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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
3
A voyage to Glasgow turns eerie as a desolate woman dies on deck. A French observer and a ventriloquist among the passengers unmask a trusted companion as the mystery behind the dead passenger’s identity. The reveal reframes the eerie burial episode and leaves the narrator shaken.
A London Express correspondent describes long hours from 7 p.m. to after 9 p.m. for bank clerks, calling it white slavery. He cites dreary offices, poor ventilation, and argues wage and dividend practices harm workers while stockholders profit. He contrasts India with England and asks why reform isn’t pursued.
Germany imported up to ten million dollars in apples and two and a half million dollars in pears in a single year. Public chatter says each party insists others give him attention in the discussions surrounding this trade.
Gifford Pinchot warns private owners are destroying California mammoth trees. He cites Southern groves showing some reproduction while northern groves decline. He details waste from logging, premature breakage, gunpowder blasting, debris, and fires, urging saving remaining groves like Mariposa and Calaveras.
A government pamphlet warns that most of California’s famous big trees are rapidly disappearing due to private logging and timber claims covering over a million acres. It highlights the trees’ scientific value, urges preservation, and mentions forthcoming federal reports and maps detailing grove locations and losses. Florida tobacco gain and Sumatra wrapper praise at Paris exposition are also noted.
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a postal clerk remarking that a S cent stamp isn’t required for Canada while a shopper says the stamp shade matches her envelope. The column closes with a wry line about judging value by bill size versus coal tonnage.
A humorous tale follows a man who boasts his method to win a wife’s mercy. A caller plans a stag poker party but must navigate his wife’s veto and social constraints. The scene shifts to a heated home discussion, ending with a playful compromise and a night in.
The largest basa horn owned and played by W. B. Vanover of Lexington Virginia is showcased. It weighs forty six pounds, measures forty seven inches long with a bell diameter of twenty eight inches. Vanover notes he uses the horn daily in battalion parades.
A Congress backed study estimates crime costs the nation about a billion dollars annually in tax and criminals’ income, with total losses possibly reaching two billion when including destruction of property and life. Experts urge tightening controls on habitual offenders as crucial next step. Minnesota farm land values rise over seven years, up more than 100 percent.
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