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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1911
Page
2
The Bear Lake County observance sets April 21 as Arbor Day with a call for a town cleanup. Citizens urged to plant trees and remove debris, fix fences, paint, and clean yards to improve health and morals. A letter from Elder Orson H. Grimmett dated March 29 1911 in England accompanies the plea.
A quiet night intrusion at a drug store aimed at whiskey reveals insiders likely aided by friends of the owner. Police are urged to catch the guilty party or parties, as only liquor and merchandise were taken.
A missionary in Wigan England writes home praising the Paris Post for weekly updates. He notes Wigan as a major coal mining and banking center with large cotton mills and thousands of English workers. He affirms his faith and work as an ambassador of the gospel.
A moral exhortation praising diligence kindness and prudence. The text lists virtues such as listening before judging hearing before speaking keeping promises and showing generosity and courtesy to all. It underscores honesty in business and fair treatment of others.
The reader wonders why a road poll tax was not proposed years ago to curb plural marriage, implying a street finance measure might have deterred such unions.
Mrs Dr Hoover and her children arrived from Blackfoot last night. Dr Hoover, longtime medical superintendent of the state asylum, will practice in Pocatello and has leased the Graham home on West Wyeth. Mrs Hoover is praised as charming and accomplished and will enrich local society.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. It asserts local applications fail to reach the disease and promotes constitutional remedies said to cure most cases, especially when caused by catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised with a money back guarantee and circulars offered. F. H. Cheney & Co. of Toledo are named as sellers. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A London Graphic item discusses Cowper's poem The Loss of the Royal George and argues the tale is fiction from start to finish. It credits neglect by authorities over sixteen years of peace and notes the ship sank because the hull rotted while berthed.
Timetable notes a ping pong service between Montpelier and McCammon with departures from Montpelier early morning and afternoon. Local stage routes run from Montpelier, with No 10 and No 5 services listed and regional trips referenced.
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