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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1913
Page
2
Disjointed observations touch on cholera avoidance war women’s suffrage marriage tax debates and social quirks. Highlights include a New York woman losing 440 dollars a kaiser opening a motion picture house and a Brooklyn bride refusing to be responsible for her husband’s debts. Rumor and whimsy mix with oddities on nitrogen production and a right‑side heart.
A column riffs on quirky incidents from divorce cases to street curiosities. A St Louis divorce over borrowed money and a Los Angeles judge granting a wife a divorce after a spanking headline light legal probes. Paris snakes in a station and a New York tale of a newspaper planted twenty dollars. Laughing gas self administration and a self illuminating car paint hint at science headlines. A Germantown student ships four books early and satire on balance of books in time.
A Chicago woman advocates kiss ing as a fine art and says if it cannot be a fine art it is not due to lack of practice among the younger generation.
A satirical note claims the Oregon Supreme Court would deem a 700-year term excessive for any crime, suggesting historical references to Methudélah. The author, aes Laals, adds a provocative aside on justice and time.
A Wisconsin inventor has created a device that thoroughly washes and rinses dairy bottles. The machine uses hinged lids on open receptacles carried on a chain through hot water, with bottles passing through and then rolling into a rinsing tank. Continuous circulation keeps rinse water moving while lids open on descent.
The article argues dairy quality is hereditary and not confined to any single breed. It stresses long family lines of dairy character, careful selection, and warns pedigree bulls can produce inferior offspring compared to locally bred bulls. It cites cattle shows influencing breeder success and buyer demand.
A Wisconsin college circular explains a milk sediment test that lets farmers, factory operators, and milk dealers gauge how dirty a pint of milk is. The test helps determine if milk is fit for direct consumption or for butter or cheese and underscores the hygienic and quality benefits of clean cows, stables, and utensils.
A village hails Cash Martin as destined for fame and fortune then he leaves home to seek wealth and power. After a week he returns exhausted and hungry, begging bread while his family reacts with astonishment at his homecoming.
A fatherly lawyer questions a woman's troubles and suggests she and her husband reconcile. He notes the husband is cruel and unemployed and even throws knives, but the lawyer quips that she could turn the knife throwing into vaudeville to solve her problems.
A Chicago man visiting his Cornell son joked about the team after a loss to Colgate. The student answered with disdain, saying Cornell football has been beaten by everything except the Colonial Dames.
Fragmentary notes claim Kutem ranks as a sculptor with little cutting of stone. A doctor is quoted saying nothing pleases him and suggesting the speaker favors a grass widow and hay over art, indicating a satirical or obscure stance.
Jaggs came home last night much the worse for wear and claimed he had seen a lot of black snakes. Family 48 in setturning.
A businessman debates hiring a new stenographer while his wife eavesdrops in the office. He criticizes the candidate as immature and unfocused, planning to fire her when possible, as his wife fails to hide her listening. The dialogue hints at past favored staff and underlying strain.
A terse exchange shows a guest pressing for a price reduction while the proprietor questions what recognition of the profession has to do with it. The dialogue hints at tensions over service and billing in a domestic or small business setting.
A nervous hotel manager warned staff to keep events quiet after a bell boy rushed in to report the downstairs cat has just had kittens. He asked what to do, as three Daughters of the Confederacy were shown a top room nearby. The manager's reaction was sharp.
The caller asks for a donation to a good cause. A businessman pledges ten thousand dollars after learning a tenant killed a book agent this morning. The scene ends with remarks on generosity and lazy talk.
A fragment references Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets claimed to cure constipation and its linked illnesses. The text shows a mock dialogue about a doctor visiting Briggs and mentions a bill collection. The snippet echoes 19th century medical advertising tone and the Boston Evening Transcript style.
An 19th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething. Claims soothe gums reduce inflammation ease teething pain and cure windcolic with a 25 cent bottle.
In a humorous London Tit-Bits excerpt, a nervous man explains the drafting season for cooks and social leagues in his suburb, while a Lancashire dog fancier story ends with a father buying a share of a mongrel and joking about kicking his half out the door.
A brief dialogue recalls the city of Venice through a listener named Tommy. The speaker notes a lasting impression of the place after a visit, emphasizing a memorable scene involving a little girl seen in the streets of the city.
A fragment from a dialogue on fashion and social expectations. The speaker contrasts discussing chic gowns with awkward questions about wearing them. A humorous aside about a circus experience and a joke about Hamlet adds to the tone.
A terse exchange suggests the book agent resists a simple refusal and demands a firmer response. The dialogue hints at deeper interest or leverage shaping the interaction after the initial inquiry.
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