Paris and Montpelier News Notes Include Visits and Ads
Mr and Mrs Sweeten and son Claude of Salt Lake City visit Paris guests of Mr and Mrs F T Shepherd. Miss Ella Peterson and friends from Ogden visit Paris guest of Mr and Mrs Miner G Wilcox. Price Lumber Co received shingles and Oregon for lumber ready to supply materials. Miss Marie Hutteballe returns to Paris then Fish Haven for outdoor time. Bread from Montpelier Milling Co asserts purity. Primary election done and appeals for back subscriptions. Largest line of baby shoes in southeastern Idaho advertised. Samuel Matthews of Liberty visits Post office. his son Alonzo H Matthews to return from Kentucky mission. Lyric Theatre promotes The Colleen Bawn, admission 10 and 15 cents. Mr George Cole of Preston visits Paris with Mrs Cole at lake, then returns home via Paris-Franklin road. President Joseph R Shepherd and family tour Bear Lake with Ezra Howell. speeches by Elder Herbert Spencer and Ezra J Poulsen praise missions in Holland and Virginia.
Family trip to lakeside with Ogden visitors
Mrs. Arthur Budge and her family traveled to the lake yesterday morning for a few days by the shore. They will visit friends from Ogden including Mrs. Ezra C. Rich and Mrs. Browning.
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Arthur Budge
Ogden
Ezra C. Rich
Browning
Trio Of Montpelier Women Travel To Yellowstone Park
Three young Montpelier women Miss Kettie Brennan Miss Myrtle Hoff and Aliss Genevieve Williams left on the evening train for a week long Yellowstone Park trip. They bought round trip tickets covering railroad stage and hotel fares. L B Leverich family Lenard Vincent family and Mrs Vincent’s relatives also took the trip, returning last Monday.
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Kettie Brennan
Myrtle Hoff
Aliss Genevieve Williams
Montpelier
Yellowstone
Parik
Bathing in a Holland Hotel Sparks Traveler Grievances
A Detroit Free Press item recalls how Dutch hotels charge for bath use, supply one candle, and lock taps while candles and towels add costs. contrasts Amsterdam modernity with other cities. It also references Paul Lindau and Berlin theater gossip about Emperor William’s mixed compliments and curbed runs.
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Holland
Sphere-Tire
Amsterdam
Detroit Free’ Press
Paul Lindau
Leshin
Berlin
William
Lindau
de Hulsen
Mje
Bookman
The Old Charcoal Burner near London
A London Chronicle fragment describes a charcoal burner living within about thirty miles of the city. The writer notes a man with forty years in the trade, living in a rough hut among woodlands, watching for curious passersby and guarding his mound against sparks while making a decent living from the craft.
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London
Surrey
Sussex
Olf
London Chronicle
Danced In a Coal Mine At 1100 Feet Below Ground
A historic Newcastle ball held in a coal mine run by Brandling drew miners families and London guests into an L shaped cavern 15 by 48 by 300 feet. The wax lit ballroom hosted dancers from noon to 3 pm with safety returns and keepsakes carved from the drift end.
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Newcastle
England
Brandling
London
Preparing For The Future In A Curious Exchange
Quotes from the Louisville Courier Journal recount a dramatic exchange about marriage reform through an unorthodox experiment. The dialogue touches heavy drinking gambling and a proposed test before wedlock.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Just Like Poker Social Giggles in a Victorian Note
A playful exchange recalls a neighborly move and a social game likened to poker. The husband and wife debate meanings of observed acts and a mocked payment demand underscores a light, domestic tone.
Portrait Self-Painting Provokes Mixed Reactions
A Kansas City Journal excerpt questions a man painting his own portrait calling it a queer idea while noting it may ensure mutual satisfaction for both artist and sitter. The brief exchange highlights public skepticism toward self-portraits and artist intent.
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Dauber
Kansas City
Journal
House Owner Five Dollars for Lantern Repair Quote
A humorous exchange notes five dollars for mending a lantern while a plumber quotes two dollars to come and two to leave. The Chicago News remarks a man’s stubborn reluctance to empathize with others misfortunes.
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Chicago News
Questions on Roosevelt era party plans stir public debate
The document questions the motives behind forming a new party, asking for clear policy proposals. It critiques past leadership, asks what laws would be repealed or enacted, and seeks concrete platform details beyond personnel changes.
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Roosevelt
Tait
Root
Mrt
Paris Triumphs On Home Diamond In Easy Win
Paris won the game on the home diamond last Saturday afternoon over Bancroft Georgetown. Paris scored ten runs while Bancroft Georgetown managed six with errors aiding. Crowd estimates varied but many expected 500 in the grand stand, while 75 attended. Townspeople criticise funding and say Paris will not support a ball team this season.
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Paris
Bancroft -Georgetown
Bancroft
Alli
State Normal At Albion Summer Courses Attract Students
Miss Nora Parker of Paris and Joseph P Patterson of Bloomington attend a summer course at State Normal at Albion. Six weeks end August 21 with two Saturdays worked. Seven weeks end August 30 after five Saturdays. One week vacation after term. Fall term opens September 10, 1912.
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Nora Parker
Paris
Joseph P. Patterson
Bloomington
State Normal
Albion
Fine home for sale in Paris Idaho with outbuildings
By a fine home for sale in Paris Idaho a two story dwelling offers a high roomed house with pantry cellar and closets. The property includes outbuildings shade and fruit trees two wells and a private water system. Suitable for boarding students and priced to move if taken at once. Enquire Geo B Spencer Jr. Phones 7 and 16.
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Geo. B. Spencer Jr
Paris
Idaho
Not a Lucrative Jobe Aa tett college
Fragmentary lines echo a humorously jumbled quote about love and colleges. No clear event or person names emerge to ground a full news item.
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Tett College
Boston Transcript
Laketown Doings Show Local Roster Mix of Sports and Visits
Seven Aquila Nebelker and two Hyrum Nebelker men scored in Laketown baseball as the locals beat them 32 to 15. The column notes sheep shipments to eastern markets, family visits, missionary work in India, and arrivals of dignitaries and visitors including Nebekers, Westons, and local residents.
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Aquila Nebelker
Hyrum Nebeker
Laketown
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H.—B.whitman
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Liberty
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