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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1892
Page
1
Historic timetable fragment lists East Bound services with train numbers 2 fast mail 8 express 22 freight 24 freight and 26 freight, indicating a late afternoon schedule under lines labeled BL p.m. with cryptic notes.
A community column from Sulubria reports erratic weather with snow and warmth, a dwindling social scene, church activities, a plan for an organ fund, and local chatter about residents, business shifts, and a pending focus on the Idaho boundary question. The item mentions Dr. Blexley, J. D. Jeffreys, Elmer Harrington, and other locals, plus brief notes on politics and regional geography.
A call urges Weiser residents to back irrigation as the key to future prosperity. It compares canals to arid prospects, notes nearby towns attract capital, and urges the local board of trade to seek funding. Also mentions leap year, calendar notes, and the death of John Dowd with obituary details.
A compilation of Idaho civic notes from Boise to Lewiston covers sewer work in Boise, bank acquisitions in Nampa, Annie Campbell’s detention in Detroit, trials in Bingham county, the Idaho Falls Times sale, and a fire-ending restart for Rexburg Press. Reports include new corporations in Lewiston, migration questions from Asotin county, upcoming educational conventions in Boise, rabbit bounty costs in Ada county, and telephony upgrades in Caldwell. Also noted are Delamar mining yields, Keyes brothers’ imprisonment, a Lewisville accident, and a summary of business advertising wisdom.
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