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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1917
Page
2
Payette Enterprise notes recurring publication schedule with editor and manager HLL WELLS involved. The note mentions second class mailing at Payette and dates around August 1, 1907, and a 1917 issue. Contains OCR garbled typography and misread names, offering a brief masthead-like record of staff and postal status.
A B Wood advocates improved care and intelligent marketing of fruit in the Payette district. He argues results suffer from poor care, inconsistent pruning, and unreliable buyers, urging growers to grade, pack, and sell only to trusted, bank-backed firms. He cites North Pacific Fruit Distributors and central packing as models and urges collective buying power and pre-arranged shipments to secure top prices.
A reflection on how over thirty years the behavior of young men shifts from obediently following parental and maternal guidance to seeking rapid adulthood. The piece contrasts limited youth wealth and education with modern faster pursuits, urging youths to value mothers counsel and plan for future responsibilities.
A wealthy man with no heirs tells three intimate friends he will leave his estate to them and asks each to place 100 in the casket. After the funeral the trio divides the property. One claims 100 in gold, another in silver, while the Irishman says he wrote a single check for 300 and kept the change.
The article notes a shrinking cattle supply by twenty percent over ten years while population grew eighteen percent. It suggests meat costs rise with scarcity and that steak may become a luxury for the wealthy, though some prosper on other foods.
North Payette News notes a playful tale of a man asking to borrow something from a neighbor and the Valentine day gathering at Dist No on St Valentines day. About 44 children attended the school event with a Valentine box message for each child. Mrs Jumerson hosted Merryesore and Jaat Phrase day while Mrs Stelgenwalt and Mrs Mongridge hosted visitors and refreshments.
A fragmented column recalls a sick child and a motherly plea for help as neighbors share stories of illness, mobility, and small town life. The piece covers domestic concerns, a note on an Anti-Military League mailing, local moves, and a lengthy notice about Little Willow Irrigation District elections and debt psychology.
A humorous wartime column parodies battles and meals, listing nations and dishes in a string of playful wordplay. It weaves fictional clashes among German, Belgian, Swiss, Spanish, and French foods while hinting at broader conflicts and rivalries in a satirical tone.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph advertisement column from February 17, 1917 recalls a revivalist pun about perfect humans, followed by a short list of notices including an advertised letter column, missing people, and service offerings. Names include Mrs Retta Rodriga Pratt Louis C Redfield W F Young and Pars Idaho mail notices mention loom purchase and carpet weaving services.
An advertisement extols Sunshine Flour as the best flour from the Gem State, claiming it yields smooth, white bread with superior flavor. It urges households to bake with Sunshine to ensure happy, satisfying meals and markets the slogan The King of Flours.
First Honorable Mention by Myrtle Chapin describes Sunshine brand flour and bread. It praises Sunshine Mills near the Payette River producing light white flour, baked goods, and affordable preserved sums. it highlights gold wheat fields and the friendly reception of Sunshine products among citizens.
Near noon the narrator improvises a humorous verse about baking with flour and sunshine. A playful tale shows a husband driving to the store to buy flour, the wife reacting with mock shotgun intent, and a plea for using good old Sunshine biscuits.
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