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Newspaper
Filer Record
Location
Filer, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
5
Docal Hews urges readers to send news by Wednesday. American Legion dance set for February 22 with entertainment announced. Promos for Snyder Hardware items and farm letterheads offered. Notices of visits, travel, and family announcements recur through the week, including medical updates, theater showings Life of the Party at Gem Theater, and local club activities.
The Filer Auto Company reports a new Ford shipment this week, six touring cars and one coupe, latest type with slight mechanical improvements. Ford tractors price cut to 760 dollars, while touring car 650, roadster 600, coupe 890, and truck 675, all retail prices include full gas and oil.
Newly elected officers for the Local 1.0.0.8 Choren Po Lodge include Herbert Smith as noble grand and Willam Tilden as vice grand with officers Graves Royston Hartley and Walker among others. Miriam Rebekah Lodge announces Howle Allen as noble grand Graves as vice grand McTeary as secretary Walter as treasurer and Miller as conductress with additional named officers listed.
On February 16 the Watteau Girls presented the concluding program of the lyceum season at Maroa. Miss Jaker and Miss Harrel delivered exceptional readings and impersonations, keeping the crowd lively from start to finish.
Two local teachers rose before dawn to catch an early Saturday train to Twin Falls. They waited on the depot steps for over an hour, frustrated by irregular arrivals. A friend's home confirmed the train's delay and an unsafe alarm clock, prompting a return home at 2 AM. Four hours later they returned, faced with unreliable timekeeping and mockery.
The Twin Falls highway district remains off balance as officials continue a five day search for missing four dollars and extra cents delaying the 1920 annual report. The entire district office is engaged in the same ongoing inquiry amid hidden sums.
W D Gillie said the local golf club plans a friendly wager with a five dollar prize. Most titles were already proposed, though more entries were expected as the event nears.
In Milwaukee Journal style, a resident on a residence street declines painting a store wall with a provocative sign despite offers from two men to pay for it. He cites community value, keeps his property neat, and resists disfiguring signs to remain a decent neighbor. others profit from signboards, but he says the street’s appearance matters more than dollars.
A reflection on the latent agricultural instinct in most people and the need for intelligent gardening. Emphasizes that interest must be paired with skill and knowledge of plant variety, pests, and methods. Highlights the Gardeners' Association plan for expert lectures to boost practical results as noted by Indianapolis News.
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune piece humorously critiques a quiet town away from main lines of travel. It praises local neighborliness and moral rigidity while noting the town’s resistance to reform, and suggests many great men matured there before heading into broader life.
A dated note outlines whitewashing trees to smooth rough bark and deter pests. It gives a simple recipe: one belt pound of sulphur to four gallons of water, plus a small amount of another ingredient, then apply to tree trunks to improve appearance and health.
Fragmented text discusses historic newspaper naming trends in the United Kingdom. References to Times Herald Journal Guardian and Observers appear with numbers and misread terms. The passage is garbled and yields no clear event or outcome to summarize.
A narrator recalls a family garden tale showing how shared efforts and planning yield tangible rewards. The piece follows a man’s pride in his thriving plot, the joy of harvest, and the rising living costs that frame his reflections on effort, pride, and community value.
The readable parts describe a chaotic scene at a public event with a child and a caregiver, involving an attempt to pull away a car, a protest posture, and travel to a relative’s house. The passage is garbled and reads as an OCR excerpt with numerous misspellings.
In a fragmentary report the lingering winter cold breaks with thawing ground and chatter about spring conditions. Forecasters expect milder air soon, with farmers anticipated to ready fields and explore flexible timing before March 1.
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