17 Mar 1877
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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1877
Page
1
The list includes Fenn M Brayman E J Curtis J Pinkham J W Huston Tobn Huntoon J Perrault L F Cartee P Thompson and James Stout in a local directory, detailing residents or associates linked to recent records or notices.
The article explains why March 4 was chosen for U S inaugurations, noting rare Sunday occurrences and listing past and future dates. It details that March 4 fell on Sunday multiple times between 1800 and 2000, with patterns of 6, 11, 6, 5 year intervals repeating across centuries.
A Sunday night incident at the Watchman office damaged two presses, rendering them useless. Two suspects are named by the public, though no arrest has been made. The Watchman condemns the act as cowardly theft of a man’s living and calls for justice.
The Watchman says there is no fear that the long talked of boat of Capt. Stump will prove a real achievement. It notes that anything may appear natural to mankind, but the rare trait is discovering a nature that is truly neutral.
An audience of 500 in Salem and Boston witnessed Bell associate Thomas A. Watson demonstrate telephonic transmission. Hearing the tone across distance, musical tones and songs were heard, applause followed, and questions from Salem yielded cautious responses.
A group of gentlemen from the Pacific Coast organize a company with a capital of 10,000,000 dollars in gold to log and supply lumber in Alaska for ship building and other uses.
A brisk exhortation urges a young man to quit whining about life and instead roll up his sleeves. It champions hard work, practical effort, and personal accountability as the path to improving one’s circumstances.
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