IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of Dec. 1 to Dec. 7 in east Idaho history.

1900-1925

FIRTH — A woman was badly burned at her home after throwing kerosene into her stove, The Bingham County News reported on Dec. 7, 1916.

Mrs. Sundquist, of Firth, threw the kerosene in the stove, and it ended up exploding. The burning oil landed on her face, neck and hands. The skin on her lower limbs was also scorched.

When the flames caught her, she ran out of her house screaming for help and threw herself into the snow. When neighbors arrived, they helped her smother the flames on her clothing.

The neighbors got her medical help, and the paper said she was resting as easily as could be expected.

1926-1950

IDAHO FALLS — A mother and her daughter

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