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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1902
Page
3
A collage of 1900s ad copy and notes describes clay water coolers that wick moisture to keep contents cool, Allen’s Foot-Base powder to tighten shoes, aluminum caps for jars, and various tonics and remedies. Mentions Dr Kline nerve restorer, Winslow soothing syrup, Piso Cure, and a joke about borrowing fifty cents.
A Buffalo station keeper, W W Glesser, saves a man amid a perilous Lake Erie surf using a line and piling while Greenland falters, later earning a gold medal. Also recounts Wilson McField’s Dolphin rescue near Nicaragua and other daring acts at sea and desert, with medals and commendations noted.
A string of 310 wordplay and quotes about self adornment and labor. It features whimsical alliteration on be, mentions Life and Chicago Post style quips. The selection juxtaposes vanity with hard work and the pursuit of wealth.
A collection of brief, witty exchanges from period papers including lines about crying siblings, engagement, cost, and a scientist’s finding leading to a magazine check, attributed to sources such as the New York Journal Cincinnati Commercial Tribune New York World and Washington Star.
A collage of humorous quips on the 6 o’clock dinner trend from Chicago News and Puck, then a comedy scene from the Boston Transcript where Bertha cleverly fakes an engagement ring to prompt Fred to propose. The bits contrast dinner culture with light social mischief among anecdotes.
A fragmentary dialogue hints at Aunt Harriet fearing a white rat gifted to Willie for a birthday. Willie warns Aunt Harriet not to move as Moon Shine notes the rat is concealed somewhere nearby in the tense exchange.
The article contrasts British and American mining, noting deeper British shafts, costly hauling and pumping, and higher fire damp risks. It explains ventilation challenges, strict explosion regulations, and frequent, deadly accidents that delay mine reopening for months, keeping costs high.
The article notes trousers are said to have a hundred year history in modern dress sparked by 19th century high living and gout. It recalls royal and social reactions including Almack's rejection of trousers before the Duke of Wellington and predicts potential decline of the Scottish kilt as trousers become dominant.
The chief of ordnance orders 100 bolos as a tentative substitute for the regulation bayonet. The bolo from the Philippines and the Cuban machete are similar and used effectively against guerrilla forces. The lance is nearly obsolete, sabers are out of favor, and the bayonet is under investigation. The bolo serves as a cutting weapon and camp utility tool, including in kitchens and trench work. Gurkhas and other British troops use a similar weapon.
Berlin’s poorer classes increasingly consume horseflesh with a privateGreifswalder street slaughterhouse processing about 13 000 horses worth £125 000 last year into steaks and sausages. The Berlin Town Council weighs building expansions to house hundreds of horses destined for public slaughter by city butchers.
Last year two brown owls nested near Milford Haven by the shore. The cock bird repeatedly attacked dogs and, this year, swooped on people in daylight injuring a boy and a man. After a violent assault that risked the man’s eye, the bird was shot.
The accession of the new Earl of Chichester marks a shift with several British secular peers now serving as clergymen. The list includes the Marquis of Normanby, the Earls of Chichester Devon and Stratford, Baron Ponsonby who is also Irish Earl of Bessborough, and Baron Scarsdale, father of Lord Curzon. Viscount Molesworth is also a clergyman. The Earl of Devon, at 97, is England’s second oldest peer.
Arctic report notes the steamer Portland with 144 aboard was blown into the Arctic Ocean. The Thetis revenue cutter stood by Portland and would bring her safely to port after a sighting 80 miles north of Cape Prince of Wales by a whaling ship on approach to Port Townsend from Nome.
A testimonial from Mrs Louise M Gibson claims Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound cured her kidney troubles after six bottles and accompanying Pills. She reports relief from headaches backache and burning sensations and a return to youthful health. The notice invites readers to write for free confidential advice to Lydia E Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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