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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1901
Page
3
A collage of snippets from era papers discusses the Eastern question over Constantinople, pacifist penalties, financiers and hats, public figures, and the press. Notes include Porto Rico library appeals, mastication cures, horseflesh scandals, Lobster obituary, church steeples’ value, and a plea to spare the spire.
A reflective column surveys heritage preservation and national memory. It contrasts funding historic sites abroad with duties at home, cites Daniel Webster, Eng lish lake region, and New Hampshire’s historical playground. It notes a Shanghai theft and a class of 1901 diploma turnout, then critiques Czarist policy toward Finland and disarmament ideals in a troubled era.
The article reflects on Pilgrim's Progress as a vital 20th century work with broad sales, then shifts to social observations of luxury and failed comfort in apartment life. It surveys Navy recruiting troubles, noting pay gaps with civilian jobs, and contrasts peacetime aspirations with wartime momentum. It ends with predictions on aerial navigation, favoring aeronplanes over balloons and citing Bell on the balloon limitation.
If time drags you long hours, try wild grape pie to stay occupied. The old saying warns it will take four weeks to remove the seeds from your teeth.
Carroll Wesley Smith, formerly John Smith, wins a court order to drop the duplicate identity chaos. He says too many Johns share the name and employment, and he selects Carroll Wesley Smith as his new identity to avoid mistaken jobs, letters, and legal trouble.
New York sculptor C. H. Niehaus completed a fine bust of President McKinley after securing White House sittings and photographs. Initially commissioned for the Ohio Society’s Waldorf-Astoria room, he lost his fee for delays but pursued a more authentic likeness. Friends deem it worthy of a public gallery and the work is shown here reproduced from a photograph.
A spider living among rocks near Cannes mimics moth cases to blend in. The Entomological Society of London reported the remarkable resemblance observed between the resting spider and surrounding moth cases, highlighting adaptive mimicry in insects and arachnids.
A Norwegian tramp steamer replaced a broken propeller at sea using a nine ton spare propeller stored on board. By shifting cargo to lift the bow and exposing the bearings, the crew built a timber raft and swapped the propellers with little difficulty. The report closes with a prompt about not nitpicking a boy's pursuits.
The excerpt centers on social intrigue surrounding Jim, Mrs. Tom, Sallie, and Bert Hobart amid a scheme to win Elsie. Betsy Baxter’s line appears in dialogue, while a subplot follows a romantic plot, florists visit, and a staged rivalry. The tone mirrors a light domestic drama with hints of gossip and flirtation.
A lonely old writer toiled for years seeking recognition. His art grew humble yet faithful until, at last, a private work found a public audience. Fame finally crowned his long quest as the world embraced his quiet tale and the poet died fulfilled.
Mrs Tom talks with Jim about Elsie Everton and Bert Hobart. She recalls their past engagement and Hobart's charm. Elsie, newly from school, is furious at a jilt and seeks a kingly match, while Hobart’s self-satisfied smile irritates both women and men in the salon.
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