Real estate bargains and sales notes in town ad section
Classifieds advertise a five room house sale at 550 dollars with out-of-state owner, local real estate contact. fruit and produce hauling service with biweekly trips. several for sale items include heifer calves, a wide tired wagon, a complete house keeping outfit, and a payette modern garage. employment seeking a young man to work for lodging while attending high school.
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F Callen
Walling
Payett
Notable Misunderstandings in a French Dining Scene
Cartoonish mix of travelers Mr Brown and Mr Green in France ends with a language mix up over a tea service. Green argues about French usage while Brown objects. A later New York tale mocks hotel expectations and the stubborn hotel guest who demands perfection from hospitality.
Memory of a Kissed Influenza Tale
A Philadelphia Ledger ventriloquial tale recalls a spinster delayed before a monthly visiting doctor keeper of a proprietary medicine. She asks if influenza can be transmitted by kissing and is told yes, though the exposure is long past. She admits she enjoys discussing the unlikely anecdote.
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Wadam
Philadelphia Ledger
Society editor questioned over phrasing in reception account
A gray-haired man questions a society editor about a description of his daughter in last night's write-up. He hints at insinuations about his fortune, but the editor denies intent. A brief exchange follows ending with cordial good day.
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Dallas News
Not a Strong Drink and Plenty of Questions
Aline and her brother attend a birthday party where ice cream cake and lemonade are served. Aline insists on lemonade for the boy who wants water, urging him to drink the lemonade. The other item jokes about charity and reward, referencing a lost necklace and a contract.
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Aline
Philadelphia Inquirer
Louisville Courier Journal
Fox terrier Jip fails to catch shortened tail
In a misadventure described in the clumsy note, Bob’s fox terrier Jip chases a shortened tail after an operation gone wrong. The dog cannot reach it, and Bob laments the result saying Jip would catch it if the tail had been left intact.
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Bob
Jip
Goth Possible Madame La Mode Fashion Note
A quirky quip questions the nerve of Madame La Mode for offering department store dresses for young girls as perfect style. The dialogue hints at a misread or misprint about a standard or size described as establish might.
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Madame la Mode
Before you can say Jack Robinson
An old saying about social calls is explored with humor. The piece contrasts a social secretary’s ten minute to half hour calls with bourgeois tea time, noting some visits vary by guest. It concludes that Tuck Robinson’s calls end almost instantly, suggesting the phrase’s origin links to his name rather than duration.
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Tuck Robinson
Jack Robinson
Beyond Point of Perfection on the Alabama Great Southern
President Fairfax Harrison of the Alabama Great Southern notes at a Richmond luncheon that southern and western railways now boast punctual trains and rare accidents. He humorously recalls an old joke about the porter and the traveler. An Irish World fragment mentions iron sinks and marble busts as a shopkeeper retorts to a visiting passerby.
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Patrfax Harrison
Alabama Great Southern ‘Railway
Richmond
Fairfax
Niagara Falls
Bride Runs Away In Quiet Wedding Tale
A cousin’s wedding ended in tears as the bride fled the room just before the pastor would pronounce them married. The groom chased and reassured her with the line Mary he isn t through yet.
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Mary
Lost Opportunity in Brief Quotation Scene
A fragmentary exchange recalls critics of fasting and a theory lacking public traction. The speaker laments low adoption of the idea, noting if the practice had spread, the ultimate consumer might be active now. A pun on a milliner and an ostrich adds whimsy as characters clash over visibility.
Boundary Change Petitions for Little Willow Irrigation District
Notices filed by B Bell M Bertha BK SHimp Cavanaugh and others seek adding lands to Little Willow Irrigation District and set hearings for November 4 1919 at 2 PM. Secretary Elmer Wickland invites all interested parties to appear and present written objections.
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Little Widow
B. Bell
M. Bertha BK
West
B. M
Elmer Wickland
Little Willow
Real estate offerings from W M Copeland
A compact real estate ad lists multiple farm parcels with alfalfa and grain land, fenced pasture, orchard, 4 room house, barns, and pumping plant. Properties include 60 acres with two towns nearby, 40 acres alfalfa, 37 acres alfalfa, and another 60 acres with house and silo. Terms include cash, half crop until paid, and favorable financing. Copeland seeks buyers and notes available small houses and vacant lots in Payette.
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Payette
Notice of Sheriff's Sale in Payette County Idaho
Sheriff John T. Jefferson issues notice of sale under an Idaho District Court execution. Property: east half of northeast quarter and southwest quarter of northeast quarter in Section 22 Township 8 North Range 4 West, B M Payette County. Sale date October 23 1919 at 2 pm at the front door of the Payette County courthouse. No bids cash in United States money.
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District Court
Seventh Judicial District
John Mason
Josiah H. Grayliss
Edith Grayliss
Payette County
Idaho
Range 4
West B. M
Payette
Daho
Josiah H. Grayliks
Raith I. Grays
Shorthand Night Class Planned With Tepe Nexttings
A shorthand and Tepe night class will begin soon. Those wishing to enroll should contact B. C. ears for details by phone or in person.
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B. C
Something New in Divorce Costs
Mrs Johnson quotes Sister Martha about a divorce and a humorous remark about ammonia. Mrs Jackson reacts with disbelief. The Boston Transcript notes light dialogue on a domestic matter. Australia is described as vastly larger than the British Isles with a population not exceeding London’s.
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Australia
British Isles
London
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