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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
2
Payette Enterprise editor Bart Venable edits the 1907 Payette paper amid local pride in Payette, Idaho. The issue cites civic boosters, sunset beauty, land deals, and debates over advertising, public library support, and local journalism.
A historical reflection argues that the lessons of Ife and a reference to Witera Cruz illustrate how fragile innocence can be and how crucial moral guidance is. Two recent tragedies are cited as firm reminders that steadfast character is the sole path to true manhood and enduring hope despite adversity.
An editorial remark laments civic apathy in Payette, arguing citizens fail to unite for twelve months to improve conditions. It contrasts concern for personal image with a lack of communal effort and cites indifference to making the town attractive and dignified.
Mr and Mrs R Y Currin hosted guests including Willard of Challias Washington and a cousin Mr Wile lord, surprising Currin family after more than 25 years. Albert Ayers kinship noted on Tig Willow, then group traveled to Emmett. Evelyn Skippen at Bolton ranch, Garry Hurst visited Arb Drink wine with J M Swanson and son Boyd, Huilth boys threshing and stacking grain, well for L H Papton yields strong water flow. Valley busy with grain cutting hay and threshing, outlook predicts larger fall acreage. Currins work Clyde Currin ranch cutting grain with binder this week.
R B Hale vice president of the Panama Pacific International Exposition argues the fair embodies peace. The article lauds the San Francisco event as the greatest celebration and urges readers to plan a visit.
Rafironda offers low round trip rates and favorable U S conditions. Three nations participate in the Exposition on a large scale. Read Mr Hale's article to understand the purpose behind the builders of the Panama Meifie International Exposition and the inspiration that guided them.
Local social and club events fill last week with visits from Mrs. Kate Norris of St. Joseph and Nellie Walls from Payette. Remuneration of $400 for cabbage crop losses due to Extension ditch overflow sparks discussion. A charivari marks Bertram’s 20th birthday. 26 guests attend. Dry farmers eye Inter Mountain Fair prizes for dryland grains. A wind storm tests hay stacks as one family fortifies their stack while neighbors’ stacks topple.
The weekly notice lists names including Johnson Ren, Jones Joey Matthew Wa Miles Late Toler Miss Mae Williams W R E T Bowman P M as advertised letters. This historic postal record indicates items left for pickup and potential remail actions.
New York Tribune writer John J. McGraw explains how manager tactics, like signaling white horses past the Polo Grounds, can harness players superstitions to boost confidence and batting. He recalls Bowerman and Dablen and notes he once arranged daily horse sightings to reinforce belief.
A snippet from a youth’s account of English chemist Dalton teaching with crude apparatus. He filled an ale glass with room temperature water, heated a poker tip and dipped a thermometer bulb, noting temperatures rising from 47 to 52 degrees over time to show water conducts heat per Rumford.
A missionary recounts Wah Noo, a late girl in the school, aiming to be a “whole Christian.” She lists daily faults, from brushing teeth to bed linen, anger at a fellow student, bathing, and math examples, then resolves to do better to mirror the others. Cor. Christian Herald.
The Chicago News notes Robert Bridges bans commas in his poem Narcissus, permitting readers to parse adjectives at their option. Bridges favors exclamation marks with five in twenty eight lines and frequently employs colons and interrogation marks, while occasionally using a full stop.
A Chicago Herald quote recalls a lucky escape from politics. The speaker says he believed himself a candidate for police, which could have paid $1,500 per seat if elected, but a brutal beating ended his political ambitions and shifted him into a fortune making business. He remembers the lodging house vote and fears potential consequences of political power.
Reckless chatter from Mr Lapleigh and Miss Keen about health and danger is quoted in the Boston Transcript. Keen chides risky behavior, warning ill effects may follow. The exchange captures a cautionary, period tone.
A fragment from Baltimore American features a witty exchange about engagement rings with Nell remarking on the girl being a singer in everything and Belle noting her interest in a particular engagement. The lines hint at social chatter and playful banter among characters.
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