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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1924
Page
2
The piece argues Secretary Mellon’s tax program lowers rates for all incomes, especially the rich, to spur investment. It contends opposition misreads overall tax shifts, notes reductions of 25 to 45 percent for high earners, and asserts smaller incomes still pay more in effective taxes.
The Annual School Meeting and Election in the Payetta County Idaho common school districts will be held Saturday April 19 1924 at schoolhouses. Sessions begin 1 PM and continue throughout the day. Business includes election of trustees length of teaching terms for the coming year and setting the general incidental tax levy. Additional questions on school interests will be considered.
A compact sale notice announces a few registered Duroc sows for immediate cash sale to farmers at low prices. The fragment notes urgency and farm use.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Major Riley as American consul at Zanzibar. Nude bathing traditions angered visiting whites, prompting Riley to threaten with a shotgun. The tale ends with imperial flattery and a royal encore to American influence in the western world.
The article laments modern blasting and digging in stratified New York rock that exposes ancient fossils. It describes deep excavations revealing layers formed over millions of years and the preserved footprints and bones of long vanished creatures. A skyscraper basement will soon replace the fossil record with busy urban activity.
As pulverized coal gains traction engineers revisit its role in power development. Despite early doubts the method now shows long term viability in the United States which holds over half the world’s coal deposits. Pulverized coal burns nearly smifree and injects more simply than lamp coal leaving boiler repairs lower in factories using it.
A Lawrence county Ohio monument honors the Rome Beauty apple variety. It roots back to 1517 when a boy planted a twig found by his father. The fruit proved exceptional and its grafts produced extensive orchards across Ohio.
A commission studies Copernicus birthplace claims while Poles push a Thorn library memorial. The project honors the four hundred ninety sixth birthday and aims to become a leading astronomical library.
A 1722 item from the American Weekly Mercury notes a stock jobbing dispute involving Mathew Burne of Chester County and John Camm. Burne advertised selling stockings as Camm's make, a claim the notice calls false, mocking the ad copy and implying deception.
A United States Department of Agriculture investigator reports grasshoppers in Montana prefer oats among spring feed options when food is abundant. When fodder is scarce they do not travel far to reach preferred plants, instead taking what is available nearby.
The article explains plantigrade as the walking on the sole with Latin roots planta and gradus. It notes humans are generally not plantigrade except when a broken instep alters stance. Chicago Journal presents the term’s boundaries and historical usage.
A dubious exchange describes the general manager praising a new assistant to the superintendent who reports every morning, works hard, and attends to business, with the president reacting in shock and remarking on a detective from New York World.
The article argues farm earnings lag due to economic discontent and political agitation. It notes many tenant farmers save little from earnings as they aim to become owners, with land value rising hampering purchases. Family labor boosts profit, while those without such labor struggle to raise margins.
In Payette Idaho the Probate Court fixes April 19 1924 at 9 o'clock A M to prove the will of Aaron Culler deceased and hear Etta M Hutchinsons petition for letters testamentary to Sarah J Culler. Dated March 28 1924. MARTIN O LUTHER Clerk First pub April 3 last 17. TO TRADE Buick Six for truck A Sullens Yale Oregon Apr 32.
Marion M Luther advertises magazine and periodical subscriptions with clubbing rates for all orders. Contact at Phone No. 2511 or address 1217 First Avenue South, Payette Idaho, October 1911.
Classified notices offer setting eggs 60c each and large R I Reds some items such as office desk and typewriter for sale or rent. Listings include milk delivery service, poultry birds, grain, sausage and meat, and various rental housing options with contact details and dates in 1911 style classifieds.
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