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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
6
In a melodramatic exchange Mr Bowser declares he is ruined and blames Mrs Bowser for his failed ventures from apple acres to peach brandy and cucumber pickles. He outlines grand schemes and grandiose profits, but her calm rebukes expose the folly, ending with his mysterious disappearance.
Joseph Figan twenty six a assistant chef at the Palace restaurant was fined ten dollars in the Port Chester police court by Magistrate John L Coward for stealing a yellow and white kitten from the doorstep of Charles A Thompson. Thompson testified that Figan took the cat toward the Palace kitchen and later claimed he dropped it in the alley. Frost testified he saw Figan pursue the kitten with a fork and threaten Thompson with a jab. Figan said he acted to protect the cat from Frost and denied hiding it. he dropped the cat across the street, hoping it would return home. The judge warned Figan to respect others property.
A dialogue shows Bowser and Mrs Bowser debating a grand scheme to raise millions by potatoes. He laments lack of money while calculating profit from selling high priced potatoes and large yields. She questions land, capital, and feasibility, likening it to chasing diamonds from pebbles.
Crude petroleum is heated to drive off lighter volatile parts. These vapors condense into lighter oils such as gasoline enabling engines for airplanes automobiles tractors and threshing machines. The process is similar in principle to making alcohol from fermented grain.
Joseph Guarnieri a member of the Cremona family of violin makers worked from 1690 to 1780. His instruments are identified by a sapmark stain along the belly and are famed for tone though forged inscriptions have misled buyers.
A light item from Tersville Courier Journal notes a baker's boy overvaluing cake prices. He jokes that ten cents becomes ten dollars, provoking the baker to stop him as some customers begin to pay inflated amounts.
Hong Wing, 21, labeled the city s first Chinese black-hander, was sentenced by Judge Mulqueen to two and a half to five years in Sing Sing for felonious assault. He had demanded $300 in Chinese text from importer Kong Chong Wing and slashed him when the demand was refused, with police separating the combatants and hospitalizing one Wing.
Three months ago Mrs Ella Levy swallowed a seven inch hatpin and survived after surgeons found the instrument had pierced the stomach walls in three places. The physicians said she would have died within 24 hours without treatment.
In a clipped salon dialogue Mrs Wickwire and her companion discuss fashion plates and photogravure edits. The exchange moves through remarks on two women entering opposite directions then shifts to a stray story and a humorous dinner-table scene. Hubby Narrates a climactic moment. Mrs Longwed mocks dull cooking while Youngbride defends kitchen suspense.
A quip from Senator Sorghum on interviews being inherently garbled. He argues garbling helps explain them to a critical constituency, suggesting a natural tolerance for imperfect communication in public discourse.
A dialogue shows Senator Sorghum dismissing constituent confusion with a quip about the Congressional Record. He notes the voluminous pages illustrate that Washington representatives have not been diligent, highlighting skepticism about legislative attention and accountability.
A dialogue snapshot shows a saloon like exchange about penny slots and price raises. A character dismisses clever talk about wealth with a jab at being double faced while another admits not understanding a philosopher or a musical comedy plot yet enjoys the show.
A fragment shows ynld jgnes nioscoe saying he likes to talk to his wife over the telephone. He jokes that is the only time he cannot shut her off when he wants to.
The text compiles fragmented lines and snippets about gender roles, a dentist, a judge, and a wife who is a doctor. It references a Barcelona source and a patient’s tale of expense, suggesting a satirical, shuffled narrative from a periodical.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes with simple at home instructions for dyeing wool, silk, linen, cotton, and mixed fabrics. It guarantees no streaking and urges readers to consult their druggist for material type before dyeing. A separate classroom moment shows a teacher prompting a student with a feminine river example, Miss issippi.
A fragment from Way side Tales quotes a tense exchange about facts and politics. The satirical line hints at public discourse and the phrase loudness of facts in political speech. The snippet references a parent figure and a naming fragment.
Florence spent the summer at a shore hotel where guests danced on Saturdays. After a dance a blond boy coaxed her to take his fraternity pin. She kept it several days and then advertised in the local paper asking the owner, a “young man with proud hair,” to call for his pin.
The Boston Transcript quotes Terence and Mrs Mulcahey debating Shakespeare with Terence claiming a brickbat can make a fine argument. The exchange highlights a lively, old fashioned rhetoric about sermons in stones and a humorous jab at a modest philanthropist.
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