Public interest on imperialism and labor politics in 1900s report
Andrew J Palm cites that the house is controlled by a few, stifling debate and enabling legislative trusts. The piece predicts a governor by the sovereign people, condemns the Quay circle, and endorses a future Democratic nominee. Powderly’s retirement and Sargent’s appointment signal labor votes guiding policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irief
Andrew J. Palm
Pell
Colorado
House of Representatives
House
Washington
Philippines
Quay
W. H. Andrews
Wesley Reuben
Andrews
Pennsylvania
Durham
Stone, Elkin
Yonkers Men Scratches Head Over Idea
Yonkers Statesman notes a humorous exchange on thinking and ideas as a man scratches his head in contemplation and another character suggests he has a notion about what is in it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
Crimsonbeak
Yonkers Statesman
FEED BABY SLOWLY and the why of slow eating
Advice from the New York Journal emphasizes slow eating for all ages. It compares humans to horses, arguing rapid consumption breeds digestion problems and diseases. It outlines four key factors in digestion and urges chewing, avoiding liquid swallowing, resting after meals, and keeping the brain calm to aid digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal
The Doctor's Room Confusion and Dolly's Return
In a domestic comedy, Dolly hides in a back room as Ned Harwood warns of trouble from a misread letter. Dr. Trenton and his brother James collide with a mistaken identity as Dolly and Dorothy reveal a tangled, humorous romance ending with Harwood saving the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Trenton
Trenton
James
Tom
Ned Harwood
Dolly
Miss Dolly
Harwood
Herbert
Dorothy
Squaring the Circle Allusion In Impossible Tasks
The phrase squaring the circle means an impossible attempt. It refers to creating a circle with exactly the same area as a square, requiring the precise ratio of diameter to circumference. Popular value 3.1459 inspires endless digits, mirroring the endless pursuit of perpetual motion.
Trifling With Your Health and Kidney Remedies
An advertisement touts Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy for kidney liver and bladder diseases claiming quick relief from incontinence nocturia and scalding urine plus a testimonial from Rev Henry P Miller of Spartanburg S C. The ad markets $1.00 per bottle or six for $5.00 with a free trial bottle and promotes Dr Kennedy's Worm Syrup at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kennedy
Henry P. Miller
Baptist Church
Spartenburg
S. C
D. Kennedy
German Gleanings and Public Health Budgets
German officials report a German engineer officer sentenced to one month in prison and another fined for accepting presents from contractors on the Metz fortification project. The Prussian budget for 1902 funds typhoid prevention, cancer research, a cancer ward and lab, and meteorological stations. Kaiser Wilhelm orders gifts for families of marines killed at Peking along with memorials and a Chinese war medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
Committee For Cancer Research
Prussia
Kaiser Wilhelm
Peking
Facts from France reflect disease, drink, and exploration
Forty years ago tuberculosis was rare in the Basque district of France but is now widespread. In Paris absinthe consumption has doubled in five years to 8,000,000 bottles yearly. A Charente Inferieure conscript, La Roche, is the youngest of 32 children with 12 living. A Paris lamplighter rides a bicycle while lighting lamps with a torch over his shoulder. A monument to Lieutenant Francois Garnier at St Etienne honors his Yunnan explorations, murder, and role in French colonial expansion in Tonkin and Indochina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Charente- Inferieure
Laroche
Francois Garnier
Yunnan
St. Etienne
Red River
Tonquin
Indo-China
Fruits and Flowers Planting and Grafting Advice
This note advises timely orchard creation to replace aging stock, noting six to eight years to bearing, favoring sturdy stock with many side shoots, and urging grafting before buds swell. It also mentions early sown zinnias for early bloom and records A Oswald as distributor for Elysian extracts and perfumery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Oswald
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Freeland Tribune
Ares
Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Orrick
Loxa
Freeland
Tritone Printing Company, Limited
Terrence Powderly
Roosevelt
Frank Sargent
Powderly
Knights of Labor
Organized Labor
Republican Party
Immigration Bureau
Sargent
Sargentia
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Pittsburg Post
Castoria
Shiloh
C. Wells & Co
le Roy
Karl
McMenamin's Gents
Hat and Shoe Store
South Centre Street
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Boyle
Dresh Rochester
E High Valley Railroad
Weatherly
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Easton
Philadelphia
New York
Sandy Run
White Haven
Pittston
Scranton
Hazleton
Delano
Pottarillo
Mahanoy City
Shenandoah
Mt. Carne
Pottsville
Bundy Run
Ikes-Barre
All Points West
Hanyel
Bunton
Mt. Carmel
Pottaville
Hite Haven
Hee auErnen
Lein B. Slrs
Cortlandt Street
New York City
Drifton
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Humboldt Road
Oneida
Sheppton
Hazleton Junction
Cranberry
Tomhicken
Deringer
Qaue
Unday
Deringar
Keen
Hazieton Junction
Kean
Beaver Meadow Road
Stockton
Hazle Brook
Eckley
Jeddy
Daiy
Cother
Smith, Suberidtendens
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