Ideal Guestroom for Comfort and Privacy
A guestroom should be light, informal, and homey, somewhat detached from family rooms. The bed should be the most comfortable available, with twin beds preferred if possible.
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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
4
Lambs and Church Box Tone Outburst Over Donations
In a colored church the pastor warns against tainted money as a box collection prompts wild bids for cash. Squire Jones reports missing Nekens while Deacon Smith watches for charity signs. The scene ends with crowd cries and playful prayers as the preacher jokes about the lambs. Separate anecdote notes youths playing football with age disputes and a candidate exaggerating age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
Breddren
Appa
Everone
Sam Stall Smith
Squire Jones
Liberty and a Free Bond Joke Pops in Cleveland
A brief Cleveland Plain Dealer scene shows Bill instructing a hyphenated janitor Tony on the meaning of liberty. Tony asks what liberty is and Bill explains it as being free. Tony exits to the bank seeking a free bond joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Meester
Tony
Bil
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kingdom of the Free and Siam’s alternate name
The Siamese call their land Thal or Magne Thal meaning free and refer to the kingdom as the free. The Snedom area spans about 195000 square miles with 4520000 inhabitants, roughly half the size of British Columbia and a population near that of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Thal
Malay Peninsula
British Columbia
Dominion of Canada
Double Misfortune at the Links
A Scots dialogue from Every body's Magazine shows Sandy and Donald discussing McTavish while trudging home from the links. They remark on his stubbornness and religiosity and tongue tied nature affecting his game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McTavish
Sandy
Donald
Everybody's Magazine
Lost The Tomato Why Are You Looking 80 Wilted
A fragmented note hints at a sour subject about a fight accident and an aviator. The text references a tomato and a wilted item as a possible metaphor or misheard phrase. Known names or events are not clear in the readable fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Just So Thinks On Crime Prevention And Incarceration
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a debate between a reformer who favors prevention over incarceration and an old fashioned judge who argues that imprisonment can prevent crime by removing the right offenders from society. The exchange frames a classic policy tension in a concise dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Perched Boy Seeks Ladder After Cherry Tree Catch
A farmer catches a small boy in a cherry tree and asks Mr. Jones to fetch a ladder so the boy can climb down safely. The scene features a humorous exchange as the boy calls for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jones
The Way of a Wife and Other Short Pieces
A collection of lines and quips touching marriage credit fiction and social roles. The snippets reference a high standard author, a wife guiding a husband, and a telephone marriage proposal with a character named Miss Emilly.
How He Looked at It Comic Exchange About Income
A humorous exchange where a first clerk asks for the principal of a person earning $2,000,000 yearly and the second replies that such an income holder usually has no principle, highlighting a witty take on money and ethics.
Luck and superstition in personal fortune
A dialogue on luck contrasts belief in luck with self awareness. The speaker notes some men seem luckier but insists no one admits being lucky, questioning the meaning of luck itself.
Right There Palmist and The Big Guy Exchange Reflections
A playful dialogue notes a palm reader’s puzzled cue and a boast that the speaker formerly worked as a baseball umpire. The exchange hints at past battles and personal identity through casual banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmist
On Tour De Rhodes Relates Landlady Support
De Rhodes recalls meeting a kind hearted landlady who offered two weeks of support during the tour. The exchange reflects the modest, human moments behind the group’s travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Hamlet
de Rhodes
Back to the Soil Florist Scene Prompts Farm Dream
A playful exchange hints at plans to buy a farm next summer. The florist asks about narcissus bulbs while the poet replies with enthusiasm about moving to farming and a brighter future. The fragment evokes optimism and rural ambitions.
Masonic Lodge Meets in Thurston Crighton Hall
Washoe Lodge No. 28 AP and AM holds meetings in the Masonic hall Thurston-Crighton building on the second Tuesday evening each month. All sojourning Master Masons invited to be present. For sale a plane and harbor port must be sold at once good terms given to responsible parties call on Mrs Bowen over Emma Theatre. FOR SALE 4 new extra fine Silver laced Wyandotte cockerels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washoe Lodge
Masonic Hall
Thurston-Crighton
Havenport
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Idaho Farmer
Enterprise
Aberdeen Coal
Payette Mills
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