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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
5
A long, fragmentary Fruitland diary notes New Year greetings, local visits, and health scares. Mentions scarlet fever cases, quarantine, school fumigation plans, and community support as residents share meals, travel to Boise and Payette, and attend Institute events while church and school meetings proceed with caution.
The Shamberger family battles scarlet fever and diphtheria while Jonnie Edith lie ill. Miss Fay contracts diphtheria and teachers Mary Mabel Pay và Win Lanfoar flee quarantine. Authorities hope the illness does not spread further.
A New Year surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. B. D. McIntyre drew about fifty guests on New Year’s night. Guests danced, played games, and enjoyed refreshments as hopes for 1912 grew, with talk of dam projects, irrigation districts, and new schools in Little Willow valley.
The writer argues that the Little Willow and Payette valleys hold untapped potential for diversification beyond current desert-like limits. With fertile soil, absence of alkali, and a second bench suitable for orchards, development hinges on irrigation projects and dam construction. As outside capital appears, valley land could rise from $150 to $1,000 per acre, transforming Canyon County and Payette City.
A farmer's son Billy, once planned for a respectable future, has gone west and shocked his parents. Letters hint at hardship and detour from a righteous path. Now in Denver, he serves in the Legislature, though his mother remains unaware as the father asks the parson to break the news.
A reprinted government recipe claims to be the best whitewash for homes and public buildings. It details lime slurry, salt solution, rice porridge, glue, Spanish whiting, and a two day setting, with hot application and coverage of a pint per square yard.
A tanner trabajer on the road with a load of bark feuds a bear that climbs the wagon to reach pork. The teamster lures the bear with morsels, but the bear persists, threatening the load. As a gun-toting helper is sought, the teamster finally loses the standoff as pork runs out and the bear lingers, ending in failure to escape.
A bear corners a terrified teamster who teases it with pork then flees. The pursuer stumbles on a stone and is shot by a companion returning fire. The teamster survives, but the hunter is killed as the bear turns on them in a tense pursuit.
A fragmentary Los Angeles Times piece describes Mexican food centered on tortillas and frijoles, cooked on a stone at ground level with a clay griddle. It notes patting the masa, the use of lard, and lack of forks or knives, with references to beverages Mercal or tequila and charcoal cooking methods.
In 1903 a Milner Georgia couple reported heart trouble improved after using Dr Miles Heart Remedy and Restorative Nervine. The wife, Mrs T S Edwards, credited the treatment with his recovery and long, heavy work. The notice urged readers to try the product and offered a money back guarantee if no benefit.
The G A R Pout of Pagetin requests all Old Soldiers of the Federal Army of the War to meet January 18 at 12 o'clock in the Hall room for dinner and installation of officers. Wives invited. CH Bowman sells pulleys and Baltimore oysters by the carload. watch for prices.
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