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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1932
Page
5
Joe Barry battles danger and fame in a traveling circus as a radio act misfires. Sue Dayton reveals love after a dramatic fall and a return to the cars for rest, while Uncle Dan pulls strings to keep them together. Chaos, pursuit, and a cliffhanger lead to the next installment.
A wounded Joe Barry drifts toward consciousness as voices and caring hands restore him. A speaker assures Sue she is the best medicine he can have, noting there is no fracture and the map stirs amid fading confusion.
A slice of 1932 political chatter recorded from California and Hollywood covers pacific defense views in Santa Monica Beverly Hills and Hollywood. The notes mock Hawaii isolation and praise Roosevelt while criticizing Wall Street tax cuts and Senate actions.
The XYZ correspondence revealed France’s demand for terms seen as a bribe to restore U S friendship after the Revolution. President Adams notified Congress no terms aligned with national safety or honor, prompting war talk and dispatch revelations. Later a workable Franco-American relationship formed.
A young boy, about twelve, rings the door at Mrs Brink s home in a curious sales encounter. He sizes her up from golf oxfords to hairstyle, asks about her parents, then concludes she is too young to deal with, and leaves.
The excerpt notes that Modern English in America differs from eighteenth century England in pronunciation and meaning. It highlights distinct American terms and phrases coined over time, called Americoniems, reflecting language evolution across the United States.
An old Latin composition book published in 1550 is in the possession of William and Mary College as a gift from Justice Robert F Thompson or the New York Supreme Court. The title page bears an inscription from Chief Justice Marshall scanned at Richmond by J K P.
The text notes diamond origins in ancient India with Chinese records dating to the first century. It mentions Chinese names Kin-Kang for diamonds and Greek Roman references, including Pliny, as mentions of diamonds.
The line United we stand, divided we fall first appeared in Dickinson's Wilberry Songs' Writ in the Boston Gazette on July 18 1768. The idea itself predates this in ancient Roman poetry.
Australians test projecting electric currents through water to stun fish so they rise to the surface for harvesting in large quantities. The method seeks to boost efficiency in fishing operations and may raise safety and environmental concerns.
The ancient theater of Dionysius in Athens could seat about 30 000 spectators. The front row had marble chairs for dignitaries with inscriptions, while the seats remain at the bottom.
When fatigue signals rest, Bayer Aspirin offers comfort for nerves and headaches. One tablet blocks a threat, two or three melt colds, and it travels with you to the office or home. From toothache to rheumatic pain it provides quick relief, with proven directions and widespread usefulness.
The article notes World War era hunger among troops and recalls Washington at Valley Forge. It states General Knox and Captain Sargeant were sent to explain soldiers' dire condition to Congress, highlighting efforts to address subsistence.
The term our-Minute Speakers described men and women who lent speeches for Liberty and Victory loan campaigns. They spoke during other events like plays, four minutes per appearance, to urge public support for government borrowing.
The Detroit News explains that cards bought from the post office with stamps printed on them are postal cards, while those bought from private firms featuring pictures are post cards.
The text notes that logarithms emerged in 1034 by Napier and that Edmund Gunter plotted them on a two foot scale. It cites Robert Bissaker in 1654 as producing the first slide rule with a movable slide between fixed stock parts.
A seven foot ladder made in England from aluminum weighs four ounces and supports 500 pounds. It is designed for household use and proved easy to carry above all obstacles, marking a significant success in portable ladder design.
Birds reach speeds around 70 miles per hour as airspeed tests use airplanes to chase and read air speed indicators. The method also records wild ducks and geese in flight for comparison.
Ancient juniper trees in central Oregon appear to rival giant redwoods in age and size. Field measurements show some trees 2,000 years old with extreme growth rings, including 75 rings in as little as an inch, indicating rapid early growth.
A congressman noted Captain Sargeant was well dressed amid scarcity. General Knox agreed the selection favored the man with extra flesh and a full salt of clothes, saying respect dictated the choice.
Donald L. Jacobus argues a settler from 1020 to 1040 could have over 200,000 descendants. J Gardner Bartlett, after studying 10,000 New England families, estimates 78,125 descendants in eight generations.
A historical note traces the term yellow peril to German scare rhetoric and its adoption in American journalism since 1808. It outlines fears that Asian populations would rapidly increase and threaten white territories, highlighting the phrase’s origins and early usage.
A naturalist explains true ermine comes from the stoat with a nearly pure white winter coat. He warns that many inferior furs imitate ermine, chiefly the white rabbit dressed as genuine ermines.
A historical note defines atmosphere as the invisible odorless gas envelope around Earth, stating dust smoke and fog are impurities rather than essential parts of the air.
In Mesa Verde National Park erosion carved caves along canyon walls that hold about 2000 cliffhouse ruins. Structures range from a single clan's few rooms to large villages housing hundreds.
The article defines the folk song as a lyric poem with melody that originated anonymously among unlettered people and remained in currency for centuries, as observed by the Kansas City Times.
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