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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1910
Page
5
A reader laments Canyon County spenders and Catalogue indifference, asserting local dollars fuel prosperity. The tale shifts to a heaven scene where an angel chains Payette Valley visitors to keep them from returning, a cautionary fable on regional loyalties and consequences.
A humorous and statistical sketch discusses life expectancy by age with figures from Harper's Weekly. It covers the likelihood of reaching ages 30, 40, 50, 70, and 90 for a 20, 40, or 60 year old, noting sharp declines as age increases, and ends with a joke about a tailor in court and a hunger gag from New York Press along with a sales note for Willowwood at a ranch and office.
Chas Downing of Sprague Washington met relatives here on a business trip. Phillips travels to Spokane for an operation then to California. Mrs Amos Phillips and Graf ton head to California to establish a future home. Paul Drake spent Sunday with his sister Mrs W T Drysdale. Schools enjoyed a two day break for Washington’s birthday. Governor Brady greeted locals during a visit between trains. Church matters include a Baptist church first annual meeting and debt status. A Washington party at Calvin Niswander’s impressed the crowd. The Royal Neighbor camp plans a gathering with Marie Ackerman as captain. Idaho-Oregon Electric Power’s W H Trenner visited town. George Redman takes up work in Ontario. Military ball attendees listed from Payette news.
Local notes report several Ontario and Payette visits. Residents including R Shimp, Miss Corrie, Miss Shimp, the Nelsons, George Brewer, and Albert Hartley are mentioned with home visits, business trips, and a potato shipment by George Brewer. A French specialist cites death rates by marital status and mocks bachelors seeking older partners.
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