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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1904
Page
8
Lumber delivery began Monday for J A Lauer's wool warehouse at Payette to be 40 by 100 feet two stories with wood frame iron roof and siding. It will cost about 3000 when finished and will house over 1,000,000 pounds of wool as growers contracts are fulfilled. A large crew will work once lumber is ready.
The weather has been varied and harsh lately but forecasts predict a welcome change with spring. A reader from Pleasantville, Ohio shares a testimonial about Dr King’s New Discovery saving a child from pneumonia and a terrible cough. The ad promises a cure for coughs colds and lung diseases with guaranteed results and trial bottles.
The Eighth Grade Examinations will be held on March 29 30 31 April 27 28 29 and May 25 26 27. Conducted by the school principals at Meadows Council Cambridge Caprum Lower Mann Creek Weiser Wist Indian Valley and by the county superintendent at Weiser. Pupils from surrounding schools will take examinations at these central points.
Rates published for Welser Idaho residents attending events in San Francisco and Los Angeles in 1904. Options include rail via Ogden, Portland and rail or steamer routes, with round trips to San Francisco or Los Angeles. Mixed garbled notes reference dates April to May and organizing officials.
Local items report Walter Burke injured after a wagon collapse, cattle returning post snow, scarce hay triggering rancher concerns, and multiple births to Hemmenway and Dicker families. Roads, bridges, and a wagon bridge repair dominate as rainfall eases snow. Residents travel to Boise, Huntington, and Canada as plowing, grazing, and court activity unfold.
A string of brief notices from Weiser and nearby areas covers residents visiting beaches and ranch work, with names like Flora White, Grace Hetlinger, Lester White, and Johnson Jones. An advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and Little Early Risers, plus real estate notes on small tracts from 2 to 20 acres offered by R. O. McKinney and a reminder to read Semi-Weekly for fresh news.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses spending 18 dollars on an article and advertising, with garbled names and phrases. It mentions pay for the article, advertising costs, and references to printers, talk, and a man named Metheny. The readable segment is incomplete and lacks a coherent event or outcome.
Notices state at Bourne and Well, Idaho, about early 1900s, estray horses including two black yearling colts and a bay Pinto colt, all branded, with dates and locations near Wellser and Wellington. Names Turley and Walter J. Burke appear with dates in 1904. descriptions include white markings and shoulder branding.
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