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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1904
Page
5
Weiser dispatch lists departure times for westbound and eastbound trains and the Cannon Ball schedule. Local items include visits by residents to Boise Payette Seattle and Mend, bridge and pump upgrades, real estate deals, and court proceedings with the Hammock Johnson horse dispute.
A prominent Weiser businessman told Signal reporters that advertising in 1903 cost about $1 per $100 of goods sold. He used substantial weekly space and plans to expand for 1904, praising steady, honest, persistent ads as a paying investment.
The readable text shows garbled names and phrases with mentions of Lief, Lobia, Melee and Minere. It references a vial and a state context but the details are unclear. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the fragment.
The Grangs hosted Ten Nights in a Barroom to a large audience on New Year Eve. Alvin Wyckoff’s drunkard role drew acclaim while remainder of the cast delivered solid performances. Florence Sutliff impressed as Little Mary and sang impressively between acts. A biograph display entertained patrons as Mollie Thompson and others received praise. Fresh oysters advertised at the Fruit Stand.
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