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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1898
Page
2
The obituary notes the death of Hon. Wn. B. Gladstone, once a leading world statesman. It mentions Anglo French tensions over African issues and says the United States involvement in Spanish contention kept European attention moderate.
The House approved a war funding bill proposing 100 million in gold bonds for war needs, while the Senate committee drafted a plan to raise 100 million via taxes on corporations, inheritances, consumption, and silver coinage, avoiding gold bonds. Critics claim financiers profit from bond schemes while citizens guarantee two decades of interest.
A rambling critique of railroad progress and national unity cites the Weiser River route, Mormon influence, and various schemes as misused diversions. The narrator mocks press work and editorialism while lamenting over “variegated” arguments that fail to unify the nation.
A compact exchange centers on unconventional judgment and stubborn phrases as a local debate hints at community voice and disagreement over guidance and conduct. Names and places remain indistinct in this noisy OCR fragment.
The Lewiston Tribune stands as the stable daily while the Daily Patriot faded, reflecting how towns often host one strong paper and several weak ones. The piece urges business leaders to support legitimate journals, warns against overproduction, and calls Idaho’s press a state treasure ready to shine if sustained.
Mrs James will keep fresh bread and cakes this summer. A Sears repairs the interior of A B Anderson's hacienda. Westlake home interior painting. Strawberries available by box or crate. Morris Sommers and John Rose to erect new dwellings. The frugal hay man offers alfalfa. The Supreme Judge Vigar factory to produce “The Seal of State.” New quarters on Main Street with a full fall line. Wing, long-time Mineral resident now in Alameda Co Cal, visited. Geo Logan ordered the paper for his mother Mrs L M Price. Hill & Wyatt to open a saloon at Warren. liquor stock being purchased in Boise. Congregational church ladies host Tea Cream and Strawberry Festival in Masonic Hall May 27. Gus Seara and Misses Minnie and Fannie attended the John Sears Nettie Jones wedding at Salubria. Tunes Patton contracts to erect brick buildings for D Wilson at Ontario and Alberson & Duffey at Huntington. New subscribers include James Benell and Mrs L M Price. renewals from John Wallace, Wm Black, Ira Hardy. A man shot his toe while firing at coyotes. recovering at the Hotel Weiser. Caldwell selling a fire extinguisher. Weiser fire protection noted as limited. J B Carroll and family arrived from Galesburg Kentucky, renting Owen Kerrn’s cottage. Carroll to start business here. Mrs Carroll cousin of BE M Barton. Gentry Bros offers spring and summer goods and team harness. Gerry Bros Weiser Idaho.
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