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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1901
Page
3
A collage of notes on hazing, royal and military figures, and a Kansas doctor’s alfalfa extract fad. It links reform talk at West Point to Afghan leadership and ends with a quirky tale of a free alfalfa elixir fueling fashion and appetite among twentieth century girls.
A Louisville Times reminiscence recalls two amusing court moments in Kentucky history. A rich man’s heirs clashed over a dream influenced will, a witness saying the deceased feared signing when he saw a lawyer with a bag to seize his money. Another trial featured a vain woman who taunted lawyers, only to be moved from the stand after a sharp exchange with her husband and the attorney.
A brief dialogue captured from the Philadelphia Press shows a daughter confronting her father about closeness, with the father noting insight into their situation. The exchange highlights themes of perception and restraint in family relations.
The piece describes rapid firing breech-loading cannons using acetylene gas to bombard clouds and supposedly stop hail, protecting vineyards. It notes Italian and French experiments, the safety of multiple remote cannons linked by wires, and a project by Union Traction Company testing high speed schedules on trolley lines in Philadelphia with extensive data collection.
The text explains how drug effects depend on body weight and age, noting larger individuals require more drug while children receive much less. It discusses dosing rules including Young's rule, using a child’s age as the numerator and age plus twelve as the denominator, with examples for 5 year olds and 60 minims doses.
In Philadelphia a dawn trolley car traverses the city, reaching Chestnut Hill fourteen and three-quarter miles away in twenty-five to twenty-seven minutes. It averages about thirty five miles an hour with frequent stops, sometimes completing a mile in a minute and an eighth.
Two hunters on a fortnight hunting trip in British Columbia witnessed a brutal battle between a large buck and a cougar on the north fork of Kettle River. The deer drove antlers into the cougar, fought back from a tree ambush, and killed the feline after a fierce struggle. The hunters deemed the buck’s victory just and allowed the survivor to depart unharmed.
Richard F. Downey of Menominee Michigan designed an automatic arrangement to reset bowling pins after each inning. The device speeds the process and eliminates the need for a pinsetter, as shown in the illustration of the pin end of the alley.
The inventor describes a system where strong cords attach to pin bases and connect to levers operated by a foot or hand lever near the bowler. When activated the pins reset instantly and balls return via side gutters, eliminating the need for an assistant and placing balls in position for reuse.
A playful dialogue between Adam and Eve debates living beyond means and economy. Eve urges prudence while Adam agrees but insists that laundry expenditure must be spared. A concluding note praises a female writer who warns women against marrying loud men.
Hazelton, Pa. delegates to the United Mine Workers vote to suspend work at all anthracite mines unless operators meet the miners executive board in conference before April 1. Mitchell and district officers back a united stance as wage scale and union recognition loom.
Arthur Bullock, a notable capitalist long connected with England and formerly a Los Angeles bank teller, was found dead in his hotel room at the Queen's hotel in Vancouver. The door was forced after being left undisturbed for days, with investigators indicating he likely died about three days earlier.
Special from De Soto Missouri reports Bismarck on fire with about half the town likely burned including hotels ten business houses and the Iron Mountain railroad station. Bismarck located 75 miles from St Louis on the Iron Mountain railroad with a population of 750.
Paris report of a duel between Count Boni de Castellane and M. de Rodays states Rodays was wounded in the thigh during the first exchange. Castellane was unharmed. The duel was halted after Rodays bled but is not seriously wounded.
About 7000 spectators attended the opening at Ingleside on Saturday. The California derby was the feature of a strong program, with Prana favored but won by Ted Sloan riding a six-horse field valued at $6575.
Northport Washington March 18 W D Todd who resigned two months ago to take a higher paying job with a smelter firm has been replaced by W F Case of the Northport Trading company who has been appointed postmaster by Washington authorities.
London dispatch reports General Kitchener announcing the notorious Abel Erasmuss and his family captured at Lyndenburg by Colonel Park and his column. The report emphasizes the success of the operation and names the key figures involved in the pursuit.
In Notre Dame Indiana on March 16 the faculty selected Bourke Cockran of New York as the recipient of the Laitre medal, the universitys highest honor for eloquence and public service.
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