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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1901
Page
1
A collage of short items from Caldwell, Nampa, Payette and nearby towns covers farm dispute resulting in a skull fracture, a switch engine arrival, a thumb severing accident, a leg injury from Dry Buck timber, a death by heart disease, sheep law fines, a Pearl double homicide verdict, a Moscow debate prize, and a magnetic healer scare unsettling Caldwell residents.
The Chicago Tribune reports Harriman led two meetings signaling an east to west rail alignment affecting lines from Chicago to St Paul. A northern network aims to end rate wars with Union Pacific control and a Milwaukee St Paul link, while Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific coordinate at the southwest. A separate rumor cites a $2 billion railway alliance with J P Morgan backing, but credibility was limited.
The text compares an ordinary wire insulated with gutta percha laid across the English Channel fifty years ago to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, claiming the tonic’s success eclipsed the submarine cable and praising Bitters as a universal remedy for dyspepsia indigestion flatulence constipation biliousness nervousness and insomnia. It urges readers to try the Bitters for immediate relief and stronger health.
A fragment notes Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets advertised as a cure for stomach issues. The copy mentions immediate relief from indigestion with a single tablet and lists prices in small cents at a Benn’s drug store.
Prof Gentry brings an amusement show to our city offering school children a free pony ride after each performance with attendants to assist. A grand noon-day parade over a half mile long is promised, billed to appear Thursday June 20.
City Treasurer Jaye Darran announces payment of all warrants for the City of Pocatello up to No 8776 upon presentation at his office. The notice advertises a general warrants payment and mentions a medical advertisement for Chamberlain's remedies.
Assessor Wm H Coffin returned from Soda Springs where he has been rounding up migratory sheep and reports about one third of the flocks taxed. Cash collected ranges from three to four thousand dollars with some sixteen to twenty Utah shepherds named including Jesse M Smith and others. Coffin plans further rounds to ensure all herds pay this year.
Deputy Sheriff Sweet of Bingham County arrested Bert Warner in Blackfoot after a Box Elder Utah warrant for horse stealing. Warner, 22, had just left Blackfoot when word came from Brigham City. he was located in Pocatello and brought back for orders from Box Elder authorities. Warner is described as bold and bad looking.
Frank Williams, described as a stranger in the city, caused a disturbance Sunday under the influence. Policeman Hayball arrested him and Williams pleaded guilty before Judge Stevens this afternoon, paying a fine of $10 plus costs.
An advertisement offers a free trial bottle of a throat and lungs remedy claiming to cure acute coughs asthma bronchitis and consumption. Sold by Spruguv’s Pharmacy at 20 and 60 cents with a guaranteed relief promise.
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