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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1920
Page
3
The newspaper notes its editor and publisher identity and postal details for Twin Valley Idaho. It lists subscription pricing and months terms. It declares Associated Press membership and rights for republication of news dispatches and local stories.
The New York health department orders a roundup of stray cats amid rising concerns. Officials warn strays spread disease through bites and scratches and may carry contagious illnesses into communities. The piece notes cats kill birds and wildlife, suggesting confinement or elimination if needed to protect both people and fauna.
A damaged extract laments painless photography created by quick machines that print postcards after a sitter inserts a coin. The process. rings a bell, cards urge alignment, and a third card critiques thinking. Officials fear blurred manners and foreign phrases at conventions amid treaty provisions.
An Indianapolis News reader, a seventy four year old grandmother, refuses to call her life an autumn of rest. She maintains an active, fruitful season, knitting stockings and sweaters for family. She rejects frost and decay, choosing to call her days an Indian summer full of purpose and resolve. Her daughter urges rest, but the grandmother insists her life remains vibrant and meaningful.
A dirt-faced boy asked Bil Umphrey for a penny. He urged washing up and soon a noon-line formed for coins. Word spread to more youths, each with clean hands, creating a circulating tribute to neatness and generosity at the Weidely Motor plant.
The New York Evening Post notes Senor Blasco Ibanez urges New York to erect a Poe memorial in the Bronx and puts up a bold stake. The piece observes Poe’s limited ties to Spain, citing The Oval Portrait and other works, and hints at a broader literary influence.
A London traveler complains about a tiny scrubby room in the London suburbs. He finds no water, no sink, and no towel, rings for service repeatedly for twenty minutes, then a waiter murmurs in a bass voice not to ring again or wake the missus.
An Indianapolis News item notes a merchant placed an automatic weighing machine outside his store. A citizen stood on it, eyeing the dial as winter cold persisted. A passerby quipped the man would weigh less if he left his hat and outdoor garments.
Dr Alfred F Hess of New York told the State Medical Society that canned tomatoes are good for infants and can replacement for orange juice. He cited giving about an ounce daily to infants past one month, especially those nursed by mothers.
Pussyfoot Johnson, famed prohibition lecturer, arrives July 6 aboard an aircraft piloted by Hugh Barker. He will land in Granger Wyoming and be transported to Twin Falls for a speech, then depart for Gooding by air before resuming the journey by train. Local photographer Flower will capture landing photos for distribution in major papers.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Robertson with Bishop Hale Touret and Archdeacon Howard Sioy traveled to Jerome yesterday and will return this evening. The churchmen plan to stay a few days in Jerome before heading home to Boise. Mrs Benning returns from California Sunday. E J Ostrander and family head to Boise for the wedding of Miss Sildred Ferris and Robert Noursé and Mr Minrae is the eldest son of Dr and Mrs Nourag of Boise.
In Washington on June 28 the Associated Press reports that officials of major insurers and the shipping board virtually completed an organization of a pool to underwrite the American merchant marine. Contracts are to be signed in New York on Wednesday and the association will begin operating soon.
In Atlanta on June 28 the proposed constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote failed in the Senate with a 19 to 16 vote.
A first person account of a sperm whale hunt starting off Rockall and ending near Scotland. The blubbered giant, about sixty feet long, yields five thousand dollars after a protracted chase with harpoons, buoyancy work, and tow back to land as gulls circle the scene.
The British education minister cites reading mistakes in novels. One blunder has Norman and Saxon races shown as two types in a story set around marriage during Norman times. Sir Walter Beattie failed to notice the error until typesetting. Mrs Ward and Kingsley are noted for other anachronisms.
A garbled excerpt discusses Cervantes and a tavern scene. It contrasts a novelist's tremble with dull facts, suggesting readers prefer stories over factual errors. The text reads like a reflective, discursive note on writing style and truth in storytelling.
In Told of the Famous Mr Shaw Leslie recounts an anecdote where Disraeli and Gladstone duel with ink marks in the House of Commons. He notes Disraeli’s calm substitution of pens after Gladstone’s interruption and comments on Dickens and Thackeray. A grandmother’s recollection details a shared bat and an Indicrats moment observed by critics.
The American Medical Association journal cautions that removing freckles with mercury chloride solutions causes skin inflammation and peeling, offering only temporary results and likely irritation. It notes that prescribed methods fail and advises against self-treatment.
The article warns against water trapped under glass as it blisters the back of mirrors. It recommends wiping with a damp chamios skin, wringing excess water, drying, then polishing with paper if needed. Repeats wringing and cleaning for safe results, noting it won’t harm the frame.
In Cincinnati six global sites include a Carthage plant where a 30,000 pound hollow-bored tumbler shaft used for California dredging was subjected to oil quenching. The shaft neared melting, was heated just below, then dropped into a deep oil bath, boiling and sputtering with oily mist.
Archeologists seek the origin of a little known pre historic relic of America found near Vera Cruz. The carved figure resembles an African lion more than a local mountain lion, deepening the mystery.
In Santiago on 28, results show Arturo Alessandri with 178 electors and Luis Barros Borgono with 473 as the government counts. President Sanfuentes seeks cabinet renewal with broad party representation amid continuing demonstrations and paralyzed commerce. Streetcar traffic is halted, stores closed, and troops occupy Plaza de Armas while electors tally votes.
McAdoo supporters choose Sam B. Amidon of Wichita Kansas as floor leader and assign a representative to each state delegation. Associates include Cone Johnson Whaley and Mrs Peter Oleson. Tammany backing unclear without nomination signal. Platform talks focus on support for Wilson with no clear wet or dry plank.
Dr Chas R Scott announces the relocation of his medical office to the Central Building above The Toggery. The notice provides the new address and directs patients to update contact details.
A candidate announces intention to run for state senator from Twin Falls County subject to Republican primary will. The statement names Shaver as the advocate and notes advancement through primary consideration.
The Merchants Committee of Twin Falls Chamber of Commerce recommends stores and businesses remain closed all day Monday July 6 in honor and commemoration of Independence Day.
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