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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1921
Page
2
A chaotic OCR fragment urges thinking to prevent accidents, lamenting that many fatalities arise from lack of thought. It references Penitentiaries and gallows, mentions Union Pacific planning a four month moving picture tour to demonstrate safety and urge THINK first to avoid automobile and railroad crossing incidents.
Residents urged to improve home exteriors as city authorities push for a tidier look. F I Hogue leads by example purchasing two adjacent lots for an extension, while Mountain States Telephone Co notes better backyards. Many locals rake rubbish and maintain pride, preserving Payette’s reputation as one of the cleanest towns in the region.
Six union members vow reform amid high costs and shifting classifications. They argue current rules force multiple workers to perform a single task such as replacing locomotive nozzle tips, duplicating effort. Railroads sue before the Railroad Labor Board in Chicago to end these practices under national agreements and Federal control.
A discussion of David Wark Griffiths long career and his cinematic focus on rural landscapes and nature as beauty. It notes his shift from epic urban scenes to wide canvases and his known fixation on lighting, photographic technique, and stylized nature, with references to earlier works and the public perception of his career.
The article recalls earlier stage works by Lewie and Mary, noting a rise in musical comedy and melodrama. Marion Sunstine stars in a revival era piece while Blanche Sweet and Mary Jiefield appear in related productions. The windton engagement opens Tuesday March 29 with the TowCity Orchestra.
Fragmented, garbled text discusses a financial panic, banking fears, and a national loss of confidence in money, with references to savings, investments, and a hypothetical bankruptcy of common sense. It mentions a local resident Ed Worth and a house on Ave North and 4th St being rebuilt.
Northwest General Brokerage Co offers acres on Deane orchard and North 6th Street parcels with house and sewer in Payette Idaho. Prices listed as 1200.00 for Orly property with easy terms and emphasis on the house value. Post office ride and phone details included for contact.
The Uric admiralty plans distinctive badges for future warships designed by Maj. Charles Spalkes. He lists sample badges such as Ven ureus, a butterfly, a key, and a chess knight. Each badge will be carved wood and cast in brites and stted on the quarterdeck and bow with plaques reflecting ship identity and history.
Jim Taylor of Utah mocks walking as wasteful when he sails to England to sell polo ponies. He tries an on board gym machine but finds it useless, proving that exercise without real progress is pointless and urging readers to invest in Government Savings Stamps for real arrival.
Payette resident Mrs. F Forbes reports lasting relief from back pain and kidney irregularities after using Doan’s Kidney Pills years ago. She recalls one box restoring her kidneys and removing troubles with no recurrence for over a decade. Doan’s Kidney Pills priced 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Uncle Gilly wanders around searching for his pipe as Aunt Sally asks where it is. He finally reveals the pipe was in his mouth, delivering a humorous moment from Youth's Companion.
A Scientific American note argues small low powered planes marketed as everybody s aircraft are impractical. They are too unstable in gusts, too underpowered for adverse conditions, and too flimsy for serious work, thus largely worthless except as rare novelties.
City council seeks to grade pave and surface drain selected avenues and streets in Payette Idaho. Local Improvement District No 4 would levy special assessments on fronting properties to cover the $57 810.37 estimated project cost including $12 117.00 for street intersections with the city to pay intersections.
City of Payette Idaho approves a plan to grade pave surface drain and improve streets in a Local Improvement District No 4 with a total amount of 57810.97. The measure outlines intentions to fund and commence construction within Payette.
The Payette Idaho city council adopts an ordinance to create a district for trading, draining and paving First Avenue North and Eighth Street and related cross streets. It lists project limits, costs totaling 57810.87, property assessments, protest deadline April dirty 1021, and publication requirements.
The piece reflects on exceptions to placer camp oblivion, citing Helena and Denver gold finds in 1850s summer, Pierce’s Cherry Creek sandbar discovery, and Lewiston as a transit hub for western rushes. It recalls the Victoria voyage with Nome settlers, the winter’s gloom, and lingering memories of Ounalaska’s vanished population from early days of gold hunting.
F H L Lamley, ore specialist, uses a water powered jig to remove lead and copper nickel from a hillside at Camp Lewis near Tacoma Washington. He expects to yield 100 tons valued about 200 dollars per ton in months and then move the outfit to other camps. The ore was deposited by U S soldiers two years ago. Lamley works on commission.
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