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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
4
The Journal of Hypocr ity summarizes Karl Jour gen's notes on child intelligence linking traits to head size and hair. It states intelligent boys and girls are conscientious, robust, athletic, popular, with larger heads and curlier or wavier hair, and contrasts with dull and slow children in temper and self-consciousness.
A veteran barrister recounts a Pennsylvania mining region case where a man accused of a late night political murder was seen with witnesses testifying he was not at the scene. The jury unexpectedly convict purporting to credit a separate pig theft verdict for the same prisoner.
A historical sketch notes Mohammed’s birth in the desert, visions and monotheistic revelation, persecution in Mecca, flight to Medina, and the rapid spread of Islam. By his fortieth year he began preaching, and within a century Arabia was subdued as disciples planted standards from the Pyrenees to India, signaling a vast historical career.
A workman discovered a large hole in lime quarries near Potgietersrust revealing a cave with beautiful stalactites. The pendant carbonate formations hang from the roof in intricate designs. The cave measures about 50 yards long and 40 wide, a discovery previously unseen.
The piece notes a society performer volunteering to entertain patients at a lunatic asylum. The audience mostly bored, but one highly intelligent maniac appreciated the act, praising the entertainer and remarking that madness need not hide dignity. The London Opinion comment frames the scene with satirical wit.
Two men position themselves to time waterfowl speed using a stopwatch and a shotgun. The first fires to spur the birds to full speed, then starts the timer as they pass. The second fires when the ducks reach the mark, stopping the watch. The course length is a quarter mile, though a mile track is sometimes used.
A professor and boys at a park blew large colorful bubbles in sunshine, casting rainbow backgrounds for photos. The process used heated soup solution and a wide funnel with gentle bellows to produce giant bubbles over a foot and a half in diameter.
In a Payette Idaho court scene a jailed man jokes about a good night's rest and strange noises at home as creditors are urged to present claims against the estate of Percy H. Brown. Albertina Brown Executrix requests proof of claims within four months at M. G. Riebeling’s law office. Also announced is the annual stockholders meeting for Lateral No 1 Washes Irrigation and Water Power Co in Payette on October 1st 1917 with adjournment details and officers.
Pears offered for sale at Shawhan ranch. Apply to John Den Boor, manager of the First National Bank of Payette Idaho.
Ontario fair in fMheur County runs September 18 to 21 with daily programs and strong racing each afternoon. Men’s and Ladies’ Relay Races are scheduled daily, plus a generous list of stock and farm prize offerings. For rent a good cow and horse residence is advertised at the Payette Land and Improvement Company ranch with inquiries at their office ranch fort.
Washoe Lodge No 22 A M and A M meets monthly in the Masonic hall Thurston-Crighton building with all Master Masons invited. For sale or exchange a modern eight room house with outbuildings, shade and lawn on a 100 by 300 foot lot near conveniences. terms of exchange for a smaller place. Also public notice about Oregon California Grant Lands open for homesteads and sale with a large map and soil climate details, sent postpaid by Grant Lands Locating Co Box 610 Portland Oregon.
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