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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1923
Page
7
A garbled excerpt from the Richmond Times Dispatch features playful mispronunciations and a tense line about Percy and his father. The text mentions modern conveniences and an alarm clock as a comic frame.
An advertisement advises_RET cutting Cuticura Ointment for itchy scalp. Gently rub spots, then use Cuticura Soap with hot water. Use these products daily for clear skin and soft hands.
A child answers a candy store keeper's question about future work with a vow to own a shop and offer four caramels for a cent to every boy who enters, instead of two. The exchange hints at entrepreneurial ambition and market ideas.
Ludwig shares a censored Paris book with Georgette who declines to read it yet prefers her mother’s cookbook. The exchange hints at contemporary censorship and reading habits among young women.
W H Pickering at Mandeville Jamaica reports lunar observations showing day night cycles bring weather effects like snow fields, fog, and drifting clouds. Moon features include 100 mile craters with tall mountain rims and steam emissions similar to Yellowstone. Vegetation may explain dark lunar plains.
A reflection on sorrow from a person who laments not giving their best effort and wishes to have achieved more through effort and perseverance.
The article notes fingerprinting as a durable method of identification and describes Michigan moving toward a statewide register and a national central bureau. It cites physiology claims that skin ridges renew after childhood and show prints unchanged through illness and injury.
A gushing matron plans an afternoon event and seeks a young woman to pour tea and handle lemon slices while questioning an older damsel. The piece ends with a wry definition of a pedestrian as a person who interferes with a moving car.
An advertisement from Trunk Bros Drug Co of Denver promotes a prescription claiming to cure inflammatory and muscular disorders including rheumatism and gout. It asserts safety with meat in diet and contains no harmful additives, selling for $1.75 or eight for $56.00.
Lille resumes prosperity with renewed commercial and industrial activity says Vice Consul J G Finley in a Commerce Department report. The city, rebuilding since 1921, shows well stocked stores, bright electric signs, and a nighttime bustle as auto traffic surges markedly.
A terse dialogue features a prisoner seeking a swap with a judge. The judge lectures about wealth versus life, offering a possible exchange as the prisoner agrees to the idea. The scene presents a stark moral exchange and power dynamic.
A terse adage characterizes a husband who avoids harsh speech as either overcautious or considered in his dealings with his wife. The saying reflects social expectations about conduct within marriage in historical perspective.
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