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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1929
Page
4
Public notice records that the periodical is entered as second class mail matter at the Paris Idaho post office under the act of Congress dated March 1879.
The piece warns against house to house peddlers in autumn praising cheap wares from outsiders. It notes easy travel between cities, inferior workmanship, and frequent exchanges or refunds being difficult. It urges buyers to avoid gullible purchases and delays in returns.
An old exchange recalls 1854 Paris prices and goods such as red flannel yards eggs shoes coffee tea candles gunpowder fur caps whalebone and lipsticks none of which hint at silk stockings amid musings on changes in happiness over time.
The article describes Henry Ford building a plant at the northern edge of New York City to separate salvageable metal from waste, reclaim cushions, bale usable material, and melt the rest in a modern junk reduction operation. It asks what happens to equally worthless cars elsewhere in the country.
Dr. A L Chilton of Pocatello Optical Co will visit Paris November 22 from 9 30 a m to 1 p m at the Stucks Home. At Montpelier he will be at Christman Jewelry Store Friday October 22 from 3 p m to 6 p m and Saturday November 23 from a m to 6 p m.
A column criticizes publicity seeking through endurance stunts from women driving 80 hours non stop and a boy perching on a backyard pole to set records. It argues such acts are driven by fame, not achievement, and public papers should stop reporting them to curb the trend.
A string of quips notes absurdities in daily life. Pearce recalls a bridge misread as a truck, and a fishy analogy about silence. Remarks poke at Congress praise, gravy, and names like Dammit, with light jokes on money, Paris, paths, marriages, and telephone operators.
Elder Elmont Crawford describes a L. D. 8 missionary journey to Stratford-on-Avon England. He recounts Birmingham rail station awaiting travel to Shakespeare's birthplace and shares reflections on Shakespeare's life and influence with observations of English countryside and historic sites. The narrative blends travel notes with biographical details about Shakespeare.
The author describes touring Shakespeare's birthplace, admiring preserved rooms with oak rafters, and signing a guest book as visitors from Utah and other western areas, including Greeks, Chinese, Americans, Spaniards, and English, mingle in a modest English home turned museum. The scene highlights the surprise of Mor mons receiving attention at the birthplace.
The narrator recalls touring Shakespeare landmarks in England including the poet's grave at a riverside church, New Place, Anne Hathaway's cottage, and the Avon. They describe manuscripts, a will in Shakespeare's handwriting, a bust, stained glass, and reflections on legacy. The journey ends with a somber travel return and a remark on Sundays in Russia and public memory of mistakes.
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