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Newspaper

Paris Post

Location

Paris, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1915

Page

2

Engagement Plot Twists During Branford Reception

Hall confronts Flodie as he scrambles to secure a quicker marriage plan. Carolyn Dallys manipulates Hall with a staged engagement while cousin Jonas Hassingbury tests rivals for affection. Tension mounts as the clock nears midnight and the party bursts into a carnival of schemes.

Origin of Crescent In Islam and World Motifs

Professor Ridgeway argues the crescent’s origin comes not from the new moon but from amulets in Asia Minor made by joining two boars tusks. The crescent resembles the Turkish flag more than a new moon and similar amulets appear across Asia, Africa, and even New Guinea, suggesting widespread symbolic use.

Ridgeway England Asia Minor New Guinea Africa

Public street ovens feed city diners in Japan

The article notes that nearly every street in Japanese cities hosts a public oven where residents can have their dinners cooked for a small fee, highlighting a communal dining practice.

Japan

Orchids and Their Cultivation by E Van Benthuysen

Orchid plants fascinate with about 6000 species in 400 genera. Most are epiphytes growing on trees, though some are terrestrial. Greenhouses vary by temperature hot temperate and cold, with hybrids commanding high prices. The Marie Odile is a rare new white orchid shown here.

E. van Benthuysen Marie-Odile

No luck about gardening in the old greens

The text emphasizes disciplined planning behind gardening success, noting failures usually stem from poor preparation rather than bad luck. It argues that careful schemes, not chance, drive outcomes in horticulture.

Plan Home Grounds to Favor a Homelike Picture

Begin planning next season by shaping planting to enhance the home picture. Keep lawns as the main feature, place trees and large shrubs to rear and sides, and edge borders with smaller plants. Avoid centering beds on the lawn and preserve a free, sweeping, sunlit space.

Celeste Benton

A Case of True Friendship

Two boys fishing on an estate are chased by a gamekeeper. The boy with a permit runs to cover, then reveals the permit to prove legality. The gamekeeper questions the run, and the boy explains his act was to let his friend escape since the other boy had no permit.

Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph

A Stock Broker's Wife Seeks His Whereabouts

A young wife, wife of a stockbroker, asks where Jack is during a call at the professor's house. She confesses she knows he is in bed upstairs with a severe headache and bloodshot eyes and raving, and she wants to know where he was. The professor's wife correctly notes she means where he is now.

Flodie Stock Exchange Jack

Anything for a Love in The Medicine Man

A terse exchange tests a man’s devotion as he asks a pivotal question. She demands a concrete gesture first and the moment of affirmation follows with a whispered vow, revealing their fragile emotional stakes.

Witty Maxims on Life and Failure

A cluster of aphorisms on wit and folly. The author notes that no man is a total failure if he can craft a fool of himself, and that envy often accompanies success. Other lines touch on dogs, worry, genius, misery, pessimism, and the nature of envy.

Freddy's First Week Spells Confusion at School

A child complains after a week at school that he will never learn to spell because the teacher changes the words daily. His mother asks why, and Freddy laments the instability of learning. The Chicago Herald quotes the exchange.

Freddy Chicago Herald

Playwright Dismisses Hamlet Mood Calls for Comedy

The manager compliments the new Hamlet, but laments the gloom and asks for more comedy. The author replies that the actors in the stellar role will supply the necessary humor through interpretation.

Hamlet

Marriage Prospects In Humorous Exchange

A light exchange features a man teased about marriage as the other jokes about finding a wife with an unhappy home. The banter revolves around love, commitment, and social expectations in a playful wartime or classic newspaper tone.

The Bright Side Joke Exchange

The pessimist laments rheumatism with every bone aching while the optimist quips about being glad to avoid being a herring. The brief joke highlights contrasting outlooks in a witty dialogue.

Attentive Watson Marries Widow After Two-Year Courtship

In a society note, Watson marries the widow once courted two years ago. The piece hints he must now give careful attention to her affairs and household matters as a married man.

Watson Eve

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Gelett Burgess Isa Doremus Alfred Smallish Mr. Dorentus Hall Carolyn Dallys Carolyn Hue Hall Bonistelle Jonas Jonas Hassingbury Miss Dallys Branfort Mr. Hassingbury Branford Mniss Jonas-Hassingbury Rosamund Gale Hail Mrs. Royalton Rosamund Jonas Hastingbury Portieres Guatemala AbHalia Blackman & Griffin Go Ogden, Utah George Old Top
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