Look for Trouble In A Brief Domestic Exchange
A couple exchange quips over a clock and a landlord rumor. The man inspects the mantelpiece, finds nothing wrong, and stays an hour longer. A wry, domestic moment hints at underlying tensions.
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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
2
Pruning Revives Old Orchard in Bamberg County SC
An aged Bamberg County orchard in South Carolina, neglected and overgrown, was pruned by county agents. After a year and a half of demonstrations and summer cultivation, new growth was trained and a good crop set. The trees are now largely free of scale and show the potential of careful pruning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bamberg
South Carolina
Poison Ivy and Sumac Facts from Farmers Bulletin
Poison ivy and sumac are common plants with three leaflets and whitish berries. The Farmers Bulletin 1166 explains how to recognize them, avoid exposure, and treat ivy and sumac poisoning with safe remedies and precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Australia
North America
Matter Nature
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Senator Sorghum worries over applause for offhand remarks
Enthusiasm meets skepticism as Senator Sorghum recalls audience cheers for casual remarks. He admits the praise makes him uneasy fearing he may need to retract statements the next day.
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Echo
Senator Sorghum
Progressive Town Pigs Dodging Automobiles
A humorous exchange features a native and Agite Parkers debating progress. The native asserts the town is progressive because pigs roam freely in the streets, while the other quips that those pigs can dodge any automobile ever made.
Kentucky Polar Bear Cites Stable Ice Prices
A local figure references steady ice costs, noting no price hike in the area. The remark underscores concern for regional supply amid broader market pressures.
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Tucky
Facing Facts and Persistence in a Hand to Mouth Life
A reflective piece notes weeks passing as a person confronts a harsh truth about living hand to mouth. It highlights a stubborn persistence that drives acceptance or change through inner dialogue and repeated self-examination.
Emphasis With Discretion in a Meeting Scene
A satirical dialogue features a speaker praising frank talk in meetings while Senator Sorghum agrees with caution. The exchange centers on balancing outspoken honesty with maintaining order in public sessions.
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Senator Sorghum
Ben Franklin Advised Savings Yet Electric Bills Rise
A fragment notes skepticism of early savings advice and credits experiments with causing universal electricity charges. It references Ben Franklin and hints at rising bills as a result of new devices or methods.
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Ben Franklin
Opportunities in this country compared to cinema capacity
A discussion notes contrasts opportunities in the United States. It cites a population of 105 million and cinema seating capacity under 50 million, suggesting limited access to popular entertainment relative to population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nord
West
United States
Haircut Preferences Spark Humorous Exchange
A crusty patron answers a barber with a blunt request for scissors only. The barber asks for special trims and the patron rejects ornate styling, saying he would have gone to a milliner for passementerie and a Mird's wing.
Trunk as the middle of the body puzzles a class
A teacher explains anatomy to amused children as a student questions whether the trunk belongs to an elephant. The exchange highlights curious classroom humor and a misinterpretation of body parts.
Summer Board
A brief, cryptic note appears about a character named Uint farmer and a remark on a gold brick. The fragment suggests a quirky social moment or anecdote but lacks concrete events or context.
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Uint Farmer
Better Authority in Law and Literature Echoes
The speaker questions attribution of the phrase about adversity and recalls a lawyer who allegedly took 65 percent of an estate. The exchange blends literary misquotation with a note on perceived legal exploitation.
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Shakespeare
Fragmented Quote From Court Testimony On Marriage
A garbled press excerpt presents a divorce or testimony dialogue about marriage after a hypothetical death. The lines show a husband asking if the wife would remarry and the wife hedges about possible financial considerations.
Berry Crop Influenced by Summer Growth After Fruiting
Next season's berry crop is shaped by summer growth just after fruiting. Young canes push vigorous growth to mature for the following year's harvest. Nature's bounty yields many canes from one root, but only one seedling may prosper. Neglect during summer greatly impacts the berry patch after fruiting.
