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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
1
Local notes list residents visiting Paris and nearby towns from Evanston Salt Lake City and Brigham City. Updates mention promotions, illness, travels, and family visits along with ads for grain drills screen doors cedar posts and farming tools. A dress of items includes a Ford to Studebaker swap and a scarlet fever update for a Camp Winfield Scott staffer.
A local ad touts plumbing and repair work with satisfaction guaranteed and payment waived. It lists contact A. Romero in Paris Idaho and promises upcoming radio fence and hardware advances. The C C W and NC Co offers a full line of barb wire field fence gates nails and related goods ahead of price increases.
Notice directs home missionaries to move appointments from June 24 to Sunday June 17 for the quarterly stake conference.
A. M. Rich of Paris Idaho regards a wheelbarrow and a scraper borrowed last fall and left for a few minutes in March. He asks the borrowers to return them promptly.
The list includes 3B. H. Find lay William J. Holland James B. Tones 8. H. Spencer George B. Spencer Jr4ates-8-Price J.-C. Thomas Jos. L. Collings Burton Thomas The Rosen application was denied with property details not completed.
Simpson Rich was released as superintendent of the Paris First ward Sunday School and appointed counselor to Bishop Sutton to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Cla Forrest Fackrel. Forrest Fackrel heads the Sunday School with Morgan, J Rich, and Ernest Perrett as assistants.
Rich and family escorted to Ogden after the baby’s serious illness. The child was later operated on at L D S hospital in Salt Lake City early in the week by Dr. Pugmire and colleagues. The infant had been ill with car trouble for several days before the trip.
The department of agriculture urges mills to stop white flour and switch to nutritious whole wheat flour. Many millers reply they will change. Officials estimate switching could save 60,000,000 bushels of wheat annually.
A parcel shower was held at the home of Pres. and Mrs. Jos R Shepherd yesterday evening hosted by Paris young ladies. Miss Shepherd, a charming Paris woman and bride elect of Instructor Edwin Spencer of the Fielding Academy, was celebrated amid warm wishes from the community.
Residents commend President Jos R Shepherd for outstanding outdoor beauty with flowers bulbs lawn walks and overall cleanliness. The writer notes the yard would inspire a clean-up campaign and praises Shepherd as a lover of cleanliness and music.
A farewell party will be held in the pavilion Tuesday night June 4 in honor of Miss Eva Wallantine who will soon depart for new missionary work States she is a Fielding Academy graduate and a capable young woman likely to make friends wherever she labors. Do not fail to be present Tuesday night.
A garbled excerpt reflects on high achievement as a sign of nature’s possibility and the duty of every person to strive. The text seems to quote a reformist sentiment attributed to a patriotic figure, though the source is incomplete.
A prophecy states the Antichrist will be crushed and the lamb will reign. After a final battle near Westphalia, the white eagle will seek Constantinople and a lasting peace will follow with nations governed by justice and harmony.
A historic account recalls Paul Jones facing a superior British squadron off Scotland. Jones drives his ship close to the enemy, fires with grapeshot and grenades, and the Serapis burns after a magazine explosion. Despite heavy losses, surrender follows on a night of fierce combat aboard the Richard.
Corntre of Philadelphia offers lawn mowers with very reasonable prices in an advertisement.
An advertisement for the National Mfg Co garage hardware appears in the C W and M Co publication line. It lists products and contact details for customers seeking hardware supplies.
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