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Newspaper
The Semi Weekly Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
3
James H. Brady travels to Idaho Falls on canal business with D Worth Clark as Sunnyland braces for a Fourth of July celebration fund drive of 2450 dollars. Local reports note fishing plans, a carload of tourists, and various civic visits with multiple officials and residents in town.
The Pocatello Trades and Labor council held a regular meeting last evening enlivened by a jolly smoker. Local business and social notes include attorneys, professors, and visitors with various town and county connections.
Mrs Bowen of Wayne West Virginia writes she suffered kidney disease and could not stand or leave bed yet a one dollar bottle and part of a second of Foley's Kidney Remedy cured her completely. The remedy is praised as working where others fail. Temple Pharmacy.
Burlington purchases roughly 35000 acres in Goshen Hole central Laramie county Wyoming for over 700000 in a deal with Lincoln Land company the land department of Burlington. Buyers expect further acquisitions in Nebraska and the Wyoming sale follows news of 16000000 to be spent on extensions including the Cheyenne North Platte Valley line that would traverse the purchased land.
A syndicate led by Mark Murtagh has secured all Bell concessions and private lines on multiple tracts including Salmon river. Associate Walter F. Burges, famed Oxford graduate and telephone expert who helped build London’s system, joins the venture with links to Western Electric.
Frank Steele filed a writ against Lewis Boyd for a trunk and dog. at the depot an altercation occurred as Boyd and a female companion boarded an eastbound train. Both men were jailed, pled guilty, and fined five dollars plus costs.
Grand Master W C Whitwell of Salmon City attended Portneuf Lodge No 18 A F & AM in the Masonic temple. The M M degree was given by local officers. Brookheart presided. An after-meeting lunch followed as Whitwell gave an address on Freemasonry and Idaho lodge affairs.
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine writes that Dr King’s New Discovery saved his life and remains a reliable remedy for throat and lung complaints. The product has stood at the head of throat and lung remedies for nearly forty years and is sold under guarantee at Ferguson Jenkins drug stores in Pocatello and McCammon, 60c and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
Supervisor Peter Wiensted leads four men in laying poles for a government telephone line from Pocatello to Camp Steely on Mink Creek. Creosoted poles prepared at Camp Steely. wires expected to be strung and line completed by July 10.
No Humbug. Foley's Honey and Tar is the trusted cough remedy for coughs colds and lung trouble. More bottles are used than any other cough remedy proving its merit. Safe and sure at Temple Pharmacy and costs no more.
Two fires in New Orleans last night left more than 500 people homeless and caused over $200,000 in damage. One blaze swept across Berlin and Magazine streets destroying about twenty buildings, while another fire on Delachiz and Louisiana avenue damaged numerous cottages mainly occupied by Black residents and resulted in at least one death.
The ad advises taking a prompt, reliable remedy for stomach issues and recommends Kodol for dyspepsia and digestion. It notes Kodol is pleasant to take, reliable, and guaranteed to give relief, sold by all druggists.
Womens complaints often mask uterine disease and misdiagnosed symptoms lead to wrong treatment. Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription is touted as a scientific tonic and nervine to restore strength, calm nerves, and aid recovery for overworked and exhausted women.
Washouts on the Northern Pacific between Butte and Logan are repaired and five eastbound trains arrived in Butte. The Great Northern hopes to resume Butte to Great Falls service soon. The Oregon Short Line handles huge extra mail and passenger traffic, loaned equipment to NP, and maintains near schedule while NP routes struggle with floods.
Kansas City endures a severe Manila flood sent by Kaw waters reaching near Union Railway station. Lower stock yards flood, West Bottoms exposed, Harlem village submerged, Amourdale and Argentine inundated, with dams on the Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific blamed for spreading the river flood.
The Kaw river in Topeka Kansas has fallen two feet, allowing residents to begin cleaning homes and shops. With the river dropping at the current rate, it is expected to be within banks later today and losses are described as comparatively slight.
New Orleans reports the Red river broke through the levee near Westdale Louisiana. The flood submerged 25,000 acres of growing crops and drowned substantial livestock. Emergency measures and local relief efforts begin as authorities assess damages.
Tom Moore of Rural Route 1 Cochran Ga says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured a bad instep sore after trying other remedies. The 25 cent box was sold under guarantee at Ferguson Jenkins drug stores in Pocatello and McCammon.
Oliver H. P. Belmont died at 6:30 this morning in his Tempstead Long Island home after two weeks of appendicitis. He was the son of the late August Belmont and aged 50. Mrs. Belmont, formerly Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, was present in the sick room.
The Idaho delegation to the Chicago Republican national convention will travel on a special Pullman named the Shoshone to depart June 12 from Pocatello. State chairman J I Brady leads the group with Barney ONeill E M Heighe Cavanah and Senator J W Hart among those aboard. Extra space in the social Pullman encourages eastern travelers to reserve seats.
Advertisement claims Foley's Urino Laxative cures chronic constipation by aiding digestion and stimulating the liver and bowels. It promises rapid relief, pleasant taste, and non nauseating action, urging readers to start taking it today at Temple Pharmacy.
Paris dispatch says to avoid incident Mme Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan will wed by month’s end in England rather than France. The ceremony is described as likely to take place at a location in England to prevent any unpleasantness.
Mrs Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire says Foley's Kidney Remedy cured a severe long standing kidney trouble after two bottles. She recommends the medicine and notes her satisfaction with Temple Pharmacy as the source.
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