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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1911
Page
5
A matron who left her husband for two years showed their baby a photo of the father each day. When an officer returned, the four year old girl saw him and asked why he looked like papa but wasn’t papa, revealing confusion about paternity.
A 1910 testimonial chronicles severe eczema cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment after other treatments failed. Miss Mattie J. Shaffer and Mrs F. L. Marter of Drehersville praise the products, noting disfigurement and intense itching subsided. a free sample offer from Cuticura Dept. 4 L Boston is mentioned.
An article notes a German invented underwater rifle by Captain Grobi, firing water jets to pierce armor. The device features a stout barrel and India rubber cartridge, with a water jet capable of penetrating medium armor. The piece also mentions a boarder in a boarding house and a cryptic discussion about hiring brains for $25 weekly.
Fragmentary text presents a curt dispute about service pricing and management demands. The garbled lines reference prima donnas, managers, and requests for high compensation, but no clear names or event details emerge.
In September 1897 I spoke with Lord Kelvin, famed electrical engineer and pioneer behind Atlantic cables. He doubted science can yet define electricity, contrasting Faraday and Henry, and discussed Westinghouse views on electricity as a quality not a substance, born from vibrations like light.
Miss Sylvia Pankhurst proposes agitation in England to establish juvenile courts modeled after American systems. She would place young offenders in state schools providing technical education suitable to their age and capacity.
In a tense session from April 1 1881 Senator William Mahone of Virginia probes a list of southern postmaster nominations. He learns that John Allen a color man has been nominated for Columbia South Carolina. Postmaster General confirms Hampton and Butler supported the choice. Mahone vows to uncover the truth and finds Hampton’s nephew as deputy postmaster, aiding the confirmation.
A fragmentary reminiscence traces Noah Webster as the first American advocate of simplified spelling, notes his New Haven years and his travels to promote his spelling books, and recalls Old New Haven citizens' memories of his tall, erect presence and method of gaining acceptance for his spellings.
A snippet notes that strawberries gained flavor and cultivation by 1480 with top varieties grown in Bishop of Ely’s palace gardens in Holborn Hatton Garden area. Shakespeare’s era drew on bishop’s fruit, while early garden berries were transplanted wild and sold cheaply per bushel.
A resident proposed opening a drug store in the neighborhood noting no local place to buy stamps or view the city directory. The discussion touches on tuberculosis prevention exhibits and a reference to early 20th century public health efforts.
A quaker in a bookseller shop rejects a jab about rearing donkeys and jokes about a new minister deacon. The item includes quips about a key to a deacon's room and future preaching, plus George Ade humor and a Lambs Club scene about extravagant wives and bachelor quarters.
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