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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
3
A green youth browses dozens of men's caps at a department store counter. He explains he bought a motorcycle and wants a cap with four peek at the back, prompting the salesman to clarify the desired style.
He declined marriage after all but claims things worked out. He asked for a pay raise thinking marriage was near and received it, leaving him 80 ahead in the game.
In a terse domestic vignette Kasper reports a quarrel with his wife over a kiss to Charlotte in a hall. The professor denies knowledge of the incident claiming absent-mindedness. The wife expresses disbelief at his lapse.
A witty exchange notes both families grew wealthy but from different industries. The Blanks earned their fortune in refined sugar, while the Browns profited from crude oil. The two sides refrain from socializing due to perceived status differences.
A playful exchange about a vampire and a woman. The man notes years together and financial neglect. The woman retorts that she lacks interest in math and has little sense, yet she may not need much.
A staged moment in a theater piece sparks laughter when a woman behind remarks about breaking dishes and bad luck. The audience reaction interrupts the climax as the heroine faces a final farewell with her lover.
Miss Cayenne argues illustrations in Dickens publications hurt appeal as readers drift away. She notes outfits shown in plates look out of fashion and discourage initial interest.
Senator Sorghum rejects the label of a public servant explaining he does not feel that way about his role. He notes he values general confidence and esteem but resists being praised as a mere servant. The exchange portrays his stance on public duty and recognition.
A wry exchange features a patient citizen claiming safety on airships as on land, while a commentator notes living in a town with grade crossings. A farmer explains road directions, with one road to his house and another continuing straight ahead.
A brief dialogue scene shows a woman reassuring a man about his father’s aversion to him and to payment of her bills. The exchange hints at family tension and financial strain without explicit events.
A fragment notes a traveler recalling a tribe in Africa where husbands wore nose rings. The passage hints at social customs and a reflection on efficiency and leadership.
The Belgian patriotic figure urges Boy Scouts of Belgium and America to live by the scout law. He emphasizes discipline, self denial, loyalty, and service as paths to manly virtue, courage, and civic responsibility.
A short note describes a typical one tent unit used in boy scout camps widely popular in many regions.
L. L. McDonald national camp director of the Boy Scouts of America reports about two thousand troop and council camps are operating in the United States. Some 150,000 boys enjoy summer open life under expert leadership and proper equipment. Camps follow the national camping department requirements and life aims to strengthen boys physically mentally and morally.
Thomas R. Robinson a thirteen year old from Camden New Jersey sacrificed himself to save another boy in danger. He exhausted himself and died just as he achieved the rescue. Robinson had told friends he wished to be a hero and earn a medal of honor from the Boys Scouts of America.
A Chicago fashion column notes a shift in hair trends from long tresses to side pieces and ear exposure. Hairdressers advocate the ear visible with a styled mop and tinglets, supported by a Chicago Hairdressing Academy official, ending the era of concealing the ear.
Beaded lace Insets are used on some of the new stockings for evening. The delicate beadwork adds a touch of elegance suited for formal wear.
QF INTEREST TO WOMEN describes snug bodices on taffeta frocks and full lace dresses in brown gray and hepin. Surplice bodices with quaint fibhus details, silk parasols with tulle ruffles and chenille spots, and hand painted sport suit florals mark the season. Children's fashions feature straight lines short skirts and sleeve styles, while jet and steel millinery novelties and large jet medallions decorate accessories. Parisian pocketbooks imitate flowers with stem handles and mauve satin linings blue corn Towers edge exterior purses promising summer frocks.
A Paris fashion craze centers on a gray tailored one button jacket suit with snug sleeves and waistline button. The mannish style features a short coat and side flare, resembling high priced men’s tailoring. Tailors race to measure clients as women line up for fittings.
The piece highlights a breakfast coat of batiste in pink blue orchid or lemon with picot-edged points and a long roll collar. It praises a white voile dotted option, a white organdie frock with honey dew dots, and a brushed-cotton bath coat in purple rose or copper tones with silk cord girdle.
A domestic guide offers tips on improving meals with tin roast, cauliflower with mayonnaise, and pre-cooking corn. It advises chickens get green food, regular plant spraying, a cupboard for hanging saucepans, and waxed floors free of shoe marks. It also suggests using crid Mma beans as a croquette base.
Fragment describes braided burnt orange velvet ribbons forming crowns, weaving through a scene of enigmatic textile work and possible symbolic meaning. Multiple mentions hint at a decorative craft tapped into a broader narrative about identity and heritage.
USDA study of seven milk companies in Columbus Ohio finds total consumer cost per quart from 13.8 to 15.3 cents excluding one firm. Raw milk 8.7 to 10 cents, dairy plant costs 1 to 14 cents, delivery 1.61 to 8.9 cents. Bottle loss and shrinkage add small fractions. Columbus consumes about 27 million quarts yearly from 2,000 producers across 15 counties.
Teach a young bull to lead with a halter, not a tight rope, and to stand. Start with brief sessions when he is a calf. Early training yields a calmer animal and a better appearance for visitors or photographs later in life.
A Briton and an American argue over doors in a room. The American bets five dollars there are five doors, counting five as cuspidor. The Englishman laughs and plans revenge by counting four doors and a foot slip, ending with split toen.
The War Department issued a list of more than 17 000 alleged draft evaders between June 5 and July 4 and the names were printed in the Congressional Record on Saturday.
The article recommends phytophosphate of soda to remove ink stains, noting it harms no vegetable fiber and forms colorless compounds with ferric oxide. It suggests applying tallow to the ink first, then washing with phytophosphate solution until stains vanish, and mentions another formula using four parts tartar and two parts powdered atom.
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