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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
5
A list of individuals signs as references for F J Cheney of Cheney & Co Toledo Conn with a Toledo bank backing, asserting his honor and financial ability. Also mentions Fall’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills with pricing and testimonials offered.
Notice of a special election in Paris Bear Lake County Idaho on October 29 1912 to decide two municipal bonds. One 4000 for water works and another 3000 for street construction and grading. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm. Registrars listed for each ward. Only qualified taxpayers may register and vote.
Dennis and Smothers advertise wells drilled and cased with iron pipe to lower strata of pure water at Montpelier and nearby. Visit svork near Ovid to view their splendid wells. Also note Ford autos as first cross continent in race, and D L Hays wholesaling Bear Lake county Soda Springs products.
A buyer who purchased a team from drovers discovers the horses balk at work, prompting questions about purchase method and trial before buying. The incident highlights risks of buying without testing.
A private cash sale offers all residence furniture at Depot Street Montpelier Idaho including parlor and bedroom suites, Davenport stove, carpets and blinds. Everything must go with early arrival urged to secure bargains. Sale set for October 12 at 50 McLennan near the lumber yard.
The Chicago News reports animals show counting limits, from magpies and rocks to apes, horses in Divies of Hmimiah, and oxen in Susa gardens. Observers note birds return only when numbers are four or fewer and humans on Murray Island count to two.
In Venice 15th century history, Aldus Manutius employed a young enslaved boy nicknamed the printer's devil. The boy, described as very dark and feared for his grotesque stare, sparked superstitious fears. Manutius publicly displayed him to quell rumors, issuing a criers’ proclamation calling for the public to view the printer's devil.
A Cleveland man living many years decided to publish his autobiography before he dies. He handed a manuscript to a publisher and later called to ask for an advance. The printer refused, joking that he was not giving up money.
The Boston Globe notes that splitting an infinitive is condemned by purists when done maliciously or wantonly while standard authors since the 1700s have often allowed it for emphasis.
A brief quip from a tour guide about a fleeing performer. The Frozen Dog Opera House manager asserts the author has a five mile head start and doubts the pursuing trio can catch him. The remark appears in Life with a wary tone.
The Boston Transcript remarks on changing a name for a wedding fee. It notes a figure in the hundreds and references Mr Chubb stating a couple of hundred dollars as the cost to have names altered in the record.
A Lodger requests a better mattress from a landlady who quips it is a genuine hair mattress. The lodger jokes that only a bottle of hair restorer may suffice, as London Tit-Bits presents a witty exchange.
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