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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1911
Page
3
Mrs J H Bourland of San Baba Texas reports twenty three years of constant suffering from chronic catarrh with migraine burning head and persistent mucus drainage. After trying many remedies she used Peruna and within three days was freed from bowel derangement and after five bottles was entirely cured, endorsing Peruna for others with similar afflictions.
A rugged Alabama circuit rider preacher died recently remembered for his blunt sermons and intimate prayers. He challenged sin and warned loud about vice, once guiding a North Alabama log meeting house altar crowd of young drinkers who appeared penitent yet did not smell like penitents, a tale recalled from Methodist ministers.
A 17 year old girl refused to work after her mother said she was old enough and chose to marry instead. She wed a young man earning eight dollars a week, a scene echoed by another girl who declared she was not working but married. The Boston Herald quotes these anecdotes as primitive reasoning about work and marriage.
A short reflection notes that people rarely improve unless they have a model beyond themselves to imitate. It emphasizes the lack of outward examples and the reliance on personal effort as the driver of change.
A 1881 caper shows Senator Sherman guiding postmaster appointment in Ben LeFevre's Ohio district. Sherman feigns anger to spur quick confirmation, then slyly signals backing the one legged veteran. Postmaster general reports the staged scene to LeFevre supporters.
Edison proposes using nickel sheets as book material with an automatic process producing plates one twenty thousandth of an inch thick. The plates would be strong flexible indestructible and cost about a dollar and a quarter per pound.
Life notes the suffrage idea in domestic settings with cooks counted as voting twice, one for themselves and one for their mistress. The piece highlights how household staff could sway opinion and votes in early feminist discussions.
Morosini explains that his friendship with Jay Gould began during a 1870s railroad inspection on the Erie and Wabash ventures. He recalls aiding Gould during stock manipulation and cover up, revealing a hidden motive tied to protecting secrets that could threaten Gould.
The Rev Dr Benjamin Adams recalls friendship with Susan and Anna Warner sisters famed for The Wide Wide World. He recounts riding through New York state hills to visit them on a cold Sunday, where Anna Warner wrote the hymn One more day’s work for Jesus. The hymn is widely sung in Christian praise.
A playful line praising college girls abilities in the kitchen. The speaker refutes doubters and notes the girls can make fudge and Welsh rabbits.
A Way of Getting Even discusses a confrontation over requesting a daughter’s hand. Jewett quips about pressing charges for traffic regulation violations. The exchange hints at social clash and legal echoes without detailing events.
Allen's Foot-Ease offers an antiseptic powder to shake into shoes helping tight new footwear feel comfortable. Free Irish package available. Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
A compact remark notes that patriotisms serve as the final refuge for a scoundrel, attributed to Johnson.
A compact quotation reflecting that true education aims to make people not only do right but enjoy it. It cites Ruskin on education and Coleridge on wisdom and wisdom’s common sense.
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