Vegetable protein can partly replace animal protein in poultry feed
Practical work with chicks and old hens shows ground soybean meal and cottonseed meal can replace animal proteins like tank age and meat scrap, but vegetable protein needs mineral supplements. Granulated bone provides essential minerals when vegetable protein is used in feed.
Poultry Manure For Fruit A Fertilizer Of Value
Poultry manure is the most valuable animal fertilizer, often wasted. It contains far more ammonia and phosphate than sheep manure and significantly more than horse manure. It can be kept in good condition with minimal labor.
Fertilizer for Fruit Trees in Latest Orchard Tests
Tests by leading orchardists show a fertilizer mix yielding best results: five pounds of nitrite of soda or four pounds of sulphate of ammonia and five pounds of acid phosphate. Apply in a circle under the outer ends of the branches and work four inches deep, late in the season.
Poison Ivy and Sumac Identification and First Aid
Poison ivy shows three leaflets and may bear whitish berries in some varieties. Poison sumac grows in swamps with 7 to 13 leaflets per stalk and ivory white fruits, often confused with elder and ash. First aid is to wash skin with soap and hot water and use baking soda solution to slow spreading.
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Florida
Minnesota
Arkansas
Louisiana
Department of Agriculture
Epsom
Montana sapphire fields and gem potential noted
A Washington expert describes Montana as a prime sapphire state noting annual US output above 600,000 carats including cuttable gems and mechanical stones. He says Montana could be called the Gem State and outproduces the rest of the country in sapphires. The piece also contrasts male and female mortality and marriage ages in 1915, suggesting men live shorter lives and marry earlier, with laws aligning to age of majority.
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Montana
London
United . Ed States
Wee Wonder Appeals Over Railroad Racket Plea
A suburban resident wrote to the railroad company lamenting the noise from switch engines. The complainant vividizes the sounds with a long list of onomatopoeic terms, ending with a harsh exclamation about the din all night.
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A. Pall
Boston Globe
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed in Woman’s Letter
A millinery worker recalls relief from irregularities and headaches after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The letter from Stella Wiler of Evansville Indiana urges others to try the medicine and share experiences with similar ailments. The note also hints at broader social views of women’s health and employment.
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Lydia
Stella
D Wiler
Second St
Evansville
Indiana
Racial population claim notes colored races outnumber whites
The article asserts that among 1.7 billion people before the war 550 million were white and 7.15 billion were colored, claiming the colored races outnumber whites more than two to one.
Aspirin Promise Stresses Bayer Brand Authenticity
An advertisement warns buyers to look for Bayer on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine medicine prescribed by physicians for twenty one years and proven safe by millions. It promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for colds, headache, neuralgia, rheumatism, earache, toothache, and pain. Small twelve tablet boxes cost a few cents with larger packages also sold.
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Bayer
Drugelsta
The Evil That Men Do Hyves Ster Them
A terse phrase appears in a Southeast Missourian item noting that the evil acts of men are judged differently by the attorney for the opposing side. The line is attributed to a column or caption and reflects editorial tone of the era.
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Southeast Missourian
Uncertain game attracts readers over baseball in stand bail
Two young spectators in the grandstand show they care more for reading and movies than the game. They joke that you never know how a ball game will turn out, highlighting their distraction from the actual sport.
Swamp Root Ad Promises Kidney Health For Women
An old advertisement claims Women readers suffer kidney and bladder trouble. It positions SwampRoot as a remedy, promises restored health, and notes ordering details from Dr Kilmer and Co. A separate line mentions a New Jersey magistrate fining a man for hugging a girl while driving.
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Kilmer
Kilmer: & Co
Binghamton, N
New Jersey
Cupia
Bacchus
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fragmentary Quote About Rejecting a Partner
A fragmented exchange discusses jilting and personal pain. One speaker accuses the other of avoiding commitment while the other alleges a mindset of seeking relief and distance.
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