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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
7
A young boy in khaki and fong trousers asks his mother if he is a man like his father. She concedes, and he declares his plan to take a dime from his bank to visit the barber for a shave.
An old newspaper advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming many testimonials and urging readers to request a sample bottle by mail with ten cents. It notes strong sales and invites readers to buy large or medium bottles at drug stores. The ad attributes cures to user reports and includes ordering details from Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York.
An American soldier in France is given a fork but no knife at a fence side restaurant. After a puzzled moment he asks for Camerade and then for once fiance, finally receives a knife. The anecdote ends with his resolve to use the fork correctly.
A classic ad advises bathing with Cuticura Soap and hot water, drying, then applying Cuticura Ointment for relief. Mentions possible speedy denialment and offers free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept X, Boston. Available at druggists and by mail. Prices Bocap 25, Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
A condemned man awaits execution on the platform as a chaplain offers a last chance to confess. The prisoner whispers that there is nothing to tell, asking the chaplain to "Let me be." The scene is described with period slang reflecting a London Tit-Bits style.
A fragment asks what makes a negotiable instrument valid and notes a mandolin could be pawned. The terse dialogue hints at financial terms and collateral but provides no concrete details or outcomes.
A sharp critique questions the judgment of a man who docks a horse's tail, arguing the decision reflects poor business sense or foolishness. The remark targets expertise and practice in horse care and underscores tensions in animal handling methods.
Arthur Guy Empey, a Jersey City native living in the United States, sails to England to enlist in the British army after the Lusitania sinking. He serves as a private, trains in London and France, hears big guns, and earns distinction rescuing wounded under fire. He also digs trenches to No Man's Land and performs observation post duties.
In a daring plan, a British battery uses a misdirected tap code and fake transmission to trigger a feigned order. The German road is hit with four 4.5 inch shells, causing heavy damage and chaos. The trick nearly exposes the plot but leaves Old Pepper frustrated and the men relieved.
A man recalls a thing he believes he forgot only to realize he cannot recall what it is. The situation explores memory gaps and confusion over forgotten objects.
A dialogue over marriage ends with a remark that money decides a match. The lines feature a girl asking if she should marry without money and a response that cash would be supplied only by the suitor. The exchange illustrates social expectations about financial support in marriage.
A fragmentary text hints at a strained family exchange between a father and son. It suggests the son’s terse note and the father’s reaction, followed by a remark about compromises and limits to mutual control. The passage centers on a small domestic dispute.
The passage notes a long standing Chinese fascination with lanterns and fireworks adorning cities ports rivers and boats. It then shifts to railway history citing George Stephenson's 1816 springs patent and the 1820 locomotive Agenoria with laminated springs on its leading wheels now in a London museum.
The fragment suggests hanging pictures as if they are decorations and not to remove wires. It emphasizes letting the pictures hang against the wall and presenting them as a real decor element within the space. The text centers on display choices and cable placement.
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