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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1929
Page
7
Edward C. Vick recommends using fish in water pools to prevent mosquito breeding. He notes goldfish add interest and beauty while freshwater snails frogs and tadpoles aid pool cleanliness. Submerged plants help oxygenate the water for the fish.
Billy’s quarterly report card reflected a dip due to a cold and aspirin treatment. Sally, five, tries to cheer him with a quip that Billy was aspirined for four days.
A short aphorism notes that envy stems from misunderstanding true pleasure in life. The author suggests that knowing the limits of worldly “great things” would reduce envy among people. It emphasizes restraint and perspective in appreciating possessions or status.
News Notes from Idaho recounts highway conditions fair weather with periodic rains, new airports at Twin Falls and Pocatello nearing operation, dairying as family business in Idaho, lamb sales near Mountain Home, butter output up in Gooding, and Idaho sugar and potato industry updates. Also mentions Mother’s Day origins debated between Henderson Kentucky and Philadelphia.
Utah farm data show total field crop value at 42 million in 1928 and 33 million in 1924. Oats and barley yields and hail reports span Weber to Sevier counties with notes on road passability and new warehouse plans.
A brief religious meditation asserts that God formed the mother in a divine mold and that she will radiate goodwill toward others as a defining virtue.
An English expedition will study the Zimbabwe ruins in Mashonaland to seek scientific explanations for sources of ancient wealth, including the 120 talents of gold said to have been presented to Solomon by the queen of Sheba. The site links to Asiatic relics and Rider Haggard fiction.
An advertisement claims Doctor Pierce’s Favorite Prescription strengthens and vitalizes weak nervous or delicate women. It recounts a testimonial of long illness and fainting spells improved by the medicine, sold by druggists and marketed as a health aid for run-down women.
Justice William Harmon Black told a New York banquet a story about a hard shell Baptist and a Methodist confrere who reconcile past differences. The Baptist and Methodist ministers agree they both do the Lord's work and should pursue it in their own ways, with a final punning note about fine or finells.
An old time medical approach remains textually endorsed for constipation and indigestion. The ad promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syra Pepsin a gentle vegetable laxative with senna and pepsin aimed at children and the elderly. Free trial bottles offered by mail.
A dialogue shows a politician seeking a railway job for a friend who cannot speak English. The manager asks for language ability and the politician proposes hiring him to call out trains, while the watchman and examiner reference the scene.
A compact riff evokes debate on shortening the workweek with a playful call in dialect. The dialogue frames a preference for a five day weekend and questions a colleague about the idea.
The advertisement touts Castoria as a trusted baby remedy used in millions of homes. It emphasizes gentle relief for colic and constipation, notes it is a vegetable product, and cautions against stronger medicines for infants.
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