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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
2
A 1917 newspaper notice urges all residents to back the Liberty Loan, stressing duty beyond front lines and urging saving and investment. It links national victory to citizens’ financial support and national war aims.
A rallying wartime message urges every American to back the Liberty Loan with dollars to fund military effort. It warns of inevitable casualties and home sacrifice, insisting no man is exempt from buying a $50 or $100 bond as a duty to victory, economy, and employment.
The Children’s Bureau promotes complete birth registration urging parents to obtain certified notices from registrars. The piece urges storing birth certificates as proof for school, work, voting, marriage, citizenship, inheritance, and civil service. It also touches on local civic notes and community notices in Payette, Idaho.
A persuasive Liberty Bond editorial urges every American to invest in Liberty Loan bonds. It argues victory or defeat will determine peace terms and warns that withholding support harms soldiers, industry, and democracy, calling on individuals to buy bonds and have families participate.
The column notes cows as food conservers and producers, recounts Red Cross Rally held at the Chapter House with 11 new workers, and lists local social, church, and family notices. Attendees include Mrs. Stoughton, Mrs. Fritchman, and the Jolly Six, plus visitors from Payette, Boise, and Wood Spur areas.
A strictly high grade piano located at Payette is offered at a positive bargain if taken at once. Liberal terms to a responsible party. Details available by applying to The Denver Music Company in Denver, Colorado. 1916.
The piece explains echo as a reflected sound and traces the word to Greek roots and mythology. It recounts Echo as a mountain nymph punished by Juno, later loving Narcissus and turning to stone yet retaining a voice, with Milton and a Philadelphia Press quotation illustrating the mythic motif.
Pliny records Alexander era oysters a foot wide in Indian seas. Sir James Tennant confirmed huge specimens near Trincomalee. Port Lincoln oysters in South Australia surpass all others, sometimes over a foot across. The Port Lincoln mammoth is famed for rich flavor and ample size.
A quotation likens humans to locomotives and argues religion is a railroad for human power. It contrasts human manufacturing with animal power and warns that using a road meant for beasts will ruin the journey. The speaker urges following a divinely prepared path.
Dr Henry Smith Willams a nationally known writer and scientist joins the 1917 Chautauquas lecturing staff. He has authored many authoritative science books and is regarded among America’s foremost science writers and popularizers. His speaking style mirrors his engaging literary prose.
Noted pleader Charles Phillipps recalls a London central criminal court scene where Baron Gurney interrupted his address. Phillipps, maintaining Irish temper, told the judge that some bench judges have the reputation of being convicting judges, a remark he says neither envies in this world nor in the next.
A church exhibit notes Sunday service at 11 a.m. not 10 minutes later and says young men may attend weeknight services. Front seats have been examined and are sound. The choir aims to encourage the congregation and singing is welcome.
Georgie confides in his mother that after almost a year as Mr. Coyne's office boy he has not received a raise. He recounts a prior failed effort when he tipped the inkstand and spilled ink on Coyne's white vest, which did not attract attention or improve his standing.
A young man muses on luck and romance, noting how a swell girl on his arm makes restaurants appear where vacant lots stood yesterday. The brief snippet also mentions carpet weaving skills and a local contact on Sixth Street in Mia.
Bass baritone James Goddard, famed world figure of concert and opera, appears on the Chautauqua Western circuit after time with the Chicago Grand Opera Company. His meteoric career included Covent Garden and Paris debut, with Ruth Ray and Robert Yale Smith providing collaboration.
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