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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
7
Jerome S. McWade recalls a sharp exchange about Irishness with a lawyer in a cussoms dispute over Gobelin tapes. The Duluth connoisseur notes the lawyer’s boast of profiting from Irishmen and quips that he might be called an Irishman by extraction.
A terse dialogue scene centers on a child asking for paternal help. The speaker notes repeated attempts to secure permission from their father, mentioning three sisters previously sought for the same favor.
In comic chatter a washing machine agent asks about post election affairs. A tavern keeper and townsfolk discuss who will run the post office, noting bankers storekeepers and other steady hands as candidates against untested locals.
A quotation from Home Progress Magazine argues that practical literacy and language skills in women are enhanced by study. It links sewing, speech, and household chemistry to overall personal development and real life usefulness.
A Boston clubman recently back from New York City faces a wry remark from a friend about police and graft. The friend quips that a week there would surely bring a grafter into his pocket, prompting a pause as the clubman questions the idea.
A brief humorous line notes a man remarking on a raise while laundry is in progress. The speaker jokes about two shirts washing in the same week, highlighting a light domestic moment.
A ten year old girl dislikes being kissed, similar to a twenty year old who also dislikes it. The line reflects social norms and attitudes toward affection in the era.
A fragment notes the first move of the newly hired girl is to examine the closet and assess the household secrets, hinting at underlying family tensions.
A Nebraska youth narrates a recovery from a severe fever with Grape-Nuts after many medicines failed. He describes weakness, loss of appetite, and rashes, then regains health after his mother requested the cereal. The ad promotes Postum Co. and the book The Road to Wellville, ending with There’s a reason.
In a Confederate tent Gen Lee entrusts Cant Wayne with a critical dispatch as he travels with an old scout. Disguises and danger follow through enemy lines with a Northern bride, a daring escape, a masquerade ball, and a siege. Wayne battles guerillas and a duel with Brennan before a hopeful farewell.
Wayne reunites with Caton and learns Edith Brennan is Major Brennan's wife by marriage to Charles Brennan's heir. Edith recalls a tragic past in Hartford and explains she became guardian to Major Brennan's ward after Charles's death. Wayne vows to endure and hopes for a future Northward reunion.
A narrator recalls hopes and plans as a group of federal officers and smiling ladies ride past on a road. The rider shelters in a thicket, then notes the cavalcade’s passing without engagement, while thoughts drift elsewhere.
A French newspaper reports a New Zealand chief has moved onto disputed land and declares he holds an undoubted title because he ate the previous owner. The remark underscores a striking assertion of territorial right in colonial-era folklore.
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