Payette County Birth of a Valley Bride in 1917
In a long-winded Prospectus style notice the Payette Enterprise lauds Payette County's creation from Canyon County and invites residents to join a forthcoming county festival. The piece quotes the county’s future role, its geography at the Payette and Snake rivers, and invokes a chautauqua with James Whitcomb Riley’s likeness misattributed, concluding with staged editorials and a quip about a $79 piano.
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Payette County
Cup
Canyon County
Payette Valley
Amiling
Payette
Valle
Columbia
Pacific Golden Slope
Sisterhood of Counties
Mountains
U. S
The
Republic
Rain Drops to Food Stamps War Song of 1918
A poem by Nellie Ueckley of Klamath Falls urges collective effort to boost wartime food production. It portrays drops of rain as seeds for national mobilization, linking agriculture to supporting soldiers and defeating submarines.
Hon W I Nolan Traces Career From 1894 Minneap lis Speech
Hon W I Nolan who is to lecture here on the third afternoon of Chautauqua began his public life in 1894 at a National League of Republican Clubs convention in Minneapolis with President William McKinley as the principal speaker. He delivered a humorous recitation about an Irish voter for Cleveland. Four thousand attended, and Nolan’s success led to further invitations and a long career as lecturer entertainer and reformer.
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Nolan
Chautauqua
National League of Republican Clubs
Minneapolis
William McKinley
McKinley
Ollowing
Library notes and poultry joke item advertise small sheep sale
Library notes list new books donated since last issue including titles like The Glory of the Conquered and The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate. A joke on poultry motion asks if a hen sits or sets eggs and ends with a dad remark about cackling. A brief sales line notes a small bunch of sheep offered by Carl Asmugsen, Faters.
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Mrs. Farber
LeRoy Maule
Motor Boat Club
Golden Gate
Nunttucket
Long Island
Florida
Eyes of the World shatters Salt Lake film records
A Salt Lake Strand run of The Eyes of the World draws record crowds with 16000 paid admissions last week. The feature proves demand for high grade film and advance bookings promise continued strong interest, suggesting more stars may enter cinema as public appetite grows. Also notes a creditor notice in Canyon County Idaho for H H McMannis estate and a humorous misread parcel for a Mrs. Ma'am.
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Salt Lake
Strand Theatre
Tlo
Portia Club Day at Portia Club Day program
Portia Club Day plans a full afternoon with events such as The Memoir Mile Sprelal Chautauqua Free Mail Boxes Swimming Pool Demonstration of the Pressure Cooker and Baby Week updates. Club members are urged to attend sharp for a busy schedule and lively talks.
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Portia Club
Grokinole Technique Promises Pain Free Play
An old time tip explains using the propelled finger against the carom to prevent finger soreness while shooting grokinole. The advice claims better shot control by nudging the finger nail to the carom edge. A brief humorous dialogue about brooms and a Scolding sign follows.
Estrayed stock near Weiser with multiple horses and mares
A notice lists several estrayed animals from six miles west of Weiser on the Oregon side, including multiple sorrel mares and horses with brands, plus two-year-old grey mares. An advertised letters section follows with names like Lil Harvey & Adams Sheep Co. and others, and a short dialect exchange about a poor man and a candy seller.
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Weiser
Oregon
Joe
Bell
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Rprise
All Wells
Idaho
James Whitcomb Brougher
James Whitcomb Brouugher
Temple Baptist Church
Los Angeles
Collier’s Weekly
Brewsher
Appollos
Apollo
Jeremiah
Sam
Soldier Boys
Nellie Ueckley
Klamath
Library Notes
Strat
L Jantic
Mexico
Boy Scouts de Fire
Hickory Ridge
Julian Mortimer Frank
New York
Little Prudy
Susie
Nicara
Drake
Rover
Treasure Isle
Great Lakes
Open Plains
Speedwell
Montana
Toney
Julius the Street
Evie
Jack
Carl Asmugsen
Hh, McMannis
H. H. McMannis
Sarah M. McMannis
Nampa
Canyon
Brridget
Emma Theatre
Payette Valley Rex Spray Co., Ltd
Maho
Hing
Frank
Seeley
Danny Dim
Payette Saddlery CO
Mountain States Telephone and Tecziaph Co
Studebaker
Oakland
E.M.F
Dodge
Maxwell
Giesler Bros
the Payette Mills, Inc
Estrayed
W. H. Bickle
Lil. Harvey & Adams Sheep Co
Hunt
Harry Sawyer
Gordon Stuckes
L. M. Foreign Gonzales
Connado
E. T. Bowman
P. M
Mamma
Johnny
Amity
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