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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1919
Page
3
The Marylvins show rare celibacy, usually from vows tied to deities or fortune beliefs. In strong Russian-influence areas such vows affect marriage, with some girls considered wives of the dowry or fate. The excerpt cites Daily Thought and Thomas Paine as contextual text.
Listings include 3 heifer calves 7 months old, 2 milk cows, a team and heavy harness by J R Berger contact 219 w, mixed farming notices from George Windie offering plowing by tractor at $3.00 per acre, H Pugh sells one fine Shorthorn cow four years old or will trade for a first class Jersey cow, D H Snow berger offers 100 pounds of carrots, Mrs John McGlintchey rents a modern six room house with bath steam heat and screen porches, S A Boyer advertises white pigs on Dr Hurd's ranch, 282-R2 steel range and 72 Underwood typewriter for sale, lodging at mercial Hotel, and a small stock ranch near the Creamery with good house, large barn, hay room, five shares water in Lowe Payette Canal, cash terms to Box 496 Payette Idaho.
Members of American Overseas Forces passing through England on their way to the front received a warm welcome and appreciation from the British authorities. An envelope bearing the inscription A message to you was noted as part of the greeting.
A note from Windsor Castle bearing King George’s hand appears as a facsimile of a welcome letter to Yankee fighters on the way to the front. The item was presented to each soldier, and printed in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
In a lively exchange, Mrs Torkins questions the policy of charging for sea access while protesting past beach treatment. The dialogue touches on housing issues and haunted houses in Washington, joking about landlords and possession in a wry finish.
In Probate Court Ada County Idaho the estate of James B. Smith deceased will sell privately to the highest bidder after March 24 1919. Property: North half of northeast quarter section 9 township 6 north range 5 west Boise Payette County Idaho 80 acres with improvements. Terms cash upon court confirmation. Bids to Geo H Rust Boise Idaho after first publication. Administratrix Lillian M Smith and attorney Geo H Rust.
Brigadier General Catlin recounts a World War I advance under heavy fire from Belleau Wood. Troops shouted brave phrases amid wheat fields as they pressed forward, later declaring not to “live forever” and urging comrades to tell the Marines they would not miss their share of victory bonds.
Chancellor James R Day argues in favor of shared domestic finances with the wife contributing to the household budget. He praises prudent spending and mutual planning, urging wives to have a decisive voice in monthly allowances. The piece links domestic economy to national effort via War Savings Stamps.
The British War Savings Committee announces thrift as a permanent institution in England. The declaration stresses restraint of luxury and economy for all classes, linking savings to revenue and social movement, insisting that waste of goods and services will occur without discipline.
An underlined note highlights the borzoi and gazelle as the world's swiftest runners with dramatic pace estimates. The borzoi is described as the fastest dog, running at about 7 percent feet per second, while the gazelle is cited at over 2 feet per second, implying a potential 4,500 feet per minute if sustained.
Platinum is recovered principally from stream beds where erosion of tertiary conglomerates deposits grains. The grains are found with gold, ranging from five to fifty percent platinum, and both metals are recovered by washing the sand and gravel of streams.
An article notes industrial growth in India's eastern region with 586 registered factories employing 68 435 workers in the Indian factories net committee report for year. Rangoon Mandalay and Moulmein modernized with high sanitary standards and child labor laws. Women largely replaced children in mills as wages hold steady and a likely wage increase approaches in coming months.
Dr J Gordon Wilson notes in the Journal of the American Medical Association that wartime deafness arises from ear injury or concussion. Explosions may thrust soldiers against parapets or walls, throw them, or scatter debris, with some cases burying men briefly. Deafness is usually temporary, with hearing returning as wounds heal and nerves recover.
A whimsical exchange follows Mr. Peerabout’s wanderings as he questions a local about a low mood in a lakeside area. The native explains the lake bed and a year-old picture, noting a discarded spare case of cheese that was thrown into the lake. The fish and salt water story illustrate how the incident relates to the lake and thirst.
The piece notes San Diego Cal as a focus in postwar commerce plans for Canal Due for Boom, with references to Liles and calls to recall the fate of the great waterway. It argues war delayed business on the waterway and shifted shipping to other regions, but suggests renewed potential for peaceful commerce and industry along the coast.
Property listings include a six room bungalow with two large porches on over an acre, water via drilled well and pipe, priced at 2250 with flexible terms. Also a seven room modern house with outbuildings, a large barn, two 50 by 150 foot lots with pasture, priced at 3250. Additional listings include a fifty room hotel for sale and orchard investment options within Payette Idaho. Liberty Bonds deposit program details are included.
Advertises five and eight year old mares weighing about 2500 pounds offered for sale. They are sound and gentle and in foal to a Ton Percheron horse. Contact W. R. Gresham RF D2 New Plymouth Idaho for pricing.
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