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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1900
Page
3
In an attic cedar chest I find faded daguerreotypes of Grandpa and grandma, mothers and aunts in old gowns and collars. The poem laments removing these ghostly portraits to daylight, musing on vanished youth and bygone days.
Ekatrina, an elderly beggar from Wadowiez, travels to Moscow to die but keeps living. Her attempts to secure a residence permit falter as poverty, police, and family burdens collide. after years of suffering she pays with funeral funds and continues peddling to survive, wondering if she can ever die.
In Boston, Public Library head Mr. Putnam guides a ward leader through every department to show the scope and duties of library work. He offers to place the leader's friend on a waiting list only if an application is submitted and passes exams, which never happens. The ward leader leaves with admiration for Putnam.
In observations by George A. B. Dewar, parent birds exhibit complex actions during nesting. A covey of young partridges is guided through gaps and sheltered as the hen returns to the brood. A wild-duck family is escorted across a reed creek with the mother feigning injury to aid safety. The behavior suggests sophisticated planning rather than mere instinct.
A London Mail critique advises the Wagner novice to focus on drama and staging, use the book of words, and start with Tannhauser and Lohengrin before moving to Tristan und Isolde and finally the Ring der Nibelungen. It notes Balreuth as a goal for ardent devotees and humorously cites pronunciation.
The Mexican Herald describes evangelistas in Mexico City who write letters for the illiterate, including love and blackmail letters, charging 3 to 6 or more cents based on length. They also address envelopes and affix stamps for an extra cent, targeting the ignorant unfamiliar with mailing basics.
A playful cautionary note advising brothers to avoid revenge pranks on sisters. It warns against breaking windows or carriages, mocking appearance, harming dolls, and placing dead mice in beds to frighten sisters. Emphasizes kindness and restraint, including keeping clean on Sundays before church.
James Whitcomb Riley joked during a southern town visit that he’d seen every new civic building and amenity from courthouses to jails a hundred times, warning the audience not to show him the new structures before the evening's curtain. The Atlanta Constitution notes his remark as a playful jab at municipal pride and overdone modernization.
A famed Boston architect once spent hours devising a rescue for a kitten trapped in a ventilating flue of a post office building. The animal, imprisoned for days without food or water, was rescued when a weighted line was lowered and the kitten seized the end. The rope was drawn up slowly, bringing the exhausted cat to safety.
A nostalgic verse by Robert Louis Stevenson celebrates haymaking in a meadow and the joy of climbing mountain heights. The scene depicts grass workers with scythes, hay gathered into wagons, and piling atop mounts named Mount Clear Mount Rusty Nall Mount Eagle and Mount High as a country idyll and playground for children.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes a witty exchange where Miss A claims she sings readily when asked and sits to play, while Miss B urges others to let the audience discover the talent themselves.
A短담引述 narrates a mother comforting her frightened six year old daughter after an encounter with a billy goat. The mother emphasizes the child’s Christian Science faith to calm fear, noting the goat cannot grasp her beliefs.
A fragile pane of glass is set between two books with the ends raised two inches from the table. Lightweight paper figures are placed beneath the glass and the surface is vigorously rubbed with a silk handkerchief to kindle an unspecified reaction.
A historical pitch extols The Tribune as Freeland’s leading paper offering trusted local news and a condensed world view. It emphasizes accessibility for readers and families, presenting the newspaper as suitable for both workmen and children alike.
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