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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
3
Enid Greip and Willard Shaw wed in a quiet Fruitland home ceremony at 2 pm. Relatives attended as Rev. Ford Burtch officiated. A three course dinner followed. couple will visit Bose before returning to start their life together.
Citizens of Charlotte North Carolina laud the 41st division before Camp Greene for their physique discipline and noble bearing. They hail the officers and men as perfect gentlemen and a credit to the West while noting homesick pride and the nation’s safety entrusted to them.
In a Boston Transcript item a diner challenges a menu claim of fresh water bluefish. The waiter explains the term refers to hothouse bluefish, clarifying the seasonal misnomer and resolving the ambiguity in a brief, witty exchange.
The Official Bulletin notes France must receive American barley to sustain brewing beyond July 1 as French brewers negotiate supplies from the United States. Arrangements are under way to ship beer to France from the United States, reversing prior German-supplied provisions.
Fragmentary lines disclose a troubled note from an obsessed father figure to a daughter. References to bread, soup kitchens, and pride hint at hardship and seeking care. The text conveys a distressed plea rather than a formal statement or report.
A Westminster Gazette writer notes writers often fear their pen oddly misrecords intent. Examples include Trevelyan misplacing a critic’s line about Goldsmith and Scott, Alison mistaking pallbearers, and a reprint labeling Jane Porter as author of Pride and Prejudice, all due to slips like a misread first name.
Assistant Professor John W. Hotson leads a botany department project growing seed-raised potato plants alongside tubers. The aim is cross fertilization between strains to renew vigor, since root propagation alone limits genetic diversity and could weaken long term stock.
A 45 inch steam powered miniature locomotive built by a Portland boy tests a new fire box invention. Operated by coal fuel with airbrakes and interior throttle, it impressed Southern Pacific engineers who measured its one quarter horsepower and hauling capacity of one and a quarter tons on a level track.
Sheriff Frank Cushman credits his keen sense with foiling a jail break attempt. In Belfast he detected a painted scent near the cell of Leroy Carter, who finished a jail term before a two year state prison sentence for breaking and entering. Carter and Winnie Crocker, both jailed for larceny, had sawed off a window bar and replaced it with a broom handle painted black, signaling a planned escape. they were separated into individual cells.
Observation officers in aircraft now speak into a registering phono connected by an acoustic tube to capture notes. The device records all observed details as airmen watch positions, easing note taking during flight.
A popular beauty recalls a missed proposal moment. She asks if the promise to marry was forgotten while she had her hair done, sparking a recollection of an implied answer that never came. The exchange hints at unresolved romantic tension and social expectations.
A Chambers Journal summary of a talk before the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland by Dexhleds. He outlines the benefits and drawbacks of trans Atlantic air travel, noting faster mail and merchandise exchange could boost commerce, but current aircraft and propulsion limits raise grave risks on crossing. Proposals for a four ton empty weight machine with fuel and stores, plus a ten man crew, are discussed.
Records left by explorers in the frozen North are on display, including a worn expeditions’ clothing worn by Dr. Bitista Kent Kane and a paper describing Kane’s life in the North. Rear Admiral Penry and letters cached by Capt Allan Young for Sir George Nares’ expedition are noted, with a cache near Cape Isabella found by MacMillan. Also discusses the soldier’s burden of 30 to 60 pounds and items carried by infantrymen on marches.
A Los Angeles man with a small backyard invented a vertical strawber ry garden inside a barrel. Holes bored in the barrel sides host perforated cans stacked to create levels for dirt and vines to hang out. The process continued until the barrel was full and vines reached the top.
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