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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
3
A cheeky patient arrives at a doctor’s door facing a lack of funds. The physician grouses but agrees to treat the man. The punch line reveals whisky as the antidote for a snakebite, echoed in a magazine quip about authors.
A bashful man at a bathing beach notes the sand is wonderful and surprisingly abundant, remarking on waste and others in need. The exchange leads to a turning moment as he realizes an opportunity to act.
A damaged OCR fragment references doctors warnings and the worst outcomes for an uncle. It mentions Detroit Free Press and a remark about women’s suffrage and duties at a polling place. It suggests political bargaining at a polling site with unclear names or dates.
Editor William A. Radford offers free advice on building topics for readers. The article discusses a 25 by 35 foot two story house suited to long winters, emphasizing proportion, room sizes, and a compact kitchen to save labor.
The narrator recalls living in cramped spaces and learning to design smaller kitchens. A lake vessel cook keeps a compact box kitchen where the cook can reach all essentials from the stove, illustrating efficiency in close quarters during meals for a hungry crowd.
The article contrasts large old fashioned kitchens with a compact nine by eleven kitchen in a modern house plan. It notes the efficiency of small kitchens, the tasks of weekly scrubbing, and the differences in layout and cost, mentioning a six room house estimated under 2000 dollars. It also recounts a wedding incident where a locked dog collar delays the ceremony, solved by a locksmith and blacksmith.
Cairo's transformation from poverty to prosperity unfolds amid riots at El Azhar University and a rising Western influenced schooling shown by American mission schools. The city blends ancient relics and modern commerce where tourism, Suez Canal trade, and British administration shape daily life.
A quirky dialogue excerpt presents Jerry reassuring about his father's lungs while Elsa coughs, prompting a lighthearted exchange about long standing health issues and resilience.
Harper's Weekly describes a simple water telescope built by Norwegian fishermen. A tin tube about three and a half feet long and nine inches wide is blackened inside, with a weighted glass end. Immersed in clear water the device is said to allow viewing to great depths.
A would be passenger asks how late a train is and learns it may be about two hours overdue. He then inquires which way the train is headed, prompting a railroad man to explain the delay and direction.
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