented with interest to date of their call Hattie Nublaon Treasurer
A quirky old advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for kozema salt rhoum tetter chafing ivy pecans and other afflictions. It mentions Mrs A L Cook Bean’s drug store as a retailer.
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