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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1931
Page
4
A fragmentary dialogue sketches classroom tensions and gossip. Ivan admonishes Fern about biscuits and heavy work, while Max Haddock jokes about a sick Mr. Low after an assembly. A missive from Carl Clark to Mr Green hints at grading anxieties and a student’s plea for better marks. Walter observes a woman on the street.
A lyrically dated fragment set on romance and social scenes moves from ardent fascination to doubt. The speaker recalls a dance with a beloved and a shift in perception as time passes. Another exchange hints at advice on marriage readiness.
The fragment ponders how Washington might have acted without Lafayette’s call. Davis W. jokes Lafayette would have waited in a phone booth and used his nickel back, reflecting playful wordplay on historic names.
A lively shop scene features a clerk praising a new stock of golf stockings for value quality and durability. Customers discuss patterns and color fastness while a student exchange notes about a school memory and a pie crust remark closes the exchange.
In a light exchange an Englishman jokes pumpkins grow so large three men can stand on one. An American retorts that in the United States vegetables are so huge twenty police can stand on one beet.
A brief item notes a gaffe or misstatement by Reed and contemplates how such slips reveal intent or character. It hints at public reaction and the delicate line between candor and controversy in political discourse.
A jumble of conversational snippets features false teeth mentions, business tenure hints, romantic murmurs, a bracelet pledge, and a student brag about being a big gun at school. The tone mirrors a civic or social page fragment with varied voices and casual remarks.
The article notes spring brings thoughts of romance and growth, with students briefly distracted from school and faculty, while greener grass and warmer weather attract younger crowds. It mentions increased highway traffic and new roadside amusement parks near city lights.
A student recounts struggle during a fourth year English period as he writes and discards many essays. He recalls a mysterious missing sheet of paper vanished from sight as he sat at the table and tried to conjure ideas.
The piece notes long parked cars blocking roads as a Bear Lake custom and recalls spring’s romantic yet turbulent influence on Fielding High. It mentions faculty leniency with an annual class bath and campus indoor baseball, while students adapt by skating and racing on track shoes for basketball, producing sparks and chaos.
A narrator faces Steiny a white Holstein on the Wallentine Ranch in a wild chase. The cow tears the granary, knocks the man about with a board and nose, and a mouse fight ends the chaos. The scene ends with the narrator returning home for an overdue English essay due March 16, 1931.
Department of the Interior notice records Jesse Lindsay of Dingle Idaho filing a stock-raising land claim for sections 29 30 32 Township 15 South Range 45 East and announcing a final three year proof date before W Smith Hoge at Paris Idaho May 22 1931 with witnesses George Epencer Charles Bey Lent Nelson Lee Carney. Theodore O Peterson Acting Register.
When Spaniards conquered Mexico, Mexico City stood on an island in the shallow Texcoco lake. The narrative notes the unusual geography of the valley before full urban development and Spanish arrival.
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