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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1911
Page
4
On election night Mrs. Higgleby votes straight but sides with a joke. After reading party platforms she says one is as good as another and splits her ticket by placing a V over both candidates. Her husband is astonished by the witty twist from Harper's Weekly.
They discuss hunting on the moors after dinner with a boast from an American visitor claiming he once killed 99 birds with a single shot. The host questions the feat while the tale is told in London.
Elks announce a Salt Lake Route trip to Los Angeles departing February 4 with return validity until March 7. Tickets on sale in Salt Lake City February 4. For full rates and reservations contact A W Raybould Secretary Elks Club Salt Lake City Utah.
A humorous anecdote recalls Dr Creighton then bishop of London riding a train with a small curate. Creighton, fond of tobacco, asks permission to smoke and the curate modestly replies that he would be ill if the bishop smoked.
Mr Travers remarks that May Pechis is a belle and looks prettier now than she ever was. Chellus notes the same sentiment, calling her more attractive than before.
An odd City Journal fragment presents a quip about a professor who preferred naming a baby over naming a bug, reflecting humorous or surreal local discourse. No clear event or names are provided beyond the dialogue cue.
Mrs Maurice Hewlett wife of a famous novelist runs an aviation school at Brooklands England with partner M Blondau They have trained notable pupils including Snowdon Smith first British officer trained in a British aviation school and Ducrocq first Frenchman to receive a pilot certificate in England both praised as capable airmen.
A 13 year old boarding at St Louis convent in County Mayo reports a frightening dream of Christ on the cross and a spear. Soon a red cross marked LH8S appears on her wrist followed by INRI, a crown of thorns, a chalice with Host, radiating red light, and a lily inscription.
An officer notes ocean scale with figures for the Pacific Atlantic Indian Arctic and Antarctic oceans. He states Pacific volume about 948 quintillion tons, Atlantic depth near three miles and weight about 325 quintillion tons, and that Niagara would take 2 million years for all sea water to flow over it.
In Pivesti Roumania Moraru a baker came home drunk in the evening and killed his wife by pushing her into the oven as she tried to remove bread The woman died her body was burned and the baker attacked two apprentices with a poker before police arrived
Italian fisherman Mario Salvatore reels in a 250 pound halibut seen near Boston Light after a dramatic fight that nearly swamped his boat. He was knocked unconscious by a blow from the fish before rescuers arrived.
A relative of the Beresford line recounts a 1491 superstition tied to the Marchioness of Waterford. Louise de Rothesay crossed to Osborne in 1890 per Queen Victoria’s order, then died soon after, fulfilling the feared omen on her last journey.
Government agents report a new contraband tactic as smugglers use sealed casks to float Chinese individuals toward unguarded shores. The scheme mirrors other smuggling methods, highlighting persistent evasion by organized gangs.
A narrator recounts Jones making a crude remark at an opera house about a table being moved. The scene turns to dining etiquette as Jones misreads tableware and quips to a waiter. The exchange ends with a boast about his wealth.
A Tennessee mother recounts her six month old son’s severe head rash and hair loss that spread to the face and arms. After trying multiple doctors and medicines, she used Cuticura Resolvent Soap and Ointment, noting rapid improvement after three days and complete recovery after two bottles and three cakes of Soap. She endorses Cuticura for cuts and sores and toilet use.
Callahan explains to Father Clanry that he struck Hogan on the street last night but did so gently, citing their long friendship and seeking forgiveness. The priest responds with a measured, sad expression as the matter unfolds.
A citizen asks city workers why city folks do not follow country people in pushing for better roads. The speaker notes he works despite snow drifts and urges action for improved infrastructure.
A Northampton grocer, George Vaughan, aged sixty four, who had been blind, first recovered sight five years ago after colliding with a pillar box. His sight returned briefly again shortly before his death, allowing him to see and recognize his family.
A fragmentary lines note a youth recalling maternal expectation to conquer industry and a self deprecating line about missing it. The text also includes a cryptic remark on becoming a major general of adolescence and a casual exchange about the missed path.
A young West Philadelphia boy completes his inaugural essay on a dog. He describes a dog as a four legged animule with a tail and pants that never change, noting its wagging tail when glad and tendency to sit on it when sorry. He praises the dog as useful for biting burglars but troublesome for mud tracks.
A humorous exchange from the St. Louis Star uses a joking line about how little trouble one would have with a car if married to the machine. The quip highlights the enduring usefulness of Tove as a steadfast constant.
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