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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1904
Page
5
A public notice from the Congress of subscribers in Weiser Idaho warns readers to check the colored address date on their paper. It states that the payment date shown indicates paid subscriptions and urges timely payments within two weeks to avoid delay by the office.
The column records time tables for west and eastbound trains from Weiser and notes on local visits. It reports Mrs. Riggs of Meadows with family, visitors from Alpine and Cambridge, building progress on a broom factory, church events by Rev. Wood and Archdeacon Jennings, and various residents traveling or visiting Weiser. It mentions prize drawing for Harris & Deans, icy Main Street due to Jeffrey’s ditch, and multiple short society items.
The text describes daily butter making in an Arab household using a sheepskin tied to a wall ring. A woman sits and churns milk into butter balls, boiled milk with meat is prepared, and the family shares a meal with men first and women eating leftovers.
A well dressed man asked for a seaman's return to London at the Wortsmouth booking office. The clerk refused, saying such tickets were for sailors only. The man claimed to be a sailor and quoted nautical slang, impressing the station master who finally ordered, Give him a ticket, he’s a sailor.
The Elite Shop promotes a Paris medical college French preparation advertised as a cure for dandruff and hair loss. Dermatologists cited claim 98 percent scalp diseases stem from microbes or dandruff neglect, with antiseptic action killing microbes and nourishing roots for healthy hair growth. The presentation notes Vendome barber stand and invites trade from customers, with hot and cold baths advertised by Sam Carr and Jas Montgomery.
A colorful local ad promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a portable remedy for headaches biliousness and liver trouble. Also advertised are real estate agents Fred Edwards Sherman pair paint signs Buck’s Grocery Lowney’s candy Churchill’s drug store and local notices on land offers and local news subscriptions.
Fine 40 and 80 acre tracts with full water rights at 25 per acre. 27 acres with a new 5 room house and outbuildings. Full water right offered at 1550 with immediate possession. 37 acres within one mile of city limits, mostly good alfalfa, strong water right, extra good house, suitable for a chicken ranch. price 1800 with possession at once. 26 acres see RK. U McKinney ad copy ends with sale notes.
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