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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1919
Page
2
A fragmented Payette Enterprize issue from November and December 1919 mentions the post office and government act notices. Names appear garbled with editors and managers referenced in unclear form. The text hints at publication timing and archival mailing procedures without clear events.
A speaker complains of relentless taxation and control by government and society, claiming a personal fortune is drained by taxes bonds and various organizations. He laments being inspected and commanded, unsure who he is or why he exists, clinging to life to witness what comes next.
It is arranged that the Reclamation Conference at Boise on January 6 and 7 will be held at the Mosque with opening at 11 a.m Tuesday. Governors, engineers, and officials from twelve southwestern counties are invited to speak on development topics. The program is being prepared and invitations extend to all interested in reclamation to attend and participate.
Bolus Ida Dee reports the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co seeks in US Court to tax public utilities at the same valuation as 29 other classes of property. Utilities now taxed at 100 percent value. the case questions fair interpretation of the law and the square deal, with possible shifts in valuation bases affecting levies.
A thrift stamp narrator reflects while confined in a wooden box among others of its kind. A small boy peeks through the bars near the post office window and softly asks for a thrift stamp, revealing the stamp’s growing awareness of its fate and purpose.
A wartime thrift stamp tale follows a young reader who learns the value of saving through a boy who exchanges stamps for a bonds and a larger lesson. The narrator reflects on identity as a symbol aiding Uncle Sam and inspiring patriotism among the nation’s youth.
John Lay defends himself against reports he burned his tonsils while watching a plane overhead. He claims the aircraft shifted position repeatedly, causing him to turn and shade his mouth as the incident unfolded.
The Inst demonstrated in the United States about 80 287 persons totally deaf. Dr Wenfel C Phillips of New York told the Philadelphia College of Physicians that New York City alone has at least 100 000 people incapacitated in part by partial deafness, with a likelihood that a strong share are in the working class.
The United States Grain Corporation has arranged with mills in Oregon Washington and Idaho to offer a standard pure wheat flour at or below twelve dollars per barrel to retailers and not more than one dollar sixty cents per twenty four and a half pound sack or three dollars per forty nine pound sack. If dealers or consumers cannot obtain the flour at these prices notify the Grain Corporation at 310 Board of Trade Building Portland Oregon.
Delegates from this country who attended the Southern Ideale conference of the Inter-Church World Movement report definite information on the movement’s aims and limits. They outlined prayer centered plans, family group worship, watch night services, and a Week of Prayer January 4 to 11 to energize an Easter Sunday gathering. The movement emphasizes stewardship, unity of effort, and surveys to map unchurched areas with county units to apply cooperative principles locally.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial urges wealthy men to fund worthy public works. It advocates a hospital expansion and urges decisive, collective action to direct surplus funds toward pressing civic needs rather than idle spending.
Payette Idaho notice from Constable W B Stharman announces sale of a bay jack in public auction at Banks Livery Barn corner 7th Street and Canter Avenue Payette on February ith 1920 at 2 pm to settle cowage lawful money of the United States. First publication December 25 1919 last publication January 16 1920.
The Probate Court of Payette County Idaho schedules January 10 1920 at 10 A M in Payette for proving the will of Levi Sinker deceased and for hearing A L Sinker’s petition for letters testamentary. Any interested party may appear to contest. Clerk Martin D Luther and attorney John H Norris are involved. Dec 25-Jan 8 1920.
Notice sets due date for Little Willow Irrigation District assessments levied in 1919. Payments accepted at First National Bank of Payette Idaho from 9:00 p m to 3:00 p m daily until December third, 1919, with delinquency at 6:00 p m that day. Half payment halts delinquency until 6:00 p m December third, 1920 for remaining half. Dated November 4 1918.
In a village scene a returned Civil War veteran faces quiet desertion as youngsters listen to his stories while another elder recalls not envy but honor earned over fifty years. A dry battery using red lead offers longer life and recharge potential, claimed to outperform manganese units.
Orrin C. Lester, deputy director of the Treasury Savings Division, urged a nationwide effort to police personal spending. Speaking at the International Lyceum and Chau tauqqua Association convention, he called for conscious restraint, arguing consumers should refuse to buy goods unaffordable within income guidelines and support thrift through government savings, price discipline, and smarter purchasing.
The article argues that World War II era poison gases may have contributed to a worldwide influenza outbreak. It compares the 1883 Krakatoa eruption’s global reach and suggests that wartime aerosols could spread respiratory epidemics across continents, urging efforts to avert future wars. It cites Spain, Germany, England, France, and other regions as affected and links the influenza surge to wartime conditions.
The article recalls Empress Eugenie visiting Windsor Castle in happier imperial days. Accompanied by courtiers, she glimpsed unchanged state rooms and modern fittings, remarking on the hideous curtains described as imperial purple with Napoleon’s green. The scene contrasts past grandeur with present reality.
The Ministry of Air denies any female pilots for passenger airplanes citing physical disability and nerves as reasons. If a woman passes the air ministry test she may fly her own private craft, but not a passenger carrier. policy on women pilots remains unresolved. The War Department notes Army Searchlight advances with lighter, cheaper, stronger projectors and remote control improvements amid war’s end.
Fragmented OCR text reveals a court or warrant notice for Payette Idaho with Friday presentation of funds and road water and sprinkling fund warrants. Also includes a brief vehicle ad and scattered dialogue about a social encounter. The legible elements mention Treasurer EB Laman and a public financial motion.
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