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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1929
Page
4
The piece argues that private initiative drives prosperity and industrial progress, while government takeover harms efficiency. It cites wartime railway nationalization as a costly example and lauds private rail, telephone, and electric services for superior, low-cost results under public regulation rather than direct government ownership.
Fire Prevention Week runs October 6 through 13, with public and private groups urged to promote safety. Local fire officials emphasize home and workplace checkups and smoke alarm maintenance during the observance.
Authorities urge citizens to learn and apply fire safety basics beyond Fire Prevention Week. They warn neglecting wiring matches and refuse causes costly property loss and casualties, stressing a yearlong commitment to fire prevention and safer communities.
An editorial from the Burley Herald argues towns suffer “liver complaint” when pep and diagnosis are missing. It says weather cannot fix the ailment and outsiders rarely help, urging local leadership to accept essential guidance.
A local voice criticizes rising leaders for overreach and urges broad civic participation. The speaker warns against hype of prosperity and calls for a new outlook and shared loyalty to restore sound town life.
Sugar companies have invested heavily in factories and market access amid high taxes and labor costs. A tariff increase is urged to bridge the gap between foreign production costs and U S production. The issue is framed as a business matter, not politics, to protect living standards from cheap foreign imports.
The Children’s Home Finding and Aid Society in Boise seeks homes for six to twelve year old children. Two brothers aged 1 and 9 want to stay together. They seek a good home with parental love. six month trial with return option. Kathryn Wolfe, field representative, invites visits to the Boise receiving home and thanks Paris supporters.
Stewart Campbell Idaho state mining inspector warns proposed tariff changes threaten manganese mines in Bannock county and phosphate mines in Bear Lake and Caribou counties in southeast Idaho. He says the draft removes protections, risking idling of over 100 workers and closure of four mining properties. He plans to raise the issue with the Idaho congressional delegation and soon with the phosphate matter.
Cokeville Wyoming Harry Buck sold his 1000 acre Lige Christensen ranch north of Cokeville to H E Jackson of Randolph Utah. Jackson plans to move his family to the ranch this week while Buck keeps the current crop and moves to Montpelier. Jackson has experience in Hereford cattle and Rand olph ranching and will decide on cattle or sheep or both.
A church morning offering drew attention to many dollars and two pennies in the collection plate. The minister quipped about a Scotchs man present. An old Scot stood and replied there are two of us.
An exchange hints at sending a letter with a personal purpose aimed at Mr. Durand and his wife. The strange remark suggests a tactic to ensure the wife opens the correspondence. The line comes from a Pele Mele in Paris context.
A dialogic snippet shows a woman claiming she bobbed her hair to signal independence, while a man questions the meaning by asking about her skirt. The exchange hints at gender roles and fashion as social statements.
Extension specialist J.9. Moxley notes Kansas cattlemen value a good sire at 20 percent of herd value and expect him to influence calf weight more than five cows. He cites Minnesota car lot calves and Clay county demonstrations showing calves from good cows outperform those from medium cows by 80 pounds and about $1 per hundred in value, boosting yearly profits.
An old farm note urges timely trimming of horse hooves after rain or damp weather. It advises using a rasp to smooth rough edges, noting many farm horses work on cement without shoes and highlighting the impact on grip and future leg conformation, including colts.
Purdue University agricultural experiment station concludes after two years that lambs on pasture are more profitable. When ewe and lambs are fed grain and hay the profit per lamb is 4.11 dollars, while pasture on timothy oats and alfalfa yields 9.81 dollars. The market finish is the same, and pasture raised lambs return 9.81 dollars per lamb compared with 9.07 dollars for grain fed lambs above feed costs.
Red clover makes an excellent pasture for hogs and ranks close to alfalfa as a forage. It fits into most crop rotations, though it may support fewer hogs per acre and has a shorter season. If not pastured too closely and not allowed to seed, it yields abundant forage all summer. One acre should furnish pasture for 8 to 14 hogs with proper handling. Clover is high in protein and can replace much of the tankage seed needed for growth.
Tetrachlorethylene in single doses is nearly 100 percent effective against the sheep stomach worm and also helps with hook-worm and other small intestine round-worms. Administer in five cubic centimeter capsules after a 12 hour fast. veterinary supervision advised.
Ike Smith visited Evanston on Thursday. Sol Conley and Ben T Orvin drove to Evanston on business on Wednesday. Lena Jones works in the telephone office replacing Mrs Abbie Bond. Mrs Sarah Dustin of Garden City visits Randolph relatives. School opened Monday to much parental joy and child disappointment. Glen Moss and family moving to Randolph. Moss becomes principal. Russell Corless visits Laketown to see his ill father in law. Arthur B Brough and wife welcome a baby girl eight pounds born Wednesday. Mother and babe well. papa smiles.
A brief comic exchange between a mother and daughter about chorus attire. The mother worries about tights while the daughter notes they are no longer worn, sparking relief from the mother in a playful, selected snippet.
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