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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1911
Page
3
Dorothy Ullman, an eight year old from Eighty-fourth Street, asks if God can see everything and if God’s eye is as big as the winking eye in an optician’s window. Her mother explains omniscience and the eye’s size during their downtown errand.
A quipny observation notes that many girls vow marriage only if they doubt the man will demand real permanence. It adds a wry aside that a yawn signals the man to push toward the home stretch of courtship.
A promotional plea invites readers to obtain a free trial package of Munyon's Paw Paw Pills by writing to Professor Munyon at 53d and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia. The ad claims the pills gently stimulate the liver, avoid harsh laxatives, and improve digestion, blood, and health without weakening the bowels.
Daniel Burnham envisions a smoke free future city with electric railways, double decking, and by passes for congestion. He proposes central freight hubs eight miles from Chicago with closed systems to prevent dust and gas emissions.
The article stresses keeping roadsides clean by removing rubbish filling excavations and smoothing embankments while planting grass. It notes pruning brush can enhance appeal and preserving ornamental trees or shade trees to reduce maintenance costs and protect road surfaces from wind damage depending on location.
Philadelphia records the growing transit problem as cities expand outward. A plan to create 100 miles of new trunk roads linking suburbs and improve 25 miles of existing routes faces high suburban land costs and potential rejection, reflecting wider urban access challenges noted by London authorities.
Josiah Strong framed play as a divine impulse and urged provision of playgrounds. His remark became central to a nationwide movement advocating public playgrounds.
The dwarf willow, Britain’s smallest tree, grows atop Ben Lomond and reaches only about two inches in height.
A 73 year old Arkansas man credits Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root with curing severe lumbago and a later relapse. He says two bottles restored his mobility and he shared the remedy with a needy woman who recovered in four days. He urges readers to request a sample and booklet by mail. Drugstores carry it, prices range fifty cents to one dollar.
Oysters grow mainly in summer and especially during long warm summers and are rarely large enough for the month before the third year. A summer hump and winter sink form on the shell each year. After the seventh or tenth year full growth comes, then sinks between humps make age hard to read. Oysters live to twenty years.
A brief note explains the origin of the phrase kicking the bucket. It dates to 1725 in England when Bolsover hung himself on a beam while standing on a bucket and kicked the bucket away. The expression later widened to mean any death, not just suicide.
A Brookly n delicatessen displays a window sign reading The Best You Can Do Is Buy Our Wurst. The slogan, reported by a New York Sun writer, shows a German proprietor using English wordplay in his shop window.
A domestic exchange centers on choosing a silk before the husband returns home. The husband jokes about the counter where a smiling blonde catches attention, but the wife declines to impose after a long day's work, choosing rest over shopping.
A pair of lovers quarrel over how to announce an engagement. One insists on asking the father, the other favors direct plans. The exchange exposes tensions between tradition and bold pursuit in their romance.
A brief, playful observation on language oddities noting how double negatives can imply affirmation, and comparing speech patterns in male and female usage with a wink.
A cautious man keeps at a rock task, pegging away until he uncovers honey. The note suggests perseverance yields rewards, even in tedious labor.
Dr R F Marshall of East Oakland Cal endorses Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney trouble. The ad claims healthy kidneys remove impurities daily and urges purchase at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A terse notebook entry records hesitancy and shifting affections. The speaker references Myrtilla and Miranda in a tense exchange about commitment and control, hinting at emotional strain and potential separation.
Michael Dolan confesses to a wager with Widdy Castigan's second husband. Dolan claims he could swallow an egg in a shell without breaking it, but fears breaking his waistcoat and stomach if he moves. He fears a Shanghai rooster would hatch inside him if he stays still.
City prosecutor John Burns argued in court that Mike Chicket tore a picket from Mrs. Goesik’s fence. Judge Finehout retorted that no lady is charged with taking a fence and that the court was no place for poetry.
The dialogue calls Gotrox a multimillionaire with more money than brains and questions what a wealthy man seeks with brains, highlighting a clash between wealth and intellect in a tongue in cheek exchange.
A witty quip contrasts a woman's idea of bravery with a man entering a dark closet to chase a mouse and notes that even a wise man cannot tell when a woman's hat is straight.
The fragment hints at social behavior or etiquette around a girl yawning. It appears to reflect a brief, possibly humorous note on reaction or courtesy in a social setting. No clear event, person, or organization is identified.
A summer soda advertisement extols Coca Cola as delicious refreshing and thirst quenching. It promotes visiting soda fountains or bottled drinks and offers a free booklet from the Coca Cola Company in Atlanta Georgia detailing what Coca Cola is and why it is wholesome and good.
Conversation notes a doctor addressing a patient who denies activity while the patient mentions being a retired grocer, ending with a pun about puck.
A terse quotation attributed to Wellington emphasizes self reliance and personal effort as the surest path to quality outcomes. The line appears in a collection of historic maxims. It reflects a belief in taking direct action rather than delegation.
A boy named Jimmy, popular in his hometown, grows homesick at boarding school then adapts. His first letter laments being behind in studies and gymnasium and banjos. A week later he writes that he is all right and that the boys will teach him, noting notable growth in his mouth and feet.
Miss Frances Hartz reads to her Sabbath school class about the Lord God forming man from dust. A student quips about drying mud, and the teacher smoothly continues the lesson in Cleveland Leader’s humorous clipping.
A Hoboken shop frequented by Germans posted a mournful black framed notice announcing the death of Mr Credit. The sign praises him as a noble, helpful friend and ends with a stern reminder to pay cash.
A terse anecdote notes that a street altercation can remind a married man there are other places like home. The line suggests domestic themes and the pull of family life amid urban tension.
Binks and the Philosopher trade quips on humor and language. Binks notes his strength in English jokes when he can see them while admitting poor French, prompting the Philosopher to remark that most people cannot see an English joke.
A humorous tale from a church gathering shows a young man unable to pay his dime for the collection, whispering he changed his pants. The girl nearby blushes, admitting she likewise cannot find her purse, turning the moment into a lighthearted embarrassment.
A brief Punch humor sketch where a shopkeeper offers to carry a pound of butter for a lady buyer. The lady declines, saying it won’t be too heavy, and the shopman promises to make it as light as possible.
A lighthearted exchange explains why ships are often personified as she. Benson quips that a ship can become very attached to a buoy, illustrating nautical humor about maritime language.
The Sphinx posed a puzzle about why it always rains on moving days. the ancients reportedly gave up seeking a answer.
The text argues daily brain use requires replenishment from food, not air or sea. It cites minerals like phosphate of potash (potassium phosphate) as essential for brain gray matter, citing Geoghegan Beamis and Carey. It claims foods rich in these salts prevent brain fag and support calm digestion.
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