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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1912
Page
7
A parenting ad advises treating a distressed baby with a mild non narcotic laxative. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for gentle action and no griping, claiming a small bedtime dose yields relief by morning. Free trial offer asks for a postal reply to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
Special treatment instructions promote scalp health and hair growth using Cuticura ointment applied in parted sections, with subsequent shampooing. The method emphasizes applying ointment to the scalp skin, protecting pillows, and using Cuticura Soap for cleansing. Free sample and Skin Book offered by Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
An elderly gentleman at a mass meeting in a nearby town quickly defended a woman who sat on his silk hat. He hurried back to his office and, finding his hat damaged, politely asked if she was hurt, remarking I hope you have not injured yourself madam.
A wealthy man laments his tangled affairs and asks for a capable, able-bodied woman to come into his home and clean the house. The exchange frames a humorous but telling look at domestic duties and companionship.
The dialogue recounts a professor recalling his prolonged courtship and an engagement that ended soon after. He blames absent mindedness for the breakup, noting he pressed his proposal again after visiting her home days later. The exchange captures a humorous reflection on love and timing.
Fragmentary note describes sailors left on desert islands and references marooned attire. It includes garbled lines about skating rinks and a nonsensical, unclear exchange. The text is largely unreadable with many distorted phrases and random words.
The detective details how a famous criminal planned and executed his deed and tried to close every avenue of knowledge leading to guilt. The tale shows the futility of such efforts and reinforces the old adage murder will out.
Detective McCloskey recounts the Rogers wedding heist by Pete McCracken and Kid Kelly, who used a rope ladder to loot a second story. The pair fled to Europe but were captured aboard a steamer and later jailed in New York, with over 100000 dollars in goods recovered and a drop in such crimes afterward.
Excerpt recounts Pete M'Cracken and the Kid Kelly describing a spree of second story robberies in New York City. They claim to entered 60 houses on Madison Avenue and surrounding streets in about a month, netting over a thousand dollars per residence while evading detection. The pair narrate fearless feats, including a hand injury to the Kid and daring escapes, as they tour hotels and eateries during their crime wave.
A reflective ode on liberty and sacrifice, praising the enduring symbol of patriotism. It speaks of past deeds and bloodied years, asserting liberty with justice as a bond. The poem rejects mere price or barter, urging steadfast faith in national heritage and shared destiny.
Mr Henry Peck compliments a gift smoking jacket and a cigar box. He mentally frets whether the cigars are made of the same material as the jacket, then retires with Mrs Peck left speechless by the moment.
A prisoner before a preliminary hearing requests a menu change. The judge clarifies he means a change of venue, but the inmate insists it is a different request citing the sheriff's alleged control of the corned beef supply.
A traveling church member recounts being robbed by sharpers in the city. The pastor questions the ordeal and the member boasts he was skinned so clean that only discouraging shoes would be left for a chiropodist.
A fragment shows a hungry boarder critiquing a thin hash while the boarding house mistress explains the fault lies with a local trust. The dialogue hints at social friction between a privileged guest and providers within a late era setting.
A dialogue depicts Mrs. de Style as a queer person and Mrs. Frivvie and Mrs. Wunder remark on her affection for her new baby, comparing it to how she valued a former pet dog.
A humorous juxtaposition on radium emitting particles without losing value and a quip about a bank roll. The fragment references playful exchanges likely from a wit column or comic panel. No clear event, person, or organization identified.
A garbled excerpt shows a restrained exchange about a valued family china. The dialogue hints at caution and secrecy, with a child or maid addressed as Mary and a warning to tell no one about the china's 200 year lineage.
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