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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1915
Page
3
An account recalls a tattooed man telling of being held on a South Pacific island by natives demanding a thousand dollars for release. He explains how fear, a bank theft, and a tense interrogation shaped a dramatic rescue attempt.
The note suggests seeking simple yard improvements while staying indoors. Consider low maintenance plantings, outdoor lighting, seating areas, and decorative containers to enhance curb appeal without heavy outdoor work.
An advertisement touts Denleon's Coffee as pure and delicious in bold wording. The copy asserts a mature perspective about knowledge gained with age.
Cleveland and Hanover readers report relief from long standing female health issues after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters praise cure of side pains and feverish symptoms with personal testimonials and confidence in the medicine.
A fragmented note urges milk producers to stop guessing and adopt intensive, balanced methods to avoid wasted money. It emphasizes avoiding dual or uncertain practices and investing wisely in land to maximize profits.
The piece argues high expenses for buildings, tools, feed, and labor yield little when crops are weak and cows poorly cared for. It praises redirecting money and effort to intelligent farming and an efficient dairy herd to secure profit.
Guidelines describe silo depth per day to preserve silage, with winter and summer rates. It gives diameter recommendations: ten feet for 10–15 cows, twelve feet for 15–25, fifteen for 25–35, sixteen for 45, eighteen for 60–75, and up to about twenty feet for larger herds. Advises height not exceed three times diameter and avoid overly wide silos.
A skeptic’s outline of using a head hold and rope loop to pin a cow’s head. The method describes looping rope around the cow’s nose and neck while a helper bears weight, then removing horns and nose rope to free the animal.
The writer advises buyers to choose small caladium bulbs over large ones. Seedsmen offer sizes from walnut to muskmelon scale, but the author notes smaller bulbs produce better plants and can be sold next season, while large ones cost more and underperform.
Practical guidance on cultivating flowers and weeds. Do not weed by hand alone, use a weeding hook, and stir the soil to kill weeds. Delay spading until winter and spring moisture returns. Transplant sensitive varieties cautiously and thin crowded plants for healthier blooms.
A gardening guide advises applying winter mulch around shrubs and perennials and feeding with bone meal if manure is scarce. It covers digging trenches for beds, careful soil aeration, and examining new plantings for pests, plus tips on early cosmos planting and Dutchman’s Pipe for shade.
Instructions on germinating flower seeds include soaking warm water before planting for quicker germination, especially for sweet peas and large hard shelled seeds such as canna. For fine greenhouse seeds keep surface sown and moist, cover pots with glass, and remove cover once plants emerge.
An English naval officer in Manila recounts a Filipino man spitting at a Spanish officer on a Pasig River bridge. The American sentry coolly grabbed the offender by the nape and seat, pitched him into the Pasig, then resumed his patrol with gun in hand.
A week old bride questions her husband about keeping a vow to quit smoking on their wedding day. He replies that he did keep the promise by not smoking a cigar on their wedding day, though he now smokes otherwise.
An ad touts Cuticura free trial samples by mail for eczema rashes and skin irritations. It promises speedy healing, relief, and rest after using Soup and Ointment, claiming success where other remedies failed. The look of calm confidence in readers is reinforced by a literary quote on faces.
Fragmentary OCR passage shows garbled dialogue about commutation costs and gambling on trains. Mentions a druggist, Marine Eye Remedy Co., and scattered phrases like A New Salt Wanted and Jail bird. No coherent event or names form a clear news item.
The passage notes that courteous behavior triggers most applause and almost all laughter during speeches. It suggests politeness influences audience reactions more than content alone.
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