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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1927
Page
6
The dialogue reveals a century old tale of land transfers from native people to a man and a boy. The text mentions one hundred twenty acres for five dollars and a bicycle and two hundred forty acres for an old sewing machine and twenty-five dollars. Characters Lydia Billy and John Levine discuss hardship and consequences.
Lydia balances muckraking aims with family crisis as Lizzie battles rheumatic fever. The Lake City investigation unfolds with indictments of officials, while Lydia and Billy navigate romance, social pressures, and town gossip amid political fallout.
John Levine faces a commission with Lydia Dudley and Billy Norton amid testimonies about land fraud and mixed blood deals. Old Susie recounts her daughter’s death as Levine denies murder while Lydia defends him and reveals her sense of national duty. The commission adjourns for lunch as new revelations about Dave Marshall and the Last Chance surface.
A Times reporter describes street banter at public markets where shoppers and vendors exchange odd statements. A shopper asks for fried bacon and another misidentifies eggplants as round slices of pineapple, illustrating humorous miscommunications tied to daily commerce.
A friend of Prof William Lyon Therps recounts an odd Paris arrival. The narrator and his nephew, arriving at 2 a.m., cannot speak French and mispronounce baggage. A porter helps after a shouted exclamation and the trunk is retrieved.
The report claims Azizzia in Italian Tripoli North Africa records 136 degrees above in a desert enclave inland from the Mediterranean. Residents live in underground tunnels and chambers to stay cool, contrasting the former Death Valley claim as harsher heat.
A fragment notes a misquoted line describing a pessimist as a man with lost heart and poor liver, attributed to the Boston Transcript. It also mentions grafted skin as best taken from another part of the same individual.
Advice promotes drinking plenty of water and Jad Salts to flush kidneys and prevent bladder issues. Claims dull kidney pain, headaches, and rheumatic twinges will ease with daily water intake and a tablespoon of Jad Salts in water before breakfast for several days.
A Boston Transcript quip contrasts stage hands and box office staff as the world becomes a stage. A scholar notes the line while a Wise Guy replies that some hustle scenery and others handle receipts.
Mrs Susie Abernathy of 2235 Welton Street reports being run down until using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She says she took about a dozen bottles and felt well long before finishing them and advises others in poor health to try it. The ad invites 10c to Dr Pierce's Invalids Hotel Buffalo NY for trial tablets and free medical advice.
Mrs Gale reports a morning dispute with new neighbors about a vacuum cleaner. Mr Gale warns to stay out, urging caution and avoidance of involvement.
An advertising notice urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 26 years. It warns imitators may be dangerous and instructs to say Bayer when purchasing.
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