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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
5
A testimonial from Mrs. B. Johnson of Westfield New Jersey credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with banishing tiredness and low appetite. She reports improved health after taking the remedy in syrup or Sarsatabs and urges others to get Hood's today.
A mix of patent medicine boasts for Liver Pills claiming quick relief for constipation and indigestion. A political trial ends in acquittal with a cautionary minister remark. A theater anecdote follows about a heckler and a hat in the audience.
A witty exchange frames a discussion on how expertise versus cost affects outcomes. The Wise Guy cites experience while the Simple Mug counters with the implication that charges are steep, hinting at a cautionary lesson about value and risk.
A Sunday hush settles over the city as crowds seek leisure sports and picnics while a few honor Memorial Day with wreaths. Banners flutter, streets empty, and golfers and park-goers share the somber mood amid summer amusements.
John Kelley recalls the dawn assault at Antietam with Farragut post noting five hours of brutal fighting. He describes stubborn Confederate resistance, heavy casualties, and a chaotic pursuit as troops broke and retreated, contrasting with idealized battlefield depictions.
The piece argues that Shiloh hinged on multiple chances shaping outcomes. It notes Buell’s midbattle delay, Johnston’s exposure and death, Grant’s decision not to entrench, and a recalled commander altering the field. It adds a missed Union opportunity to press after Confederate withdrawal.
American people honor those who fought and fell in the Great War and recall how the Civil War shaped the nation. The piece honors memory, unity, and Memorial Day as a festival unique to the republic, tied to enduring ideas and national character.
Bent and tottering veterans of the National Home decorate comrades’ graves each Memorial Day. They lay flowers and recall the times they fought side by side facing death and war’s horrors, honoring those who shared camp and battlefield life.
Adelaide comments on Cornelia’s mussed hair after a kiss from George. Cornelia explains he stole a dozen kisses before she could scream and refuses to adjust her hair for fear others would not believe the kiss happened.
Miss Lu Johnson of Washington DC writes April 3 1910 that an eruption under the knees spread upward causing constant itching and burning. After trying doctors with no relief she used Cuticura Pills Ointment and Soap and was cured within eight days with three days to relief. Cuticura Remedies are sold worldwide and available from Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston for a free skin book.
In Barry Pat leads his lean blind lame brown mare to water as a curious crowd mocks him. A town spectator jokes about the horse drawing attention, while Pat quips the animal draws every fool in town, as told in The Housekeeper.
A promotional passage endorses Coca Cola as a refreshing, thirst quenching drink available at soda fountains or bottled form for five cents. It claims Coca Cola relieves fatigue and satisfies dry cravings and offers a booklet from the Coca Cola Company. The text also mentions Garfield Tea as a laxative and warns against wasting money.
Mrs. John Light of Cresco Iowa testifies after years of kidney pain swelling and irregular secretions that Doan's Kidney Pills restored normal urine flow and night rest She endorses the product and notes its availability for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY Also includes a humor brief from the Military Order of Foreign Wars dinner where Captain Carlyle L Burridge recounts a wife questioning a forehead bump from an accidental bite.
In a comic snippet an employer seeks a trustworthy boy while a worker admits not sharing business secrets. The scene blends a Castoria product prompt with a dated humor vignette about marriage and habits. Named brands and人物 appear as part of a light social sketch.
An old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for relief of corns bunions ingrown nails swollen sweating feet and callous spots. It claims the product cures various foot ailments and offers a free sample with a street address in Olmsted Long Island New York.
A string of light jokes about Maud and a witty line about a skirt. Then a persuasive crude ad for Ham line Wizard OO foot relief promising overnight comfort. A quip about thrift and misfortune precedes a Garfield Tea constipation remedy claim.
A quirky item notes that every man should marry, crediting his wife Wigwag as the source of all his worldly possessions, followed by a playful line about a debt of ten dollars to Philadelphia Record. The piece closes with a humorous remark on flattery.
A Erie Pennsylvania woman recounts five years of female troubles ending after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits two bottles then six for restored health and urges others to try the remedy. The ad notes the product contains native roots and berries, no narcotics, and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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