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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
1
The article highlights the launch of a new thoroughfare by P. & LX, noting promising prospects for commerce and transportation. Officials project improved access, reduced travel times, and potential growth in adjacent districts. Community leaders praise the project as a catalyst for regional development.
Crowded passenger cars and heavy freight mark the new P Gl. N. railway trunk line as it begins operations. Trains to Middle valley run in two hours with twenty eight passengers aboard the pilot coach, while the road extends through Weiser canyon. Heavy grading, new section houses at Mud Springs, and a 2500 foot sidetrack at Middle valley signal a rapid expansion toward Cambridge.
Heath Country reports the What Cheer Group has let a contract to Epic Day to drive a 200 foot tunnel. Work resumes at the Conway mine with a long tunnel planned. Jake Landsman runs the mine boarding house while Frank J. French discusses ore yields and stockpiled ore ready for transport to Cambridge. Local commerce highlights include candy shipments, bakery goods, and provisions from Mace & Co and Weiser Milling Co.
The article recounts George Washington's illness after a Dec 12 storm at Mount Vernon. Wet cold exposed him to laryngitis miscalled as croup. Doctors bled him on Dec 14, yet he remained able to speak briefly, highlighting era medical limits and the storm’s role in his decline.
The piece details General George Washington's death after a fever and medical bleedings, his last wishes, and the simple burial. It describes the funeral procession, the vault interment, and the national mourning observed in Congress and among citizens. It notes contemporaries’ deaths and cultural reflections on Washington’s legacy.
Northern Pacific construction nears completion of the grade to Stuart, seventeen miles from Grangeville, with track expected down before year end. The firm anticipates immense spring business from Idaho county and urges faster P and I N progress to avoid loss of valuable trade, while Opp and Davis surge wagon and sleigh sales.
The article describes rapid growth in Council toward the P and I N depot area with new buildings. It notes homes hotels a photograph gallery and a large drug store as part of ongoing development. Judge Perrill arrives to practice law and buy land for future subdivision. Cambridge remains a developing embryo town awaiting winter tax relief.
A sketch of the Boer girl of the Transvaal, her role in family life and the republic’s prosperity. The piece notes the contribution of Dutch farmers' partners and promises an article on The Boer Girl of South Africa by the author of Dom Paul’s People.
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