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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
3
W. W Boyd of Cleveland receives a letter from an India friend announcing a white elephant gift. He fears a burden but the package turns out to be an ivory carving worn as a watch charm.
An advertising blurb extols Knowlton's Danderine claiming hair becomes light and wavy after a cloth application. It promises dandruff removal and a healthier scalp with continued use revealing new hair growth, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle.
In a fraught moment, Senator Sorghum says his constituents are split on several issues. He admits uncertainty about which stance to take as emotions run high and opinions clash across his district.
In a letter from Hingham Massachusetts Robert W Ferguson describes years of kidney disorder backache and near death in Vancouver. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a complete cure and says he uses the remedy occasionally to keep kidneys regulated.
Caution to examine every bottle of Castoria the famous old remedy for infants and children ensuring the signature of a physician appears on the label. The warning emphasizes the product has been in use for over so long that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A terse exchange shows a boss delivering a discharge with the line I am discharging you. The subordinate replies that duty must be fulfilled even when the duty is to discharge, highlighting the friction between authority and obligation.
In a moonlit scene on the parsonage steps, Jerry comforts Prudence as she admits she cannot marry him. She vows to stay and care for her family, asking him to leave and never contact them, while he promises to wait and return if she ever sends word. He departs with a heavy heart, and Prudence contemplates the difficult renunciation.
Prudence endures a painful winter after Jerry leaves without word. Fairy and the others urge calm as Prudence retreats to the parsonage, while her illness and isolation deepen. The father counsels restraint as Prudence confronts heartbreak and memory.
A fragment from Helen Hunt Jackson on the leafless tree. The bare trunk and exposed branches reveal promise and prophecy in every twig. The tiny gray buds speak of beauty beyond form and sky outlines.
A mother rebukes her three year old for baby talk during a walk. The child replies in seriousness that he calls the creature a dog, demonstrating plain speech over childish slang.
Chicago resident Mrs O Bryan reports two years of female trouble left her unable to walk. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she says weakness vanished and she regained strength weighing 165 pounds. The ad touts the product as a standard remedy for female ills and related symptoms.
Ad shows Cuticura ointment and soap for facial treatment and for bands. It offers free samples by mail with a book and directs postcard requests to Boston. Another ad touts a kidney cure kit from Dr. Pierce and an invalids motel. A quick, local column line notes a witty remark about a dapper valet formerly an ostler.
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