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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
8
A man and a boy endure a three day blizzard as cattle seek water. They race to fetch fuel and water using a bob sleigh, facing frozen misery, snow choking the stable, and perilous cold. The narrator recalls a long ago New Year when he was the boy.
A mixed column lists bells with names from English tradition such as Old Lad’s Passing Bell Pancake Bell and Pudding Bell. It reports community notices including social events church rings dances weddings and births plus local names and holiday gatherings in Paris and Bloomington Idaho with plans for lectures and imports.
A reflective piece on New Year resolutions urges self control and benefitting the common good. It blends quotes from Elbert Hubbard and a moral exhortation with local commentary about housing signs and vanity cosmetic trends among young women, noting few rental signs and a call for more cottages.
The Shepherd Mercantile Company touts its team of world class tailors using the latest gear. The ad emphasizes skilled workmanship and up to date tools to deliver high quality garments.
A nostalgic poem reflects on the vanishing Old Year and the arrival of the New Year. Imagery invokes distant shores and bells, urging banishment of sorrow and hope for brighter days ahead.
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