Railroad Pays First Installment Taxes in Bear Lake County
A voucher for 56 957 39 was mailed to Arvilla Smedley County Treasurer Bear Lake county from the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company's Salt Lake City headquarters on Thursday December 18 covering the first installment of its 1930 Bear Lake County taxes. The second installment will be due in June next year. Oregon Short Line taxes for 1930 total 113 914 77 with allocations to State General County General Roads and Schools.
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Arvilla Smedley
Bear Lake County
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Salt Lake City
Oregon
Eroad
Idaho Falls High Faces Fielding High In Sat Evening Showdown
The Idaho Falls High basketball team prepares for a Saturday night game at home against Fielding High. The locals expect an entertaining contest as Idaho Falls High bands in strong form and eager to display their skill.
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Idaho Falls
Paris Service Station Opens New Grocery Department
The Paris Service Station, managed by Earl Sleight, opened a new department late last week featuring groceries and hardware. Sleight remodeled the interior to accommodate the additions, located at the corner of Main and Canyon Streets.
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Paris
Earl Sleight
Sleight
Main
Canyon Streets
Forest rangers mark Christmas trees at multiple locations
Rangers Averill and Athay marked trees for local use at Paris on December 13 and 18, Bloomington and St. Charles on December 15, Fish Haven on December 17, Garden City on December 18, Lanark Liberty on December 19, Sharon Liberty on December 20, and Noonan on December 22.
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Averill and
Athay
Paris
Bloomington
St. Charles
Fish Haven
Garden City
Lanark and Liberty
Sharon and Liberty
Noonan
Warranty Dispute Over Lifelong Watch Promise
A customer confronts a jeweler after claiming a watch was sold with a lifetime guarantee though the buyer appeared unhealthy at purchase. The exchange centers on trust, health, and promises tied to a high value timepiece.
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Jeweler
Backwards Course: Ice Cream First Soup Last
A joke about dining in reverse highlights a plan to delay a decision. One character asks why the order is reversed and another explains the stomach upset justifies it. The conversation centers on delaying an answer to Fred until December to gauge his actions.
Snake Birth On Live Births Among Snakes
Naturalists offer two theories on how snakes reproduce. Some say snakes lay eggs while others claim live birth occurs after development inside the mother. The debate highlights differences in snake reproduction.
Success Rule The Talent Of Success
A short maxim emphasizes that success is the result of doing what one can do well without seeking fame. The quote highlights effort and quality over recognition.
Little Town of Bethlehem Christmas Greeting from Home Paper
In this holiday message the Home Paper editors praise the friendly close knit nature of small towns like Bethlehem, celebrate neighborliness, peace on earth and good will, and extend Merry Christmas wishes from the publishers to the community.
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Bethlehem
Prince of Peace
America
Aet
Additional Locals For Rent Furnished Apartment Ad
Milton Rebentisch traveled from Portland Oregon and will spend Christmas with his family in Ovid. Mrs Rebentisch leads the Ovid school this year. Solar Development mine workers at Bloomington received a dressed turkey as a Christmas token. Bishop Clarence Cook of Garden City visited on Monday. Miss Déane Béunion left for Salt Lake and Miss Helen Anderson to Provo Utah for Christmas and New Year. The ladies are Fielding High school faculty members.
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Milton Rebentisch
Portland
Oregon
Ovid
Solar Development
Bloomington
Déane Béunion
Salt Lake
Helen Anderson
Provo
Utah
Fielding High School
For Sale Cheap Practical Common Sense Bobsleighs
A local notice offers practically new bobsleighs for sale and a pair of horse blankets. Inquiries directed to Mrs V T Sorénson at the Paris Idaho phone number 35 with a district classified style reference d-3-11-tf.
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V. T.sorénson
Paris
Idaho
Christmas Travel and Local Commentary A Quick Ledger
Miss Rhoda Evans travels to Moscow to spend Christmas with her mother and brother. Commissioner Royal Pope of Garden City Utah was in town shopping. Quotations echo advertising wisdom and a note on the League of Nations debate with Elihu Root’s reservations cited as protection.
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Rhoda Evans
Moscow
Royal Pope
Garden City
Utah
Senate
League of Nations
League Court
Elihu Root
United States
Standardizing Distances Across Germany and Italy
The kilometer becomes the standard measure replacing several regional miles. In Germany and Italy the 821 mile long system is replaced by kilometers. The old German long mile measured 10,126 yards the Prussian mile 8,237 yards the German geographical mile 8118.6 yards and the Roman mile 1,620 yards.
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Germany
Italy
Stars in the American flag symbolize states not individuals
The article explains that all 48 stars on the flag represent the union collectively rather than any single state. It notes debates among writers about star arrangement based on ratifications or admissions dates to the Union.
Harsh Colonial Whipping Seen In Salem Witch Era
A historical note recalls colonial punishment by whipping as a common severe penalty. In 1648 a Salem man was whipped for sleeping during a minister’s sermon and for insulting the awakener. Another man was whipped for traveling unnecessarily on the Sabbath.
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Salem
Imperial Valley Region Description and Scope
The Imperial Valley in California is a low mood area spanning Imperial County and extending into nearby California territory. It measures about 110 miles in length and 40 miles in width.
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Imperial Valley
Imperial County
California
Over California
Proof of Wisdom from the Sage of Chinatown
The Washington Star quips Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown notes that ancestral wisdom remains admired for its silent guidance amidst modern perplexities. The remark frames respect for tradition as a counterpoint to changing times.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
iWashington Star
Christmas trees fly off shelves in New York sale rush
New York reports brisk Christmas tree demand with prices up to 25 percent lower than last year and more than half a million trees brought into the city. East Orange thefts target charity gifts. the luncheon club doubles the number of presents. Also New York issues safety cautions from Underwriters Laboratories on candles and wrapping paper. Roe Bay Manitoulin Island notes its biggest crop in 40 years headed to Canada and the United States markets.
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New York
East Orange
N. J
Roe Bay
Manitoulin Island
Ont
Canada
United States
Articles of Incorp by Phosphate Co and Potassium Co
Articles of incorporation for the Agricultural Potassium Phosphate Co. of California Ltd filed in Delaware with principal office listed in Wilmington. Authorized capital includes 90 000 shares no par and 60 000 class b common shares. voting rights retained by class b holders. class a lacks voting power. If dividends not paid at 60 cents per share per year for two years, class a holders lose voting rights.
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Potasasium.Phosphate Co. of
California
Delaware
West Tenth Street
Wilmington
Ppapera
Christmas tragedy sparks dangerous toy curiosity in boy
In Washington a two year old, William De Speers, climbed from bed on Christmas Eve and found a mechanical toy on the tree. He lit matches, ignited the tree, and perished in the ensuing fire as firemen fought the flames. A convoluted legal notice about stock dividends and Delaware incorporators follows, plus a report that John Miller of the Solar Development Co. left for Salt Lake City for Christmas.
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Washington
William de Speers
Sant Claus
William
John Miller
The
Solar Development Co
Salt Lake
The Murder Mystery In a murder case
The note from Dallis News hints that the mystery often hinges on the jury's action. Jurors face a pivotal decision that resolves the case through verdict and sentencing implications.
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Dallis News
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Clarence Cook
F BY Phosphate CO
Peabble
A. V. Lane
H. E. Grantland
Novelty Theatre
Paris, Idaho
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Robert Montgomery
Robert Ames
June Walker
Western Front
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Andy
Yelchae New Firemens
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