19 May 1877
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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1877
Page
1
A partial OCR shows names W aL F Cartee P Thompson James Stout JOM Howe and R J Monroe, suggesting a board or committee roster. Details such as roles, affiliations, or actions are unreadable, leaving only these individuals cited in the fragment. Further text needed for context or a complete record.
The Oregonian views renewal of the Northern Pacific land grant as the last major chance to vet the railroad, with proponents in Congress pushing amendments. The railroad runs 650 miles with last year’s earnings nearly matching expenses. President Wright planned Oregon visits to discuss a route along the Columbia River to Puget Sound, now postponed to summer. Wheat supplies look tight if Russian markets are cut off, boosting maize demand. An anecdote on a sleeping car reveals a dry joke about a passenger craving moisture, ending with a personal note about a failed romance as a sultan vows holy war.
In Quartzburg last Friday evening a man shot Halsey W. Chamberlin at Mrs. Mosher house after a brief visit by McIrwin. Chamberlin was shot in the breast and back, staggered to a saloon, and died before Dr. Rothwell could reach Placerville three miles away. Mrs. Mosher identified her husband C. B. Mosher as the shooter. A third shot was fired but missed.
An Oregon paper notes the Willamette valley will send abroad ten million bushels of wheat by 1880 with four million acres under cultivation and foresees tens of millions of bushels from the upper Columbia region if river navigation obstacles are removed.
County clerks estimate Oregon population, with totals and county figures such as Marion 18,000 Multnomah 17,000 Lane 10,000 Linn 14,000 Washington 6,000 Jackson 6,500 Clackamas 8,000 Clatsop 4,400. overall total 146,100. The note also references breadstuff price speculation and gambling comparisons.
An essay outlines how each nation’s women prefer certain traits in a husband. It claims French women value wit or gallantry, German women seek faithfulness, Dutch women dislike disturbance, Spanish women desire vengeance, Italian women favor dreaminess, Danish women prize patriotism, Russian women shun Westerners, and American women want wealth. The piece reflects dated stereotypes and generalized judgments of gender and nationality.
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