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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1911
Page
5
Actor Guy Mates Post recalls a historical anecdote from an amateur play with a religious flavor. The leading actor failed to dim the gas lights prompting a humorous line about power darkness and a gas man. The audience roared with laughter.
Rhodie says Joe knows a top wood yard along their route where locals repeatedly buy sawn and split wood. The pair notes the yard’s steady reputation among travelers and neighbors.
A witness testifies with limited detail as the lawyer questions the accused’s pickup by Captain Sampson at nine o clock. The captain bluntly recalls the accused as one of the wettest men he has seen, adding a dry, candid flare to the courtroom scene.
Dr Conrad Biesalski of Berlin reports 76 000 cripples in the German empire out of 60 500 000. Over 60 000 need treatment. He finds 15 percent deformed by bone and joint tuberculosis and 10 000 such children require medical care. He advocates seaside sanatoria for them.
In Stray Stories a joke notes a premiere danseuse advertised to dance with five snakes twined about her. A quip adds if a snake got on him he would dance, illustrating the playful tone and theatrical reference of the piece.
Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease to shake into shoes. Relieves corns bunions ingrown nails swelling sweating feet blisters callous spots. Bold relief everywhere. 250. Address: Allen 8 Le Roy N Y Olmsted. Sample free.
A quirky line contrasts hotel bellboys with being off when needed. Quotations remark on virtue and wisdom, referencing Gelett Burgess and Hobbes. A mix of ads praises Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and Starfield Tea as laxatives with health claims.
Marie Dressler known for epigrams invites friends to a birthday party with a witty remark about cake and candles. The opera house audience recalls her line that the event is a party not a torchlight procession.
A poem urges steadfast independence and personal integrity. It warns against seeking favors, aiding sin, or compromising in conflict. It emphasizes choosing the path of right, even if solitary, whether one wins or loses.
Miss Miami Brown asks if you are going duck hunting. Mr. Erastus Pinkley replies no, saying he cannot go duck hunting and is moving on, claiming he is familiar enough with the premises not to need a hunt.
A stubborn man persists after defeat, determined to keep trying to light a broken cigar despite repeated failure and frustration.
Bernard Shaw halted his first act to ask the audience their thoughts. A man in the pit cried Rotten, Shaw bowed and joked that they two were against the many, drawing laughter and easing the tension of the moment.
A theater manager critiques cast choices and reveals a dramatic twist. He notes Blinks is given a large role and then faces a mob of supers in the final act. The scene blurs fiction and reality as he explains the selection from among his creditors.
A satirical voice rails against skin tight fashion while debating cost ethics in transit. A Man with the Bulging Brow jokes about taxing future generations, contrasting private expense with public debt.
Plodding Pete laments a misread kindness as trouble while Mean Dering Mike protests not receiving his share of last week’s earnings. Pete explains he tried to cheer a lonely policeman at three in the morning by singing a festive song.
A dramatist debuts a new play titled Con gress but faces critique from a veteran manager who argues the piece relies too heavily on dialogue and lacks sufficient action to feel realistic.
In a dialogue style exchange a inquisitive boarder asks about an old fashioned wedding reception infare. A white boarder replies the old fashioned woman married the knuckle cracking man. The scene shifts to a hotel hallway with a three dollar per day room rate and meals offered. A legal quip warns against attempted death by own action with a sharp counter remark about potential future intent.
A woman complains that a lover once counted a day lost without her voice to hear. He admits the longing and vows to yearn for those dear lost days forever. The exchange evokes nostalgia and persistent attachment.
A light dialogue captures a flirtatious moment as a woman questions her age and a gallant suitor estimates she looks at least five years younger. The exchange conveys charm and social nuance in a single bright beat.
Conversation reveals a boss fired a stenographer after discovering she played piano exercises on the typewriter while at work. Jinks recalls she was once considered a hard worker by both staff and boss.
A brief item notes a spree as several men slip into risky behavior when love complications arise causing friction and poor judgment during a tense moment. The piece hints at social dynamics and personal missteps without graphic detail.
A fragment reads as comic dialogue and stage directions. Quips include a prig zoner whose name is Norvel and a sheep business clue from a desk sergeant. The second fragment shows a stage manager giving a directive about positioning for tormenters and an exchanged joke about a wife’s sudden shock and a doctor’s remark.
A short, dialogic piece contrasts ambition with restraint and humor. The narrator warns a son not to aim to dazzle the world. A line mocks a woman called a nature faker for wearing a mouse-colored gown with Angora fur. A quiz about a chicken farm pivots to a pun about fowl.
Mrs Muggins jokes about thrift as Mr Muggins recalls saving four dollars today before Borrowell demands five, leaving him with only one. The dash of humor highlights everyday money struggles and impulsive lending in a domestic scene.
A quirky remark recalls a boyhood goring by a sacred cow in a circus shaping a renowned iconoclast’s stance. The exchange hints at life shaping events behind a controversial figure’s fearless, untraditional approach.
A 14 year old boy was summoned to testify in a provincial French appeal court and caused laughter with a mock adult outfit. He wore a long redingote and oversized boots, with trousers, collar and hat like a man. The president asked how he dared to act, as he read the citation asking to appear in his father's suit.
An article explains eczema as a widespread non hereditary skin disease causing severe itching and disfigurement. It promotes Cuticura soap and ointment as effective treatment and offers free samples and a 32 page pamphlet by mail from Cutcura Dept. W Boston.
A doctor notes convalescent influenza brings irritability as a wife recalls her husband’s appetite for steak. The returned wanderer boasts of paying the farm mortgage, while the father laments hard times and prefers steady wages over debt relief.
A quick collage of old quips and lines includes a playful exchange about a count and treasure, a Smart Set line about Garfield Tea, and a maxim from Euripides on ignorance and fortune.
A furniture dealer recalls a mahogany table that survived damage except for a row of scratches and small indentations around its edge. The owner explains a baby insisted on teethings around the edge, making the costly refinishing necessary.
Reported wild beasts and snakes caused 21 904 deaths in 1908 India. Tigers killed 900 people, leopards 302, wolves 269, other wild animals 686, and snakes 19 738, while 17 926 wild animals and 70 494 snakes were destroyed. A Terence quotation concludes.
A brief note highlighting Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation and overall health. It emphasizes action over words in defining true merit.
Baltimore readers share testimonials praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health in young women with Green Sickness and related female troubles. The letters claim relief from pale skin weakness headaches and irregular periods after using three bottles. The company in Lynn Massachusetts invites inquiries and advice.
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