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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
3
Herbert Bashford writes of longing for imaginary seas and distant shores. The verse speaks of sapphire skies, sunlit sands, and wind scented with wine, contrasting with quiet forests. The speaker imagines stars marching across the heavens and a tranquil, starlit night amid nature.
Lydia Darrell and Bob Falk plot to outwit Aunt Judith who opposes their marriage. A bicycle chase across England follows, culminating in a barroom misfortune. A staged rescue scheme backfires as a photo exposes Lydia in bloomers, shaping Aunt Judith’s sudden consent to marriage.
The London Standard recalls historical card playing in churches with curtained or private pews. It cites Crabbe’s mention of Trowbridge parish church and notes Beresford Trope’s view that curtained pews hid games from worshippers. It also mentions Little Stanmore’s luxurious room pew and prefire St Paul’s Cathedral as an early business exchange where gambling and cards thrived.
A Wyoming cattle ranch tale from the Washington Star describes an English investor trying a bucking broncho. After a brutal first ride, the horse throws him, sending him into a cactus. The Englishman mutters that the creature is a good horse but “loves too bloomin’ high.”
A Civil War anecdote describes a man who dreamed of a prisoner column days before it happened. Six weeks later, on the dream date, he learns of a prior battle where 1,900 prisoners were captured, and the column passes by as the same date arrives.
A battle tale from Murfreesboro describes a horse hit by shell that split its skull. The driver freed the animal, but it returned to its station and died after a sorrowful look at a replacement horse. The officer called it a broken heart. Also notes jokes and anecdotes from multiple papers.
A Brooklyn Eagle item recounts Mr and Mrs Oriole wintering in Palm Beach in elegant hotel suites. After a windstorm damaged their willow nest they relocated and guarded their new home while sparrows stole nest materials. The piece notes their colorful attire and links the Baltimore birds to Lord Baltimore. It ends with The Dent Match Magic and a poem excerpt.
The text estimates a robin chick requires about 14 inches of worm daily for proper maintenance. A family of four would need roughly 56 inches of worm each day, highlighting the challenges and dangers faced by the mother robin in feeding her young.
Toulon Aug 24 M Gustave Paul Cluseret famed commune deputy and revolutionary figure died here of pneumonia. A veteran of Paris 1848 repression Garibaldi Sicilies aide and American Civil War general he later joined European unrest and anarchist press. He served as Toulon deputy from 1888 through repeated re elections and supported General Boulang er before his death.
On board the Assyrian in Halifax a Swedish ex-convict once dubbed Jack the Ripper faced landing bans. Canada had sought to stop Johann Hanna from disembarking en route to the northwest. He was confined aboard, then the ship sailed for Philadelphia. Also noted: Pairman Rogers dies in Vienna. Amond Sargent suffers sulphonal overdose. and a large fire devastates Punxsutawney properties, with heavy losses borne by tenants.
The twelfth census counts Omaha at 102 555 residents and Jersey City Hoboken total 168 008, with Hoboken up 15 716 since 1890. Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Morris on General Lee’s staff dies in Malvern England. Anna Smith of Albany sues New York State for 10 000 after a fall at the capitol steps citing negligent construction.
The Tribune claims leadership in Freeland as a strict home paper offering local and condensed world news at under one cent a copy. It emphasizes honesty, clear writing, and suitability for reading by both adults and children.
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