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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
2
Official notice references Act of Congress Merch 1878 and authority at a post office matter dated August with terms likely tied to a colonial era or trade regulation case. No clear names or locations readable.
The notice lists Republican candidates for federal and state offices including U S Senator full term W Borah U S Senator short term F R Gooding Representative Burton L French Governor D W Davis and other state posts. It also names Payette County candidates for county offices such as State Senator Ross Mason State Representative Emma F A Drake County Commissioner districts 1 2 and 4 Clerk Sheriff Treasurer Probate Judge Supt Public Instruction and other local roles.
Congressman Burton L. French, writing from Washington on October 8 1918 urges Idahoans to back his bid for a second term. He cites wartime duties votes for woman suffrage and prohibition and support for farmers and war financing while defending his record and urging unity at home during World War I. He notes the need to stay in Congress to address ongoing legislation and war measures.
The article argues candy is now a wartime necessity and urges conserving sugar while supporting candy manufacturers. It notes the government asks for three quarters of a million pounds of candy for soldiers and promotes a balanced approach to rationing without destroying the candy industry.
The passage explains sinking patterns across vessel types. It notes old single-bottom steamers with few bulkheads tend to founder on even ice rather than with the bow rising, illustrating a common failure mode in this class of ships.
Nearly five thousand veterans face limited postwar work as eighty gates disable them from prewar vocations. Canada’s Department of Soldiers Civil Reestablishment guides U S War and Labor Departments through vocational reeducation. In a peak month 286 graduates. total graduates 767 by June. Of 442 refusals, many were temporary farm workers. Also seen: listed for base exchange a bay horse and gear offered for trade or sale.
The ordnance bureau of the War Department furnishes each infantryman with 627 ounces of brass excluding quartermaster gear. Brass used in haversack 1.8 ounces bayonet scabbard 0.5 ounces canteen cover 0.2 ounces cartridges 474 ounces cartridge belt 10 ounces oiler and thong case 15 ounces first aid pouch 0.4 ounce. For 100000 infantrymen the ordnance bureau equipment contains almost 196 tons of brass.
Two political notices from Payette County Idaho candidate announcements. John T Jeerperis seeks Republican sheriff ballot support for November 5 1918 stressing strict law enforcement including Prohibition. M M Hurst announces Democratic run for County Commissioner from the 2nd district after September primaries.
The notice states Wwike has been duly nominated at the Republican Primaries on September 3 1918 and is a candidate on the Republican ticket for the office of Assessor for Payette County.
The Food Administration stresses the need to conserve food to meet the Allies goal of seventeen and a half million tons this year. Citizens are urged to continue economy and follow all rules, with loyalty guiding observance and continued efforts to produce for the front.
A distressed Tye abandons employing a hired girl, arguing wages at his business cannot compete with a munitions factory. Heat hazards loom as near sunstroke and coal costs spark concerns for next winter.
Washoe Lodge No 28 A F and A M holds meetings in the Masonte hall of the Thurston Grighton building on the second Tuesday evening each month. All sojourning Master Masons are invited to attend.
Observers say noticeable layoff in male pedestrians on the east side of Illinois street between Washington and Maryland streets follows Sergeant W. B. Brown’s recruiting patrols. He questions men about enlisting, and even stopped a young clergyman who said he was “doing my bit.” Brown reports his efforts achieved some impact.
Dorothy attends a gathering where every other girl is y years older than her and she remarks to her mother about finding a fine time, expressing she feels she is the youngest present.
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