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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
2
The Payette Enterprise announces weekly publication every Thursday with Will Wells as owner editor and manager. A faded line references postal duties and a March 3 1879 act, with the date August 1 1918 noted, indicating an old official newspaper notice.
Tourists passing through Payette report no suitable camping overnight facilities. Town leaders note the state highway will draw travelers and boost business, but travelers reach Payette and find no camping options. Despite quality hotels, auto travelers expect camping spaces and transients need proper accommodations.
The piece counters German propaganda claiming sugar and wheat are used in American beer. It clarifies that no cane sugar or beer sugar is used, glucose replaces yeast sugar, brewers cannot obtain sugar, and no wheat is used for alcohol. A Hoover message to Food Administrators denies wheat imports fueling brewing and cites 1917-18 grain use data.
The piece urges men to leave other work temporarily and assist farms in their county during harvest. It argues there is no manpower shortage, only misapplied effort, and stresses a wartime duty for every strong man to support agricultural labor.
A wartime appeal urges volunteers to leave current jobs to help farm production and feed soldiers. The page also lists multiple election announcements for Payette County Idaho offices including Prosecuting Attorney Sheriff Treasurer Clerk of the District Court County Commissioner and Assessor with candidates from Republican and Democratic tickets for the September primaries in 1918.
A set of early 20th century political notices announces candidates for sheriff county commissioner and representative in Payette County Idaho. Names include R A Crump John T Jefferis N B Felthouse and J F Boor. Each seeks support in the September 3 1918 Republican and Democratic primaries.
A candidate for the nomination for the office of County Superintendent of Schools of Payette County Idaho, Ta da la, is placed under consideration with the decision set for September 3, 1918, For Button Hinkley.
Will Wells announces as a Republican nominee for Probate Judge of Payette County Idaho subject to voters in the coming primaries to be held September 3 1918. He expresses appreciation for support at the primaries.
L M Lyon announces run for Payette County Attorney on the Republican ticket in the September 3 1918 primary. He cites 20 years general law practice and nearly a decade in Idaho, pledging to prosecute the guilty, protect the innocent, guard public funds, and ensure a square deal for all residents.
The article notes advantages of keeping both glass and film negatives in transparent paper envelopes so items can be identified without opening. It argues that more damage occurs from turning pages to locate a specific negative, and praises a filing system to minimize disturbance while enabling quick retrieval. It then discusses authentic versus fake pearls including gray black pearls from pinna shells and tiny golden luster pearls from avicula shells.
The article traces early propulsion from hand upon logs to wheels and axles, noting primitive rollers and carts. It highlights the 1815 start of Bianconi’s long car coaching in Ireland, its routes, cost of two pence per mile, and traveller comforts such as horse hair cushions and frequent cushion changes in wet weather.
Lost item notice reads a linen shister missing between Payette and New Plymouth on Hast Tuesday. Reward offered by Louie Wachter of New Plymouth. Citizen expressed doubt about apocalyptic beliefs amid the report.
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