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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1902
Page
4
The text notes comfortable rail to Warren and Weiser stopping points with full comforts at easy stages. It states other routes may open later, but not this year, and predicts an 80 mile extension of the F. and IT N. Railway will be completed by summer, boosting passenger and freight traffic.
In a January issue the paper notes the Boer sympathy surge in England and America and predicts the senatorial contest result, with Mark likely to succeed himself if he lives. It questions how long the current administration can resist near unanimous U S calls for peace and nonviolence in South Africa.
The Idaho Free Press New Year Edition is commended for fine illustrations and comprehensive county history, with the issue described as rich in facts showing future development. Boise dailies also publish special New Year editions with thorough wrapups of Boise and state towns, highly valued by readers.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt comments on Secretary Root's war power opinion over the Philippines insurrection, calling it a national irrigation debate proxy. It argues public fear of irrigation schemes and expenditures may shape opinion, contrasting military action with civilian projects and urging caution to avoid prejudice against irrigation.
Fragmented OCR text discusses skewed territory and simple projects once used by communities and individuals. It mentions rivers, homes for millions, internal expansion, and a new infusion from the west to the east, with references to islands and wealth sources, in disjoint and unclear phrasing.
After fourteen years of effort to grow Blackfoot, the News laments its own obituary on the first day of the year. It notes the town has transformed from a mere pout on the map to a significant city and hints at recriminations. The piece muses on nature’s touch and possible bright changes ahead.
Reports detail Mrs. Sampson and family expressing grief and sympathy after the Santiago victory and its toll. The narrative notes enduring hardship and the Admiral’s frail condition, with later intelligence confirming severe consequences from the war and its costs.
The piece argues Weiser with its railroad and state wagon road to Warren offers the best access to Thunder Mountain gold fields. It warns outsiders may be misled by mercenary misrepresentations and notes many have reached Weiser via Warren and Council.
An obituary notes James W Reid aged 53 died in Lewiston on the 1st instant. He is praised as a magnetic speaker and principled politician born in North Carolina who represented the South in Congress. Described as honest and gracious, his death is marked by a sense of loss across the state.
Fragmentary notes claim someone named Hine faced urging, with accusations about who wrote a specific article. The text references November 27 and a possible correction or denial, mentioning a “Weiser World” and calls for proper attention without venom. The overall meaning is unclear due to severe garbled OCR.
A fragment from a historical page discusses merit of honest labor against pretenders. It questions authorship of a piece in The World though suggesting a correspondent or mystery writer may exist. It recalls an old excerpt printed seven years ago in Idaho papers including Salubria Citizen and Chicago Tribune.
A 19th or early 20th century column extols An Empress of China as the world’s most influential woman. It links her power to domestic virtue and historic foremothers, noting Western interest and European and American pressure to curtail her authority while urging a conference of women to advance global reform.
A letter from H. Robinson of Hillsborough Isis reports severe corn pain that made walking nearly impossible, but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured them. The product is praised as a magic remedy for sprains, bruises, cuts, sores, scalds, burns, boils, ulcers and other skin diseases with a guarantee from druggist Current.
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