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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
2
A fragment shows a playful slogan urging a fair game with Uncle Sam. Details are sparse, unclear whether this was part of a promotional campaign or a civic message from a historical page segment. The readable text centers on shared national imagery.
A patriotic exhortation champions buying Liberty bonds as the best investment for Americans. It links bonds to national liberty, security, and a global stand against despotism, urging readers to act now and not rely on others to buy for them. It invokes historical icons and dates to emphasize civic duty and constitutional ideals.
An American businessman and a French visitor exchange quips about wartime social duties and marriage in a garbled dialogue. The bizarre exchange hints at cultural misunderstandings and a satirical tone from a vintage column.
An American inventor unveils two powderless guns built to mimic a grinding wheel on the move. Powered by an electric motor, the device fires hundreds of shots per minute with centrifugal delivery of bullets. It claims accuracy to five miles, low operating cost, and near silent operation.
A recipe fragment outlines a honey olive oil lemon juice dressing for fruits, a beef heart chop suey roll with macaroni, a lettuce garnish with lemon jelly and pepper, Hamburg steak with spaghetti, a mutton leg roast with larding and a three day marination, and a potato salad with garlic onion and pickled vinegar dressing.
A terse moral exhortation warns against pleasure profit ambition and possession drawing one toward evil. The phrase urges steadfast ethics and self restraint despite external temptations.
A collection of old fashion frozen dessert recipes including Velvet Sherbet made from lemon juice milk and sugar, a grape juice cream, peach pulp with almond flavoring, banana sherbet with egg whites and banana pulp, chocolate ice cream with melted chocolate and cream, and a citrus orange sponge mold with orange rind and lemon custard.
A fragment notes that oil has little impact on nearshore troubled water because surface disruption is caused by cross-currents rocks and eddies rather than wind. The excerpt stresses the complexity of coastal water movement and contamination behavior.
Dialogue between The Boss and The Applicant reveals a heated doorway confrontation as an office boy tries to block entry. tension builds with a claim someone is en route to the hospital. The fragment hints at a workplace dispute and urgent consequence.
A World War I report recounts how twelve officers escaped a burning observation balloon after it was attacked by German planes. A parachute escape, Albatross fighter planes, and balloon destruction followed as crews tried to survive amid shell fire and collapsing garlands of smoke.
London reports that postal censorship offers educated women rapid advancement, with pay from 7.55 to 15 weekly during training and war bonuses. Senior censores, titled Deputy Assistant Censor, supervise crews of examiners as the system expands to cover agencies from the War Office to the Admiralty and propaganda units.
Chicago reports Sergt. Christopher Jones recalls his WWI service with The Royal British Field Artillery. He describes wounds and gas exposure, and claims bombs disguised as toys were given to children in Albert, exploding shortly after. He recounts capture, torture, a prison pit, and a daring escape to safety.
War Department officers warn soldiers and officers to watch for loan sharks operating in Montgomery Alabama. The alert notes several cases of predatory lenders targeting service members and civilians with high interest and abusive terms.
National Guard and National army camps report ordered action against money lenders who take Liberty bonds valued at 50 75 or 100 and often charge up to ten percent interest on short term loans.
A brief, stark poem depicting wartime sacrifice and resolve. It contrasts blood and bread with a grim sacrament and calls for increased strength to fight imperial wrong until duty is fulfilled. The piece links faith, martyrdom, and the cost of war through vivid imagery.
Fragmentary text references a hometown and birthplace in a personal note or obituary fragment, indicating emotional ties to place and origin. No clear names, dates, or events are identifiable from the readable portion.
An old advertisement promotes a home remedy made from lemon juice and white lotion to whiten skin and remove freckles. It claims three ounces of juice mixed with white lotion in a bottle, massaged daily to fade blemishes and produce a clear, soft complexion at low cost.
A 205 karat pale canary diamond, announced by the Diamond syndicate of London, is presented to the Red Cross sale. The gem, once 870 karats, was found in 1901 at the Kimberley mines and cut in Amsterdam into a Maltese cross form. It is described as self-luminous after illumination and compared with Austria’s 86 karat crown jewel diamond valued at £110,000.
Ad copy promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a herbal remedy for kidney bladder and urinary troubles. It claims quick relief and healing effects with an offer to send a sample for ten cents. The notice asks readers to obtain a bottle through a drugstore or mail order.
A fragmentary eyewitness report mentions Saburo Okabe of the Japanese embassy and a witty exchange about nations and love. The piece includes a flippant line about a Chicago heiress seeing through a fortune hunter and his insistence on love for herself alone.
A Milwaukee court session saw a witness bring a sack of potatoes to the stand and begin peeling during testimony. The judge reprimanded her as she questioned the propriety, remarking that the other women in the courtroom could peel too. The judge seeks an adequate explanation of the scene.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as soothing for rashes and itchiness in babies. It offers free samples and notes prices of Soap 25 cents and Ointment 25 and 50 cents, mailed from Cuticura Dept X in Boston. The text also includes fragmented dialogue and stray phrases about age and marriage.
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