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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1921
Page
2
Will Wells, owner and editor manager, announces upcoming weekly issue schedule. The notice requests readers to submit items by deadline. Local distribution details and contact methods are provided for column submissions and advertising inquiries.
A 1021 era report discusses applying a taut and sulphur spray to combat wet conditions and frost damage. It notes a split in growers over pruning: some favor open air rooms for ventilation to improve fruit color and market readiness, while others push heavy wood removal to encourage larger yields.
Playful market warning urges buyers to act now as local Payette merchants price goods at wartime levels or lower. Merchants say shortages and postwar adjustments mean prices won t fall evenly, but moving goods remains the goal to prevent a price standstill and keep commerce flowing.
A garbled editorial style piece discusses civic duty and public support to local groups. It contrasts paying a dollar with supporting a dog, notes town involvement and optimism, and warns against communal resentment. It mentions a secretary and an APA convention phrase about knowing the community well.
Department of Agriculture weighs high costs and profits in nutria and muskrat farming. A cited case shows a two year purchase at 500 dollars, feeding and nutrition costs totaling 368 dollars, with musk rat product sales yielding about 845 dollars in profit as reported in a local business notice.
A historical column argues that prolonged war debts and militarization threaten nations. It contrasts fading empires like Turkey and Russia with the burden of 1919 style taxation in the United States, urging total simultaneous disarmament worldwide and warning against continued arms buildup. It cites the Washington Star figures on income tax and war costs to illustrate the vast expenditures.
A clipping reports Pat O'Brien, a World War II era figure linked to royal exploits, shot himself in Toe Anevios California. His wife refused to allow six attendents. O’Brien left a farewell note claiming his act was to avoid cowardice and preserve a record. The Pathofinder clipping echoes an Enterprise commemoration about outwitting the hang.
The Grand Army of the Republic Ida ho announces its annual encampment at Nampa on June 7 and 9, 1921. Details emerged from a Tuesday council meeting of the 9 AR administration at Army headquarters. Plans aim to make the event one of the best in the state with no other major issues discussed.
Education and betterment are emphasized in Em tia Theatre features. A mix of costly, high class films aims to uplift audiences, while some works highlight morality through the portrayal of life’s evil side. The era notes varying tax and highway reports and a Boise letter from Wim Morgan.
Cloudy and muddy conditions did not hinder attendance at Church of God meetings last Lord's Day. The evening worship drew particular crowds as prayer meetings rise. Readers are invited to upcoming services including Sunday School at 9 or 10, morning worship at 11, and evening events at 6:30 and 7:30.
The readable bits discuss social norms and habits with scattered references to marriage, the Brotherhood of Man, and a London policeman's marriage approval. It mentions a Society for the Prevention of Bachelors, a golden shah chair, and general observations about gender, wit, and politics in a fragmented, archaic voice.
A garbled collection of quotations and excerpts mentioning dining, tipping, vacations, and a threatening note. The text references a court house blast threat, a landlord, a tavern, a banner, and a cinema context with scattered dialogue about alcohol and samples, lacking coherent narrative.
A collage of odd snippets shows children arguing over frightful misdeeds and a mother asking if a kiss is allowed. Jests about politics and personal calls mingle with jokes from a punchy, irregular page.
A historic discussion contrasts a constitutional monarch's limits with czarist autocracy. It explains how a king could control government, pardon criminals, and influence leadership, yet faces an unwritten constraint upheld by tradition that keeps rulers from overreaching, with a later vignette on Ivan the Terrible’s 16th century ascent through staged allure and a grand selection of Russia’s empresses.
The speaker, with Stel wensuel looks, drew gasps and giggles as he announced poverty would end if we could stop listening to various pretenders and trivial pursuits. He bowed grimly and left the rostrum, leaving a tense hush behind.
Northwest General Brokerage Co offers 365 acre ranch near Payette with alfalfa and orchard, fenced, S room house, water access, 24.00 per acre with 10% down and 6 percent interest over ten years. Also 40 acre parcel with orchard and alfalfa, 1600 cash and four yearly payments, plus a 4 bedroom house on city water terms 3500.00.
A Washington official discovers ignorance still exists in agriculture after buying a fern for summer enjoyment. He scolds a lazy farmhand for leaving grass dribbles, only to learn the man means the crop’s dribbles. The hired man then extols the worker’s broad qualifications as a potential drug store clerk. A second note recalls a mother’s concern as a daughter travels with a city suitor, who claims strong salesmanship and letters of recommendation as proof.
A collage of quips and anecdotes quotes bandit Bill Carlisle sewing in prison and contrasts knitting with chopping wood. The piece weaves literary fragments and snippets about discipline, mothers scolding thieves, and lawyer banter, ending with a stray arrest anecdote.
In a spirited revival scene a lone member, Brudder Jackson, resists confession despite the preacher’s probing. Jackson’s alibi cites juries and past trouble, while traveler Arizona Pete notes a reform wave driven by distrust in a crooked deck dealer and counterfeit money. The exchange reflects regional humor and social scrutiny.
A collage of dialect humor and quips from American Legion Weekly, Age, Kansas City Star, and other papers. It strings jokes about chickens in a yard, prospects for a low morning, fashion prizes, and a baby’s antics, all in compact caption-like lines.
Opinion piece by Guy Fleamer urges caution and prudence on the highway of life. It recalls Major Reed and Abraham Lincoln to stress avoiding impractical solutions, while urging confidence and steady progress through common sense and character.
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