Local News and Ads Highlight Parish and Politics
Mrs. George F. Ashley visits Paris friends Tuesday evening. Whitman’s Bargain Basement advertises men’s heavy underwear at 40c and a new coat line for women and children. City council appoints Wm. W. Price as third ward councilman replacing J. W. Cook. Mrs. Fannie Budge hosts a women’s gathering during election night. Readers urged to send news, jokes, and photos to the paper. By Charles Collins Boland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. W. Price
Price
Paris
Fannie Budge
Applying the Cure
A hard drinker follows a doctor's plan to counter cravings by eating whenever he feels the urge to drink. The method cures his alcohol problem but makes food requests a fixed habit. He overhears a commotion, then reports a suicide in room 153 and asks for an ham and egg sandwich.
Syzygy Scramble Stumps Proofroom Readers
An astronomical term syzygy causes a stir in the proofroom as editors debate its meaning and pronunciation. The dictionary defines syzygy as the orbital alignment of bodies and the proofreader jokes about its resemblance to a college yell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Detroit Man Donates Clothes in Lively Relief Note
A Detroit donor sent castoff clothing to tire victims, receiving a humorous note about a pair of pants. The note, quoted from Spofford's Library of Wit and Humor, mocks the giver and mentions using the pants as gun cases and hanging tongs by the fireplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Aly
Lowell's Retort at Atlantic Monthly Dinner
The Atlantic Monthly contributors met for dinner at intervals and shared formal yet riotous conversation. James Russell Lowell, facing a distant engagement, lingered as Fire Company honored him with a final sip of punch and a quip from Dr. Holmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Atlantic Monthly
Chicago Post
James Russell Lowell
Watcr
Holmes
Snails' Island Color Changing Beach
A Gulf of Mexico island known as Snails' Island shows twice daily color shifts. When exposed the sands appear purple, but inflowing water transforms them to gold as tiny purple snails move with the tide. As the tide recedes the purple deepens while snails emerge to forage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of Mexico
Kneeling Horses Depict Ancient Mounting Traditions
A Greek vase in a St. Petersburg museum shows a war horse kneeling for a rider before an Amazon. The piece notes ancient mounting practices with kneeling horses before mounting from the off side, as described by Plutarch about early first century riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Plutarch
Split Soup Quip From Chicago Record Herald
John and his wife Mary quip about his clumsy dining habit. She notes he spills soup at every banquet and he jokes about growing his whiskers to hide the mess. The exchange captures a light domestic humor moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mary
Chicago Record-Herald
Could Work it Store Proprieter Mining Clerk Quote
Fragmented text shows dialogue about working a cash register and mining, a present for her, and a quarrel with a wife. Phrases include You Snow how to work a cash reg ister and I can work anything to a taximeter to a gain slot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sathe
Gibbs
Bostop
Knowledge and Pleasure in Bacon’s View on Novelty
The quote contrasts knowledge with other pleasures, arguing pleasures fade after use while novelty sustains delight. It asserts novelty, not quality, drives pleasure, and claims satisfaction and appetite remain interchangeable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon
Man survives hit and recalls striking rider’s number
A man hit by a car regains consciousness and tells bystanders he was lucky to survive. He proudly says he obtained the driver’s number before the impact, while onlookers express relief and astonishment at his escape.
A Modern Girl and Berber Race Views
The passage cites a Washington Herald remark on marriage finances and a Harper’s Weekly note describing Berbers in northern Africa as white. It claims Berbers have blue eyes, fair hair, rosy cheeks, and handsome women, and suggests possible European descent if adapted to American or European habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Europe
Harper’s Weekly
Out of the Mouths of Babes
A humorous exchange between a father and son centers on curiosity and memory. Johnny peppering his father with questions contrasts with the father’s remark about how he once spoke little and now reveals a playful, reflective tension about growing up and asking questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Also Mentioned on This Page
Strauss Bros
Strauss Brothers, Master Tailors
Chicago
Orson Pendrey
George F. Ashley
Friends
Whitman
Bargan
Rock Bottom
H. B. Whitman
Charles Collins Boland
National Magazin
California
Bloomington
David Roberts
E. T. Patterson
Boston
Mass
San Oor
Plencehaxe
Howard
Shepherd Merc. CO
Hirsh Wickwire
E. Lorenzo Burgoyne
Montpelier, Idaho
Bear Lake County Abstract CO
Idaho
Connec ‘Ion
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington Herald
Chilton & Chilton Optician & Jeweler
Montpelier
Spokane
Wis
Oregon
National Grange Meeting
American Mining Congress
National Housekeepers Federation
Carmen Ave
Ill
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!