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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1919
Page
2
A Payette Idaho publication announces weekly notices published every Thursday. The item shows a dated imprint of November 20 1919 and references a post office designation under federal act, with a prior August 21 1907 reference to a manager and second class matter.
The Portland Oregonian criticizes President Wilson's veto of the prohibition act as delaying constitutional liquor ban and aiding liquor interests. It urges mutual cooperation between Payette business centers and surrounding farmers, arguing prosperity hinges on joint financing public improvements and year round collaboration.
A playful verse in Cartoons Magazine features a speaker who mocks a night prowling cat with a punny refrain about meeting again. The piece relies on light humor and wordplay rather than narrative detail.
A humorous exchange mentions Miss Murphy who “marred a lord” and reveals the lord is actually a landlord who runs a hotel in Indiana. The dialogue plays on mistaken status and regional misperceptions.
Minutes from the Payette County Idaho board meeting dated November 3 1919 show fund distributions among Special Road Districts and Highway Districts totaling 8647.51. Actions include transferring funds to Highway District No 1 relieving Miss Esther Russell from deputy treasurer duties and authorizing numerous current expense payments and notices of audits.
Scott M Fitch chief of police and pound master seizes two animals in Payette Idaho under Ordinance 27 on November 17 1919. Roan Jersey steer yearling and red Shorthorn Jersey mix yearling impounded and to be sold at Banks Livery Barn November 27 1919 at 2 PM unless claimed and charges paid.
Franklin K. Lane urged timber preservation in a Northwest lumber district, proclaiming, We don’t suppose one of you people ever did a single thing to save our timber. A timid youth replied I shot a woodpecker once. Also a humorous exchange about a child insisting on eating jelly with a spoon.
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