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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
2
Dayette Enterprise notes WWI home front efforts with editor Will Wells urging citizen participation to fund and feed troops. Report highlights railroad car movements for grain and hay, refrigerated and box cars for crops, and calls for German war impact awareness and moral education in the Army and Navy.
An elderly railroad worker led a prayer at a meeting using rail terms as imagery. He asked for guidance to stay on life’s path, to stay safe, and to live by the Ten Commandments, ending with hopes for divine reward and a payroll in eternity. The piece includes satirical asides and conflicting lines about various groups.
Trial notes by Charles B. Riggs, medical inspector of the U S Navy, conclude that among 49 subjects examined, 21 show that segregation related vice issues prevail, highlighting public health concerns and social impacts. The report details findings and implications for policy and enforcement.
A faded clipping from Moline Iowa features a wartime poem by Mrs A Wells about mothers suffering over the list of the killed. It notes the poem appeared with Helen’s art on the back and reflects on long peace followed by a new conflict.
Governor Yates writes to President Lincoln urging immediate decisive action to crush the rebellion. He calls for maximum use of available means within warfare rules and for loyal Black Americans to be accepted into national service. Springfield date July 11.
A partial fragment discusses loyalty amid conflict, urging steadfast defense of property against traitors. It references generals and brave men guarding the nation, with emphasis on unity and protection from enemies and internal threats.
W G McAdoo Secretary of the Treasury urges officers and enlisted personnel to take advantage of the War Insurance Law enacted by Congress. The plan offers life and total disability insurance up to 10000 with low premiums deducted from pay, effective before February 12, 1918.
Protestants warn that a Rome cemetery used for non Roman Catholic burials remains German property with rents paid to German agents. Calls grow for Prussia to cede control, while foreign sentiment shifts toward Italian state oversight and British protection.
A Milwaukee Journal excerpt urges reflection on summer gains and personal growth. It contrasts action with procrastination, asks if body mind and soul have advanced, and champions serious thought, charity, and higher aim rather than idle recreation as winter approaches.
In a classroom scene, an aviitimette teacher addresses children as she assigns a multiplication problem. William presents a riddle about a baby slater weighing twenty pounds at one year, consuming two ounces daily, and a speculative future cost of living doubling over a decade, prompting thoughts on a sister’s graduation cost.
A wounded soldier recalls a tense moment when his unit rushed to his aid after enemy fire. He describes fear, uncertain injury, and comrades bending over him as they tried to assess his condition while he insisted he must continue.
A new Norwegian company is formed to produce fuel from peat by the Roehl process. Peat from the extensive Norwegian bogs will be the main raw material, with wood waste or other abundant local materials acceptable. The product aims to resemble English coal.
Ordinance No 292 amends Ordinance No 113 altering the city seal description for Payette Idaho The changes define the seal with two concentric circles and inscriptions including City of Payette Idaho and Payette County The ordinance as passed states the seal is adopted as the official seal of Payette City mayor S R Woodward attested by City Clerk Martin C Luther seal of the city
J M Reynolds of Clyde Texas asks the public to help locate his brother EB Reynolds who was believed to be in Payette in July 1916 working in a hay field. He was about 22, with dark hair and eyes, five feet ten inches, and wore lasers. Notify this office or write J M Reynolds Clyde Texas.
Bond holders of the 3 12 percent issue are advised that the government extends conversion privilege to May 15, 1918. First National Bank.
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