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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1897
Page
1
An old advertisement from Weiser Idaho offers barbering at the Hotel Weiser and horse services. It promotes Harvey as agent, boards horses cheaply, feeds hay and grain, and looks after teams with care. Also mentions a wagon for rent and Sweetwater coal for sale.
The Montana mining financier Kleinschmidt, owner of the Peacock copper mine in the Seven Devils district, toured Boise and Weiser. He travels in a Pullman sleeper then a wagon for outdoor air and health, lodging in a barn overnight and meeting local businessmen. His trip may signal interest in mine development or mortgage matters tied to the seven devils project.
A vintage prompt touts Schilling's Best tea and baking powder as the key to winning a $2000 prize. It urges quick participation to enjoy cake and eating, hinting at a promotion by Schilling & Company.
A note titled A TOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN presents a Brethren inspired Psalm scripture text about unity and dwellings among brethren. It conveys a praise tone and communal message likely for a church gathering or religious event.
A riotous church incident at the old Weiserbath Baptist church ends with a deacon striking the pastor in the eye during a quarrel over church discipline. The journal records regret, hopes for reconciliation, and a belief that the congregation will unite again under peaceful leadership.
An OCR fragment lists remedies touting a grand anchor of debility and revived vitality, mixed with notices about Butterick patterns agents, a Boise firm, and a Weiser mill offering wood. It also advertises Brahma chickens and high grade cockerel sales from Payette Idaho, with stray garbled text from assorted notices.
A report reviews over $13,000 spent on Seven Devils copper operations and the fate of that money. It outlines alleged schemes connected to Blake, Hayes, and Locke, details a lawsuit involving Dillon and Hughes, and cites unpaid wages of $730 to smelter worker Warne. The piece notes limited progress on plant construction and depicts the broader controversy surrounding early mobilization efforts in the project.
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