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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
6
A collage of quips and comic exchanges from Chicago Tribune Ohio State Journal Philadelphia Record and more. Bits feature banter on manners fire alarms lovers letters and marriage hints with playful misreadings and punchy one liners.
The New Mongolian Branch of the Trans-Siberian Railroad may run from a Trans-Manchurian point near the Russo-Chinese frontier to Kalgan near the Great Wall. If true, the line would connect Pekin with Siberia via Kalgan, placing Kailar as a strategic military hub and potentially shifting regional power dynamics with China and Japan.
A Washington household faced chaos when Mrs. Blank’s dog Bruiser appeared to choke on a sewing spool after she playfully tossed it to him. Despite neighbors offering help, she refused to relinquish the dog, and the spool was later found to be in the room corner. The dog was resuscitated and saved, with the incident cited as a caution about overzealous affection.
In a London Evening News tale, Miss Mary Mallandaine receives a violet bouquet and an amethyst bracelet inscribed Maury from Captain Cleveland, sparking doubt about a possible engagement as her mother notes the bracelet costs a fortune. The plot twists with a hired bracelet scene at Levison and a revelation that Mr Mildmay may be the heiress’s future groom.
The diary of Captain Hoffman recounts a Jamaica house raid where three women, a sick seaman, and a large baby hid eight British seamen among the occupants. The officers captured the crew after a brief struggle, noting the infant and the bedridden man as part of the ruse.
A brief note compares public pipe smoking in Paris unfavorably to England, describing French view as infra dig. The text mentions a young person lacking money yet eager for meals and an automobile balking beyond mere hesitation.
American born Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett is identified as one of three U S born men in the British Parliament. The text traces Bartlett’s genealogy to Pilgrim ancestors, noting his Brooklyn birth in 1849 and family ties to Plymouth Massachusetts. It mentions Francis A. Channing and other lineage details through two sides of his family.
Dore Lehman, companion of William Penn, and Sir Ellis, educated at Oxford, served as civil lord of the admiralty under Lord Salisbury in 1885 and from 1886 to 1892. Knighted in 1892, he sat in Parliament for twenty two years, representing Eye from 1880 to 1885 and Sheffield since 1885. His death followed an operation for appendicitis.
A Worcester elm known as the elephant tree stands by City Hall, its 4mmoth growth forming a trunk likeness. The ancient tree remains healthy and majestic, drawing curiosity for over a century.
A Wichita Eagle excerpt notes that advertising is essential for business and public life. Key speakers from the Sphinx Club in New York urge beginners to quickly reach many citizens and then promote specific goods. An experienced merchant cites steady use of newspaper space as a path to wealth and calls newspaper advertising the best long term value. Portable bakeries in France are described for military use, and a final fragment hints at a personal confession.
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