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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1909
Page
3
Railway notice advertises one way tickets via Portland on the Oregon Short Line. Mentions frequent dates for other routes and directs readers to agents for further details.
A native discovers a tomb in a stable floor and descends into a tunnel where he dies. His wife and three other family members follow and perish. An official reports foul air and a demon guarding the tomb, leading authorities to seal the mouth as a sepulcher.
A collage of moral anecdotes on thieves seeking acceptance among honest people. Tales include a lawyer’s costly dinners with crooks, a wolf in sheep’s clothing outwitted by dogs, a regimental barber tale, a burglar’s fall due to a ladder, and a broad minded husband in a charity pageant.
Fragmentary text presents a dated dialogue about marriage and a suitor named Mose Foreace. The passage mentions a scene of commitment, with unclear context and archaic language. No clear event dates, places, or organizations are identifiable.
A column describes how dandelions, clover, scarlet pimpernel and other flora act as weather barometers. Dandelions swell stiff stems before rain, clover leaves close, horn chestnut scales droop with poor weather, and the scarlet pimpernel opens flowers only in fair weather and closes with rain.
A scanned mix of classifieds listing help wanted, rentals, livestock, land sale, transportation, and various goods. Entries mention Payette Steam Laundry, Rock Springs kilns, Boise Street rental, horse sales, housekeeper needed, real estate deals, and local services plus promotional notices for engines and land opens. Many items include incomplete contact details and informal offers.
The Hexhardt Company presents the comedy drama The Captain and the Lady starring Miss Josephine Deffry at the Opera House for a three night engagement beginning next Thursday night August 19. The text also mentions Bets Laxative Cough Syrup as a remedy for colds.
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