Indispensable roles questioned in life’s choices
A reader reflects on being replaceable and whether accepting offered chances enables fuller living. The note questions loyalty to status and the value of seizing opportunities.
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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
3
Seasonal good things with rhubarb and cheeses
A regional cooking note lists rhubarb sponge and other spring dishes. It covers rhubarb preparation with ginger lemon gelatin, head cheese from pork hocks, Belgian hash with prunes and currants, cheese balls with cottage cheese and nuts, and a cottage cheese salad with onion juice. It concludes with a rural reflection on the plowman and the wheat.
Food Or Tips From A Family Kitchen Menu
A collection of home style recipes and kitchen tips for quick family meals. Includes directions for onion based soups with oats and milk, celery leaves for flavor and seasoning, Creole dishes with rice and tomatoes, raisin and apricot fillings, salmon soup, and salad dressings with chopped green pepper for improved flavor.
Hazen and Arsdale Fix Plans Amid Office Romance
Kelley the office boy notices tension between Miss Hazen and her father as Horace Knowlton pressures a match. Miss Hazen seeks relief from the director’s dinner meeting with a secret opera date, while Kelley engineers a shortcut to win her favour. Arsdale reacts with guarded hope as the romance hints at a hidden alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
Horace Knowlton
Horace
Helen
Miss Hazen
Arsdale
Tom
puss~Hazen
Kel
Kelley Cupid
Invasion of Insects Threatens U S Crops In 1918
The essay argues cinch bugs Hessian flies and army worms invade grain fields threatening food supplies. It urges state entomologists and citizen cooperation, detailing preventive plowing furrows kerosene lines and tar barriers to protect corn wheat oats and other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Moulton
United States
Conaldar
Barder
George II
Europe
Cotity
Sumass
National Department of Agriculture
Ancient sky watchers tracked hours by rising stars
The article explains how ancient observers used stars to mark night hours. A dedicated watcher noted the appearance of stars in zodiacal constellations and announced each two hour interval as night progressed, a method used long after clocks and watches were invented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Call of the wild echoes in Massachusetts dinner chat
Senator John W. Weeks of Massachusetts speaks at a dinner recalling vacations and a tale of two men at a city cafe. The pair debate the lure of trains and the woods as a caller’s instinct clashes with restraint and a late return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Jake
Fragmentary theater of suffrage era rhetoric sparks debate
A clipped dialogue scene questions opposition to women's suffrage, imagining a household political shift with a cook running for office, a servant serving as election clerk, and a nurse as a juror, highlighting social anxieties.
Store Clerk Tells of Wife's New Clothes
A humorous exchange praises a wife's outfit and the clerk notes the wife looked nearly as fine as the mannequin. The banter emphasizes caution about stubbornness and applauds firm judgment in style comparisons.
Tripping Her and Officer on Leave Quip Exchange
A fragment shows a terse dialogue where one speaker notes a strange interest in another, followed by a quick exchange about an officer on leave and a brief acknowledgment. The readable lines imply a personal, charged moment without broader context.
War era barber tale of sisters and nails
A brief dialogue shows a sister leaving manicuring to become a carpenter and engage in war work. The other mentions she was slow and fired, while she believed she held her old job and kept manicuring every nail.
Father’s Views On Humanity Clash At Home
A father voices doubt about his daughter's social circle calling some people specimens, noting it is hard to accept that view. The exchange reveals tension over influence and judgment within a family.
I Wish to Marry Your Daughter, Sir
A humorous old dialogue features a suitor proposing to marry a daughter despite lacking means. The father questions support, and the suitor replies he will marry to gain the needed footing, delivering a comical exchange on union and finance.
Worth Investigating
The professor admits never kissing a girl while a flirt seeks his scientific aid. The exchange hints at an unusual experiment drawing curiosity and playful challenge from the surrounding audience.
Firm Head Declares Birthday Gift Ban
In a humorous anecdote a firm head vows to ban gifts from staff and indeed enforces it he declines a birthday present. The incident centers on the unexpectedly costly consequence a handsome office rug becomes the gift barred by policy.
Not Necessary Bets On Man Across Street
The dialogue notes a man across the street removing his hat to a woman he is parting from. The exchange questions why he should do so as an Echtlaman, despite the woman being his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ech Tlaman
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Cupid
Union
Boas
E -Besfore
Helen Hazen
Kelly
Knowlton
John
Eternal Feminine
Dhe Socialist
Brazil
Stara
Call OF the Wild
Flere
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