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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1900
Page
1
Boers forceful advance repelled by British defenders as heavy fighting resumes behind the Tugela River. Casualties reported on both sides amid renewed engagement between opposing forces in the region.
British forces suffer 218 killed and wounded on the Tugela front with 216 at Potgieter’s drift. Buller’s attempt to cross the river fails while Me thuen holds at Modder river. Boer attacks at Nordweni and Inkandla widen the conflict as colonial reports note shifting offensives and gun movements. An armed train from Chieyley is driven back by Boers. News closes with reflections on war maxims and a local restaurant blurb calling a meal “excellent.”
Payette reports W O Stewart critically wounded after being shot by Albert Green at Stuart's place about three miles above New Plymouth. With no witnesses, Charles Patton provides the only details, the bullet entering the right shoulder from a revolver.
An advertisement touts Marsh's Gallery offering affordable photographs with a Square Deal. The text promotes Lastd One Minute Cough Cure as a pneumonia remedy and claims immediate relief for colds, whooping cough, and throat and lung troubles, endorsing it as harmless and effective for children and families. Testimonials hail the product's success.
A former ad claims facial pallor and skin eruptions reflect impure blood and touts Acker's Blood Elixir as a cure for blood diseases. The pitch promises a positive guarantee and notes it is sold by G. T. Williams, a druggist.
The P I N A Signal line reached Cambridge on December 29 signaling the town’s birth in 1900. Moses H Hopper paid 600 for 160 acres. 90 acres were laid out as the Moses H Hopper Division. New depots, livery stables, hotels, and stores rise as Cam bridge becomes the outfitting and railroad hub for the Heath mining district.</s>
The article details land occupancy by Mr. Hopper since 1894, a railroad dispute resolved to keep line on this river side, and negotiations with the railway to place a large passenger and freight depot. H. BE. Abry leads the depot construction scheduled for completion this month between two offices. E. Sherwood opens a law practice with O. F. Buse, noting Sherwood’s Pennsylvania license and Missoula residence from 1881 to 1884.
Special Washington correspondent notes that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty allows a U S canal but bars fortifications, risking seizure in war by a stronger navy. Rep Hepburn defends fortification funding, warning of vast capital and security needs. A separate item discusses expanding sub treasuries to Omaha Kansas City and other cities to aid patronage and federal funds handling.
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