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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1901
Page
4
George Moser of Pottsville resisted two footpads who stopped his wagon near Minersville. One held the horses while the other boarded the rear. Instead of surrendering cash, Moser struck one robber and beat the other with his whip, escaping with the wagon. A dramatic old-time hold-up tale from the region.
Lehigh Valley Railroad offers Pan-American Exposition tickets from Freeland. Five day tickets available Tuesdays and Saturdays May 1 to October 31 for 7 dollars round trip in day coaches. Ten day tickets sold daily May 1 to October 31 at 10 dollars round trip on any train except the Black Diamond Express.
A collage of comic lines from various papers includes a tale of two women in $3.50 opera seats refusing to remove hats, prompting a clever seating swap. Other jests cover suburban vs city life, a puzzled exchange about a genius and a lunatic, and a bank teller’s domestic mishap. Also noted is Pennsylvania Railroad engine hostlers getting a wage raise to 15 cents per hour.
A historical piece characterizes the Florida razorback hog as a large fleet animal thriving in diverse terrains. It details a long tail, keen senses, a penetrating snout, and notable intelligence and courage. The narrative notes its self sufficiency and willingness to forage above and below ground.
A Nebraska bishop, renowned across the west, carried his gear in a plain traveling case. A traveling salesman asked what he carried, mistaking him for a drummer. The bishop answered with genial humor, "Lawn."
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