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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
3
A commentator argues for using alabasting interior finishes in U S schools to improve aesthetics and eye health. He notes sanitary cement casting to prevent disease and cites that crowded rooms demand safeguards upheld by sanitarian experts. Mention is made of London's Whitechapel crippled school opening.
An array of old patent medicines advertised for foot pain catarrh and nerves with claims of cures and testimonials mix with brief social quips about pride and social obligation. The piece notes Dr Kline's remedy flighty teas and a Siberian railway butter statistic from 1901.
A hitherto unknown ferment named galactose is said to preys on cheese ripening, acting at very low temperatures where bacteria are inert. Old cheese is digested by this ferment, suggesting a revolution in cheese manufacture by using refrigeration instead of traditional curing rooms.
Military Batavia uses trained St Bernard dogs to deliver letters and provisions to snowbound garrisons in the Bavarian Alps. A bi weekly post with 10 dogs operates, lighter foods and letters hung on dogs. When snow seals paths six dogs pull a small car. overall, authorities are satisfied with the experiment.
The article contends that global oil carrying fleets will grow significantly in coming years due to rising crude and refined oil demand, new fields, and broader trade. It notes about a score of tankers under construction in British and American yards, with tankers requiring advanced engineering.
Passengers on the Kansas City to Wichita flyer endured a mad race with a cyclone. The engine sped at 60 mph as a 12 mile chase unfolded with doors locked and passengers fearing jumps. The cyclone carved a 50 foot clearing, destroying farm property before dissolving near Winfield.
Simon Eustace of Ararat near Susquehanna Pennsylvania vanished seven years ago while seeking a beef steak. His wife remarried. she became a widow a year ago. He reappeared Sunday claiming a blank mind until a month ago and says he was peddling washing machines in Fort Wayne Indiana. His papers show travel across the United States and Canada. Also noted is the Duke of Devonshire owning Claude Lorraine's Book of Truth, valued at six times the Mazarin Bible, one of Europe’s rarest books, reportedly seeking a high price.
Mrs D Arnold president of the German Woman's Club at Grand Pacific Hotel Los Angeles proclaims relief from a womb tumor after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits twelve bottles with curing the tumor restoring health and preventing relapse while noting the letter warns against unverified claims.
Felix G. Stidger, exile from Kentucky, pleaded guilty to writing improper letters to Crawfordsville and Goshen, Ind. He received a suspended fine after Judge Kohlsaar praised his wartime service against the Knights of the Golden Circle. Stidger, a government secret agent in 1864, recounted battles and a plan to arm 75,000 rebels, saying his work helped the Union and that he was pursued by a hired killer.
A mechanical snake staged for a Bachelor Maidens club picnic near Macon Missouri startled members as they unpacked lunch by a stream. A rude man in a flannel shirt appeared, then the snake jumped from a ginger jar causing hysteria. Investigators believe a photographer arranged the stunt to obtain a shocking snapshot, and the group now fears a published photo.
A civic observer notes how animals imitate human traits. The beggar’s dog rarely smiles but mirrors its owner's despondent mood, while a cheerful master breeds a lively, playful dog. The piece argues that a person’s temperament shapes their dog’s behavior and outlook.
President Diaz of Mexico, likened to Lincoln in speech and demeanor, tells an American visitor a story to illustrate constitutional administration. He recalls a tale of an uncle and a nephew to caution about hastily extended freedoms and the difficulty of future compliance.
Sousa writing a new historical novel about his boyhood adventures, aiming for completion before his European tour in fall. The piece notes his prior work The Fifth String was not a big hit and adds a cautionary quip about kicking a man while he is down and failing husbands.
Letters from Miss Blanch Grey of Memphis and X Schneider of Chicago praise Peruna as a life changing remedy. The Medical Examiner of the U S Treasury and Dr Hartman endorse Peruna, claiming it cures catarrh by addressing nerve centres and mucous membranes.
Justice Laughlin of the Buffalo Supreme Court orders a permanent injunction with costs and a full accounting against the manufacturer of Dr Clark's Foot Powder and a retail dealer. The ruling finds the product an imitation of Foot-Ease, owned by Allen Olmsted of Le Tho, and bars selling or labeling similar preparations. The decision upholds the Boor-East trademark and targets fraudulent imitators placing spurious products on the market. Nearly the entire Central American indigo crop is harvested in San Salvador.
Henry C. White, last African American congressman from North Carolina, leads a syndicate that bought 957 1⁄2 acres near Burleigh New Jersey from Senator Robert E Hand to establish a North Carolina Negro colony. The town is to be Whiteboro with avenues laid out. Colonists will buy homes on installments and have ten years to pay. It mirrors the Woodbine Jewish colony funded by Baron de Hirsch trustees.
A historical note reports that Italian veterans of the 1848 and Garibaldi campaigns are increasing in number rather than declining. Forty-two years after Garibaldi sailed with a thousand men from Quarto, 1,200 survive, while Italy funds 18,421 pensioners at £60,000 yearly, despite mortality expectations that would have left most dead.
Commissioner Yerkes of the Internal Revenue Bureau settles a tax question on oleomargarine. The regulation prohibits any artificial coloring in margarine, stating that using color increases the tax from a quarter of a cent to 10 cents per pound. The ruling applies regardless of coloring method or ingredient.
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