Scranton Briefs: Connell contest, Howell illegality challenge
The Scranton Tribune notes Congressman Connell will start a contest to prove opponents George Howell won by illegal methods. Republican ward returns will be challenged to overturn Howell's 461 vote majority. Consternation hit coal haulers as Reading Company plans a widespread colliery delivery system. Mayor Corcoran of Pittston is ruled to have illegally drawn 400 annually for three years amid salary changes. Mayor Price of Wilkesbarre received clothing for miners’ families from Newport Kentucky. United Mine Workers officers oversee distribution. Joseph Lightner, 12, of Hazleton died after being accidentally shot by his brother on the way to the woods to kill a dog.
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Scranton Tribune
Connell
George Howell
Howell
Corcoran
Pittston
Mayor Price
Wilkesbarre
Newport Ky
United Mine Workers
Joseph Lightner
Hazleton
Horses and Horsemen Report Busy 2:15 Pace Scene
Expedition 2 15 percent adds ten new trotters led by Star Pointer Dan Patch and Prince Albert. James A Murphy buys Dusty Wilkes from M D Avery of Toledo. Construction contract awarded for 9 50 000 speedway at Potomac Park Washington. Henry Titer wins 10 of 11 Maine races this season. Twinkle 2 05 retires after winning Tennessee stakes at Lexington. Scott Midlson backs Jay Methegor in Breen trotting classes next year. Major Delmar, two, sound and promising. Monroe Salisbury plans to enter Monte Carlo next year in 2 10 classes.
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Expedition
Star Pointer
Dan Patch
Prince Albert
James A. Mur Hy
Dusty Wilkes
M. D. Avery
Toledo
Potomac Park
Washington
Henry Titer
Emperor Wilkes
Maine
Twinkle
Lexington
Scott Tmidson
Breen
Jay Methegor
Jan Frawker
Major Delmar
Tve
Monroe Salisbury
Monte Carlo
Subbubs Wife Visits Office Over Money Woes
Mrs Subbubs bursts into her husband’s office in Philadelphia with a lighthearted demand to shop while he notes she ran out of money. The exchange captures domestic finance concerns in a pointed, humorous tone.
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Tran
Mrs. Subbubs
Anc
Philadelphia Press
There goes Stavers A Iron Man of Hard Knocks
The Boston Transcript quotes eye catching dialogue praising Stavers for resilience and iron will while noting Howes’ quip that he appeared rusty. The exchange highlights a tough, enduring character admired for steadfastness.
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Barnes
Stavers
Howes
Boston Transcript
The Fool and the Wise Guy In City Debt Hustle
A Chicago News line contrasts the fool who frets about life with the wily figure who gathers interest on the debt, implying clever, hustling behavior over passive worry. The remark frames a moral around personal agency and financial savvy in urban life.
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Chicago News
Lillian M N Stevens Prominent National W W T U Leader
Lillian M N Stevens leads the National WCTU since Miss Frances Willard's death in 1898. Born in Dover Maine in 1844 she taught near Portland and helped organize the Maine WCTU. She advanced to president and served in many charitable posts including at World's Columbian Exposition and National Council of Women.
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Lillian M. N. Stevens
Frances Ed. Willard
Stevens
Dover
Nathaniel Ames
Nancy Fowler Parsons Ames
Maine
National Union
Miss Willard
National Council of Women
Willard Stanchly
Care of a Childs Hair Tips From Old Practice
Advice on child hair care rejects ammonia and harsh chemicals. It recommends shampooing once every two weeks with soap jelly and hot water, using warm water only, and drying by shaking and fanning rather than sun drying to protect young roots.
Unnecessary Clatter and Quiet Living Rules
A column urges calm, tidy habits to reduce noise and dust in homes. It notes light footwear, careful handling, and simple toys for babies, stressing careful routines in ill rooms and for nervous occupants. It cites Wo man’s Life guidance on wrapping coats and avoiding noise in shared spaces.
Children and girls ambitions reflect simple happiness and comfort
The article reflects on infant behavior noting babies entertain themselves with toes and movements and warns against high chairs in kinder gardens. It discusses girls ambitions shrinking with time and urges pursuit of meaningful influence over others to find happiness and fulfillment.
Plain Housekeeping Advice Uplifts Cleanliness and Light
The piece urges banishing elaborate cornices mantels and heavy draperies to ease dusting. It favors smooth wall finishes and wall mops for dust control, suggests rugs over carpets, and calls for sunlight friendly windows. It warns against ornate furniture and arsenic in wallpapers draperies and carpets as unsanitary.
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Furnstore
Brainard the Chicago Educator and Entre preneur
A New York writer who recently joined the University of Chicago praises Mrs Brainard a versatile Chicago woman. The piece extols her as owner of a printing shop delicatessen store and ice cream factory. She caters to railroad dining cars and is described as an AM MD physician nurse teacher author and club member.
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Chicago
New York
University of Chicago
Marshall Meld
Imnols Central
Mrs. Brainard
Iron Kettles Repair Method and Materials
Instructions describe mending iron kettles by heating sulphur and adding slack lead, stirring, pouring, and breaking into bits once cold. It notes discarded material from the floner can be repurposed for household use and cheap. Also mentions litharge with glycerin as a crack filler and a 24 hour waiting period after application.
