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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1902
Page
6
A garbled essay from a 1900 era column surveys education, politics, and social mores. It mocks diplomas, rail travel, vaccination debates, Mark Twain maxims, convict labor, and Prince Henry’s visit while reflecting on liquor, hygiene, and the rise of microbiology in everyday life. The piece mixes opinions, satire, and brief anecdotes on notable figures and institutions.
The article surveys top earners in finance and industry, highlighting Lyman J. Gage, Charles Counselman, and Conrad H. Matthieson with annual pay ranging from 50,000 to 75,000 dollars. It notes Richard DelaGeld at National Park Bank, Elbert H. Gary in steel, Charles Schwab at United States Steel, and Gary’s rise from clerk to president. Also mentions bishops Potter and Hirsch earning 15000 yearly.
Horace G. Hutchinson recounts a peculiarly timed tale from Longman's Magazine about a couple who dreamt of a house they later rented. They discover the house matches the dream, and its haunted reputation proves harmless as the agent reveals the couple themselves are the unseen specter locals expect to encounter.
A Springfield tale recalls Abraham Lincoln carrying his children on his shoulders amid their antics. Neighbor Holand Diller recounts a lighthearted moment when Lincoln joked he had three walnuts and each wanted two. The piece moves through child care in Japan and old London realty figures with a mix of quirky observations.
Kentucky landmark built by the father of Abraham Lincoln in 1816 stands a mile from Lincoln birthplace. Abe Lincoln walked from his cabin to the Kirkpatrick mill with corn on his back. A near fatal flood log crossing saved by Austin Gallagher is recalled by Lincoln in old notes.
A Victorian tale of a towering eight foot steam robot rampaging through an American park, then a curio about Japan where humans and animals coexist in harmony. Prof Morse notes birds nesting in city homes and wild deer roaming streets while people sketch the scene.
A Star paper on the superiority of Shaw to Shakspeare was read at the Playgoers' Club. Lady Campbell Campbell presided and announced a telegram from Stratford on Avon noting Shakspeare’s natural anxieties.
A horse consumes food equal to nine times its weight annually, a cow nine times, a goat six times, and a sheep six times, illustrating large livestock feeding needs in a compact comparison.
The Department of Agriculture in Washington announces a project to collect new economic plants and vegetables for farmers and gardeners. Barbour Lathrop, backed by thousands of his own funds, leads an expert team including David G. Fairchild. For two years they have traveled Europe Africa Asia and South America visiting many regions and islands.
The Agricultural Department has recorded 450 purchases of seeds and plants from diverse sources for trials. Promising items include Alexandrian clover from Egypt for late irrigation fodder in California and Arizona, seedless grapes from Padua for Colorado desert raisin production, Egyptian cotton tested by over 100 experimenters in the South, and East Indian yams noted for superior flavor compared with potatoes.
Philadelphia Times reports on Chinese beggars thieves and lepers led by city kings in Nanking Pekin and Tien-Tsin. Kings profit from blackmail and protection of shops and homes with taxes on foreigners and theft syndicates. Leper houses outside city gates are ruled by a king who drains families of funds through care and extortion. The piece surveys a grim social order as a warning against empire excess.
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