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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1903
Page
6
The council read and approved bond for J C White 35 500 and returned 2000. Ordinance 72 delays for sidewalks. Long bid 1983 30 accepted for fire apparatus from Portland with freight terms. Items include Keystone hose 1500 ft, hoses, nozzles, wrenches, straps. Third reading of Ordinance 72 passed. council adjourned.
A scribe of young readers from Cambridge and Weiser Idaho recounts ads in the Lockwood paper, noting favorite promotions from Vial’s rings to Sommers groceries and Vendome Hotel. Letters dated 1903 to 1909 show schoolchildren praising store windows, meat on the block, and fair prices as they describe local merchants and signs.
The Signal extends the January contest through February as letters keep arriving from boys and girls about advertisers. Judges meet Monday to pick 82 50 prizes for January with results in Wednesdays issue. January and Santa Claus prizes are not eligible for February cash prizes, opening February to new winners across the county.
The Signal announces a February competition inviting boys and girls in Washington county schools to write letters under 100 words for cash prizes and medals. Younger contestants receive separate prizes, with all participants sent a present. Contests run through January and May exams determine top earners with silver medals for high averages if a family subscribes.
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