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Newspaper
Filer Record
Location
Filer, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1923
Page
4
The Filer Record notes Juneau H. Shiny as editor, announcing forthcoming agricultural fair items. It mentions district publications, pricing, and a call for farm product categories like spuds grains beets and beans. Officials from the dam promoters railroad and state offices will be invited as guests of the fair management.
The American Falls dam and Union Pacific railroad to Wells are set, with the Twin Falls county fair urged as Idaho’s premier showcase. Eastern visitors are invited to September displays of livestock, farm products, fruits, and crops, highlighting irrigated Idaho’s opportunities and the fair’s eight years of success. Management aims for a standout farm products exhibit and a corn department as part of the ambitious display.
President Carl R. Gray announces a new policy of public outreach for the Union Pacific. The first installment of a monthly advertising series stresses the railway as a community asset and promises frank discussion of railway problems with patrons, employees, and the public across thirteen states.
Local residents hosted a farewell gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs J Falla for a family moving to Idaho. Attendees included relatives from Marca Filer and eastern Nebraska. meals were served cafeteria style to about 354 people. The event praised the school program and noted a moving of Oscar Pelt to Filer for work on the Peter Eritkeen ranch.
Mr and Mrs Swindinner move into the house in Tuesday town. Ethel and Vera Mineo visit with H B Matons family and spend the week. They attend graduation bees as their brother Charles is among the graduates.
The church program outlines Whitsunday messages to be delivered by the pastor. A baccalaureate service is planned for the evening with the Hour of the Father's Day appeal. A Mother and Daughter banquet is scheduled for June, and interest in the observance remains high.
Sunday Mass at 9 20 except first Sunday monthly 11 F L Duechler notes Wesley's work and ride preaching by John Wesley. Thomas a Kempis mentioned, with Weeley saddlebag reference. Reporter quotes crowd at Great Railway Station remarking on repression and a desire for unusual events.
A garbled OCR style passage discusses birds with phrases about an array stage and a long tailed Ut using feathers to line its meet. It mentions an English majorist and Brie, with odd spellings and fragmented terms. It resembles a literary or stage note rather than a coherent report.
The fragment suggests Tibetan inheritance practice where a daughter inherits if no son, with the elder daughter taking a share and maintaining a relationship with the husband as desired. The text is unclear and fragmentary, but centers on female succession within the paternal line and patrilineal norms.
The Guest chime at the United States Military Academy West Point is praised as the best toned in the world by musicians and bell makers who compare its contrasting bells and overall resonance to other chimes.
Moran Wye reports from the outlet of Jackson Lake reservoir that storage A on May 5, 1922 was 422.690. Week ending May 6, 1923 matches last year. Precipitation for the week ending May 5, 1923 and the period Sept 1, 1922 to May 6 1923 are noted, with a four-year comparison showing 16.16 inches.
A brief reflection warns that obtaining what one wants can feel confusing and urges accepting or rejecting guidance with care. It contrasts the difficulty of taking advice with the harsher choice of ignoring it and notes the harm caused by a mean person who hurts others then apologizes before being confronted.
Window sills can be cleaned by applying fine wood ashes then rinsing with clear water to remove flowerpot stains.
A fragmentary verse notes faith without works is like a bird without wings. It warns that mere hopping on earth cannot lift the soul to heaven. When faith and deeds unite, the soul ascends toward eternity rejoined peace.
In the waiting room, Victor, a second grader, expresses impatience and a playful wish for promotion after moving from first to second grade, sharing a light moment with his mother. The brief anecdote highlights school life and a child’s eagerness to advance.
The phrase good by is traced to the old farewell God be with you, often misheard as God buy or redeem you. The modern form compresses this benediction into a short blessing used in daily speech.
A Boston Transcript quips that a foxy man seeks praise through manipulation, not through personal appeal, as he persuades several women to cast him in a favorable light. The joke contrasts pleading for a word with orchestrating flattery via multiple sources.
A pithy Colton remark denounces placating the mob as easy and harmful, while stressing the real task is to benefit and improve the people, a work full of difficulty and danger.
The Elmwood notes describe a Friday school closure with a large picnic. A list of local residents and visitors from Curry Twin Falls Borger Kimberly and nearby areas attended at various homes. Card club winnings, luncheon, and multiple family visits are noted, including the Ritchie, Snelson, Krohn, Brady, Berry, Meyer, Rumsey, Whitt and Bennett households with several children present.
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