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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1901
Page
7
A noisy mix of social satire and speculation. The piece riffs on financiers like Russell Sage and George Gould, explores royal etiquette, divorce quirks, and a mock science plot about dog and cat peace. It ponders public figures, nobility, and hidden letters between queens and kings amid political rumor.
A New York couple welcomed a fine looking man who courted their daughter and soon wed. After the marriage the truth emerged that he was a repeated bigamist and a convicted criminal. The piece warns against overconfidence and urges seeking character certificates before marriage.
The piece mixes social advice on early marriage from a New Jersey dean with Iowa country school centralization trials. It notes a push to abolish small white schools in favor of centralized centers, promising lower costs, transportation of pupils, and better teaching staff. It contrasts with parental opposition to early nuptials and broader social attitudes toward marriage and age.
An Indianapolis Sun item recalls a joke about a rubber trust president irritated by a Texas plant inquiry. The secretary asks the exact location and the reply notes the plant is in the right-hand corner of the parlor. The piece closes with a weather note from Arizona and a quip about guilt and a wife's trust.
A lone worker among autumn logs on the upper Ottawa River falls near Chandler Falls is swept toward the cataract. He regains footing on a rock table and is finally saved by a derrick crane rigged with ropes, hoisting him to safety.
Photo shows the Prince of Wales in crease-free trousers pressed even all around for a cylindrical leg set. The image stirs comment in New York as a Chicago observer speculates on fashion impact, noting the royal change may influence American swelledom.
The note discusses Prince of Wales fashion impact on London styles, remarks on creases in trousers possibly returning, and cites Pope about not being first or last in change. It also mentions Bavarian beer glass regulation at half a litre and comments on travel and maps.
A hundred miles from Louisville sits Gethsemane Kentucky home to Trappist monks whose vow of silence and strict rules set them apart. The abbey houses about eighty monks with diverse skills from woodwork to farming while the choir religious focus on Latin rites. Women are barred except for presidential and Kentucky gubernatorial provisos.
A New York picture dealer recounts a tale about a private studio door and gilded traces on catalogues. Each visiting woman touched the door, leaving gilding on the paper except for one catalogue carried by his future wife who wore gloves and understood the door was not locked. The anecdote ends with a caution about marriage and eating one’s words.
An aged Sir George Grey entertains and educates a dozen boys at the Natural History Museum in South Kensington. When asked the origin of a specimen he had sent from Australia the explorer admits he killed it himself. The boys applaud as he unfolds the tale and finishes to an appreciative crowd, marking a memorable afternoon.
The story honors Lord Russell of Killowen the long serving lord chief justice of England. A famed jury advocate he defended Mrs Maybrick in 1880 and appeared in the Chetwynd turf scandal case. He became lord chief justice in 1804 and toured the United States in 1806. The Philadelphia Record anecdote follows about President William H Allen of Girard College.
A digest of cases on taxation equality and due process. Drew v Tift confirms tax fairness across classes. Norfolk v Young notes lack of notice voids street improvement decree. A mining contract shows equity not enforceable by mere performance. Rail depots can be ordered by statute. Crow v Kramer holds tie votes violate constitutional election rules. An oak study notes a single tree lifts 198 tons of water monthly and supports rain formation.
A world traveler recalls Indian monkeys as almost human, tame yet impudent. He describes a street monkey race, crows fighting over breakfast, temple colonies with mothers rocking babies, and a morning troop that forms a circle dance in a field.
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