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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
3
A Harvard yard scene shows Phillips Brooks advised against ministry. decades later a British stenographer notes his fast talk and Brooks becomes a renowned orator. The piece contrasts social media style chatter with Brooks's enduring eloquence.
Describes a traditional funeral headcap near the Murray River where the deceased is covered with clay and grease before the burial. Details outline layering clay and waxy grease to prevent clay sticking, resulting in a heavy widow's cap weighing several pounds.
The account recalls Captain Paul Jones in the Bon Homme Richard and the Alliance opposing Captain Pearson's convoy off Scotland. Jones closes on the Serapis, fires grenades, and the British ship burns and surrenders after heavy combat. Also notes legal terms and a creditors notice from 1917 with property listings and farm details.
The article proclaims music as a universal soul language guiding emotion and action. It asserts song shapes both noble worship and base debauchery, lifting or debasing, and sustaining freedom and fidelity through spirit infused lyrics.
A London firm with a long family history dominates the making of missionary donation boxes. Carpenters and churches rely on its established practice, a business that has grown due to increased fundraising during wartime and postwar efforts.
The landlady confronts her new lodger at breakfast with humor and a hint of mischief. She jokes about the cat and the lodger’s reaction, as he explains the cat spoiled his sleep and hints at a plan to fix the situation with gentle humor.
For sale or exchange a modern eight room house with outbuildings, shade and lawn on a 106 by 200 foot lot, close in. Will sell or exchange for a smaller place. For full particulars call at the Enterprise.
Describes a corner lot property 60 by 150 feet with a good 4 room house, a barn with a two-stall, garage, coal house and wood shed. Owner desires to move and offers favorable terms. Also advertises a high grade piano for sale from The Denver Music Company with guaranteed quality and immediate consideration. Call Enterprise office for details.
Horses wanted for various ages and weights advertised along with a mail about subscription arrears. Also notices for Washoe Lodge No 23 A F and A M meeting times and St James Episcopal Church Sunday activities including Sunday School and morning service.
Geologists explain continents stay in place due to lighter land rocks lifting above sea level. Over geological periods disturbances rise or depress parts of the crust, then settle back to equilibrium. Coast and geodetic surveys support that US mountains remain in place because of low density, with light rocks rising like icebergs above ocean water.
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