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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1923
Page
8
The piece recalls Charles Klauder praising American architecture as high in quality yet notes a jerry-buster era. It also cites a joke about Toledo cathedral construction taking five hundred years, contrasted with American quick build optimism.
A man known as Smith, who bragged about his modest car called his automobile, is mocked by neighbors for frequent repairs. While checking a mower, a passerby greets him, and Smith retorts that the machine is not his automobile but a failing termograss device.
An Indianapolis News description recalls two bright eyed girls in a downtown theater watching a love story on screen. The central male figure is noted for his motion picture success and a famous brand of trousers once named for him, prompting one girl to whisper about hating such a man.
An oyster eighty years old has been taken from Delaware Bay. Scientists say oyster age is shown by shell ridges, like tree rings. A ridge forms yearly to age forty, then one ridge every ten years. this oyster had 44 ridges, confirming eighty years.
The passage explains that Kentucky, a center of the broad leaved belt, hosts several hundred tree varieties per a forestry school book. Farther south cone bearing species prevail, and toward the Gulf of Mexico tropical trees extend from southern Florida.
The original eau de cologne recipe dates back to 1410 and has remained guarded for 200 years. Only a dozen people know it, with the written copy kept in a crystal goblet under triple locks in a room with fused oils.
A reflective saying notes that the son mirrors the father both in actions and in seeking guidance, suggesting intergenerational learning and respect for elders. The line emphasizes family wisdom passed down through generations.
A letter extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female health issues. Mrs Goorak Whitacre credits it with avoiding surgery, detailing weight gain and renewed vigor after use. The endorsement urges other women and mothers to rely on the product for strength and well being.
A reader recalls recommending Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to help a daughter who was losing weight and nervous and feared returning to school. The letter evidences concern about her daughter's health and school attendance.
Investigator Bartley probes a murder mystery around the Robert Slyke home near Saratoga after Slyke’s apparent suicide. A second visitor and whisky deal reveal motive and raise questions about two prisoners blamed for the crime. The case hinges on a late night encounter and piecing together who else was in the house.
In Chapter IV continued, Miss Potter reveals she found Mr. Slyke dead and closed his eyes, a detail that threatens Bartley’s murder theory. Bartley questions staff and the chauffeur, while Miss Potter’s hesitations hint at crucial evidence. The scene shifts to whether suicide or foul play occurred, with tensions high as investigators reassess the crime.
Currie learns of a murder at Slyke's last night as investigator questions locals. The post office summons addresses from a card party, leading to the newspaper editor whom the detective interviews at the club about poker players and possible motives.
A six foot salamander believed to be 500 years old was discovered in a temple pond in Tokyo. The find appears to be one of the oldest reported amphibians in recent times. Researchers caution that the age estimate is preliminary and based on local legend.
Mrs J Miller of 119 Johnston Ave Kearny New Jersey says Tanlac rebuilt her strength and appetite after Sloman troubles and seasickness left her weak. She reports gaining five pounds and perfect digestion and now sings while doing housework. Advertisement notes Tanlac sold by druggists with over 35 million bottles.
A Kansas City Star cartoon critique laments moral decay in Pe tunia after a dog is tormented with turpentine and dragged through a church service. The piece contrasts Hollywood vice with the town incident and questions communal conscience.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims vegetable herbs, non stimulant formula, and a sworn purity statement with every bottle. A sample offer requests ten cents to Binghamton NY and asks mention of the paper.
A German concern at Dur Jach introduces a sand blasting tool for cleaning boiler tubes. The device uses a length of pipe with a special nozzle fed by compressed air and sand. Air pressure ranges from high to 38 pounds. consumption is about 4 000 cubic centimeters per minute. In sixty seconds the blast reportedly cleans 40 to 60 square feet of scale, with soot removal improving performance.
Catarrh is described as a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Halg's Catarrh Medicine consists of an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic medicine that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to rid the system of catarrh. Sold by druggists for over 40 years by J. Chensy & Co. Toledo Ohio.
Pliny named the ptarmigan lligoims due to its feet resembling a hare foot with thick feathers to claws. The heavy leg plumage suits a bird living on snow and cold plains. Also an ad touts Cuticura Talcum as a versatile powder. A quip notes how a daughter's sixteenth birthday alters a man's views.
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