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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1911
Page
3
A brief dialog of two friends trading a paradoxical remark about fools on earth. One notes many fools, the other adds there is always one more than you think. The exchange hints at humility and misperception.
Mr. Howard, a man of few words, visits a music store to buy opera music for his sister. He attempts to say Mikado libretto, but the clerk cannot understand Italian phrases. The humorous exchange ends with the clerk shrugging at the language barrier.
A Buffalo News quote reports the head of Vassar College saying women outstrip men in certain aspects of sleep behavior and nightly activities. The remark suggests gendered differences in routines as men attempt to sleep and women prepare in the night.
A satirical anecdote from Success Magazine recounts Senator Morgan defending an Alabama Black man. The judge clears the accused after the senator asks a pointed question about mule theft. The respondent states the jury was swayed by the defense.
A family cook sent to fetch a Christmas turkey returns with two plump chickens instead. The mistress scolds for a turkey, but the cook replies she does not like turkey. The exchange shows the household power dynamics and humor.
A Chicago Record-Herald quote brands a person as lacking business instinct. The remark asks if he would fare any better by opening a garage in Venice, implying impractical ambition.
In Toledo, a physician is revealed as a professional racer, blending medical practice with high speed competition. The quote confirms he indeed follows both careers, highlighting his dual role as doctor and racer.
A compact London Opinion quip recounts a dialogue about domestic roles and appetite with humorous miscommunications. The piece pivots on a man venting about his wife serving breakfast after a bare supper highlight. It showcases period wit and social tone.
A tired traveler named Simkins sleeps on a train home from a holiday trip while a crab in a bucket slides from a rack onto his shoulder. The crab grips his ears as passengers fear the worst, but Simkins remains calm and explains he has been at the office all evening.
Two German men crossing the Luxemburg frontier told customs they carried three bottles of red wine each and asked the duty. The official consulted the tariff and quipped that wine in caske costs 20 shillings and in donkeys hides is free, allowing the gentlemen to pass.
Slaters recalls an old article by Buxtis in a Boston paper. Binks doubts it, then Slaters reveals the item was a recipe for pickled onions. The exchange appears in Harper's Weekly style.
A nurse rebukes Tommy for his foul language and bans him from playing with a companion after he quotes Shakespeare.
A humorous exchange shows Harry counting to vent anger after his mother prompts him to count to a hundred. He reports reaching 237 and remains more furious than at the start, illustrating a playful domestic moment.
A lady passenger asks the captain what to do for seasickness. The captain replies it is unnecessary, saying her husband will manage it himself. The remark appears in the Mariner's Advocate style as a humorous exchange.
A Cleveland Leader cartoon quote notes a driver has had no serious trouble with his new automobile. The joke plays on the idea of avoiding pedestrians by speeding away before they get his number.
Dudley Jones recalls a 12 mile Vanderbilt line through Nicaragua from Virgin Bay to San Juan del Sur used by California gold seekers. He details crude company housing at Virgin Bay, scarce food, a freight boat voyage down the lake, and encounters with Commodore Vanderbilt and Aspinwall during the river journey to Greytown.
The article describes floor staining using a dark brown mixture of glue water aniline dye and bicarbonate to imitate old oak, applied hot before varnishing. It also notes patent leather shoes as costly luxuries and details a home polish made from wax olive oil turpentine and lavender oil.
In the second term of New York Governor David Bennett Hill, he aids a village clerk from near Elmira who dreams of medicine. The governor invites the young man to Albany, provides room in the executive mansion, assists with medical school entry, and guides him to Bellevue Hospital for hospital practice after graduation. The clerk eventually becomes a practicing physician. the executors of Senator Hill’s estate will reveal the clinician’s name in probate records.
Nehemiah Day Sperry of Connecticut, veteran politician and father of the house of representatives, retired from Congress in 1910 at age 84 after fifty-seven years in public life. He recounted his near nomination for governor, explaining the constitutional age requirement and his decision to decline to run. He noted his long roles from New Haven official to postmaster, secretary of state, and congressman, highlighting his health and mental vigor.
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