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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1911
Page
2
The Paris Post and Idaho Press are presented as second class matter with editor and manager listed. Revenue appears limited to a yearly subscription of $1.50.
A local writer laments skimmed schoolgirl outfits and favors practical wool scarves over gauze textures. She cites Miss Ruth St Denis on rejecting fashion in favor of health and comfort, urging readers to support home papers over distant rivals.
The piece argues women should set aside vanity and attend sermons with piety while newspapers call for farmers to favor home merchants over foreign sellers. It cites foreign printers and merchants as intruders, urging locals to halt imports and place orders with domestic providers as a patriotic response.
A subscriber visits to settle all back subscriptions and requests stopping his paper to switch to a Spokane WA publication. The paper welcomes satisfied customers and offers to remove any reader from the subscription list upon request while noting intent to add new subscribers and that more type has been ordered.
A drummer narrates dreams of immortality as Saint Peter weighs his life. The traveler admits early mornings, missed trains, misused funds, and the life of a touring man with hotels, trains, and flirtations. Saint Peter admits him to heaven after judging the record harsh but fair.
A historical anecdote describes how a single cup of wine changed French history by causing the Duke of Orleans to miscount his glasses, stumble in a carriage, and die, leading to exile and the downfall of his family. It then notes counterfeit coins and platinum’s rising value, recounting a three-part counterfeit method and later value shifts.
The notice lists HASTBOUND trains No 8 No 10 and others with depature times including 9 05 and 9 55 a m and 2 35 p m along with WESTBOUND No 6 4 4 a m and No 9 9 05 a m. It also mentions a DL LOCAL STAGE LINE stage leaving Montpelier daily with connections to Gar Civarlyem and Charlady among other points.
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