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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1912
Page
2
A Stratford reader reports daughter suffered severe scalp trouble with pimples scales and hair loss. After daily washing with Cuticura Soap and using Cuticura Ointment her scalp cleared and hair grew back. Note appears in a 1912 circulation ad urging Cuticura products with a Boston address.
The Toronto Mail and Ex-Dress discusses half mast as a sign of respect for notable deaths. It traces the origins from military surrender to public life, noting flags are lowered to honor esteemed individuals and the space above symbolizes the conqueror, the angel of death.
An English paper reports an experiment in collective housekeeping in Brent Garden village where dwelling houses include all improvements except a kitchen. Meals for all are prepared in a central hall and may be eaten there or sent home. A four course dinner costs 1 shilling 6 pence, with servants supplied when needed at about ten cents an hour. Paxtine is favored over liquid antiseptics for toilet and medicinal uses, priced 25 cents a box or offered postpaid by The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston Mass.
A light humor item titled Grouch's Vacation contrasts a playful exchange about a husband’s enjoyment with a quip about clever women. An old ad for Mrs. Winston's Soothing Syrup for Teething claims gum relief and wind colic cure, priced at 25 cents a bottle, followed by a wry saying about persistence and the last key opening the door.
Mrs Ezra Donovan of Willimantic Connecticut describes five years of female troubles including backache dizziness and nervous prostration. After trying three doctors with no relief she took seven bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and other advised treatment and recovered her health.
Reader advisory by William A. Radford offers free building advice and discusses a house plan praised for abundant light and roomy design. The piece traces architectural evolution from square early homes to extended side-room layouts with a second story and cellar, noting the shift from austere to comfortable pioneer living.
The article discusses building trends where families enlarge plans or leave rooms unfinished to save costs but notes it is unusual to choose a plan with intent to alter later. It highlights a specific home plan that can be built for about 4600 dollars in areas with low material and labor costs and careful management.
The Iron Pillar of Delhi, dating to around 413 A D, remains in the Qutb complex and fascinates metallurgists, historians, and engineers. New analyses confirm it as a nearly pure wrought iron mass weighing about 6 tons, with low carbon and sulfur content and no manganese, suggesting unusual fuel use and advanced ancient metalwork.
The hand made lace industry in Belgium supports about 50 000 women in East and West Flanders and countryside peasants, producing lace valued at about 4 825 000 dollars yearly. Workers earn only 20 to 30 cents a day.
Dr Ronald H Curtis notes in Charleston a Cleveland Plain Dealer item about affection in animals. He cites a story where a rich aunt's death is followed by her dog Sophia dying next morning, attributed not to grief but to prussic acid.
A guest on the hotel porch condemns the lodging as the worst seen in the country. The pale eyed landlord retorts that beating out a board bill gives them satisfaction, claiming they still have the best of the debtor in the end.
Ralph A Cameron, recently defeated in a U S election, questions a daily water cooler rinse. The office boy affirmes freshness with a cheeky reply that part of the water is. The anecdote appeared in Popular Magazine.
Mr. Graball owned several dilapidated houses where walls sagged as wallpaper peeled away. A tenant faced a five shilling monthly hike, with the landlord calmly claiming more rooms justify the higher rent despite bulging, unsafe walls.
A dialogue recaps a light hearted rejected marriage proposal. A woman tells a suitor to return in ten years if no one else shows interest, leaving open a distant possibility. The exchange reflects casual social flirtation and hopeful humour.
A columnist recalls lecturing a man who backed his wife in an unbelievable tale. The judge-figure refuses to credit the wife's account, and the man responds that he must stand by her regardless of belief. The exchange reveals tensions in domestic credibility and personal duty.
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