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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
7
A Washington Star contributed piece recounts a Chinese regiment in early China Japan fighting using bamboo wand like poles to trip foes and spray water while shouting and grimacing. A Chinese general explains the aim is to disorient and cut off the head of the enemy. Other quips touch on aging and sea travel.
A visitor from elsewhere tells of a hat blown away in Edinburgh as a cable car passed by. A passerby recalls witnessing a driver stopping to chase the hat, and the group debates whether the hat belonged to the driver and if the tale is true.
A subscription collector for a brass band fund meets a notoriously stingy farmer who unexpectedly agrees to donate as generously as any recipient. The farmer jokes about scaring crows while the band practices and admits gratitude. The piece notes wisdom gap between widows and old bachelors.
The season’s sturdy tub fabrics for children’s dresses center on white pique with narrow braid trim. A box-plaited skirt frock with sleeveless jacket offers easy ironing and laundering, while a color bow or sash adds contrast. Four and a half yards of 88 inch material needed for a ten year old. Pique dominates, with washable crepe, ginghams, chambrays and heavy linens also approved.
Paraffin can clean bathtubs floors and brass safely without paint damage. It acts as an insect preventive, floor scrub, and wood fiber cleaner. It also restores pale fabrics and black velvet by lightly rubbing with paraffin on a damp flannel.
Des Moines Iowa readers praise Lydia E Pinkham s Vegetable Compound for female troubles avoiding surgery and restoring health. Letters from Mrs Buanous Johnson and Mrs M O Jonneron describe recoveries enabling daily tasks and home work.
Critics argue American women should embrace the round-toed Oxford for spring. They fault elongated vamps and high heels that strain the foot, noting French designs with rounded vamps and sturdier heels improve posture and comfort while enhancing appearance.
Dotted Swiss fabrics are popular for children due to wartime shortages. White and colored dots cover pastel to vivid shades, ideal for dresses, aprons, collars, bonnets, and other garments. Cunning applications include lining, pongee coats, and summer wear using the durable material.
The article outlines velvet development beginning in China and spreading to India and Italy by the 14th century where velvet making flourished. It notes velvet’s inspiration from fur and the aim to create a silk fabric modeled after fine fur, highlighting the historical spread and craft evolution.
The article notes Kyoto as the historic center of Japanese embroidery with generations passing the craft from father to son. It cites skilled men earning 40 to 7 cents gold daily and women from 15 to 50 cents gold, while lace making is a nascent industry. The text also shares a biographic anecdote about Whistler and Lord Redesdale involving a house and a commemorative stone.
Health advice urges regular cleansing of the body likened to oiling a machine. A weekly preventive laxative made from May-apple aloe jalap root is promoted as Pleasant Pellets by Dr. Pierce, with a Dr. Pierce stamp confirming authenticity.
Dr. George T. MacCoy recalls during the Spanish American War era in April 1898 two asphalt workers on Washington street. One doubts a courthouse flag wilts in wind until the other replies that only the wind can whip it, a moment captured in Indianapolis era reminiscence.
Local readers recount experiences with Dr. Pierce medicines, noting blood cleansing and clearer skin. Mrs W M Colewell of 245 N. Wash. endorses the Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription for herself and her daughters, praising their health effects.
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