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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
7
A fragment references a dressmaker and lingering work plus a promoted remedy for eye weakness. It mentions a druggist and a Chicago company offering a book by mail. The tone is advertising with scattered phrases and unclear context.
James McDaniel of Oakley Kentucky describes prolonged overwork and strained maynels leading to kidney and bladder disease. He reports pain and burning, sleeplessness, fatigue, nervousness, and swelling before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He credits the product with permanent relief and notes 60 cents per box from Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo New York. Advert removed with free Household Hints and anthem/music materials offered.
The elderly judge mocks medical know how by visiting doctors one by one to see how much they do not know. His thorny retort frames a sharp village exchange as he questions modern healing.
Quip from the Baltimore American notes that it is not what we own but what we hope to gain that gives life value. The joke suggests ambition fuels meaning beyond material goods.
Mrs Clara Franks of Maplecrest Farm Kasota Minnesota says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her weakness and pelvic pain after a year of suffering. She urges others to try it and praises the product as uniquely effective for women’s ailments.
A collection of wry lines and quips touching on marriage finances, coffee branding, social niceties, rovers in gaslight, and a joke about a doctor advising rest versus stopping ads. The remarks mix gender, vanity, cranky genius, baldness, and advertising humor.
A reflection from Rev. J. R. Miller on human imperfection and patience. The dialogue from George Macdonald’s work features Mrs Faber questioning why she was created, with Dorothy suggesting God continues to shape and perfect us. The message urges perseverance and trust in ongoing spiritual formation.
The article guides dividing hardy perennials such as phlox feverfew daisies and peonies, recommends rich deeply spaded soil, and explains propagation by shoot or cutting. It covers sunless windows with ferns palms ivies and other house plants, and urges composting, sweet alyssum, geranium care, sweet peas, mignonette, roses, strawberries, and storing bulb tops after frost.
Summer care tips for Cosmos plants describe growing late blooming Lady Lenox varieties in small pots, sowing seeds in spring, and regular pinching. The plant prefers rich loamy soil with manure and sand, with abundant water and occasional repotting, then indoors before frost to extend flowering. Continuous deadheading helps prolong bloom through Thanksgiving.
The queen of bedding plants remains Phlox Drummondi. Sow in fine rich soil and space tall varieties about ten inches apart and dwarfs six inches apart. Provide rich soil and plenty of water to observe strong growth and blooms.
Torpedoes cost over $5,000 each and are fired only when a fair chance of hitting exists. So far torpedoed vessels have been stationary or slow moving, but as submarine crews gain expertise they may strike warships at high speed.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura soaps and ointments for cleansing and healing the skin with a mail offer for a book. The page also features an exchange between an Optimist and Pessimist about hope and a joke about George Washington and the cherry tree tale.
In a brief exchange, Mr. Meekton recalls not joining the Easter parade while admiring Henrietta as she participates in a hike that seems unrelated to any political spectacle.
A collection of quick quotes from ministers and spouses about Easter sermons and audience reactions. The piece notes no usury law in Montana and Nevada and mentions cassia blossoms as a major native food source in parts of India. It also touches on dramatic criticism of a new play with a dull reception.
In a brief exchange, Mr Growcler explains he will not garden this year. He plans to keep chickens instead and lets his neighbor handle the garden.
An Anarchist Society member announces resignation arguing the bomber business has become vulgar and lacks glory. The exchange features a perplexed president and a final vow to leave the group.
A man skipped work for fishing but failed. He buys six large trout from a fishmonger and asks the merchant to throw them at him so his wife will not be lied to about catching them. The shopper complies with puzzled consent.
An advertisement touts a product titled Kill the Files Now and Prevent disease, claiming a Daily Fly Killer will eliminate thousands and last all season. It urges purchase from BOMERS at 160 De Kalbooklyn, N. for $1 with six sent.
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