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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
3
Government warns taxpayers to file income tax returns by March 1 1918 with penalties for late or false filings. Officials will tour counties January 2 to March 1 to aid taxpayers and ensure compliance. Normal rate is 2 percent on income above exemptions of 2000 for married or head of family and 1000 for single.
A young student at a primary school produced a brief critique of a classic. He wrote that his favorite book is Pilgrim's Progress and noted his mother reads it to him every night before bed.
Agriculture guide advises strict care in parcel post egg marketing. Only healthy fowls and nonfertile eggs preferred, with daily gathering and cool, well ventilated storage. Candling required to detect bad eggs. washing avoided for high quality. Shipping more than five percent bad eggs violates federal law. plan fall hatch to smooth year-round supply.
The United States Department explains that returning empty egg containers in usable condition saves postage costs and may lower consumer prices. Shippers expect customers to save and return knockdown style packs, packing them to protect edges, and credit for return postage should apply under producer consumer agreements.
The piece argues farmers neglect poultry, noting most farms fail to feed and house hens properly. It laments that cows and horses receive care while hens must struggle, producing poor returns from little or no attention to their needs.
Instructions on humane disposal of dead or dying chickens emphasize burning or burying deep to prevent dog exposure. It advises disinfecting houses after illness and saving time, recommending a barrel of well-slaked lime with crude carbolic acid spread on floors and roosts.
A historical note explains that eggs should weigh about two ounces with a shell and two membranes, a white content, and a vitellin membrane around a yolk. It discusses yolk structure, the air space forming at the broad end as the shell shrinks, and how stale eggs lose water and develop defects like white rot as the yolk distorts and seeps into the white.
Poultry wisdom notes that hens need wind and rain protection and good feeding to stay comfortable. A shed that keeps out the cold wards off extra costs and can raise profits when both shelter and feeding align with income.
Instructions recommend combining meat meal or scraps with wheat bran rice bran cornmeal chorts or ghorts to form a moist yet not sloppy mass. The aim is to ensure the fine particles stay bound and do not waste away.
Milestones notes German propaganda of fear about frontline deaths. It cites official World War I casualty figures: British infantry officers suffered 14.3 percent in the first year, French army 5.41 percent in 1914, 4 percent in 1915, and 2.75 percent in 1916, with 29 months totaling just over 12 percent.
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous of the Eustachian tube and claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures by acting through the blood. It offers a hundred dollars for any case not cured and invites readers to obtain circulars free from J J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
The writer notes that men follow ideals over slogans, citing Napoleon who inspired his troops through stirring imagery of Italy. He did not coerce but rekindled purpose as soldiers faced snow and hardship. The vision of sunny fields, warm waters, orange groves, and romance sustained their effort and courage.
Green's August Flower advertised as a universal cure for stomach disorders and inactive liver. Described as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestinal tract, and stimulates bile production. Sold worldwide in 80 and 80 cent bottles.
The government reportedly decided that shipbuilding pins must be made from locust or eucalyptus wood, with black locust specified as the preferred species.
Clipped lines mention a Philadelphia municipal court handling 3904 cases in the last fiscal year. Other fragments reference a spinster club and generic health notes about colds and headaches with unclear context.
A man arrested for assault on his wife argues the quarrel began over an apple. The judge frees him with a warning to seek steady work. The piece then shifts to Bruges la morte describing Brugge’s preserved medieval charm amid decay following invasion.
For years druggists note the success of Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It strengthens and assists the kidneys and related organs and has many supporters. The ad urges trying a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and to mention the paper.
In a playful exchange an advocate urges men to be trained for national service while an expert squirrel shooter questions the scope. The dialogue touches on fitness and need for instruction to safely handle firearms and chemical agents.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a caregiver asking Willie if he kept a baby brother quiet in the absence of a relative. Willie replies that he fed the infant from a bottle and the child has not spoken since the departure.
A remark notes sewing circles are often made up of many women who dress the heathen up and their neighbors down, reflecting local social judgments in community life.
St Paul hosts a federation event as the American Federation of Labor visits in 1018. Local officials prepare activities and public notices for the gathering.
A sick purchasing agent, bedbound, hears a specialist promise a cure and quotes a price. He retorts with a higher bid, only to learn another bidder is the undertaker.
A fragment from a drama notes the sheriff pursues Maud while Veg says the law may hold an attachment for her. The quick exchange implies pursuit and possible legal action against Maud in a rural or small town setting.
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