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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1919
Page
6
Columns describe multiple train arrivals and departures with numbers and times. An essay on open windows in railroad cars criticizes traveler habits causing dust and discomfort, noting window-open passengers often ignore others. Also mentions North Sea coast risks and fishermen guarding boats against winter seas.
A London dog cemetery grew from a single honored grave in Hyde Park West near the Victoria Gate. The duke of Cambridge’s dog Poor Little Prince was buried there, inspiring owners to lay beloved pets in a shaded marble plot. Hundreds of graves are cared for by owners, sometimes paid annually, sometimes per burial.
Idaho lawmakers kept to routine through the first week, approving staff pay and general expenses totaling 75000 with an emergency clause. A memorial session honored Theodore Roosevelt as commitment to civil rights bills and county reorganizations surfaced. Governor Davis announced several executive appointments and the state moved toward a prohibition amendment.
A Chicago Tribune snippet notes a neighbor's child with red hair visiting a hairdresser. The child wonders if her red hair was bought there when she was born, amid other odd remarks and brief local notices.
The text outlines ancient gas warfare from the Peloponnesian War era with pitched and sulfurous fuels used to generate choking fumes to undermine fortifications at Palatea and Delium. It also notes molten pitch and bellows methods and mentions Greek fire as a later medieval incendiary used to set enemy ships ablaze during sieges of Constantinople in 1261 and 1412.
An incident description notes a bad fall causing severe spinal injury with nu mnerous complications. Readable details identify a vertebral trauma and related health concerns. Named individuals or organizations are not clearly present in the fragment.
A local health ad promotes chiropractic services claiming to adjust the body's balance as a remedy for various ailments. It offers a free consultation and invites prospective patients to book an appointment with the practitioner identified as Holly, emphasizing natural health approaches.
State Food Administrator Bicknell and Robt. M. McCracken urge Idaho counties to hasten relief quotas for Armenians Syrians and Greeks driven from their homes. Appeals cite desperate conditions and a duty to aid. Also notice of water diversion permit for Little Willow Creek Irrigation District detailing project location size and completion dates.
The piece recounts that Persian pyrethrum came from ground flower heads of a plant related to the feverfew family and was once costly and mysterious. It notes California now grows its own insect powder. It also shares Edward F. Bigelow's lesson about creating a backyard pond or tub for waterfowl by starting small with a mother duck and brood, as a substitute for a lake.
An article denounces the onion as a medical treatment for tuberculosis. After extensive tests by scientists, the onion is declared ineffective, offering no medicinal properties. It notes many believers have been misled, suggesting alternatives like boiled potato peelings or beet tops for sufferers of the white plague.
The passage argues that freely mingling classes in Tf education expands access and equality. If normal schooling spanned all ages uniformly, general education would become a common standard, reducing class distinctions to secondary importance and supporting social democracy.
Payette Equity Exchange presents 1918 results citing $39,500 gross sales, $6,778 gross profit and $1,568 net income after expenses. The report notes government controls on wheat products hurt sales, stock and inventory increases, and multiple bank notes and depreciations. Board recommends a 10 percent dividend paid March 1 and storing future profits as stock.
A letter from J A Pearce, manager, condemns patron disloyalty and urges loyal buying to support the institution. He cites sales figures: 39 565 30 for the year, stockholders purchasing 7 000 and non stockholders 32 565 80, arguing higher prices chase away customers and that loyalty is essential for the business’s survival.
The northern French battlefield lies quiet after years of shelling with lights returning to farmhouses and villages. Salvage trains carry rifles shells and German captured matériel as villagers and soldiers observe the changed, thawing landscape and the return of normal activity. A reward of five dollars is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the party who last September state my white and brindle greyhound Nephi Purcell.
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