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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
2
A guide to pruning shrubs noting two flower classes: last season wood bloomers and present season growth bloomers. It lists common shrubs by bloom type and gives cut guidance to avoid trunk damage and to make clean cuts just above buds.
Soak seeds in warm water for several hours to speed germination. Large hard shells need careful filing without injuring the germ. Fern spores grow on a brick covered with a thin layer of earth, kept in water. Cypress vines tolerate warm water 12 hours before sowing. Amateur gardeners struggle with greenhouse plants though many seeds are easy. Plant each seed twice its own depth and pulverize the soil for tiny seeds.
A quirky fragment urges keeping gardens neat despite dead flowers and odd spellings. It hints at balance between bloom and disorder, noting stress and charm may mix when chores clash with messy growth.
A guidance piece urging realistic garden planning and recommending hardy standbys like nasturtiums and petunias. It discusses early sowing, pruning for display, avoiding excessive fertilizer, and suggests cosmos with protection for late blooms. Emphasizes mass plantings and easy cultivation for amateurs.
Bed of geraniums looks tidy when faded blooms are removed. Pull off spent flowers from each truss to prevent a scruffy bed and save time over cutting out all faded blossoms. This upkeep is easier with fewer plants.
The article surveys domesticated canaries from their Canary Island origins to European and American breeding. It notes strains such as the Belgian and Scotch fancy canaries, the cinnamon and lizard varieties, and the role of song canaries. It describes color feeding, claw care, and training methods for singing birds, with emphasis on maintaining breed purity and exhibitor standards.
A collection of brief notes on household devices and ancient history. It mentions a water heater valve for hot and cold water flow, a 22 mile roadway project linking Ceylon to Tadia, a car hood bayenne carrier, brick-making in Egypt, biblical and classical references to altars and wine from date palm, and Ohio state election outcomes.
A clipped, fragmented line reads like a tense exchange about marriage and delivering a message. The garbled text hints at someone proposing or planning a misstep before a wedding, ending with partial phrases about perhaps marrying or resisting.
A garbled OCR fragment contains phrases about old speech and a stray dialogue about a vacuum cleaner. It mentions indecipherable words and incomplete phrases offering little factual context or identifiable names or events.
A shopkeeper, Mrs Oldboy, confronts her husband’s refusal to see her after a canvasser’s intrusion. The office boy relays exact instructions, denying access and threatening police if needed. That night Mr Oldboy spends an hour and forty minutes explaining the incident.
Guide to making book plates using water color through w stencil cut from paper or metal. Trace designs from magazines onto stencil, cut into puzzle-like parts with bridges, color onto paper, and assemble multiple plates efficiently.
W H Hudson notes luminous eyes as a striking feature of owls and cats, with owl yellow eyes described as unmatched in brilliance. The text comments on human perception, and a remark about Brazil references white perceptions of beauty linked to birds’ “golden frides” and African descent.
The story shows Diogenes living in a large earthen jar once used for temple sacrifices. Some scholars doubt the tale's truth though it notes Athenians inhabited similar vessels in the Peloponnesian War era and that posthumous jars were used as homes by the poor.
In August 1914 nearly 3,000 ships passed the canal carrying freight totaling about 122 million tons. Receipts reached roughly $4 million while operating costs approached $7.5 million, indicating substantial ongoing losses as the canal began normal operations.
Crew aboard the Voyage share a playful exchange as a periscope sighting prompts a tense line about vision and mercy. The captain warns against crying while a sailor jokes about the scope revealing a tense moment at sea.
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