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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
3
A reflective meditation on the giant cactus as a desert sentinel. The piece imagines blooms in April, Sphinx like silence, white flower tips on obelisks, and the sudden green flush after rain, with California poppies gilding the plain. It blends imagery of resurrection and nature’s stark beauty.
The passenger department of the Pennsylvania lines announces refunds for excess fares on the New York to Chicago Pennsylvania special. Refunds apply at $1 per hour late, up to two hours, with $2 at two hours, $3 at three hours, and the full excess fare at four hours. If the train is not late by two hours, no refund. The trunk line committee endorsed the policy after reviewing excess fares.
A fragmented 1900s miscellany notes bloodhounds as noble trackers with keen scenting, compares urban vs rural dog perceptions, lists assorted advertisements for foot powder and cures, salmon poaching with bombs in England, a nerve restorer, volcanic Kamchatka, Hall's Catarrh Cure, a tiger and panther tally in India, and life expectancy gaps between towns and countryside.
The switch from a setting hen to a brooders for little chicks brings initial unease but offers many advantages. Chicks have constant refuge, no mites or gapes, and can be cared for 400 to 500 at once with less effort than managing hens. The method yields about 95 percent hatch success.
At Ontario Agricultural College, optimal chicken fattening centers on 3 1/2 lb birds with trough feeding then cramming, while lighter and heavier weights cost more per gain. Ducks fare best fed loose. Skim milk is more valuable on farm than sold to creameries, serving as feed for pigs and calves and as fertilizer, with dairy and beef prospects outweighing creamery payments.
The article argues that improving milk and cream quality through feed alone is unrealistic. It urges that cows must be replaced or supplemented with better-bred stock and regular new blood, led by a strong bull, to raise averages and enable any ideal ration to show real results. It cautions against reliance on richer rations for poor cows.
Dr A T Morse argues in Americas Cultivator that temporary feeds yield only small, fleeting fat gains in milk. He urges farmers to first change the cows, then adjust feed, warning that altering feed without dairy cow changes often wastes effort and yields little benefit.
An Indiana soil essay outlines the natural quality of land, its clay loam base, and the need to restore fertility through manure use, green manuring, resting land on grass, and deep tile drainage. It urges larger barnyard manure supplies, straw bedding, prompt spreading, turning under cover crops, and cautious pasture management to boost yields and soil health.
A New York Times report describes a novel six‑in‑one study table for the Harvard astronomical observatory funded by a 20,000 gift. Designed by Prof. Pickering and W. P. Gerrish, the circular table combines six desks with movable shelves, a central revolving bookcase, and six mini libraries for correspondence photometry spectroscopic records and observatory publications.
Ambrose Winterton, a ticket of leave man, faced Torquay magistrates for failing to report to police. He claimed a love story drove his secrecy and health reasons drove his move to France before returning to England and marrying a woman of means. His confession led to a one month prison sentence.
A New York Sun note describes a shopkeeper letter scheme that mails a well marked envelope bearing The five cents is inside. Opening the pamphlet reveals a nickel dated 1902 tucked between pages. The seller explains he pays for the reader’s time, not stealing it, though the method’s efficacy remains unsettled.
A boarding house boy tries to grab the last egg at breakfast. He uses grand words and asks if the egg is occupied. The other boarder replies that if it is, he may have it, in a lighthearted exchange reported from the New York Sun.
An advertisement extols Peruna as a universal cure for chronic catarrh across organs. It cites testimonials from Congressman Joseph F. Crowley praising its tonic and curative effects on nervous trouble and catarrh. The ad invites readers to request a free catarrh book and to write to Dr. Hartman for free medical advice.
During Attorney General Knox’s illness recovery he traveled with a physician friend. He did not report progress until moving from Fort Monroe to New Rochelle. Two days later his son Reed Knox confirmed the governor was well, noting a telegraph for golf shoes signaled the end of his vacation with the beef trust referenced.
Few people know how German street bands arise but it is a regular business run by agents of the same nationality. Most men come from the Black Forest with brass knowledge and connect with an agent who stocks instruments, enabling them to form bands to annoy rate-payers of the district.
The author argues that general electric power will decentralize industry, revive country towns, and create garden elites. He notes village industries died due to lack of power and predicts electricity will enable rural areas to compete with city factories.
Evidence grows that adding artificial coloring to milk is increasing. Samples show a rich creamy appearance not tied to actual cream content. Annatto is the common harmless dye, but coastal dyes have been found, including a sodium salt of dimethylaniline azobenzenesulphonic acid.
A postal card from a Joliet prisoner praises Alton Road official George J Charlton as a loyal traveler. The un signed writer provides penitentiary numbers, implying current imprisonment. The passage also cites England and Wales birth totals for 1990.
The United States spends about $2,000,000 yearly on diplomatic and consular services. Ministers in top posts such as London Paris Berlin St Petersburg and Mexico City earn 17,000 annually, with tiered salaries of 12,000 10,000 7,400 6,500 and 5,000 for other countries. Scottish miners vote to end Saturday work. Beaumont County Texas shows taxable value rising by over 20 million in the past year.
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