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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
2
The Pocatello Tribune published in Idaho operates under George N Ifft as president and William Wallin as secretary. It notes delivery by carrier in Pocatello and invites reader complaints at the office, with payment terms and press association status.
The article notes increased westward movement through Idaho as many settlers aim for agricultural and nonagricultural careers. It discusses homesteads fading, irrigation costs under 1902 acts, rising land prices, and a robust farming outlook due to higher wheat prices and strong demand. It also highlights rural conveniences like rural free delivery and long-distance telephone improving farm life.
Reform groups plan a public budget drama to dramatize city taxes. A melodrama featuring Father Knickerbocker and Tammany villains will tour real playhouses to sway voters before the late summer and early fall elections.
If campaigning proves successful it may trigger a wave of electioneering dramas as rival candidates compete for office with sharp rhetoric and strategic moves shaping the political theater.
The essay recalls Elsie Sigel’s mutilated corpse in a Chinaman’s room as a grim warning against interracial mixing. It condemns white and yellow blood mingling and emphasizes maintaining racial purity, citing the doomed romance with Leon Ling and urging white readers to preserve bloodlines. It also notes the La Grande Commercial club shifting publicity to country weeklies to reach broader audiences in the Grande Ronde valley.
Trips to Denver July 2 and 3 for the National Educational Association. Limit October 31. Rates from Utah points only. Inquire with agents for rates and further particulars.
Key events include the 1757 Battle of Plassey shaping British India, Greene defeating British at Springfield in 1780, the 1854 start of the Sioux War, 1863 Chambersburg skirmish, 1886 expulsion of the Orleans and Bonaparte families, 1890 Democratic nomination for Cleveland, 1897 Portsmouth naval review for Queen Victoria, and 1908 US-Venezuela diplomatic ties.
The article notes that a successful remedy for female ills traces to fall home medicine chests collected by grandmothers. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound now produced in large quantities uses those same roots and herbs with precise care and cleanliness.
Asserted to outmatch all salves for cuts burns sores and other skin ailments. Promoted as supreme for sore eyes cold sores chapped hands and piles. Available at Ferguson Jenkins Drug Co for 25 cents.
Travel curve through Denver Omaha Kansas City Chicago St Louis and other points with June departures on the Oregon Short Line lines June 4 5 11 12 16 and 26 see agents for rates and further particulars
Directions for using Wm Harvey Bazells Metal Polish. Cover surface of the vessel or window to be cleaned with the mixture and rub with a cloth or brush, then wipe off with a dry cloth. Sold by Bert Douglas, 309 W Center. Phone 71 Black. William Harvey Bazell, Manufacturer, Pocatello Idaho. Price 30 cents.
Foley's Honey and Tar is recommended for bronchitis asthma and consumption. The Temple Pharmacy in Pocatello operated by Ferguson and Jenkins offers Foley's Honey and Tar for relief.
Tickets for the July Fourth event go on sale July 2 3 4 and 5 with limited availability through July 6. Contact agents for rates and further particulars.
The notice lists cantaloupe a la mode priced at 20 cents at Holmes and notes plentiful potatoes at Berg's, reflecting local market offerings.
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