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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
6
For sale a 200 acre diversified ranch with a water right priced at 9110.00 per unit. Located in Wood Payette Ida. Also offered are wood term options and a prompt offer to owner. Other listings include a high grade piano for immediate sale at a substantial reduction from The Denver Music Co. inquiries in Denver, Colorado.
A collage of wartime letters from Wilfaed McHaughlin written in France recounts front life and training around St Raphael and Tours, plus a domestic diary of a female fly journal with hatchings and odor notes. The fragment also includes an estray sheep notice and brief local reminiscences from Schaller Iowa.
A fragmented dialogue explains reciprocity as the greatest good for the greatest number. The speaker notes helping others yields personal satisfaction money cannot buy, while hinting at a sale of ham and beef items for those traveling or in need, with offers at reasonable prices.
OF INTEREST TO FRUNT GROWERS ALL those interested in selling runes and apples for cash C JT Payette will do well to see me at once All not desiring to sell in this way need not reply David Jones Phone 287-4 Site FOR SALE 3 second hand Milwaukee mowers C F Draper
We have on hand at Payette a high grade piano for immediate sale at a tremendous price. Liberal terms to a responsible party. If interested, write The Denver Music Company Denver Colorado at once.
An express official, constantly on the move, keeps a watch set to Eastern Central Mountain and Pacific. He added four colored hour hands to tell all four times at a glance. A jeweler can install the colored hands for a few dollars so travelers won’t miss trains when crossing time zones.
The article notes Japanese swordmaking as world class, likened to Toledo and Damascus. It describes a sacred process where walls display Shinto symbols, polishing and sharpening include religious rites, and each blade is blessed before the sword god with offerings and prayers.
For indigestion a severe attack responds to hot water with soda. A cupful of hot water plus four teaspoonfuls of soda should be swallowed hot. Peppermint essence improves it to a soda mint tablet. Aromatic spirits of ammonia can ease nausea with half a teaspoon in a third of a glass of water, repeatable after thirty minutes. Sometimes half a cup of hot water aids dosing.
The piece explains charcoal production in Dominica with laborers burning wood up river, packing it in bark baskets, and loading hundreds of baskets onto native canoes. The slow boats travel a mile per hour, often taking a week to reach port, yet the cargo usually arrives safely.
The article argues that teachers would benefit from knowing each pupil’s future field, noting men’s careers are diverse and unpredictable while most girls become homemakers. It suggests schools should tailor studies to girls’ common life paths.
Citizens spar over road dangers as debate grows about pedestrian safety. Officials note rising incidents and urge caution while drivers and walkers trade blame in public discussions.
A quarrel over a painting titled Its Merit and prompting comment about a wife’s likeness. One speaker defends the work as beautiful though not a speaking likeness, sparking debate on art versus realism.
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