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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1930
Page
4
Chase Kearl resigns as Bear Lake county agent after nine years and has received offers to serve as county agricultural agent at Corvallis Oregon and in northern and southwestern Idaho. He led dairy stock poultry and agricultural sectors to notable progress during his tenure.
The F T Shepherd & Sons store unveils a new up to date shoe department with city store touches. Manager Jeter Shepherd returns from Oregon after four years directing shoe stores.
The Paris Lions club erects its largest possible Christmas tree in Center Square for the third year running, dressed in its usual splendid display and celebrating the season.
Graveling over three blocks of road from the main highway at Second North to the Fair Grounds east of town, the highway to Dingle was finished last Saturday. The city spent about $400, with 40 men and 20 teams at work, half paid and half donated, under City Marshal Ezra Passey.
Bargain offer on a R. C. A. combination radio and phonograph records once priced at 308. Owner moving away for winter, selling for 150 cash. Includes a new power tube and is described as as good as new. Call or phone 33, this office, for location.
The local American Legion Auxiliary collects items for a Christmas box to be sent to the Veterans hospital in Boise for disabled soldiers. Slippers candy and many other articles will be included to raise spirits and provide comfort.
Dr. C. O Moore announces the installation of a General Electric up-to-date X-ray device at his Browning building offices. The new unit will X-ray bone structure and the stomach along with other body parts.
Local merchants stockpile holiday goods across houses of business to ensure gifts for children and home decor. Stores from toy to dry goods and furniture offer extensive selections with ready-to-wear and gift items for all ages. Clerks and delivery workers will be needed to handle increased holiday traffic bolstering employment. Mrs. Thomas E Cheney and daughter Renéé visited their Victor home after weeks with Mrs. Cheney's mother Mrs. W. Ezra Allred.
Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon conducted the defining survey from 1763 to 1767 to mark the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania and beyond, creating a lasting colonial era arc known as the Mason Dixon Line.
Four carloads of turkeys were pooled for sale to New York City including exclusive hotel trade. Bear Lake Bear Lake County Idaho and Wyoming Lincoln County growers earned about 24 000 dollars with prices rising two cents per pound over prior Inter Mountain sales. The effort began in 1924 led by Chase Kearl Bear Lake County agent and expanded to include 5800 turkeys in 1929, heavier birds and higher average profits compared with 1925.
English novelist Henry Rider Hageard was born at Bradenham Hall Norfolk. He served with Sir Theophilus Shepstone during the Transvaal annexation of 1877, later becoming a High Court master. Knighted in 1912, he died in London on May 14 1925.
Fragmentary excerpt attributed to Thoreau contemplates creation and perception noting Olympus as the outside of the earth and few ears hear the poem.
An excerpt explains how the term line and the concept of a role evolved from roll or roll of manuscripts used by actors. It notes that in early theatre the long roll supplied to each performer carried their part.
In a playful corner of the Atchison Globe a teas ing place is described where much foolish talk circulates about a nickname “the cave of the winds” and the usual mockery of the legislative chamber.
Ralph Waldo Equerson served as assistant and pastor at the Second Unitarian Church in Boston from 1829 to 1882. He argued the Last Supper was not a permanent sacrament and retired. He never led another parish, but preached until 1847. The Arlington National Cemetery amphitheater bears the inscription when we assumed the soldier we did not lay aside the citizen.
Excerpted lines discuss youth and age, contrasting credulity and skepticism. The passage notes youth verdant belief in life, while middle life clings to realism. It suggests optimism fades into amiable senescence as one ages.
A quotation from Emerson emphasizes that truth should guide all courtesy and good breeding, urging honesty as the foundation of respectful behavior. The saying connects integrity with social civility, framing truth as essential in daily manners.
The Los Angeles livestock show showcased strong demand with about $25 000 worth of pure bred bulls sold and top bulls fetching 1000 to 1500 dollars. Buyers came from as far as El Paso Montana and California with most sales cash on the spot. The article notes cash transactions underpin the market and highlights the industry’s role in converting farm products to immediate cash and sustaining liquidity.
A thoughtful line from Bert Hubbard notes that true burden falls to those who can shoulder duties while power travels to those who understand how to wield it.
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