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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
3
The originator of the trading stamp died recently and his estate showed nearly two million dollars. He started with little and ended in affluence, proving that a clever idea can create immense value. The piece urges sharing ideas and notes the enduring demand for innovative concepts.
The Idaho immigration bureau highlights a table of U S cattle horse and sheep exports for the eight month period ending August for years 1909 1910 1911 and 1912 noting declines while the Idaho commission to the San Francisco Exposition prepares film footage of state herds. The film will be shown in the Idaho building at the exposition and throughout Idaho and other states prior to the event.
Receipts for the week show cattle 1271 calves 26 hogs 2120 and sheep 1478. Trade weak for cattle with slow beef demand and limited top prices noted. Hog prices 8.50 to 8.60 bid, some extra loads at 8.75, pork supplies ample. Sheep and lamb markets active early then quieting, with lambs 5.00 to 5.25 and yearlings 4.25 to 4.50, notes of near swamp conditions on high receipts.
The camphor industry shows strong growth due to rising arts demand. Florida plantations began about forty years ago and now nurseries sell thousands of trees to buyers in thirty states. Trees thrive on poor soil, yield up to two tons per acre, and prices range from seven cents to one dollar ten per pound. Distillation uses steam from leaves and twigs to extract camphor, with the aim of the U.S. becoming an exporter in a few years. Also notices: Wanted a girl for general housework in Payette Idaho. Rent offered for an eight room house at Center Ave and 13th. Mrs Tom Jones.
A reminisced tale recalls a talking parrot at a party exposing flirtations between Cora Blake and George Olmstead. The bird’s witty remarks trigger awkward moments, a wedding six months later, and the end of a carefree era as friends move on to adult life.
In Uganda the rat is eaten not from hunger but by choice. The creature is large with two mouths, each with distinct teeth rows, used to process food and grind. Rat hunting is common, with the animal found among banana trees and fallen fruits. The king keeps a rat eater for royal feasts, and the meat is prized for tender white flesh.
A glimpse into Mesa Verde in southwestern Colorado reveals 30 cliff dwellings, the largest repaired, with the CIM place perched a thousand feet above the canyon floor. The crescent of ruins spans 800 feet and hints at ceremonial, residential, and industrial life once thriving in these abandoned cliffside communities.
Caldwell correspondent D. P. Alazer reports on coyotes causing trouble near Deer Flat. After failing to trap them, a friend suggested a new scheme using a tethered house cat at a post. The coyotes reportedly attacked the cat, allowing Alazer to trap three coyotes last night using traps set near the posts.
An independent is described as fence-straddling and ineffective, likely to be swayed by the stronger side. The passage argues there are only two sides to any question, condemning third-way searches as futile and stressing that lasting influence comes from fixed, profit-driven stance rather than ambivalence.
Washington bulletin urges eating what you like in moderation and avoiding food faddists. Some zealots sincere, others fakirs seeking gain. Advocates return to natural nutrition, rejecting rigid counts of protein fats and carbs. The public is urged to trust wholesome cooking and maternal favorites rather than expert schemata.
United States Post Office Payette Idaho lists letters for the week ending October 4 1913 including Mrs C J Belding Mrs Charlotte Carlile A E B Clauson Miss Irma Deal Hull Tom Sherlock Burt Venable P M. Also notices asking for a farm to rent with machinery and horses for 1914 inquiring at Wm Soderman 7th St Highth Ave North No 915. For sale good round oak store used but three months BH W Equals i
A 1913 Payette Idaho notice lists many exchange offers for farms and houses near Wendell and Payette. Buyers seek swap for bungalows and farms, with cash balances and various lot and acreage trades. Also includes irrigation company assessment details and delinquent stock notices.
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