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Moon Superstitions and Holiday Shopping Tale
A collage of old beliefs on the moon’s influence, warnings about lunar phases for births and crafts, plus a string of local notices from Payette Idaho in 1917. Grace, four, recalls a Christmas shopping trip with a wary aunt aboard an interurban car. Separate items urge subscribers to remit dues and announce church services, auctions, and a mortgage foreclosure sale in Payette County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snel
Grace
Newburg
Tnd
Evansville
Atirs
Grace Jeannette
Indianapolis News
T. Jefferis
City of
Payette
Idaho
Larg
Banks
United States of America
William Maule
F. L. Grimes
Mary Tickardson Grimes
United States National Bank of
Yale
Oregon
District 1
Seventh Judicial District
J. W. Wilkinson
Sarah Jane Wilkinson
F. L
States National Bank of Yale
County of
Paycette
State of
Boise
Lower
A. D
J. H. Hanigan