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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1903
Page
2
The Weiser Signal denounces a foreign sugar trust bounty and cites 60 to 75 percent returns to stockholders. It questions funding a factory and calls out coercive injunctions, warns against coyote scalp currency, and criticizes imperial policy and rising government costs while urging vigilance against fiscal excess.
Representative Owens of Bilogham spoke in a manner revealing the glee and grievance of G. O. P. moguls toward working people not earning dividends from tariff protected institutions. The Bing speaker’s remark about eight hours labor being harmful to workers drew sharp censure and calls for forgiveness.
The document attacks the Idaho branch for boosting per capita tax to support national policy of favoring a special class. It claims the people must pay a one cent per pound sugar levy to fund local factories while salaries are deemed ample and require doubling plus an extra $124,000 to run state government to favor strikers with cushy positions.
The treasury department plans steps to safeguard government funds with burglar proof locks and other devices. The piece argues there has never been theft by the target group and jokes on endless security needs, mentioning two billion dollar appropriations, insular donations, and the Panama canal as relief from risk.
The notice advertises the Semi-Weekly Signal offering 30 cents per hundred at the Signal office. It urges readers to try the publication and directs where to obtain the rates.
Frank W. Perry editor of the Enter prise Shortsville N Y recounts a severe grip attack last winter and says one bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy ended the cough quickly. He reports diminished pain and a rapid return to sleep after using the remedy at night and before coughing fits. For sale by all druggists.
Examinations for 8th grade pupils will occur on the last Friday and Saturday in March and the last Friday and Saturday in May. All county 8th graders may participate and diplomas will be granted. Exams will be at Council Cambridge Caprum Salubria Middle Valley Mann Creek Sunnyside the Fiat Weiser and other districts as needed. Students in districts with no school may travel to listed sites and papers will be graded by the county superintendent.
Announcements note that graduating exercises will be held at multiple locations and all students who pass the examinations at these schools may participate. Mary Z Harper County Superintendent urges participation and mentions a forthcoming schedule. A lecture at the Christian church is planned Friday evening March 27 by Rev Evans. A local ad promotes Liverpool salt and a cough remedy from Joseph D Williams of McDuff Virginia, with a note that the Semi-Weekly Signal provides fresh news and all the news in The Signal.
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