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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
2
A digest of home style dishes with Banana Cream Filling Gingers Rice Virginia Spoon Bread Breadcrumb Pancakes and Jagged Soup. The text gives steps to mix, bake, and serve with care and economy, ending with a proverb about desire and trouble.
The article extols practical thrift in household food work, urging women to reallocate funds from clothes and amusements to nutritious family meals. It recommends unpolished rice, fresh butter substitutes like oleomargarine, and simple recipes such as brown rice and pea puree to stretch meals while maintaining flavor and nutrition.
Motivational guidance on personal confidence and self-estimate. The speaker urges readers to maintain belief in their mission, overcome setbacks, and claim their rightful position through continuous confidence and self-knowledge.
A humorous exchange shows two men at a chicken fair bargaining over a pullet and feathers. One demands the meal while the other agrees to spread the feathers on a plank and proceed to enjoy themselves as they admit hunger and sleeplessness.
A reflective piece about a man sighing for youth past and the old days when boys run barefoot. The verse contrasts childish wishes with the grownup desire to be older and capable.
Mr Penwig gle voices doubt that rhyme improves thought and warns that future days may be meatless wheatless sweetless and possibly heat less, reducing comfort and variety in daily life. The exchange highlights cautious pessimism about upcoming conditions.
A fragmented quote shows Senator Sorghum pondering reasons to exit public life. He suggests retirement for a while to build a reputation through experience, noting the era of fresh talent and potential improvement in his standing.
A humorous dialogue shows Meri noting a husband’s improved manners after marriage. He admits she now offers him a chair and shared courtesy he lacked before wedlock, contrasting past rudeness with present civility.
A quip contrasts thin people becoming fat with a claim that the venture yields only gross receipts, not net gains. The exchange treats profitability as a matter of perception rather than true accounting. The line plays on expectations about 'net' and 'gross' in business.
A wry exchange notes a husband’s quick temper and a wife’s retort that she feeds him hasty pudding. The remark suggests character through a culinary dig at household life and temperamental flair.
Exchange hints at concerns over marriage and support in a clipped conversation. A cautious man explains he cannot marry due to financial constraints while another voice reassures him a wife might leave if he cannot support her.
A man named John sought a marriage license but was issued a dog license by mistake. The remark suggests the error is not a serious misstep in a married man’s life and plays on the notion of marital responsibilities.
A Poston Transcript joke from Burbank Florist notes a cheap rubber plant and asks why. Florist quips that a smart husband could grow his own automobile tires, delivering a punny domestic punchline.
A historical poultry guide describes dust baths for hens to control lice and mites. It advises sodium fluoride or mercurial ointments for lice, with kerosene or crude petroleum sprays to reach cracks in roosts and nests, repeating treatments every week or ten days.
Instructions for small scale poultry keeping on private land. Advice covers confinement, avoiding a male, stocking limits, pullets, housing, ventilation, cleanliness, roosts and boards, yard care, feeding scraps and grain, and seasonal egg production to supply fall and winter needs.
The readable text lists locations on the body for what appears to be a medical or instructional note. It mentions multiple points such as on the head, back, breast, vent area, base of height, thighs, and undersides. The fragment ends with a reference to another method and no clear article context or event.
Sodium fluoride, a white powder, destroys all lice on fowl. One application costs about half a cent per bird and is a new effective remedy. Full directions are in the United States Department of Agriculture bulletin Mites and Lice of Poultry Farmers' Bulletin 801, which also explains how to keep the poultry house mite free.
The article urges keeping henhouses well ventilated to support laying, health, and vitality. It notes fresh air and dryness are essential, with doors and windows opened wide enough to prevent frost buildup, except when water would freeze, then ventilation is reduced to avoid freezing. It cautions against closing airways in cold weather.
Effie, a provincial actress hopeful, gains help from her college chum Frederick Sterling to stage a successful amateur production. The pair fall in love as Sterling reveals his star status after the final performance, planning a New York season together.
Judge Ruppenthal notes language outruns dictionaries with over 1,000 western terms in his Kansas dictionary. He observes that current editions like Standard and Webster do not include Coronel Roosevelt’s coined "Jugo-Slav" or military "barrage" in common usage.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds up the system cleanses the blood and reduces recurring colds. It warns repeated acute catarrh may become chronic and offers testimonials with a $100 guarantee. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio distribute.
Henry Ward, a prominent Snina business figure, tied his bulldog to a can strapped to its tail as a protection tactic. He was arrested for violating a city ordinance. The court found him guilty and fined eleven dollars, which he paid.
A home hair treatment combines water Bay Rum Barbe Compound and glycerine to tint gray hair. Mixed in small quantities it is easy to prepare and can be sold by druggists or at home, providing gradual coloring that does not irritate the scalp or rub off.
A child reports confusion over siblings saying Hazel Smith is an awful Hazel Scamo. The mother corrects the slang confusion as the boy notes two sisters for Timmie and Hazel claiming one, while Jim insists two, concluding one sister must be a man.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls Harold at his aunt Edith's house during a snowstorm. He fears sleep may come tonight and hesitates to say his prayers until he knows if he will sleep there.
A brief note from the St Paul Pioneer Press suggests some people believe their credit is strong because they have never faced borrowing trouble. The snippet reflects consumer attitudes toward credit access and risk perception.
A brief exchange hints at a Russhin figure pursuing peace efforts amid ongoing political tensions. The fragment suggests renewed dialogue but lacks concrete details on participants or outcomes.
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