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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
3
A cynical Washington youth on a streetcar mocks Congress by reading collar ads showing the Capitol as a dome with "Quarter size" and "Two for a quarter" and telling his companion that it fits his opinion of some congressmen.
A Kansas City Kansas mother recites dialect stories to her son who proudly claims his mother can speak two languages White and colored. The boy’s boast comes as peers discuss maternal achievements in a moment of play. The snippet ends with a reflection on justice from The Christian Register.
An anecdote features Mr Meekton recalling taking his wife to a baseball game. She enjoyed parts but disliked the constant running and found the umpire disputes entertaining. The lighthearted exchange highlights spectator impressions and baseball banter.
A grouchy observer recalls a dispirited grove rally near Torpidville. Dust erupts as horses move, a rambling performer hawks horned toads in axle grease, a striped tent vendor touts ten cent serpents, and old soldiers farmers and voters grumble at a so called reunion or fair blending political theater with rural life.
Ghuarg ir Mr William A Radford will answer readers questions on building free of cost. He promotes a six room cottage 27 by 38 feet with a rough cost estimate of 1400 to 1700 dollars. He discusses cost factors, material quality, and the open fire as a key ventilator and heat source.
Mrs Arthur Haworth of Terre Haute Indiana details her four year old nephew's severe facial breakout. Red spots blistered then worsened until Cuticura Soap and Ointment washed and treated the skin, drying and clearing the face within a week and a half without scarring. The ad notes Cuticura products sold worldwide and offers a free skin book.
A front hall and stairway create a satisfactory entrance while open fireplaces assure airflow. The dining room arrangement, pantry, and a built in back porch with easy screening are praised, arguing against double windows and rubber seals to keep air out.
A conversation centers on pride and intelligence with a listener remarking that the speaker’s head is too big for the part he uses. The exchange underscores a criticism of self perception versus practical insight.
A quip contrasts a "perfect husband" with wealth and speed to marriage. A woman muses that a million would quickly make her a merry widow, while cautioning that overindulgence spoils appetite and that catching a husband is easier than keeping one.
A garbled collection of aphorisms attributes lines to Goethe Moliere Calderon DyAncheres B P Hazlitt Napoleon Emerson Aristotle Rimbaud Nerval Bergson Swift and others. The text blends themes on love virtue effort wealth beauty and life with numerous typographical errors and misquoted name spellings.
R Marriott Thompson from San Francisco cautions against overdoing scientific management while noting a humorous tale of Hussler who tried to apply efficiency to a wedding. The Daily Consular Reports show wide popular interest in moving pictures across England Japan Turkey Mexico India Australia and more.
A short humorous piece notes Rudyard Kipling and Dorothy Drew as figures in a current story now circulating in the United States. It recalls Kipling’s visit to Hawarden and Dorothy’s quips about being tired of him.
A reflective piece on piety in pleasant weather and the blessings of divine seed. It muses on self examination for preachers, the lure of agreement, and satirical quips about language, pride, and city progress in a light urban tone.
A fragment from the Princeton Tiger recalls courting banter about speaking to show affection. It notes that when a couple is engaged they examine each other’s virtues with magnifying glasses that are cast aside at marriage, implying discretion can resemble cowardice in another view.
Scottville Michigan woman 45 says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound kept her strong on a farm and helped her large family avoid back ache and fatigue. She praises the remedy for herself and her daughter with painful periods and irregularity.
A collection of aphorisms notes stylish hats, family trees, frugality when broke, and the lazy man with the hardest tuck. It praises a live bank account over a dead title and mocks talkative people while quoting J. W. Babcock in Judge.
A Baltimore Star reader views reforming a husband after marriage as unlikely and notes a sensible wife welcomes a husband home with a smile. The piece reflects on late winter to spring polish and the idea love grows from goodness, not mere handsomeness.
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