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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
6
Idaho exhibit at the annual land show emphasizes a central feature a grain display with a slate pillar and elevated grain models. Organizers plan a composite exhibit of farm products and related displays highlighting Idaho’s agriculture with a focus on the grain industry and state produce.
New Plymouth and Payette area items. Visitors from Payette and Caldwell, church events at Congregational and WCTU meetings, and notable injuries from a harness accident involving Mr. Kramp of Cleveland. Kensington Club meetings resume, local trips to Caldwell and Shanda, and Payette Valley Day with President Taft visit honored at stores and schools.
Delinquent assessments on stock shares will trigger public sale at the residence on North Street Idaho with advertising costs to be paid prior to 2 PM daily. The notice references exhibitors shipping products to Chicago with arrangements for storage and a Chicago show opening in November, mentioning the Inland of Hongkong and highway conditions around the coast.
A new firm named Northwestern Smelting and Refining company with a $1,000,000 capital organized October 2 to build a large smelter near Nampa. The site spans 120 acres a mile and a half southeast of Nampa along the Oregon Short Line. Two buildings are planned, 400 feet and 1000 feet long, with construction to start immediately and operations expected next year.
The Star Mirror notes the impact of bad roads on Latah county farmers. Estimates compare hauling a two ton load at faster speeds to a one ton load at slower pace, highlighting wear on vehicles, harness, and horses. Separate ads list oats wanted and household goods for sale near Fourth Street.
A polar bear of immense strength reportedly killed a specimen weighing 1000 pounds and reaching nearly thirteen feet in length. Witnesses claim the bear dragged a fifteen foot white whale onto land and fed on it, underscoring the creature's fearsome power.
A Chicago bank teller warns that plain signatures deter forgers and describes how flourish heavy signatures tempt crime. He recalls a banker’s cautionary tale where a reader altered his signa ture style to avoid a forged check scam. The anecdote stresses simplicity to reduce forgery risk.
Notice to patrons states the Emma Theatre evening program starts at 7 30 with the last performance at 10 00 Works Both Ends. The piece includes an assortment of quotes and jokes reflecting historical anecdotes and marital humor from various sources, printed as a humorous collage.
A bizarre local note describes a woman insisting imaginary creatures are real. When pressed she points under her cloak and says the Miles are to feed this mongoose. She contends there are no flies, stating the absence of flies as the point.
A brief, sharp exchange notes that flattery sickens most people while a few swallow it. The pithy line frames how praise can corrupt reception and distort judgment, echoing cultural warnings about insincere praise. The remark stands as a compact proverb about social dynamics.
For Sale at my residence corner of Third Avenue North and Fourth Street. Household goods including washing machine and wringer. One block west of Dunkard church. Also a lost item appeal: a pair of horse blankets taken from Payette Fruit Packing Co. platform on September 16. Please return them, H. B. Golden.
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