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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
2
WILL WELLS, Owner, writes that the Payette Enterprise closes another year of publication and its fifth year under current management. He thanks patrons for liberal support and pledges to continue improving the home paper in 1922, reflecting on 1921 as history and promising continued community service.
Idaho readers are urged to resolve on self scrutiny and unity in 1922. The piece calls to look beyond differences, support education and industry, avoid gossip, honor service, and foster community harmony to remove bitterness and spur prosperity, attributed to Guy Plonner.
A Southern Pacific report cites twenty six killed and one hundred ninety injured across nine months at grade crossings. It breaks down causes including drivers beating trains, not stopping, stalling on tracks and broken crossing gates. R J Clancy condemns driver recklessness and urges vigilance to reduce collisions.
Geo R Fulton, retired farmer of 611 Sixth St Payette, testifies Noans Kidney Pills relieved his kidney and back pain after weeks of suffering. He urges buyers to demand Noans and notes the price is 40c at dealers. Foster Milling Co Buffalo NY.
Dr F C Woodward of Conlint announces daily afternoon visits at the Woodward Building for fitting glasses. Evening appointments may be arranged. Eye examinations are free of charge. Office equipment includes modern instruments.
Exploration uncovers large osmiridium deposits and gold-bearing gravel in Tasmanian river valleys. For early 1920, production reached 14% ounces with value £41,614. Local price in 1920 hit £12 10s per ounce, according to the London Pine Trade Supplement.
The Baptist Young People’s Union district rally occurred in Weiser on Tuesday with ninety youths from Payette Emmett Fruitland and Weiser churches in attendance. Payette sent twenty three representatives the largest outside delegation. Delegates traveled in Independent Transfer Company trucks and all enjoyed a pleasant profitable line.
A reader condemns wartime charity demands and tax measures while recounting personal hardship from government actions. The speaker lists many levies and organizations as burdens, defending self-reliance and denouncing beggary and public fundraising amid economic strain. He cites bonds, taxes, and societal duties as crushing.
A cluttered list of old time classified notices includes numerous FOR SALE items such as a three room boty on installment terms, 10 acres with a room house, 16 White Leghorn cockerels, Red and White Wyandotte pullets, four heavy work horses, 4 barrels of paint, and a small house with plain terms. Also listed are FOR RENT entries for three furns and two large apartment rooms, plus WANTED sewing work and a barter offer for 320 acres of land in Ganade for ion in the Payetto Valley along with dates.
An old New York Tribune report describes Gandolfi the poet and meddler drafted as a candidate by a jokers’ party in Cremona Italy. He faced no real organization and received only his own vote, amid claims of fascist coercion against another candidate Lodolini during a chaotic election period.
The piece reflects on Jerusalem’s desolate state under the British mandate, imagining a future crowning and cleansing of the city. It notes its long, ruinous history, the Valley of Jehoshaphat, and the hope of revival as the city awaits grace. A side note reports a bird-watching anecdote: a blackbird feeds a thrush whose beak was severed by a trap, rendering the thrush unable to feed itself.
A fragment describes British plans for a lifeboat style airship testing program. It mentions secrecy and official trials to evaluate a craft built for long sea endurance, storm resilience, and safety features, including hull strength and wave impact tests.
A New York article notes plans for a memorial life insurance fund linked to the Taw Burroughs Memorial. The effort seeks subscriptions to purchase and maintain properties tied to the late Jen Gurrewela, with estimates of substantial costs for acquisition and ongoing upkeep.
A fragment describes waterproof matches with wax coating and a simple method to prepare and store them. It notes that soaked matches ignite readily even after prolonged wetting and can be dried and reactivated by dipping the heads in wax.
A garbled fragment from a theatre setting shows characters Colby and Srey with a doorman, discussing a boy around years old and urging calm. The dialogue hints at confusion and a tense exchange, with mock urgency and mistaken identities across a dim corridor.
WANTED men or women to take orders among friends and neighbors for guaranteed hosiery. Full line for men women and children. Eliminates darn ing. Pay 7 cents an hour spare time or 36 dollars a week full time. Experience unnecessary. Write International Stocking Mills Norris town Pa. Nov 30 1920.
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