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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
2
A Wayland Bowman piece in a New York style dialect recounts Tony who runs a one run shop on Forty ath street. He crafts shoes and gathers spare coins to fund Uncle Sam’s war effort by filling a so called hell-box with dimes for War Stamps.
The piece notes doubt about German army strength under strain from disease and supply issues, arguing Allied morale remains high and full victory cannot be ruled out. It emphasizes persistent German resolve and the belief that the war will continue despite setbacks.
Secretary of War Beker outlines plans to extend the selective draft ages 18 to 45 and mobilize unattached men and those outside private life to build a seven million strong army. He notes training, overseas supply, and economic impact as a world war continues with Allied and German naval and shipping dynamics described.
United States sent 141,000,009 bushels of wheat to allies while 844,600,000 pounds more meat and fats were delivered in 1917 18 than the prior year. The document catalogs American food beam serves to allies with figures for meat and fats across 1916 17 and 1917 18.
Food Administrator Hoover reports that Americans shipped 141 million bushels of wheat and 844 million pounds of meat to Allies and troops in the year ending June 30, aided by voluntary conservation and widespread public cooperation. Meat exports rose significantly and total value neared 1.4 billion dollars.
French artillery officers measured two holes through awnings in a Paris factory to determine the shell’s trajectory. By precise measurements, wind, and air conditions, they traced the shell back to its cannon in the forest of St Gobain and destroyed it with French guns.
The Louisville Courier Journal endorses daylight saving, arguing daylight time improves life by shifting daily activities to fit the clock. It notes opposition is minor, praising consistent use as beneficial and efficient for modern America.
Fragmentary text describes a forage ground with various plant species and ornamental shrubs. Specific names and locations are unclear due to garbled OCR, but mentions A dimiete shrub and Culegtt A pn as ornamental elements within the area.
Sugar shortages in Spain and Portugal push prices higher as beet crops fail and scarce ocean tonnage delays imports. Barcelona sold granulated sugar at 19 cents a pound while Lisbon fixed brown sugar at 1.04 to 1.12 dollars per pound. beet sugar to Sweden listed at 14 cents.
New York World reports that after Britain asserted control as Tonga became a protectorate, authorities ordered the removal of a portrait of King George Tupou II from Nukuʻalofa Palace. The event illustrated shifting power as German busts were previously displayed during festive occasions.
The city clerk announces the sprinkling assessment roll is open for inspection. Written protests may be filed against any assessment by 5 PM August 5. Luther Martin O., City Clerk.
Mrs. Charlotte Howlred of Ontario Oregon, holder of homestead entry No 0855 for multiple parcels in sections 4 5 and 8 township 17 south range 46 east Willamette meridian, seeks final three year proof before the Yale Oregon land office on September 24 1918 with witnesses Altemant Sutton Blaise May Hazell Witbeck and George Harper all of Ontario Oregon.
The Lower Payette Ditch Company of Payette County Idaho will hold its annual meeting at the ig Theatre Payette Idaho on Monday September 23 1918 at 2 o clock PM for electing five directors and transacting other business as properly come before the meeting Secretary President A Colghanour signs this notice dated August 15 1918
The New York State Supreme Court in Brooklyn held that it cannot enforce alimony through an order against a soldier in the United States Army. Justice Aspinall, delivering the opinion in the Merriman case, noted the soldier’s pay is irregular and often insufficient to meet a fixed monthly sum.
A boy in a wn sweater exclaims joy that their teacher will go to France as a Red Cross nurse. A boy in a scout suit questions the value to them, noting another teacher would replace her.
Esther studies a be-capped be-spectacled portrait of a grandmother leading a reading lesson. She remarks that grandmothers aren’t as old nowadays as in the past, noting the contrast between past and present in the illustration.
Ninety five percent of refined sugar from the United States went to Allied nations in the first two months of the year, with France receiving about 88 million pounds and Belgium nearly 11 million pounds. Rationing controlled distribution in both countries, and total Allied shipments for five months amounted to about 23 791 tons, roughly half of one percent of annual U S consumption. Also an unrelated classified notice offers five acres near Payette Heights in Oregon for sale via W T Kirk.
Only 707 tons of refined sugar were shipped from America to neutral nations in the first five months of the year, about 8.2 percent of total exports. Mexico received more than half of this amount, while exports to other nations were markedly smaller.
A fragmented wartime note discusses sugar, ships, and soldiers as symbols of victory. An exchange about exercise appears with a Mr Chuggins character. a stray dog interrupts a Pitts theater scene as a film reads Let dogs of war howl.
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