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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
6
A 1900s Oregon Journal report quotes Judge Lindsay condemning teen cigarette use and warning it leads to worse habits. It cites concern over 1200 boys daily taking up smoking, noting health decline and moral corruption, with emphasis on discipline and early arrest.
The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth returns to Boise on August 28 featuring Cleopatra a wordless spectacle, a rebuilt parade and a vast European novelty program. Highlights include Katie Sandwina Mae Wirth Victoria Codona and multiple elephant and horse acts with a parade lasting three miles. The company travels on a mile long train with 1500 employed and 4100 vehicles. Also offered are for sale Derrick poles by A H Ramsey.
Hugh Shearer returns from the Lakes after several weeks away. A Kensington gathering hosted by the American Women's League is planned for Friday afternoon August 8 at the Chapter House with contests in sowing, carp, trays, and more. Many residents report visits, trips, and family outings including trips to Boise, Owyhee, Caldwell, and mountain excursions.
The City of Payette proposes a local improvement sprinkling district to water streets and avenues within city boundaries including River Street through Twentieth Street and North and South avenues. Property owners are notified of the plan and that costs will be assessed at nine tenths of a cent per front foot, with city covering intersections, and a hearing set for September 2, 1912 at 6 PM at City Hall for objections.
Public notice asks parties to file with the City Clerk by 6 p.m. on September 2. The August 22 approval is noted, with references to city official action and a remark about asset management and loans. Related text includes stray editorial phrases and scattered items on thistle control and local club discussions.
A club passed a resolution to contact the Department of Agriculture in Washington and the Canadian government to learn from others experiences and methods for fighting the pest. It has written to Oregon Agricultural College with no replies and will appeal to U S and Canadian agricultural departments as a last resort to devise prevention measures. Reports will be published to inform landowners of effective remedies.
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