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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1894
Page
2
A sprawling critique surveys wealth, notoriety, and power. It questions the payoff of fame, notes Mrs Gould and high-finance circles, and lampoons tax avoidance, wage labor, and labor issues while hinting at political manipulation. The piece recalls Pullman, tariff effects on wool, and the era’s abrasive public discourse.
A Kinmath Star writer notes a populist speaker in Yreka decries wealth limits while Tron Duke defends such laws as stifling ambition. The piece mocks the craving to “copper the earth” and to win riches with no labor, urging justice to curb idle greed and dole out punishment to loafers.
A fragment reports an American woman Florence Pulte Han Sao promoting an alliance with a prince from the House of Ixenburg-Birstein. The match stirs talk of succession rights and Austrian legality as noble lineage blends with Uwe horizon hopes.
Oregon letter cites workers’ wage cuts, urges hop pickers to refuse under 40 cents per bushel and 50 cents for Hebushel, argues for fair wages and worker solidarity. Calls out employers for wage suppression, notes conditions in Warrens and Grangeville mail routes, and discusses local Boise correspondence on capital stagnation and a possible Weiser college led by Rev Edward A. Paddock.
A Weiser valley discussion centers on hops versus wheat profits. Grower quotes say ten cents per hop could outperform a farmer with larger wheat acreage, noting current bale values around fourteen to eighteen cents. The speaker warns of future declines and urges local residents to consider the economic impact on hops.
The item discusses forming a college plan to serve public school graduates in Weiser and nearby valleys, noting travel costs and the need for local access. It also covers detailed results from Meadow Valley horse races with names such as Bess Sally Wittamuen Rocket Chippy and mentions obituaries and local social updates.
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