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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
2
A collage of observations on fashion, manners, finance, and society. Notes on Mr Morgan’s mortgage on Chili, Mr Rockefeller’s pastor, and ministerial productivity, with playful quips about dress, etiquette, and a ping pong incident in Atlanta. Mentions pneumonia prevention and Carnegie’s gift to universities, plus forecasts on recreation trends like roller skating and automobilism.
An essay discusses the rise of home cooks replacing professional cooks, arguing improved domestic life and even spiritual development. It notes Russian student unrest and government challenges, then shifts to urban population growth, Berlin and Chicago trends, and urban congestion versus rural spread, concluding with a call to keep urban growth healthy.
An article outlines a do it yourself method to craft a Paris style hat for about 1.25 dollars using chiffon, mer cerized cotton, and a backram frame. It describes cutting, braiding, and sewing chiffon strips into bands and braids, assembling around a frame, with optional loops rosettes and color variations for summer hats. It notes fresh crisp fabric matters, suggests color combos and minor embellishments beyond the budget.
A new slanting platform loaded with cans automatically into milk cars, aiming to speed shipping by reducing manual labor and train delays. Developer Frederick E. Tichenor of Mukowonago Wisconsin showcases the mechanism with a locking gate and tilted gate entry to feed cans directly into the car as trains arrive.
Captain Louis N. Stodder, born in CART. BUC Boston in 1838, is the sole surviving officer who fought aboard the Monitor. He later served as supervisor of anchorage at New York harbor, remaining with the ship from keel laying in October 1861 to its foundering off Cape Hatteras in December 1862.
New York tale recalls Eddie the page boy who fetches a spare eye from the locker room. He returns with a second optic after noting the blue one will not fit. The old member gratefully accepts it, while the astonished newcomer exits in silence as observers react.
A newly elected club member earned the nickname kicker by loudly criticizing the club’s supplies and service. He complained of poor offerings and hostile conditions, but the group defended the staff as the pride of the members despite the critic’s tirade. A one eyed man in the same group rang the bell and addressed someone named Eddie.
A Philadelphia charity leader notes a rising profession for women as trained charity workers. She cites New York’s charity training school, salaries around 5000 dollars to head organizers, and growing demand for methodical, expert charity work across cities including Philadelphia. The piece ends with a lighter quip about dusty portraits.
A Rhodesia photo shows the Matoppo Hills site chosen by Cecil Rhodes for his grave. The will dedicates 20000 dollars yearly to beautify and preserve the grave and nearby hills, and provides for a Bulawayo railway to the area. The rock-cut grave will bear a brass tablet saying Here lie the remains of Cecil John Rhodes.
The Czar sanctioned a major engineering plan raising the Sea of Azof surface by 14 feet 8 inches. A near Kerth dam nine miles long will host colossal sea gates for ships and outlets for excess water. Estimated cost is 25 million dollars, to be funded via duties on ships trading to affected ports.
Paper stockings are soon to appear using twisted twine like paper, roughened for a soft woolly look and knitted into hose. At five cents a pair, the invention promises to save time spent weekly on darning.
Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett American born MP linked to Pilgrim and Mayflower ancestry died after an appendicitis operation in London. He served twenty two years in Parliament representing Eye and then Sheffield and was knighted in 1892. Born in Brooklyn in 1849 to British subjects, he studied at Oxford and joined the English bar.
A Wichita Eagle excerpt cites Sphinx Club discussions in New York on advertising. R C Ogden argues for broad general advertising followed by product specific campaigns. A New England merchant adds that constant effort wins customers and newspaper ads are cheap long-term. Also notes on portable French army bakeries and a reflective quip about past confessions.
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