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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1902
Page
3
The American hen is presented as a vast economic force surpassing postal revenue and rivaling the navy in scale. Data show 284 million chickens and 191000 miles of railroad producing about 38 eggs per hen annually. Egg imports fell from 96 million in 1890 to 1.5 million in 1900 while exports rose to 72 million, driven by cold storage advances.
A Star letter questions why druggists clerks receive low pay and long hours. A subsequent unidentified writer suggests unionizing as a remedy. The letters note clerks earn less and work longer hours than any other wage earners.
The article muses on egg production in 1900 with figures on total eggs 10.000524384 while dividing shares among Americans. It compares egg tonnage to naval ships, notes breed weights and profits, and cites a Kansas City Star interview about overproduction and drug clerks, urging youth to avoid the drug trade.
A New York milk commission report prompts a rule banning bearded men from milking cows and delivering milk to depots. Depot managers favor the measure, citing beard dust as a contamination risk and microbes, and require only smooth-faced workers for sanitation.
Dialogue excerpt notes Parke and Lane discussing choices and gifting. Lane suggests bringing home many samples for his wife and wonders what to do next. Parke questions the outcome while Lane advises ordering something entirely different.
A quirky observation notes that one hundred thousand letters are misdelivered daily in London. It also mentions a widow who tries to convince a man she believed he would kiss her, framing a small social vignette.
A collage of wry lines from early 20th century papers features jokes about marriage, education, and daily life. Notable quips include a playful exchange about proposing, a baker mocked for past mischief, and lines on biography versus autobiography. The snippets highlight wordplay, social norms, and quaint regional slang.
Hawaiian cattle ranching shifts to dry lands with the introduc tion of the carob or algarroba tree from Africa. The tree thrives in arid leeward soils, bears fruit pods used as fodder, and can sustain cattle without other feeds, enabling prime market condition on long dry seasons. A New York Sun report notes the innovation as key to sustaining stock.
A North American Review excerpt recalls a zigzag exchange with William Gladstone over Oliver Cromwell. He dismisses concern for Cromwell’s christening robes saying Cromwell “was no lover of free institutions.” He refuses to affirm or deny Cromwell’s Christianity when pressed.
The text notes two major walls in China the first surrounding Pein is forty feet thick fifty feet high and sixteen miles around the second Great Wall spans nearly 1300 miles and dates back over two thousand years. It remarks on misidentification and enduring hostilities.
The article surveys black walnut quality and its decline in U S furniture use as darker oak rises. It notes walnuts grow in Mississippi Valley regions and Eastern Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and along Ohio tributaries. It states European buyers pay high prices for the rich wood while the market shifts away from walnut toward oak.
W W Moody pays tribute to his father Evangelist Moody and is said to be chosen to succeed him in maintaining large schools at Northfield and continuing the religious labors begun by the elder Moody. The article notes the wish that W B Moody would carry on the expansive educational mission.
The young Moody, regarded as capable but not possessing his father’s famed powers, starts a significant new task. The world will watch his noble effort as he undertakes this challenging assignment.
A Sanitary Record summary discusses how brainworkers need smaller, more frequent meals to sustain energy and mental performance. It warns that three large meals hinder digestion, while four to six small meals with varied items support steady nourishment without overeating or causing gas and discomfort.
A historical note describes a tar making method using weed and wood tar built into dug barrels covered with turf. The setup is lighted from underneath so the tar slowly ignites, as described in a fourth century B.C. context.
A dated list of wholesale prices for poultry and eggs, vegetables, fruits, live stock, hides, and related goods. The prices cover chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, eggs per case, potatoes, onions, apples, beef, mutton, hogs, veal, hides and skins, with live weight and dressed rate distinctions. The excerpt ends noting a price spread between Spokane and the Coast for wheat.
Washington reports the president has tendered Frank P. Sargent, chief of the Brotherhood, for the commissioner general post. Powderly is to be relieved due to friction with treasury officials. Thomas Fritchie at York and Edward F. McGweeney will also be replaced. Changes take effect April 1, with successors undecided.
A 24 hour blizzard plummets to 5 below with 45 mph winds. Snow drifts shut down all business and rail traffic. Northern Pacific trains blocked at Mandan and Dawon after failed attempts to clear routes. The storm, worst in a decade, scatters cattle and risks heavy losses without shelter.
Fall River Massachusetts March 17 Threatened mill strike averted after talks ends. Although workers refused a 10 percent raise early, several mills posted notices to grant the wage increase on Monday. In Chicago mourners paid final respects to ex Governor John P Altgeld at Graceland cemetery with no military display per Mrs Altgeld’s wishes.
A German publisher released a translation of five well known English and American novels. None of the titles sold more than a thousand copies. The conversation reveals a sharp misunderstanding about the prisoner who is actually a judge and the fearsome reputation he carries.
Descriptive lines reveal devotion and inner traits through a hand reading moment. A referenced couple, including a bold Brute figure from Indianapolis Bun, shapes a tale of love and risk.
In a lively remark, Mer and Maud Mabel tease the new minister about his delayed arrival. Irene and Desperately note she suspects he would have been prepared for a pro the other evening if he had attended, but fears to undertake extemporaneously.
An army officer serving in Cuba states that every Cuban must have a helper. No carpenter can be hired for an hour without a helper to assist, hand tools, and converse with him. The remark reflects strict labor expectations on the island.
A brief exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald notes that children today rarely catch lightning bugs, seeming old fashioned as most things are now lit by electricity. The remark contrasts past simple joys with modern brightened life.
A brief social quip notes plans for a whist gathering at one home this evening with a friend agreeing to attend. The exchange captures light social banter characteristic of the Tit-Bita column.
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