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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
4
The article argues promotion will fail without access to foreign markets and free exchange. It warns against relying on domestic demand alone and urges accepting Asiatic commodities and freer terms to sustain trade with islands, including Manila and the Philippines, as resistance to these principles remains stubborn.
The Weiser Signal notes that the KleinSchmidt family, owners of million dollar mines, have shaped a business failure in Weiser. They are slated to pay $10,000 more to the county treasury next year, and calls for any applicable law to apply this year. While others pay on forty percent of their property, KleinSchmidt pays on four percent.
The federal government promotes road education via the Office of Public Roads Inquiries within the Agriculture Department. Forty eight special agents inspect materials and report on conditions and resources. object lesson roads have been built in Michigan and other states with national associations, totaling about twenty miles and drawing large conventions between New Orleans and Chicago.
The article surveys historical road policy from Rome to Europe, noting how steam transport reshaped American highway plans. It contrasts Europe’s enduring roads with the U S lack of a complete system by 1830 and cites early 20th century federal and state efforts, including a 1903 appropriation and an ongoing state aided highway program.
The Oregonian urges minimal government interference in industry and free trade, arguing against protective tariffs and for freer movement of goods. It explains reciprocity as a contested step, notes regional wool and fruit interests shaping protection, and warns that many supporters back protection to safeguard broader regional economies.
A critical sketch argues that bankers push for national bank currency favoring bank notes over gold and silver. It claims lenders guide the public away from silver to gold and toward a staged return to gold coinage, culminating in money controlled by banks in a planned millennium.
The Rathdrim Blade derides a Boise political gathering, condemning maneuvers of Bryan supporters and Idaho Republicans who embraced the gold standard. It questions the switch to the Republican banner, labels past warnings as proven, and mocks the Idaho American’s stance as a new Republican voice in Boise.
The Blade argues that national political trends harm Idaho by limiting silver, lead, and copper production as year end approaches. It urges residents to visit Kootenai County to witness land outcrops and vein potential, challenging opponents to reconsider national policy and its local impact.
The article touts Salt Lake City to Denver routes along the Great Salt Lake and through Glenwood, Colorado Springs, and Denver with sleeping and dining car service. It notes weekly excursions by request via Geof Heintz, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Salt Lake City, and includes an anecdote praising Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung ailments with trial bottles offered.
Health note links poor complexion to torpid liver and irregular bowels. It states undigested waste poisons blood causing pimples and eruptions. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are touted as safe pills that stimulate liver and bowel action without griping or distress.
Fragmented notice items list various legal actions and filings including writs of attachment probate notices acknowledgments and a sheriff's sale speculation about properties and bonds amid miscellaneous notes. The readable text resembles cataloged legal and real estate filing terms rather than a cohesive story.
In the ongoing prep, editors note several blank spaces in the course. They plan to call on the Signal for any missing items needed to complete the section.
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