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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
3
An advertisement extols Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims sworn testimonies and large sales, urging readers to send ten cents for a sample and address to Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York. Large and medium bottles are said to be available at drugstores.
A brief exchange features Agnes vowing never to marry to reform a man and Ethel doubting harsh reform methods. The lines suggest a conversation on personal choices and approaches to relationships.
A column reflecting on planning life, judging neighbors, generosity, and kindness. It notes the folly of excessive criticism toward newlyweds and warns against brutal discipline of children. The piece ends with a remark on women barbers and beauty workers in New York City.
Army recruitment rhetoric alongside medical ad copy urges water intake and Anuric to prevent kidney issues and rheumatism. Claims of improved longevity and selective fit among recruits mix with product pitch and physician endorsements. The piece blends wartime morale with patent medicine marketing.
Dialogue depicts Mr. Meekton debating keeping a pet dog and delaying its return to avoid waste. He jokes about being called out or eating dog biscuits to prevent waste, framing a lighthearted domestic quarrel over a stray canine.
Fragments show a dispute over which party is calmer, with exchanges questioning current peace and ongoing clashes. The quoted chatter hints at internal strife and rhetorical sparring about conduct.
A fragment shows a dialogue on cumulative expenses and postage. A man found guilty acknowledges costs may grow, warning that three cents a day could become a starter.
The dialogue recalls Sniffkins boasting that he saved a human life in Atlantic City. He counters that he saved his own by fleeing town to escape a mob.
A fragment suggests a maxim that nearly all beautiful things are expensive, with a provocative claim about women. The line presents a social critique in terse form without broader context or named entities.
A healthful body yields beauty the ad claims with Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It promotes regular hours water sensible food and detox to banish ills. The ad touts Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets a natural laxative made of May apple aloe and jalap root.
Seasonal guide outlines choosing a lily bed with good drainage and background greens, digging two feet deep, and enriching soil with manure and ashes. It also covers forcing Bermuda lilies in pots, soil depth, spacing, root development, light and temperature needs, and gradual acclimation from cellar to living room.
The article praises irises as a premier border plant with rich color and suitability for cut flowers. It then describes farm building design, emphasizing proper dormers, ventilation, and balanced costs to reduce labor and heat loss. It outlines a large, durable general stock barn 60 by 74 feet and a concrete foundation, plus a note on hop vine bark being used for cordage.
Betty Pake advises pot bulbs such as the black calla in seven inch pots with rich soil and regular watering. She suggests mulching strawberry beds and beds of roses to protect plants when ground freezes and recommends using fresh manure to destroy poison ivy and housing hardy shrubs for winter forcing in a cool cellar for spring blooms.
Advice by William A. Radford outlines a convenient sanitary farm barn design 60 by 74 feet with monitor roof. It stresses sunlight, ventilation and drainage, with dairy cows horses and beef cattle housed in wings and a central storage area for hay and straw.
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