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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
5
Local items report numerous visitors and arrivals, including families from Ontario and Payette, plus a note on a recent death near Myridian and health concerns in Fruitland. Community events cover a farewell for a Walla guest, a school reopening, a shower for Mrs. Bracewell, and various recoveries and illnesses among residents.
Two rental units listed in Thurston Creighton building with contact Mr Creighton for offices. Another heated room available at 1307 First Avenue South with phone 27-w. Meeting reminder for the Women’s Right Club on the 2nd and 4th Fridays at Yeoman Hall, Galena Congregational Church president Anttle Mathis secretary.
Mr and Mrs George B Carlson entertained many friends at their Little Willow home. Dancing and refreshments followed a midnight visit with good wishes left for the new home. Jasper Roe and children have been ill the past week with the flu. Snow is scarce in the valley with only distant mountains showing powder.
Describes a proposed eighth stage between the whining shoeboy and the soldier in Shakespeare's seven ages of man. The Ohio State Journal critiques modern youths who seek a soft snap, an easy job with high pay and leisure, arguing such snappers spoil their lives and rely on merit for promotion.
A byline style feature contrasts the emergence of a new Chinese woman with Buddhist tradition and Christian influence, noting changing female independence amid polygamy's persistence. It pairs with a report on World War I U-boat actions that disrupted transatlantic cables. Cap J J Carty cites AT&T as the source for the quick repair and the lesson drawn about German discouragement after failed interruptions.
A Washington correspondent reports the Consumers union will mobilize 35 million members to strike against high prices. Miss Edith S. Strauss, appointed by the Attorney General as marshal, says women will wear last year’s hats and gowns as part of a nationwide campaign to reduce the cost of living. She envisions leagues pledging to go without luxuries and even milk on strike days until supply and demand drive prices down.
Farmers preparing for 1040F schedules should inventory farm income and expenses now. The worksheet applies to owners and tenants, with separate sheets for multiple farms. Report all income received including in kind value, exclude family consumption from income, and attach to the income tax return. Keep a copy for next year.
Payette resident E. B. Dorothy, a retired farmer, reports persistent back pain and frequent night urination due to kidney trouble. After using Doan's Kidney Pills, he says his kidneys were cured and rest improved. price 60 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
District Court in Idaho issues an alias summons in a foreclosure action against Lew F Orrell and May Orrell by John McLaughlin and Carl Reed. The complaint seeks foreclosure of a mortgage on lot 2, section 29, township 7 north range 5 west Boise meridian, Canyon County, Idaho, for $1000 with interest and costs. Defendants must answer within 20 days if in district, 40 days elsewhere, or risk default judgment.
The Royal Northwest Mounted Police report a new Coppermine River station at the Arctic coast, about 550 miles east of the Mackenzie mouth. It becomes the easternmost post of the western Arctic system, coordinating with Herschel Island, Baker’s Lake, and Mackenzie-area stations.
A man in Nantes was struck by lightning but unharmed. He reached home to discover a gold coin replaced by a silver piece. The lightning supposedly penetrated his purse leather and coated the gold with silver scraped from two other coins.
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