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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1902
Page
3
A goose at Chapel St Leonards lived to 28 years laying 252 descendants and earning £100 16s in brood sales, with a burial service and tolling bell noted. Also recounted is a French poodle named Moreau who herded cows, plus a simple old-fashioned jam-jar trap for gathering livestock and other rural anecdotes.
A Boston Globe note describes a paper trap baited with toasted cheese to catch mice, with a paper door resetting after each capture and a potential payment per mouse. It notes such traps suit harvest fields and could be buried for ground mice, with a side mention of boys selling captured creatures as pets. The piece then segues to a cockatoo in Australia famed as the loquacious bird of a civil servant.
A Chicago Record-Herald poem recalls Jim and John and Pat and Hugh marching with broomstick guns, a miner's shirt flag, and coal dust on a long road. The verses pair memory of youthful colonial era drummer boys with Lew and the Filipino campaign, tracing enlistment and shared camaraderie across years.
Snippets describe a boy’s farm chores with a horse named Moreau turning a churn and earning buttermilk. A cockatoo heckles a Melbourne election rally, mocking the candidate with quips before the meeting ends with the crowd voting the bird fit to represent the district.
The New York Sun reports immense cattle ranges ruined by crowding and sheep. Sheep bite and tread grass, killing sod. Railways plan to divide 30 000 acres into thirty grass sub divisions to test different grasses for stock.
A Baltimore News quip outlines a quirky tale about Peter, a frugal dandy, and his tailor. The riddle-laced verse hints at wagers, wardrobe, and a bankrupt love affair, ending with a wry punch about Peter’s misfortunes.
A collage of streetwise quips and humorous exchanges drawn from The Smart Set Boston Transcript Detroit Free Press New York Times Joakley Philadelphia Press Town Topics Yonkers Statesman Ohio State Journal Tit-Bits Chicago News Glasgow Times and Philadelphia Press. The snippets include quips about listening speed, marriage odds, inquisitive plants, weight comparisons for gold and beef, club prize antics, debt woes and elevator humor.
A German botanist warns that lilies of the valley contain prussic acid in both flower and stem. He injected a lily infusion into a guinea pig and it died, showing hydrocyanic acid symptoms. Analysts note the perfume may attract scientists despite the toxin. A gardener exposed to cracked lips and pollen also suffered dizziness and vomiting.
Neighbors report rude boys outside a brick house disrupted a wedding with tin horns and cowbells for hours. A nightcapped resident shouted that the couple was deaf and dumb, telling the revelers to continue as no one was being disturbed. The window then closed and quiet followed.
The article contrasts a debate at the University of Indianapolis claiming pie outshines ice cream in serving mankind. It recounts a dancing assembly moment where a poised matron questions how she arrived, then notes a New England building decline with Massachusetts contracts down from last year, and ends with grass and sheep driving ranges and railway plans to allocate 30,000 acres for diverse grasses.
A Denver wife testifies to relief from painful menstruation after four bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims restored health and strength, credits the remedy for improved energy and duties, and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice free of charge from Lynn Massachusetts.
A repair assessment found it impossible to fit the NEA’s Jeanne d’Arc cruiser with an accurate armament because the hull’s vibration made precise gun aiming unattainable. The finding halts installation plans and prompts consideration of redesign or alternate solutions.
A collage of 19th century ads promoting foot powders nerve restorers catarrh cures teething syrups and cough remedies. Brands include Allen’s Foot-Ease Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer Hall’s Catarrh Cure Piso’s Cure and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup with prices and distributor details from Toledo Philadelphia Minneapolis and New York.
An old advertisement notes Ridans available at druggists. The five cent packet suffices for an occasion while the family bottle priced at 60 cents provides a year’s supply. The copy emphasizes value and convenience for households.
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