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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
4
Opinions From Various Sources On Political Questions of the Day. Notes on Republicanism Pattison and the Democratic city committee, the Harrisburg administration, ballot reform, and alleged ballot box stuffing. A Centralia fire caused $10,000 loss after a lamp explosion.
In Mayville social snobbery erupts over a bonnet copy accusation between Mrs. Wentworth and Mrs. Drewelowe. Their feud peaks at Easter church, but illness, poverty, and a shared error reveal the vanity behind class lines and bring help and forgiveness.
Thomas, tenth Earl of Dundonald records in his Autobiography of a Seaman a tale from the Hind where a parrot trained to imitate a boatswain whistle causes a guest to be hoisted overboard. The moment ends with a quick rescue and the bird escaping punishment.
A cottage owner urges keeping a candle in every room as a quick safe light during outages. Candles are described as safe, clean, convenient and cheap for emergency use, with sturdy plain candlesticks and wide saucer bases to catch drips. Continuous practice may reduce fire risks and insurance claims.
Guidance for keeping a baby comfortable in heat emphasizes regular feeding and simple, agreeable foods. It notes summer ailments common in homes away from doctors and prescribes a long‑used remedy of camphor, peppermint, laudanum, and rhubarb, plus water, with hourly dosing until relief and a peppermint tea for colic.
An improved flatiron shown in a drawing is described as self heating, allowing work to continue after the fire in the range is out. It uses a hollow casting with a perforated feeding tube and a volatile liquid in a globelike reservoir, gas driven by flame to keep the iron at the right temperature. Inventor J B Swartz of Wooster Ohio is named.
Readers can now create a novel bathroom with wallpaper patterns designed for wet rooms. Imports include a frieze called the estuary showing ships along water with trees and banks. Clean ties and color harmonious walls and tiles, tile floor options, and nickel accessories enhance a healthful morning bath.
A hostess devised a simple party game for a bride to be luncheon. Each guest received a saucer or cup upon entering. Partners were determined by matching the saucer with the cup at her place, guiding everyone to their partner as they sat.
A household tip advises soaking discolored pillowcases and similar articles for four to five days in a large pan of clean cold water. Turn them daily, then blue lightly and finish as usual for beautifully white results.
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