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Newspaper
Weiser Semi Weekly Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1905
Page
4
Obscure advertising rates appear alongside editorial reflections on the Russo Japanese War. The piece discusses battlefield imagery, peasant suffering, and calls for reallocating funds from naval building to domestic needs and public works.
A note urges aid for 2000 deeply distressed villagers in Japan as war losses persuade people that war is unprofitable and may push the governing class away. The Salt Lake Tribune reports on President Joseph Smith’s polygamy following a Mormon Conference in Salt Lake City.
Haworth and family visit Mrs W J Anderson at King Hill. Robert McPherson of Boine stays in valley. William Elgie of Council, Palo Alto Horas agent, was in valley. Arthur Amos visited, Will Newman back from Crane. John Wilson did business in Council. Mark Winkler and Mr Harp from Council searched for stray horses. Agnes Linder and brothers from Hornet visited. Pearl Lindsay visited them. Mrs M Fox and Ellis Snow visited Cottonwood with Mrs Fox’s daughter. Ethel Newman improving from illness. Oliver Chambers at Crane. Mrs Organ Kimball visiting James Horn’s. Jett for Weiser. Philip Ware left shearers to return home due to hand injury. May 9.
J M Stanton arrived in the city from Mineral by bass boat with Mrs Earl Bates of Caldwell visiting the neighborhood. The visit is at the homes of Mr and Mrs J O Root. Leo and George Jackson of Crystal Mere traveled to the valley on business. Mrs G Marton was visiting at the home of Stephen several days. Community social events and greetings are noted among residents.
Grandma Jackson and visitors hunt rovers from Crystal Sunday visiting Mr and Mrs Ben Ashley and John Kelley as he tends sheep near Fraiser Gulch this spring. B J Bauer finishes addition to Mr Root’s house. Desoto Mcfadden visits Main Creek, Joe Sinden makes a Welser business trip. May 11.
Marguerite Dooly left for Albany Oregon after closing an eight month school in district No 3. A temperance lecture by Mr Lee of Weiser was held at the schoolhouse. Eld Coonly head of Advent meetings left for the flat. Doctors Nambers and Shirley attended Bon Sater who is very ill. they traveled by automobile. Frank Norton returned to Geenbery after visiting Meadows. Cooper prepared to cut logs for Patch saw mill. Ed Stocker and wife from Rock Springs Wyoming visited Oregon side. Dr Shirley attended Frank Hayes sick with typhoid. Hank Hartley and wife moved from lambing camp. U Onto peddling mille separatora. Pearson and wife visited Indian valley. Garner improving slowly. A water spout hit Sage creek sheep herders Monday May 11 in Council. Ranchers busy with crops and gardens. Mrs John Root of Midvale visiting. Tom Metes and wife visited Stevous at Togo station. Frank Mathias to Grozjerake for the summer. Imeley Glan to work. Prank Smith and son from Worpen spent the inter near Vale. Funeral for Pluk Mbt. Services held at Ahawhe. Lent kegel noted at des ny.
Festie Foster of Welser preached at the Congregational church on Sunday and will lead the pulpit until a new minister arrives to replace Guy Foster who resigned for Kansas City. The village notes a nine month old child of Arthur Wilkie died this week and the Artisans formed a lodge with twenty one members.
A party from the Oregon Short Line led by General Superintendent E Buckingham inspects Nampa parks. They deem grass growth poor due to soil from Welser and plan to sow the parks soon. The note is carried by the Nampa Leader Herald with an apology for any offense.
A local dedication ceremony is arranged by Va Dede Pan and Wolewr Pythlans for their pandeme wee Py Mihen eeelte. Attendees include James Vdd Mer and others from All Nihewded to build a new Oe MMF. Hyn Het RW Okinnnidion Charing Mh Fem will oversee the event.
Officers and delegates depart on the 13th by early morning train to Shoshone for the grand judge session. A full program ends with a lavish banquet and grand ball, expected to attract over 500 attendees. Grand Chancellor Moss may deliver the dedicatory address.
Moore, a Collier’s collector born in Calcutta, died at Bellevue hospital from a stab wound suffered on a Wood River train last Monday. He had long service with Collier’s, spent four years in Siberia photographing for the weekly, and had been visiting Weiser monthly.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a query involving fire insurance and a reference to Jackson & Record. The readable content is limited to a question form and a company name, with no concrete event, date, or outcome to report.
The Outlook Club will hold a business meeting at the Reading Room on Wednesday afternoon May 17 at 2 30 to elect officers for the coming year. Members are urged to bring topics for discussion and a large attendance is desired. Also: real estate ad and medicinal testimonial filler included in the page.
D R Byrnes of Doversville Texas reports 14 days bedridden with a bruised leg until using Ballard's Sow Liniment. He cheerfully recommends it as the best medicine for bruises ever sent to the afflicted. Churchill Drug Paint Co sells 1.00 dollar bottles.
Mrs. Josie Sumner of Bremond Texas praises Ballard's Snow Liniment for growing pains in her child and other uses while Mr. C B Wainwright of Lemon City Florida reports Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy works faster when taken in water suggests the product. Both items promote sales through testimonials and note availability from druggists.
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