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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
6
Red Cross workers receive 940 yards of grey goods to be made into refuse garments by October 1 1918. Seals are killed by the thousands each spring along the coasts of Norway Spitzbergen and Nova Zes-Vayette County. Come and help.
Public notice from the Little Willow Irrigation District Payette County lists delinquent assessments for 1917 with details of parcels and owners. Sale starts September 1 1918 at 2 PM at the district office. redemption allowed until September 1 1918 by paying all due amounts plus 10 percent penalties and costs at First National Bank Payette Idaho.
A historical note explains that the rattlesnake rattle develops from a single scale or epidermal spine on the tail. The rattle rests on the last caudal vertebra, covered by a sheath of bone and a calcified covering present from early youth.
A memory based calendar scheme uses twelve words as a rhyme to index the twelve months. The technique reduces mental arithmetic by grouping months three at a time, enabling quick day-of-week calculations despite paper shortages and advertising cutbacks.
An article describes Greenland Eskimo practice around a walrus kill, including butchery methods, processing of entrails for wolves, and the feast ritual. It also reviews a new hospital bed design using a hollow frame and webbing to move paralyzed patients without repositioning them.
Consul Hoyle reports an American company has imported and erected the first cornmeal mill in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The small plant, purchased in the United States, signals a new cereal industry amid wartime production drives.
A city hall gathering of all business men decided to close shops for the Settlers Annual Picnic at New Plymouth slated for August 15 to 22. Countywide urging attendees to arrange affairs to join the event, described as Payette County's Day. Also miscellaneous ads note a first class milk cow for sale, a labor wage offer, melons for sale, a small black cow with calf taken up, and five acres for sale at Payette Heights with a Salem address.
A Connecticut woman patents sanitary baking aids including a waxed paper baking board that can be discarded when soiled and replaced, and a waxed paper rolling pin with a cardboard core so the covering may be discarded to maintain hygiene. The article contrasts practical invention with reflections on character and effort.
The Lu minara, printed in Madrid, used phosphorus ink to glow in the dark. The Regal appeared on edible dough sheets, delivering nourishment for body and mind. Le Bien-Etre offered forty years of subscription with a pension and free burial.
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