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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1902
Page
2
King Edward directs adding the Red Dragon badge to the Prince of Wales achievement. The dragon previously appeared with Henry VII’s banner for Welsh lineage, vanished under the Swarts, and now returns with the heir apparent’s title signaling renewed Welsh heraldic honor.
The San Francisco Chronicle notes 119 deaths last year in Swiss climbs, more than double the prior year. It cites inexperience and foolhardiness among tourists as a major factor, arguing for laws restricting mountain climbing to those with proven mountaineering experience.
Khaki is discarded for a new rainproof drab mixed cloth for coats and similarly toned trousers with drab tartan. Puttees and boots are removed for privates and NCOs, replaced by leather loggins in mounted service and canvas in infantry. Slouch hats and cork helmets are replaced or modified to align with English practice.
A factory dinner quarrel escalates when one man, Bill, refuses to discuss the Boer War, saying he and another chap reached different conclusions and wound up in different places, one at hospital and the other at the police station. The remark ends the matter.
The Cookwagon Works at Prospect employing 75 men has been purchngee by Hubers and will be moved to Marion. A passenger train killed Roy Wilson near East Liverpool. The Franks farm south of Wooster burned with loss of 3500 dollars and no insurance. Wooster University memorial chapel dedicated on Wednesday. Oxford post office looted of 1500 in stamps and 100 in cash.
Mary confronts her cousin Burney Harriston about his Fresh Air Hospital for poor children. She travels to Aunt Rachel then discovers the children are dear, their parents proud, and Burney’s mission gains her sympathy. She proposes to stay and help, changing her view of the summer and the lives she once dismissed.
Joaquin Miller argues that Chinese merchants and bankers are trusted by foreign lenders, noting English and Japanese banks rely on Chinese hands for accuracy. He observes a different debt culture where bankruptcies do not exist and debts must be settled yearly, reflecting Confucian restraint and social pressure.
A survey of drapery choices favoring white or cream over colored textiles, plus home care tips. It covers oiling sewing machines with paraffine to prevent bearing wear, scented hangers and sachets for garments and drawers, and a critique of unattractive storm doors urging proper vestibule precautions and seasonal door adjustments.
The page lists several homestyle dishes with step by step instructions. Cracker Gruel uses crackers, salt, sugar, water and milk. Cranberry Shortcake describes a crust with flour butter and baking powder, filled with cranberries and cream. Potatoes and Chicken layers mashed potatoes with seasoned yolks and minced chicken, then fried. Cauliflower Parisian Style cooks cauliflower and pours a tomato butter sauce thickened with cracker dust, baked briefly to set.
A poem from the New York Herald celebrating the power and speed of the automobile. It likens the car to a tireless steed with a fiery heart, racing toward desire amid steam and oil, and warns of reckless fate guiding its wheels.
A collection of comic exchanges among Nell Belle and others about time money marriage clothing and manners. Humorous snippets include Cynical Bachelor comments on wedding gifts and love advice from characters like Silk Sillicus and Blobbs. The banter touches on flirtation prunes guard humor and light social observations in a talkative panel style.
A 17 year old girl at a local girls boarding school feigns illness to enjoy the attention of her family and fellow pupils. A toothache prompts a mass nursing effort but she reveals she prefers the mystery of illness to avoid having her tooth treated.
A light page of child humor shows Willie resenting praise for tasks he dislikes, Walter arguing with an aunt, Jack asking where a snake begins its tail wag, Georgie defending napkin use, and a dog tied to a table leg.
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