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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
9
Caleb confronts Cox who outlines Golden city’s looming water crisis. Cox explains limits of reservoirs and wells, hints at a costly filtration need, and offers Caleb a senior role in a mountain project with Beaver Lake.
J Allan Dunn shows Caleb and Baxter amid a land deal and a pressure to fund a marriage ruse. Baxter hints Cox’s influence and a two thousand dollar shortfall, while Caleb weighs a loan and a looming first pay. They end by visiting the duck club.
Civil engineer Caleb Warner witnesses a coyote fall to two wolfhounds in California and meets Betty Clinton at her ranch. He stays with her family, befriends her father, and shares dreams of becoming a Water-Bearer. At a club, Warner is introduced to Wilbur Cox and, after dinner, Cox arranges a meeting with Hinckley, the water company chief engineer.
Chapter scene shows Hinckley guiding Caleb through a sequestered canyon to inspect the Crystal Springs dam complex. They study brick dam, three-slice lake, and serpentine roads with gates. Hinckley stresses clay core earth dams bend yet stay sound, a testament to engineering.
Ties between Baxter Cox and Hinkley deepen as alliances shift. Reportedly tense exchanges precede a new move in a developing newsroom power struggle.
The Kansas City Star reports Theodore Reinecke new assessment of the Delos Apollo and the three Graces. Using history and mathematics he estimates Apollo at eight meters tall and each Grace at one meter eighty centimeters. The fire destroyed the original colossal group attributed to Tectiolus and Angellory, with the palm of Apollo and the Bowed Graces noted in ancient depictions.
Fragmentary text mentions a head keeper and a person named John Lop, with unclear context and missing details. The readable portion hints at a control or limit on behavior but lacks concrete events, dates, or locations to establish a full news item.
New Jersey Agricultural College advises a concentrated lime sulfur and nicotine-sulfate spray applied as buds swell to control rosy green and cat aphids on apple trees. Complete one strong spray before green buds show, cover the tree in a single pass, and avoid oil sprays as they give only partial control. The mix 1 part lime sulfur to 9 parts water and 40 percent nicotine sulfate diluted to 144 pints per 100 gallons is recommended. San Jose scale and some apple scab may also be affected.
Prof. Joseph Oskamp of the New York College of Agriculture at Ithaca argues that early spring cultivation drives spur vitality and bud formation for the next year. He notes warmth in soil and nitrate formation improve growth, color, and earlier hardening of wood to resist blight.
Anthracnose, the serious disease of black raspberries, can be managed by planting partially resistant varieties such as Quillen and by two seasonal lime sulfur sprays. Use delayed-dormant spray after growth begins but before leaflets reach three-eighths inch. apply pre bloom spray about a week before bloom, weather permitting. If infection is light, dormant spray alone may suffice. use one gallon lime sulfur per 50 gallons of spray or equivalent homemade mix.
A damaged excerpt warns against worthless sprays and urges growers to seek authoritative information. It endorses lime-sulphur or lime-sulphur with oil as delayed dormant spray, noting many oils do not mix with lime-sulphur and that concentrated lime-sulphur yields good results.
A concise description notes that a sharper is a clever person who lacks moral scruple, implying cleverness without ethical restraint. The saying contrasts sharp intelligence with a dull sense of right and wrong.
Ambassador Houghton notes shifts in power as England alters its hierarchy. An anecdote about the late Duke of Sutherland at Dunrobin Castle recalls his temper and a collision with an old woman, who recovered after a brief incident.
The advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as daily toilet preparations to cleanse purify soothe heal and perfume. It claims these items keep skin clear and are essential to any toilet table.
A line from B. W. Wowes Monthly notes a rule about men not leaving profitable jobs or businesses for women no matter how much they think of her. The quote frames monetary priorities over romance.
A reflective aphorism attributed to Syrus, noting that memory can mislead and wisdom may lie in letting go of prior knowledge. The quote emphasizes humility and openness to new understanding.
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