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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1915
Page
7
A collage of quips and moral quibbles ranges from kitchen table ribbon game gags to social aphorisms. Notes on money pride marriage and advertising mix with wisecracks about pride and police, reflecting a lighthearted column of pithy one liners and street wisdom.
The article advises weekly plant rotation and frequent soil checks, soap suds cleansing, ample air and sun, pest monitoring, and careful watering. It covers starting cannas and dahlias indoors, hedge planting with vines, soap-suds for scale on lemon trees, germination and seed sowing for gloxinia, and cautious transplanting with frost risk. It also notes lawn care, moss removal, top-dressing, tree renewal with woodbine, deep digging for early crops, drainage in heavy soils, early rose pruning, and cosmos growing in pots for later pinching.
A Murfreesboro Tennessee reader testimonials her relief from female weakness displacement and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. The ad touts the remedy as a longtime tonic from native herbs and roots and urges others to try it with assurance of confidential female correspondence from the company.
A man nicknamed Mr Highbrow critiques contemporary fashion telling a listener that a beautiful shoulder justifies a low neck gown yet notes the fashionable woman resembles the prophet for having little in her own country.
An old Denison's Coffee advertisement touts pure hand picked coffee and multiple packaging options with consumer guidance if unavailable locally. A Meeker Bleeker wedding joke follows, with Meeker noting his former wife’s fiancé is allegedly poor despite wealth.
Advertisement promotes Cuticura remedies for hair loss and skin issues. Claims hair growth from using Cuticura Ointment and hot shampoo, offers free samples by mail from Boston, and adds a wry note on handyman stereotypes and virtue.
In Stray Stories a boy Tommy wishes for wings to escape Aunt Lavinia who scolds him daily. He imagines flying away with her and then dropping her when he can rise no higher.
A lady asks the price of a porch chair. The clerk quotes seventeen dollars, prompting disbelief. The salesman then calmly explains the chair is probably worth one fifty, but the price was requested.
A four year old Harold begs his mother to sit with him to sleep but is told to keep quiet for the angels. Mr Bliggins plans a summer trip for his family while he stays behind seeking rest and quiet despite concerns about the climate.
A collage of humor lines and advertisements from an old newspaper page. Contains puns about noise suppression in campaigns and a joke about a telephone exchange. Includes a brief ad for Audlen's Foot-Ease for soldiers and a Marine Eye Remedy notice.
Daisy argues animals reach heaven citing biblical imagery of a milk and honey land. The Real Thing notes a rich bachelor’s death leaving his fortune to a woman who once rejected him, framing gratitude as the result.
A playful exchange referencing a pun about a child and a family tree. The line jokes that someone is "8 nut," a phonetic pun on eight nut and family tree relations. No additional facts or context provided.
In a witty exchange, Ita Affliction jokes about the infant industry suffering from infant paralysis, highlighting a playful jab at development challenges.
The article notes improved Day lily varieties with a wide color range and a long blooming season. Hybrids offer yellow shades and reliable flowering from May 20 to September. Lilies can be grown from seed or divisions and tolerate more neglect than most plants.
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