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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1932
Page
2
A historical summary explains the switch from the Jewish Sabbath to Sunday observance. It notes Moses receiving the Ten Commandments on the seventh day, early Christians keeping both days, Constantine's 321 CE decree resting on the sun day, and the gradual shift to the Lord's day as the weekly holy day.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that talking pictures and radio influence language and mic performance. It argues that harsh or inflected long words make poor sound, prompting vocabulary censorship. Many banned terms are from the Anglo Saxon and Latin roots, shaping film dialogue.
Ireland plans a large open altar near the hill where St Patrick landed 1,400 years ago. The project, costing £50,000, is funded by village fundraising as the first sod was turned on St Patrick's Day during the fifteenth centenary celebrations.
Beverly Hills writer recalls meeting Floyd Gibbons the war correspondent and Sir Victor Sassoon in Shanghai. They discuss wars in China and Japan, Gandhi in London, and the allure of Hollywood and the 1932 Olympics.
Physicians note constipation often accompanies minor illnesses in children. Castoria offers gentle relief by flushing impure wastes with a pure vegetable preparation. It is mild, contains no harsh drugs or narcotics, and children readily accept it. Real Castoria always bears the name.
A gavel carved from what is believed to be the oldest petrified wood on the American continent was sent to Dr. Walter Williams, president of the University of Missouri. The log formed thousands of years ago after a volcanic eruption near Eugene Oregon, where a lava dam and Douglas firs were preserved in a cold canyon water, yielding a fragrant, juice-filled timber.
Albert Dachert propagates a eugenics doctrine leading Strasbourg to establish a settlement of couples. About 150 modern houses house pairs joined after physical examinations and consent to raise families. Reported effects include a higher birth rate and exemplary citizen behavior.
Mrs B visits Gerald’s mother and recalls a family with two boys moving in. Gerald interjects he knows one boy well, having knocked out his two front teeth. A stray line about a PhD doctor being more dangerous than disease follows with a quip on mistakes and crime.
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