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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1931
Page
2
A family doctor offers Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe, effective laxative for women and children. It cushions the system with laxative herbs and pure pepsin, boosts bowel movements, and requires no diet changes. Over a million women favor it for relief from biliousness and constipation.
President Hoover, noted for humor on fishing trips in Virginia, cites California as a model for prosperity. He quips that California seeks to be first in all, mentioning a Los Angeles hospital reporting quadruplets after recent Florida triplets and noting census preparations in progress.
A report describes a sealed pipe discovered inside a fir tree by A R Sullivan of Tacoma. The pipe’s origin is uncertain with speculation it was placed by hunters or traps long ago, and Washington State Historical Society curator William Auainos comments on the find.
Nellie Cathcart computes the value of her late mother’s gift to her at 1,078,000 after interest from 1882 to 1924. She plans to claim Elmer Butterworth Clarke’s share, considering probate and taxes, while shedding tears for the country’s costs.
Elmer announces candidacy to prove fitness for the Pilarcitos school board amid Nellie’s schemes to boost his career from mayor to governor. She envisions a banking empire via control of local finance and a marriage secured by wealth and ambition.
Elmer Clarke balances romance and civic duty in Pilarcitos as he pledges to support the school board race while courting Doris Gatewood the New York City special correspondent arriving with newsroom gossip. Jasper the loyal servant helps navigate social calls and a plan to win election.
Hiram Butterworth, misers, plans to leave his fortune to Elmer Clarke, a poor neph ew. He confides to lawyer Absolom McPeake a forty year old swindle of $40 000 and arranges payment with interest. Butterworth dies and gossip reveals Elmer inheritance to Nellie Cathcart and rivals Colorado Charley and Anne plot to seize it.
The Clarion editor frets over a possible rival paper and a potential candidate Elmer Rhutterworth Clarke for a vacant Union High School board seat. The piece hints at political maneuvering amid a salaryless trusteeship and local power dynamics.
The article notes that a Scot coined the name John Bull for the English and highlights Arbuthnot’s 1710 History of John Bull. It says the tract supported Tory peace with France and critiqued the Spanish succession war, while playful sections satirized union talks and Scottish character.
A clipping notes that about 100 banana varieties exist. It cites regional shares with the Philippines responsible for 57 varieties, Malaya for 18, Spain for 10, and Burma for an unspecified portion. The piece highlights color and origin variety in a concise, quizzical tone.
The Coromandel coast chintzes were celebrated in Marco Polo's era and noted by Barbosa who visited India after Da Gama. He described great quantities of cotton cloths painted and valued, including white and striped varieties.
A reader notes a New York restaurant window displaying the sign Dinning Room and jokes about an implied orchestra. The remark concludes that many generals should receive commissions in the army of the unemployed.
Cartoon caption notes tourists complain of rotten weather while natives deem it unusual. Fountain Ino (3, O) Tribune.
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