IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of Nov. 10 to Nov. 16 in east Idaho history.

1900-1925

BLACKFOOT — A Blackfoot boy made headlines after he broke both his wrists while playing on swings at the Central School grounds, The Bingham County News reported on Nov. 11, 1915.

Wesley Boice, about 10 years old, was swinging with other boys on the playground when he fell off and broke his wrists.

“This is the first serious accident that has happened on these swings to the astonishment of many who have noticed how the children use them, absolutely without any regard for safety, their only thought being to go as high as possible,” the article reads.

A school trustee was contemplating having a “safety custom” followed that could help “lessen the d

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