Quarantine Notice and War Bonds Talk in Idaho 1919
A March 1919 Payette Idaho column blends wartime thrift campaign notes with public notices. It urges saving through Government bonds while urging the public to support warming public spaces and advertising. It includes a quarantine order for dogs and a warning against property destruction by Germany, with local health board enforcement details and signatures. The piece also references Epworth Herald language and a clock anecdote about an old man.
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Eid
Idaho
Old County
Aid
Payette County
Payette
County Board of Health
A. ©. Cogswell
October Explained From Ancient Eighth Month to Scorpion House
The piece traces October from its Latin root actus meaning valet and its place as the eighth month in early calendars. It notes its shift to the tenth month in the current Julian system and preserves the old name. It cites folk belief linking October’s name to the deadly frosts and the zodiacal scorpion sign guiding the sun through a particular celestial house.
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Acorpia
Wig
Army Kitchen Trucks Feed Soldiers On The Move
A description of motor powered kitchens mounted on automobile trucks designed to feed 250 soldiers per operation. The design includes a protected cab for cooks and a moving kitchen that keeps food preparation steady while the vehicle travels, with safety rails and a step for access.
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Army
Notice of Proof of Application of Water to Beneficial Use
Public notice from Payette County Idaho on April 30 1919 before Notary R B Haynes reports proof of beneficial water use for two and one fifth cubic feet per second from an unnamed stream under Permit No 13622. Holder is Thomas Dotson New Plymouth Idaho irrigation use on lands described as sections 29 township north range west. Canal is Dotson Ditch with priority date April 24 4 6. Engineer Swendsen notes meeting dates for Grange and Courtinnor secretary Tattle.
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New Plymouth
Pay- Ote
Idaho
R. B. Haynes
Thos
Dotson
Dotson Ditch
Gstabileh
Swendsen
Nose of herring boats inspires odor science tale
An Etretat port practice uses a specially gifted nose to detect shoals of herrings, a skill praised by Captain Lewin and the Fishing Gazette. The piece notes humans and insects show varied senses of smell, mentions Chinese proficiency, and discusses training noses in children to recognize scents like flowers. The author muses on whether such a gift will prove beneficial or burdensome for future generations.
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Etretat
Lewin
Past Still Vital in Japan Reflects Deep Cultural Roots
In Asia Magazine Gertrude Emerson argues Japan preserves past lives within daily life. Legends appear on towels and in art, Noh dramas, temple commemorations, and popular theater, shaping modern education while absorbing Western influence yet retaining feudal perspectives.
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Japan
Gertrude Emerson
Asia Magazine
How Machines Feed 250 Cartridges in Seconds
An automatic machine gun can discharge 250 cartridges from a fully loaded belt in under 25 seconds. Manual loading is slow and costly, so a loading device was developed. Cartridges are slid from a box into a vertical guide, belts feed between wheels and a crank, producing a ready belt with all 250 rounds aligned for use.
How Waste of Light Is Prevented
The article explains fuel waste from lights when left on idle are common. It cites national efforts to turn off unnecessary lights and describes an invention by J. St. Lewis of New York. A button starts a timer that leaves a bulb glowing for a set period, then automatically cuts off to curb waste.
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Iuys
J. St. Lewis
New York
Komen
How Finger Replaced Thumb A Royal Reading Hospital Report
The king and queen witnessed a modern medical feat at Reading hospital. Private Beesley, once a stage-trained pianist, had his right thumb shot away in action. Surgeons transplanted the third finger from his left hand into the thumb position. The operation succeeded and Beesley expects to play again as well as ever.
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Reading
Wir
Vate Beesley
Hlr
Beestey
Agnis Ea
Lonion Mail
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Cognell
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Hay
Epworth Herald
Ian
Granze
Bate Jalena Courtinnor
Tattle
Aberdeen Coal
Equity Exchange
Omarae
Utah
The
Payette Equity Exchange
Ford
Jewell Typewriter
Chicago
J. W. Vanderford
Prop
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