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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
7
A visitor recalls a mine owner who lets workers out daily at his colliery near an English district. The piece also notes Thomas Burt, aged eighty, writing to friends about his family, his sons abroad, a grandson of military age, and his enduring marriage since 1862.
An irregular scene at De Paul University features physics head Dr J P Naylor walking along a wall then slipping, pursued by assistant H M Gorrell who taunts him about blueprint like blue prints. The item also notes Cure Care ads and a Virginian patent on dampness resistance with a critical tone about precedent.
A Terre Haute official, W. H. Wiley, recalls a rebuke from a local paper and tells a humorous tale about newspaper pricing. He recounts his father’s experience with an editor offering one dollar for the first insertion and 50 cents for subsequent ones, prompting the request for a later insertion.
In Evansville city court Fred Schmitt chef at the Hotel McCurdy is charged with assault and battery against Jack Gillman a 36 year old hotel kitchen worker. Gillman quit without notice and Schmitt refused to pay until a replacement was hired. The prosecutor questions a dirty grin as the motive and Schmitt is fined five dollars plus costs.
Harold Irby eleven years old of 340 West Thirty-ninth Street sells his electric Christmas tree illumination system for half price. Proceeds go to Red Cross and the YMCA Indianapolis News reports.
A provocative exchange questions duty to intervene when a wife encounters a burglar, arguing that inaction may reflect personal ethics. The Life magazine quote contrasts immediate safety concerns with moral responsibility.
A fragmentary dialogue hints at a dating scene and social tension as a timid belle contemplates an engagement ring while discussing fate and chance encounters with a man.
A student of diet states that one third of food taken into the body is used while the remaining two thirds are consumed at our peril. The remark reflects concerns about nutrition and how intake translates to energy and health risks.
Sweetbreads and other meats to eat are discussed with perishable items and methods. Fried sweetbreads and larded variants are described with parboiling, dipping, and frying. Baked sweetbreads with peach oils and stock are outlined along with a sweetbread salad and rich sauces. The piece ends with a poetic sidelight about spring.
A collection of simple recipes for sweet and savory dishes. Includes a fruit based dessert with orange, apples, lemon jelly and walnuts served with cream. lemon jelly with grape nuts. tomato scalloped with green peas. stuffed tomatoes with rice nuts and fried onion. cabbage with meat layered with tomatoes and crumbs baked. and tips to use leftover cabbage and dried beans in meals.
A New Haven Register traveler claims to have encountered a remarkable fish with a shovel shaped snout that digs bait on the bank. The anecdote highlights how this fish supposedly helps fishermen catch it, in a humorously exaggerated piscatorial account.
A Kansas City Star excerpt has Rufus Rasp admitting past political voting choices and playful boasts about youth, education, and social prowess. He resists being labeled a fool while dismissing insinuations about a hidden political package or grand oratory.
A tongue in cheek note cites the Boston Transcript on the saying that the world does not know how the other half lives. It argues many people mind their own business, not as widely as assumed. The remark reflects on public interest and private conduct.
A quirky, reflective note contrasts a grouchy attitude with cheer, noting the disparity between animals that cannot speak and humans who can, conveyed in a wry, observational tone.
Mrs. Gertie Ebhardt of 219 East First St, Kewanee Illinois reports taking six bottles of Peruna for a cough with striking results. She says a neighbor’s sample last November helped her eyes and chest and led to continued use and recovery.
A collage of quotes and vignettes shows a wealthy magnate lamenting endless wealth gains, a classroom joke about tears, and light humor about geese and hosiery. It ends with a wartime note urging Palma Christi cultivation for castor oil to aid allies and reduce fertilizer costs.
A witty exchange notes Fre’s strict adherence to procedure and a joke about red tape binding even his furniture. The dialogue links marriage as a common condition where life brings hope.
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