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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1911
Page
8
OCR fragment shows mixed remarks with phrases like By the Eternal and thankful lines. Some speakers express gratitude while others critique festivities, highlighting divergent views on holiday observances.
Local commerce features coal orders from Otto Rohner and furniture ads from Vincent Furniture Co and Nielsen Furn. Store. Holiday displays, dressmaking services, and social notices appear alongside upcoming events in Bear Lake county with sales pitches and distance references. A joke about editors vs frogs closes the snippet.
A vintage notice promotes prudent progress toward wealth via steady effort and patience. It contrasts loud sales hype with a practical recommendation to visit Nielsen Furn. Co for good value and reliable bargains.
A historical Thanksgiving message cherishes national and communal gratitude for blessings and health. It urges generosity toward the poor and needy, urging acts of kindness to brighten homes and strengthen communities through sharing and hope.
The text urges giving thanks to God for all mercies as essential to true faith. It contrasts perpetual asking with heartfelt gratitude, noting that an appreciative heart enables enjoyment of God’s unfailing goodness and frequent divine guidance.
A long list of holiday sales and entertainment items across Idaho towns includes Whitman’s Bargain Basement with winter wear reductions, the Royal Hand Bell Ringers at Montpelier Opera House, Nielsen Furniture Store promotions, dressmaking services by Mrs Stucki and Mrs Cooper, fresh groceries and holiday goods at B H Bowen Grocery, a Christmas trip for Montpelier citizens to see the Bell Ringers, and regional shows such as the National Apple Show in Spokane with excursion details. Local social notes mention Miss Eliza Budge entertaining in Paris in honor of Miss Rita Lau from Soda Springs, plus a Vincent Furniture Co catalog of house furnishings and a Wena Lag’s Organ recital in Montpelier.
In the Paris area Bear Lake County Abstract Co presents farm and home listings. No 1 farm includes land pasture an orchard with market garden and poultry setup plus cellars and easy terms. No 2 offers 27 1 2 acres with alfalfa and pasture near the Presbyterian Chapel. No 4 features a modern 13 room home with large lot and stable. Contact Smith Hoge for details.
Taxes on real estate and personal property and poll tax for 1911 are due at Tay office in Paris Idaho near Lake County. If unpaid by January 1 1912 a ten percent penalty applies. Poll tax becomes delinquent on the second Monday in January 1912 with a fifty cent penalty. Dated Paris Idaho November 21 1911. C C Dartford Assessor and Tax Collector.
Fragmented ad copy notes trips to Spokane on November 20 21 22 1911 and mentions entertainment at Montpelier and Nielsen's. Riddled with garbled phrases and product pitches but indicates travel rates and agent inquiries.
A buyer discovers the title from old man Bill Jones was not on record and two patent deeds and a mortgage show unclear ownership. The clerk confirms unsettled items and the buyer demands an abstract before proceeding, ending the deal.
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