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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1920
Page
2
Mrs Dora Williams recounts a long illness lasting ten months before she recovered with Eatonic. She endorses the product for stomach trouble and recommends taking Eatonic after each meal to ease indigestion gas and sourness. A big box is described as affordable with a druggist’s guarantee.
An advertisement promotes Bayer Aspirin as safe and trusted for headache toothache and other pains. It urges choosing an unbroken Bayer package with directions and notes affordable 12 tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists. The copy ends with a proverb about money and laziness.
An old saying suggests it is wiser to cling to money than to spend it unwisely. The aphorism frames thrift as protection against loss, contrasting frugality with waste.
The journey from Perth to Adelaide along Australia’s first transcontinental railway required five years of arduous work. Engineers faced intense heat, desert insects, scarce water, and used camels and ice to survive. Water was found at 1300 feet, enabling a reliable rail service and transforming the desert into potential grazing land for millions of sheep.
The Mexicali Owl dance hall along the international border was shuttered by orders from Mexico City on September 4. Managers and police cleared hundreds of patrons as gambling equipment and the famed arch sign were removed, with a Provisional President de la Huerta decree stating the venue will never reopen.
John Hartman of New York City was acquitted of stealing Hose Avey's pocketbook containing $10 near Bryant Indiana. After acquittal he produced the pocketbook and paid his attorney Urbah Bonifas with £2, prompting Avey to claim ownership. Hartman left town with $8 to the good.
A 1,300 foot long serpent earthwork near West Union Ohio, 1,800 feet sprawling built of earth and stone by mound builders. The coiled figure sits in a secluded spot and features a rock platform head 100 feet high with a sunlit jaw swallowing an egg formed by a ridge.
Knoxville widow Hector W. Church a Union veteran from Oxford New York leaves his estate to the United Daughters of the Confederacy to perpetuate the name of Jefferson Davis Robert E Lee John B Gordon and Jubal Early as income for memorial purposes in their honor.
London reports the historic Clifford's Inn, oldest of nine inns of Chancery, to be offered for sale. First documented in 1810 and granted to Baron Clifford, it was leased to law students in Edward III's reign. A 1606 fire led to a notable adjournment by Sir Mathew Anle and seventeen others in a dispute over burned houses. The British Museum preserves forty volumes of their decisions.
A Connersville Indiana woman summoned for jury duty in a magistrate court refused service saying she must wash dishes and do housework. She warned she would not return a just verdict if compelled to serve.
The piece notes heavy visa requirements for travel from Constantinople to Paris via the Orient Express, urging travelers to use ships to Marseilles or Venice. It details multiple required stamps from US consulate, Swedish legation, Bulgarian visa, Serbian stamp, Greek stamps, Italian and French controls, and cites space limits on passports. It mentions tightening scrutiny after the Polish disaster and a Russian colonel arrest with five passports and Soviet literature. It ends by joking that adjusting a rifle rear sight makes a clicking sound in the dark.
An old medical ad claims rheumatism comes from tiny bloodborne germs and touts S S S as a powerful blood purifier that cleanses germs from circulation. It promises genuine relief and offers free literature from Chief Medical Adviser at Swift Laboratory Atlanta. A light joke about pretty women and homely men closes the item.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as quiet reliable relief for indigestion gases and heartburn. It claims rapid stomach relief and correction allowing enjoyment of favorite foods with minimal risk. A large case costs 60 cents at drug stores and the product is described as harmless and widely used.
A New York Evening Post report notes Japan’s paper garments, including kimonos made from wood pulp that experts say resemble silk in look and feel. The soft pliable paper can drape gracefully, with about 150 dollars for a garment that imitates a much pricier outfit.
The article notes mica as one of the best nonconductors of electricity essential in electrical engineering. It mentions the British government controlling part of the mica field in India to ensure a steady supply as a state industry.
Catarrh is described as a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and said to act through the blood and mucous surfaces. The ad claims it destroys the disease foundation and boosts general health, helping the body do its work. Available from Druggists, circulars by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A Century description recalls the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes near Mount Katmai Alaska. The volcanic basin vents steam and lava jets while sulfur colors stain the walls and pools. Visitors can observe boiling water and ice forming along the rugged volcanic landscape.
The Boston Transcript notes that many men seeking office lack the funds needed to mount campaigns, highlighting nationwide financial hurdles and political pressure to secure support.
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