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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1912
Page
2
The Paris Post announces Will R. Holmes as editor and manager in Paris Idaho. This notice identifies Holmes as the leading newspaper figure for the publication.
New fashion novelty shows a realistic mouse embroidered on each ankle of silk stockings. A stylish young woman displayed the pair from a limousine triggering a public panic as curious onlookers fled. The design, created by a Fifth Avenue shop, sells for six dollars a pair.
German prison authorities introduce singing as inmate diversion at Moabit Berlin long term convicts form a nightly class to sing sacred songs in the center corridor. Convicts join Sunday chapel choral singing as doors open and silence is enforced.
A recent livestock census reports England with nearly eight million cats and four million dogs, while Germany has under half a million cats and about one million dogs. The disparity suggests cultural and economic factors shaping pet ownership in the two nations.
The passage explains two origins for the term cop or copper. One ties the word to letters C O P for central office police. The other, more common, says it refers to the eight point star badge worn by New York police in the late 1850s.
Mineral researchers report coal from Catibria Wyoming contains gold valued at about $2 per ton while costing $1.50 to mine. They suggest gold came from sand that covered an ancient peat bog, later sinking into the coal as it formed.
The Iowa experiment station concludes catalpa is among the best fence post trees for Iowa. Eighteen year old trees yield 2000 to 2500 posts per acre with proper care. Gross annual return per acre ranges from $10.77 to $20.34. Bulletin 126 with growing directions is available free from the station in Ames.
Fashion forecasts show sun-ray and accordion plaiting returning to high style in late summer and fall. The trend highlights sheer gowns with draped color contrasts, embroidered pannier edges, and plaited sleeves and skirts. Designers predict graceful lines, fullness without bulk, and bold color contrasts such as blue, royal, purple, and red.
The article advises red haired women to favor black for outdoor wear and suggests very dark substitutes if needed. It warns against crude bright tones and notes that blue eyes pair well with blue or black, with navy for blues and deep seal brown for brown hair.
The contrivance uses an egg clip with a hollowed shell filled with quassia chip decoction sweetened with brown sugar and treacle. Flies are drawn by the sweetness and poisoned by the quassia, then the shell is destroyed and replaced to repeat the process.
A vintage pattern for an iron holder features a boat-shaped form cut from white linen lined with white felt. The edge is stitched in red sateen, with the holder folded double to exact boat shape and rounded ends to prevent slipping off the iron.
William A. Radford advises readers on bungalow design emphasizing a 25 by 48 foot single story plan without an attic. He highlights light, practical cellars, dampness prevention with tile drains, cement floors, and the growing availability of hot water, gas lighting, and bathrooms in small houses for health and convenience.
White base fabrics in muslin and voiles feature delicate scattered floral patterns. Designers favor pale pink blue green or yellow backgrounds with faint color blooms, creating an almost white effect from afar. Cherry and plum blossom motifs appear as scattered designs rather than dense bouquets.
The piece discusses matching shoes and stockings with gowns, white silk parasols with shirred panels, and a range of slipper buckles in brilliante steel silver gilt and rhinestones. It notes foulard dresses in delicate blues growing popular, skirts remaining tight with hem splits for walking, and belts of tooled leather in dark bold Egyptian style finishing linen outfits.
Dyed muslin flowers including roses, sweet peas and other blooms appear as new season millinery. Home dyeing lets white muslin take different tones with powder dyes or cutouts in pink, crimson, and yellow for decorative has.
An anecdote about M G Saphir famed for wit and his host Mme Larminel. She enjoyed cultured guests yet could not open her purse enough to attract guests. After a lean dinner she asks when Saphir will dine again, prompting a hungry sigh from the writer.
A fragment notes a student named Mr Struckit Rich working through college. The text contrasts respect for wait staff with learning, hinting at attitudes toward education and service. The garbled lines reference a Mrs Neglected and a satire about college outcomes.
A Virginia woman testifies that after years of illness during the Change of Life she regained strength and can now work like others her age thanks to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts nationwide endorsement and invites letters for confidential medical advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Mass.
The bluejay favors thick woods but visits open fields and orchards for food. It has purplish blue upper parts, grayish underparts, blue wings with black bars, white-tipped tail, and a crested head. It nests about twenty feet high with four to six greenish drab eggs flecked brown. The bird imitates calls of other birds and despites owls by mimicking a wounded bird to draw in prey.
A quoted remark frames chicken-raising as a unsuitable venture for a man, describing it as a hen-pecking kind of business and prompting discussion about gender roles in agriculture.
A lingering note observes how many women begin with intent to forge a name yet end up handing the responsibility to a man. The remark reflects on gender roles and career dynamics within society.
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