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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1919
Page
2
Will Wells owner editor and manager announces regular Thursday publication date May 16 1919 with a brief note on oversight and masthead leadership indicating the publication schedule and staff roles.
The White House issues a 1918 proclamation urging Americans to donate to the American Committee for Relief in the Near East. It notes 4,000,000 Armenian, Syrian, Greek and other war refugees need outside aid through winter and calls for at least 30 million dollars to be subscribed January 12 19 1919 to restore homes and self support.
A speech urges equal respect for all who served in any capacity during the war. It emphasizes that both frontline fighters and home-front trainees shared in the effort and deserve collective love and support, denying any dividing line in the public memory. The speaker notes two million soldiers trained at home and asserts every man who wore the uniform honorably contributed to defeating the Germans.
From early railway days in Great Britain a red necktie served as a portable danger signal for trainmen and railway staff. The item was kept at hand so a red flag could be displayed to indicate a warning when a danger point arose.
Payette Idaho educators urge a Memorial High School Building to honor local boys who served and died in France. They argue a lasting edifice with engraved dedication tabs would teach patriotism and civic duty, linking service in war to responsible participation in peace.
Local leaders urge a new Memorial High School with an entrance corridor bearing soldiers names to honor service and mold future citizens Americanism remains central as Payette contemplates teardown of a new building to provide enduring tribute and needed classroom space amid city plans. A signed note from community figures calls for a memorial high school to train men for future world affairs and citizenship. Testing pleurisy with coins described in Paris Medical Journal suggests a coin tapping method to differentiate healthy from diseased lungs as a diagnostic tool.
State Director Robert M. McCrackett appeals Idaho counties to raise their quotas for the Near East relief campaign urged by President Wilson through Cleveland H. Dodge. He describes starving Armenians in the desert, mostly women and children, and urges rapid contributions to prevent extinction. Idaho’s quota is 75000, with Payette County at 1200 already partly raised.
A new method of computing toll charges for calls outside the Ineal service area goes into effect at 12:01 a m January 21 1919. Station to station rates apply by airline distance at 5 cents per six miles up to twenty four miles and 6 cents per eight miles beyond. If number location is unavailable the caller may provide the subscriber's name and address to the toll operator.
A historic text outlines various "person to person" telephone charges, including higher rates for identifying a specific recipient, minimums, and conditions for report, appointment, messenger, and collect calls. Night rates and thresholds tied to "station to station" rates are specified, with time references and payment rules.
The text outlines initial period rates for airline distance toll points between 144 and 152 miles. Station to station rates run 1.00, while person to person and appointment rates are 1.50 and 1.50 respectively. Messenger charges apply, with a 0.25 terminal report charge. Evening rates from 8:30 p.m. to midnight use station to station service at 0.5. Night rates from midnight to 4:30 a.m. use station to station service at 1.0.
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