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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1902
Page
3
A Washington man claims a new straw based machine can produce railroad ties at low cost. With about 20 million ties used yearly in the United States and current ties costing around 75 cents, this elastic wood substitute could be a rich venture if the secret process proves viable.
The article enumerates legal marriage ages by country including Germany 13 for men and 13 for women in Portugal 14 and 12, Greece 14 and 12, France 18 and 16, Belgium similar, Spain 14 and 12, Austria 14 for both, and Turkey allowing unions for capable youths. It then digresses into patent medicine ad copy and a note on sea otter fur worth up to $1,000 per skin.
The notice markets Cascaners Candy Cathartic as a natural aid for bowels promising pain relief and regular movements. It warns against imitations and touts metal-stamped tablets sold for ten cents, with mention of private golf links over two miles in ex Sent laid out for the King at indoor.
The feature presents May Manton designs for blouses and waistlines with deep shoulder pleats, shield collars, and contrasting fabrics. It details cutting requirements for various widths, fabric types, and finishes, plus trends in crepe trims, lace, and satin shoes, highlighting popular sleeve shapes and necklines.
A fragment from James Whitcomb Riley describes three children fooling around as wind blows and they laugh uncontrollably. Minnie Belle Bert and a narrator share the scene with wide eyed laughter and hoarse whoops as the sun shines above.
A collage of humorous exchanges and wry remarks from various papers. It features lines about quitting eating, literary quips by Miles the humorist, gossip on a girl’s hair and complexion, stage echoes of a concert, a baby’s sleeplessness, and light banter on marriage, furniture, and selling by the sheriff.
Thomas Preston Brooke, famed band master, rested after long travel with his group. A hotel boy knocked at 6 AM despite orders for quiet until 9 AM. The blunt reply and a soft voice led to a humorous misunderstanding in New Orleans.
Paola Kansas public school children exchange letters with Edinburgh Scotland pupils. A Scotch boy rebukes common myths about Scotland noting hardly any men wear kilts in Edinburgh or across Scotland and that English is poorer than Scottish speech.
Miss Marion Cunningham of Emporia Kansas endorses Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for womb troubles and menstrual irregularities. The letter asserts relief after three months of use and invites others to request advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Eight states do not require examination by a state board for medical practice. The states named include Arkansas Colorado Kentucky Michigan Nevada South Dakota and Tennessee.
An assortment of early 20th century ads tout Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children and other tonics claiming quick cures for colds feverishness headaches and teething. The page includes testimonials and prices such as 25 cents for powders and a free sample offer. It also features advertisements for Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer Piso's Cure for Consumption and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup among others.
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