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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
3
The text extols the vital role of telephone service in daily life and commerce, noting the high volume of business and social activity handled by phone. It highlights the responsibility of telephone employees, the potential nationwide disruption from failures, and the impact of congestion, bad weather, and illness on service, stressing dedication and resilience.
Local ad block lists cheap rock bottom prices on ready mixed paint three dollars per gallon and pure linseed oil two ten a bottle. Other offers include plug tobacco five cents, U leader two dollars for twenty four cans, ladies hats from two fifty to eight two fifty, used Fords and Chevrolets for sale at used car prices, and inquiries for farmers cooperative ditch stock. Also listed are geese eggs, an incubator, oak bedroom and dining furniture, a power spray machine, and a 150 acre stock ranch for sale or trade near Boise.
W M Copeland offers numerous Payette area bargains in real estate. Properties include a modern five room house with a big barn, a seven acre orchard plus alfalfa, a four room house with hay and livestock, an 12 room home with shower bath, and multiple acreages with barns and outbuildings. Prices range from 2,500 to 13,000 with terms. includes near town layouts and fruit grounds.
A lighthearted pricing note compares calling a man a progressive citizen to lagging behind a government male at 1.75 dollars, and a deceased citizen as the best poker player with 2.25 dollars, adding extra charges for a well Arkansas Thomas Cat.
A compact reflection on social boundaries and playful affection. The author notes how harmless acts can mislead, suggesting caution in close friendships to prevent unintended offense or missteps.
For sale two good milch cows. Also a fragment mentions a winter torpid toad and a Japanese lover presenting a sash instead of a ring. Contact Kent in Fruitland.
A writer notes how marriage defines legal adulthood in Korea by attire and customs. A man aged eleven is described as married with a wife ten, yet living with parents. Nearby a forty seven year old unmarried man wears a long braid, staying a boy in status despite age. The juxtaposed figures highlight strict social rules.
Notice of stockholders meeting at the Payette Idaho office on April 17 1920 at 1 20 p m to vote on amending the Articles of Incorporation including increasing capital from 20000 to 50000 changing director numbers electing one third yearly electing officers and a general manager authorizing dividends per by laws changing annual meeting date removing voting notices quorum and other provisions adopting a new by laws code and delegating power to the board to adopt further changes Axel Johnson president and B Huff secretary announce pursuit of other business at the meeting.
Suzanne laments love odds between Amazon women and petites as a writer notes big men attract attention but may not deliver. The piece argues women prefer power and protection, yet marriages often pair the opposite, suggesting genuine attraction hinges on temperament rather than size.
The piece notes camel hair used for tents bags and rugs, plucked in spring. It describes Arab hospitality with multiple handshakes and mentions distinguished Arabs embracing each other several times.
The note explains platinum is so ductile that a slugie Troy ounce could yield a wire .800 miles long, illustrating remarkable stretchiness of the metal.
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