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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1901
Page
5
A dramatic scene unfolds as a tree binds a house preventing collapse while a brave girl guides her students to safety. The teacher is aided by the children and a timely rescue arrives to ensure all are unharmed.
The piece argues that modern women form strong, harmonious bonds when living together or sharing life choices. It cites tales of three elderly women cohabiting peacefully as osteopath, healer, and housekeeper, plus other friendships that endure unless a man intervenes to threaten the bond.
An editorial lament on how early education toys encroach on play, arguing healthy bodies and free play matter as much as learning. It cites The Strand Magazine examples of early mastery in languages and science through pretend play, then railes at overstructured “MAKE BELIEVE” schooling and praises outdoor, unstructured time.
A city resident recalls two gardens. One, outside the city, a small kingdom of vegetables. The other, a kitchen garden in window boxes filled with radishes lettuce onions and herbs. The hanging garden brings comfort to the couple despite confinement and heat.
The passage notes cucumbers trail over box edges with only four or five inches of soil. It asks why more women don’t try the experiment, arguing herbs like parsley thyme savory chives and marjoram can also be grown. Asserts the key is well fertilized soil, good seed, and deep boxes.
Special field agent of the United States Department of Agriculture, Mr. B. Simpson, has been studying the coddling moth in Weiser orchards. Ordered by the secretary of agriculture, this is the second year of the investigation with reports to be published in the Northwest. Simpson heads to Boise for further work and urges fruit growers with excess apples to destroy them to combat the pest.
Horses are being gathered across the western region for shipment to the East. Many are poorer quality, but sales remain brisk. Huntington saw 3000 head bring about 4000 dollars, two carloads to Oklahoma at 20 dollars per head, and another carload East at 27.50 for over 1000 pounds and 20 for lighter. Weiser traders report similar prices and commissions. In the past year Lewiston firms have shipped about 1500 head.
Wanisee July 16 Chief Clerk B Steanenberg of the state law board sold 14 000 acres of winter pine and other timber at 48 000 to Henry Turrish of Wear Superior Wis The same buyer also purchased 14 000 acres at Moscow for 105 000 The proposed lease scheme favors large stockmen over small holders who own only a few head of stock and cannot afford fencing or competing for public domain The note ends with an unrelated advertisement for Kool Dyspepsia Cure promising easier digestion and better health.
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