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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1903
Page
4
Letters from Weiser Idaho dated 1903 to 1908 praise advertisers in the Signal and Vendome hotel ads. Contributors like Tom Smith Julia Kennedy Henry Bushman and William Black describe favorite stores and prize offers while noting the paper’s timely delivery and community ties.
Notes from the paper dated June 6 1883 recount local events Ramhan passing through on route to Boise a snow storm improving sleighing county commissions in session Heath mining prospects hopeful warm weather plans and a Boise legislative session anticipated. Details include school attendance marks and honors and community notices about measles watchman hires and editorial changes at the Weiser Leader.
The Shanal offers a ten dollar prize and a silver medal to the boy or girl in the Washington county public schools in grades below the sixth who maintains a neat department record from January 1 until school ends for the summer vacation.
The state canvass shows party breakdowns for local offices. Republicans win majorities in sheriffs auditors assessors attorneys probate judges treasurers superintendents surveyors coroners and commissioners with totals of 179 for Republicans and 70 for Democrats.
A $20 prize and no silver medal are offered by the Weiser Signal to the boy or girl in the 5th grade attending any public school in Washington county who has the highest average in the 5th grade examination in May. The prize is contingent on a family member being a paid up subscriber to the Weiser Signal.
The Signal announces January prizes for a Santa Claus letter contest. Entries from 6 to under 9 and 9 to 12 year olds win cash awards of 2.50 and 2. The contest emphasizes separate classes for younger and older children and runs throughout January.
A humorous wartime anecdote contrasts praise for top officers with praise for the ground crew. A dying soldier hands his brother two Ward’s Minstrels tickets and dies smiling. Ads announce an Opera House date Saturday January 10 with mining rights and claim locating guides for mail order.
Advertising space is an investment when used properly by a merchant. The article urges bold, targeted announcements to reach buyers ready to listen, arguing that loud, clear messages expand reach and help secure business. The space becomes the stump where the merchant shouts to attract does pay.
An ad like fragment promotes Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy with claimed benefits and strong testimonials. It also touts Ely’s Cream Balm for catarrh and hay fever, with price notes and distribution by druggists, plus general cautions about drying nasal passages.
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