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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
6
Quasi second and Turkish plus domestic tobaccos compose a promotional refrain praising Camels as refreshing satisfying. The text hints at a preference for smoking straight Camel tobacco over other varieties.
A fragmented monologue blends a street tale of buying a new shoe sole and heel for fifty cents with a street preacher and a claim about Jehovah for salvation. The text then shifts to a brief aside on eyelids in birds and reptiles, noting three eyelids and the eye muscles involved.
A collage of short notes covers self discipline like crossing legs and keeping a clean cloth handy, the joy of giving and its multiplying benefits, dining habits in cities versus smaller towns, a failed gold making patent in 1897, a boy’s odd response about a newborn, and ancient Egyptian to Greek needle quality.
The egotist resists criticism despite a high self view and is quick to judge others. He clings to faults, persists in costly courses, and ignores pointed warnings about his folly.
A Punch era note describes how high hills around a southern England golf course create an unusual acoustic effect and mentions a possible three mile limit for children and clergymen to avoid disturbance.
The text shares folk beliefs about trees and luck. It warns that split trees near homes are bad omens and urges cutting wood in months with R. It links crooked saplings to familial misfortune and notes window growth as a sign of success while carving name on a tree predicts death upon one’s own death.
Lucy visits a candy shop where the clerk says he gives her an extra piece for luck. She declares she cannot buy ro dus but sin can still grant the extra piece, continuing the shop’s habit. The passage shifts to a different idea about car weights and power generation using a ground wheel and generator.
A short Chicago note recalls a boy named Jimmy walking uptown with money in a bank. He remarks that the bank is where his money is tied up, highlighting a simple, street corner moment about money and place.
The department of agriculture notes the largest potato in their records weighed between seven and eight pounds. The text suggests larger piles may have existed but the record is unclear and garbled.
In a curious exchange Bernice hid some items for a friend, offering them to Effie who declined. Bernice replied that she did not take them herself at first, but urged Effie to accumulate a taste for them.
A Chicago numismatist notes the 1796 bill cent as the rarest U S copper coin and reports the 1798 half cent in excellent condition bringing up to $100 at public auction.
The article notes wax seals were used in England by 1800 with beeswax and resin. two seals in the public record office in London dated 1399 and 1423 survived. A classified sale line advertises a for sale item from Wayne offering terms and a contact address.
A brief homage notes Verdi gave poetry to life and led people to his cause. His early operas faced initial difficulty, yet Italian taste and tradition embraced him as a master, and once known, he was deeply loved by listeners.
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