Blaughter of Seris Bears and Coastal Hunts
Fragmentary text notes bears killed yearly on northern coastlines toward Spitsbergen and Nova Zem Payette County. Mentions Ted Cross sel ra receiving an upper Kearns of 940 yards dress goods to be made into refugees garments before Oct 1, 1918. Contained garbled names and dates with unclear context.
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Blaughter
Seris
Northern
Spitsbergen
Nova Zem
Payette County
Ted Cross
Sel Ra
Como and Hep
Local residents visit and daily travels around Lindsay Creek
Sand Hollow Geo Scott and family autoed to the Berry ranch on Lindsay Creek last Sunday and spent the day. Mr Frields has wheat that will make twenty bushels to acre. Mrs Witig Salisbury and children went to Crystal Saturday to meet Mr Salisbury returning from LaGrande Oregon. W F James spent the latter part of the week in Weiser. Mrs Holbrook and wife and Mrs ferl H Holbrook and daughter went to Weiser Monday. Mrs Joe McWilliam was in Payette last Saturday. H Hanson bought a work horse from Mr Salisbury and plans to sow fallermin. Vivian Kiser of Craince Creek was guest of Jim Inbrys last Monday. Mrs Fred Root and Mrs J Irby motor through the Hollow last Tuesday from town. Mrs J Harker and daughter Thelma and Mrs W F James Li Salisbury were guests of Mrs A Benan list Sunday. John Smith is much better after injuring himself by the derringer over a header box at Fred Roots. Sam Stodlers and son Harry were home Saturday night from the Sewell ranch in Oregon where they are buying. Laveda Darden and Harold Guy went out for a horseback ride last week one evening.
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Geo
Scott
Lindsay Creek
Hurlurm Giulsweh
Frields
Teacre
Weiser
Mr. Holbrook
Ferl H Holbrook
Joe, McWilliame
Payette
H. Hanson
Salisbury
Mr. Hanson
Ermin
Vivian Kiser
Craine Creek
Jim Inbby
Fred Root
J. Irby
J. Harker
Thela
W. F. James
Li Salisbury
Sewell Ranch
Oregon
Miss ‘Laveda Darden
Harold Guy Wan
Red Cross Canteen Uplifts Wounded in War Front
A mother shares a son’s letter from France praising American Red Cross canteens. He recalls a train stop near Paris, baths, clean clothes, meals, barber services, a cinema, and dry beds. He credits the canteens with restoring humanity and courage for the fight against the Kaiser. The piece also notes food policy warnings about Russia’s collapse and a Pittsfield dog howling at a war film line.
Picnic Day Set for Payette County Businesses
A meeting of Payette County business men at City Hall on the 24th agreed to close shops for the Settlers' Annual Picnic to be held in New Plymouth around August 15 to 22. Everyone in the county urged to arrange affairs to attend. Also notes a milk cow for sale and a July weather summary with temperatures, precipitation, and wind data.
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City Hall
New Plymouth
Payette County
Horse Jumping Feats Across Record Heights
A London Tit-Bits excerpt notes that seven foot clears were achieved by horses at Warwick and Phoenix Park Dublin. Old Chandler reportedly covered 89 feet in distance, while Turnip cleared seven feet over a wall at Phoenix Park under Lord Lieutenant Duke of Richmond. The feat was performed twice, once unknowingly by the duke and again successfully.
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Old Chandler
Warwick
Phoenix Park
Dublin
B. Crofton
Duke of Richmond
Catching Monkeys and a Brute at the Table
A Popular Mechanics note details how hunters use boots smeared with gum to trap monkeys by imitation. A separate domestic scene shows a wife lamenting her husband’s romantic letters after marriage as she confronts him at supper. A Canada immigration snapshot notes Americans triple entry into western Canada in nine months of 1917 versus 1915, with cash/assets rising to 5.9 million dollars from 2.1 million.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Canada
United States
Department of Immigration
Food Administration Count and Home Economics Recipes
Contains beef stew and spiced oatmeal cake recipes with quantities and instructions. Also includes Methodist church notices with sermon topic Avoid Waste and local prayer and meeting times. Features a poetry-style moral about character and effort and an old melon sale note.
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S. Food Administration
Home Economics Committee
Daily Thought Quote From Descartes
When anyone has offended me I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it. Descartes offers a moral reminder about choosing elevation over grievance.
Connecticut Woman Invents Sanitary Baking Board and Pin
A Connecticut woman has invented a waxed paper baking board that can be discarded when soiled and replaced with a new sheet, along with a waxed paper rolling pin with a cardboard core, enabling sanitary baking by discarding worn coverings.
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Connecticut
Vermont Marble's Low Freight Rates Promise Big Savings
Vermont Marble advertises exceptionally low prices by claiming the 80 shipping rate is the lowest available. The notice invites customers to request design samples by mail or phone and to visit for service.
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Designe
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J. W. Vanderford
J. A. Lauer & Brother
Glenn C. Landon
Bath and Board
Junction
Heaven
Red Cross
France
Paris
New York
Canteen
Russia
Germany
Pittsfield
Mass
Edmonton
the Kaiser
Haworth League
Gililan
H. K. Wallis
Tech Crystal
Vermont
Idaho
Gerald L. Hollenbeck
Fruitland
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