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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1919
Page
5
Fruitland residents gather for dinners and visits at local homes while spelling matches and school events mark the week. Quarantine updates, Armenian relief funds, and letters from France accompany reports of local families, church activities, and community speakers.
For sale an X Ray incubator with glass top to watch eggs hatch. Also three pure breed Brown Leghorn cockrels offered by A. R. Albee, phone 61 for details. Pottery the Oldest Art explains pottery as humanity’s oldest art form with Egyptian origins and broad cultural practice across civilizations.
The excerpt urges a balance between strong initial zeal and sustainable action. It warns against overblown bursts of enthusiasm that exhaust energy and hinder completion, noting that steady, controlled effort is crucial for lasting success.
Meridian residents Henry Willow and White of Boise toured the John Little ranch eyeing a purchase. Mrs White accompanied Mr White to view the property and a new family may move in with H Gregory land. Several local visits and births noted along with a pneumonia death in Council.
The Home Service program of the Red Cross assists returning soldiers with insurance, compensation, and vocational training, urging men to keep policies in force for entitled benefits upon disability. A separate note explains the Brig end tunnel air flow, train energy use, ventilation, and speed limits due to air resistance and gravity braking.
A Civil War anecdote recounts Colonel Dwight of the 140th Pennsylvania volunteers approaching Secretary Stanton for a pass to visit his dying son after a battle. The secretary refused at first, the colonel delivered a profane rebuke, and Dwight still secured the pass.
English thimbles entered common use after John Lotting, a Dutch immigrant who started a thimble works in Islington at the end of the 17th century. The term likely from Scotch thummel or thembball meaning shield. Ebene, quote about thinking before speaking.
A string of community updates lists visits and travels among residents. Mr and Mrs R G Thornton visited Ontario to see the Walker family. Mrs Whittier Thresher and children recover from pneumonia. Miss Hill of Crystalpent spent weekend with Miss Carruthers. Nate Draper seeks work in Huntington. Mrs Draper staying with Crystal’s parents. Press Jimmerson builds a sleeping porch. Milea Cannon to Rome as farm markets director. F Wisdom of Land Hollow to live on Cannon farm. Kim Hillerman plans to return from Missouri. Press Jimmersons expect sister and niece from North Dakota. relatives from Portland visiting Mrs Clapp. E G Harland and family to move back for spring work. letter says Geo N Lattig to be discharged from Camp Meade.
The administratrix L Rudolph Hollenbeck announces creditors and all persons holding claims against Richard Tovey deceased must present vouchers within four months from first publication. Mail or deliver to the administratrix at her office in Payette County Courthouse Idaho. Dated January 6 1919. First publication January 9 last January 23.
Sheriff John T Vefferis announces a February 1919 foreclosure sale under a December 1918 decree against Truelsen et al. The land, 15.64 acres plus an adjoining tract in Payette County, Idaho, is offered for cash to satisfy the plaintiff John D Reimers. Sale held in front of Payette Court House at 1 PM February Sunday.
Payette Valley Real Estate Agency offers bargains on 3 180 acre tracts near Payette with water, good equipment, and proximity to loading stations. In exchange for Payette property, well-improved tracts and soil suited for diversified or fruit farming are offered plus a hotel and town amenities as incentives. A. E. Wood, Manager, promotes quick sale and investment potential.
A scrambled report describes a kindergarten scene where a child asks why some people wear different hats and leave theirs on. The text hints at a caregiver remark about men and girls, but the meaning is unclear and appears to be conveyed with errors.
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