Reckless youth on bicycle faces danger from turning car
A youth on a bicycle becomes endangered as an automobile risks striking him, highlighting a perilous moment on the road and the threat of traffic to pedestrians.
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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1901
Page
2
Comedian George McDermott Linked to Jingo Word Origin
Obituary notes George McDermott a comedian who died in England recently is credited with introducing the term jingo via a 1877 song as the British fleet passed the Dardanelles. A Georgia effort to memorialize Eli Whitney by converting his Augusta area worksite into a country club has formed with charter obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McDermott
England
Dardarelles
Georgia
Eli Whitney
Augusta
Apple as a staple like cereals sparks national interest
The New York Independent notes a distant day when apples are recognized as a daily staple on par with cereals and when their market value will influence national affairs and interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Independent
Domestic servants scarce in Switzerland as emigration rises
Swiss labor bureau reports 1021 servant applications but only 402 found. Servants resist continuous labor and loss of free Sundays as many seek better opportunities abroad, notably in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
United States
Labor Bureau
Senator Mitchell on European public mood after two years abroad
Senator Mitchell reports European sentiment toward the United States as generally unfriendly, with Germans and French showing dislike. He notes English respect for Americans has grown, while continental press hints at hostility tied to commercial rivalry and fears of American market dominance encroaching on European trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Europe
Clocks With Wheels Defy Time in Odd Tales
A Boston Record item recounts a suburban clock that behaves erratically, running only when upright or on its head. The tale, told by a tinkerer, compares clocks to quirky people and notes the clock’s strange reversals as it is handled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Record
The Centipedes and a Post Quartermaster
Lt Bartlett and Lt Drayton clash over Army housing as Collinses move in and a menagerie of insects besieges their quarters. Drayton plots to swap up, but paint and persistence return calm and quarters to Mrs Lawrence. The comic battle ends with Drayton retreating to his own room amid centipedes and a rattlesnake souvenir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett
Collinses
Colinses
Collins
Lawrence
Lawrences
Drayton
Quartermaster’s Department
Cate
Texas
C. O.5
Mrs. Lawrence
Dame C
Cain
C. O
Colling
Houe
United States
Sweet
Ghat
Jimmy O'Brien
Jimmy
Leutenant
Q. M
Q. Ms. Go
Centipedes
San Francisco
Argonaut
Deficient Education and the Worried Worker
A Washington Star poem excerpt laments men bred to idleness who fail to find joy in work while others rush through life. It contrasts the distressed loafer with the busy man who never pauses for fun, portraying two paths of burden and unlearned fulfillment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idlene
Washington Star
Humorous exchanges and quips of everyday life
A collage of jokes and dialogues features a talkative barber, a boastful lodger, a hungry man, and a jokey exchange about world owes you a living. Other bits include a farm tale about two bulls and a heifer, a tailor tale, and a bridegroom misused metaphor ending with a moonlit exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riter
Reeder
Gotrox
Willie
Higgins
Sissy
Snipen
Wells foresees rapid transit loosening city centers
In a London Fortnightly Review essay H G Wells predicts rapid transit will spread populations across England and Wales, shrink big cities, and create widely dispersed communities. By 2000 A D citizens may access vast areas from small districts, with diverse regional centers and a bustling post office delivering almost all household needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Wells
London Fortnightly Review
England
Mr. Wells
Belgium
Ireland
London
England and
Wales
Nottingham
Exeter
Washington
Albany
New York
Philadelphia
Wells
Great Britain
Pearls of Thought Says Love Burns Out Friendship Increases
A Philadelphia Record excerpt presents aphorisms on demeanor pride caution and relationships. It ponders pride over sycophancy jealousy disdain aging respect self control secrecy and the balance of adversity and perversity in domestic happiness. It highlights speaking one’s own language clearly and cherishing genuine respect and camaraderie in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Letter Collecting Motor Cars A Dream Into the Future
A Washington Star report discusses the postal service’s mounted carriers with small wagons costing $300 annually per carrier. It notes the system is economical yet antiquated and unlikely to last, predicting a shift to automobiles within a decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Washington
Washington Star
Windsor dwellings and Elizabeths kitchens and hauntings
The Windsor dwelling rooms are humble for a royal retreat. Queen Elizabeth rebuilt the kitchen after discovering distance to the dining room caused cold meals. She is said to haunt the Octagon library, once frequented heavily, reflecting historic habit and myth. Graphite was first found in Siberia in 1842 with a mine yielding large quantities by 1866.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Elizabeth
London
Straightway
London Chronicle
Siberia
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Weds Tribune Printing Company
Main Street
Freeland
The
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Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Britain
France
Germany
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Darkness
Biardlett
D. C
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