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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1897
Page
4
A compilation of opinion bits and notes from various sources, touching on politics, journalism, and social observations. It comments on a range of topics including the Senate ventilating plan, Frances Willard, Joseph Halley, Texas politics, Canadian Lake Michigan fallacy, and Chicago policing, with reflections on voting technology and labor-saving devices.
A Berlin dispatch discusses Germany turning emigrants away from the United States toward South and Central America to avoid political interference with colonies. The piece notes vague motives, government control hopes, and questions if honest self-examination and power can improve conditions, while science increasingly reveals new realities.
The piece delves into a mix of early electrical invention claims and astronomical speculation. It mentions wireless telegraphy concepts, a Rowland apparatus, and analysis of Mercury and Venus orbits, then shifts to biographical notes on Alfred Buck and his career in public service and diplomacy, interspersed with social anecdotes.
A jumbled antique page blends sketches and dialogue with humorous exchanges and stray captions. It features playful banter, mock dramatic lines, and odd vignettes that blend theater style chatter with scattered nature notes and domestic scenes.
A garbled reminiscence recalls talk of eloquent speakers and a plan to persuade, involving names such as Duncan and Tevine, with a tale of a widow and burglary, followed by notes on a coronation ceremony, an oil rite, and a long digression about a migratory heron and its habits observed near lakes and shores.
A fragmentary report from WE Curtie to the Chicago Record notes a marked rise in horses and exports from the United States over recent years. It cites totals of livestock and goods shipped abroad, including large gains in equine exports to European markets and mentions concerns about importers and foreign demand. The piece also references political and social context, with scattered allusions to revolutions, leaders, and economic tensions shaping trade and public perception.
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