Dust Cloths From Old Garments Promoted by Provident Households
Provident housewives avoid buying dust cloths by repurposing discarded garments. Soft silk petticoats and old silk handkerchiefs serve as cloths, while cheese cloth is recommended if new cloths are necessary. Three-quarters of a yard suffices per cloth, and hems are advised for both silk and non silk options.
Tea and Fish Pairing Cautions From Harper's Bazaar
A Harper's Bazaar note warns against serving tea with fish and shellfish as tannic acid can harden fiber and hinder digestion. It cites examples like iced tea with soft shell crabs and lobsters, urging avoidance of this combination for better digestion.
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Harper's Bazar
Cleaning Bronze Articles And Household Furniture Tips
Practical advice on cleaning bronze items with soap and water, drying with chamois, or using a dry cloth. Suggests stamping upside down to remove dust and keeping coal oil in the clock case to avoid oiling. Recommends warm water and salt for bamboo furniture and warns against damp towels in dark, unventilated closets.
Yellowism in France Deepens Labor Unrest Amid Strikes
Washington Star correspondent from Valenciennes reports 150 yellow workers returning from a pit under guard by soldiers while 800 strikers threaten and stone them. Yellows patrol villages at night, fear of bloodshed grows as yellow syndicates powerfully organize in north and central France.
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France
Sterling Mhellig
The
Washington Star
Valenciennes
Seab
Have Iny
Wallers
Havelny
Havelay
Llere
Anzin
Pas de Calais
Paris
M. Bexant
Recognition request by steam and hot water fitters union
A letter to organized labor complains that the National Association of Steam and Hot Water Fitters and Helpers seeks recognition denied to it by the United Association of Plumbers, Gis Fitters, Steam Fitters and Steam Fitters' Helpers. The letter asserts the national group is at least a year older, its members are worthy union men, and requests equal access to central labor bodies and privileges, noting affiliation with the AFL and National Building Trades Council.
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National Association of Steam and Hot Water
Organized Labor
United Association of Plumbers
National Association
United Association
American Federation of Labor
National Building Trades Council
Hints for Farmers Rye as a Cover Crop
Professor G C Watson of Pennsylvania State College notes rye can serve as a cover crop under certain conditions. It adds little direct plant food when green manured and is not ideal where nitrogen is deficient. legume crops may supply more nitrogen. Rye can help neutralize overly alkaline soils and aids subsequent crops through decomposition, but it does not directly increase soil nitrogen.
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Pennsylvania
G. C. Watson
Pennsylvania State College
Coal as Corn in Kansas Forecasts Future Markets
Discussion notes possible shift to using corn as fuel due to coal shortages and rising prices. Based on northern corn belt reports, much of the crop may fail to grade, signaling potential winter market strength for contract corn. Farmers near markets may see corn used as fuel, but widespread adoption in Sunflower State unlikely. The piece also mentions cattle and swine storage as a more profitable outlet for corn.
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Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Shun the Hoof Burner and Proper Hoof Fitting
The Rural New Yorker denounces hoof burning by blacksmiths as offensive to horses and unprofessional. It condemns the lazy method of shoe fitting that harms the hoof and praises craftsmen who shoe correctly without harming the hoof, even if it requires more effort.
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New Yorker
Lime and Phosphoric Acid in Soil Experiments
An article discusses whether lime and phosphorus should be applied the same season. Pure chemistry warns against it as soluble phosphorus could become insoluble, but field tests at Oblo station show plots with lime and phosphate performing better for clover and grass than plots with phosphate or lime alone. Similar results are reported by others, highlighting soil science researchers integrating lab ideas with field tests.
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Oblo
Fix Up For Winter and Preserve Crops
The piece urges readiness for winter with repairs to roofs doors and racks, preventing losses from weather. It notes prompt fixing of leaks, broken parts, and loose boards, and advises keeping dry fruit seeds in good condition for fall planting and winter storage, ready for spring planting.
Apple Crop Estimates Signal Large New England Harvest
The New England Homestead estimates this year's apple crop at 43,000,000 barrels, up from 27,000,000 last year. Quality is inconsistent across regions with central and western states weak, while New England shows improvement. New York reports a large crop but with spots of deficiency in parts.
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New England
New York
Free Dr Miles Heart and Nerve Treatment Offer
Free 4.00 trial of Dr Miles complex treatment for heart nerve stomach and dropsy disorders. System includes elixir tablets laxative pills and plaster. Testimonials from prominent figures praise cures after other doctors failed. Send for a free sample and mention Freeland Tribune.
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Miles
Belindes
Cal
B.D. Ipilewan
United States
Rexulars
San Diego
W. A. Warren
Jamestown
N.Y
Julius Keiser
Machigan Avenue
Chicago
Linatte
Ir. ‘Trimmer
Greetspring
Nater
Ub Onee
Franklin Miles
State Street
Freeland Tribune
Railroad Timetables for Drifton and Surrounding Lines
Daily and Sunday train times connect at Hazleton Junction with the Traction Company's electric cars. Drifton 600 am and 707 am daily with Sunday 248 pm. Hazleton Junction services include routes to Beaver Meadow Road Stockton Tekley Jeddo and Drifton with various Sunday and daily times.
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DeLaware
Susquenanna
Lritten forJdedac
Bekley
Farle Trook
Stockton
Beaver
Sun Ay
Drifton
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Humboldt Road
Onukta
Sheppton
Haon Junction
Harwood
Ranberry
Tombicken
Deringer Atéa
Hazleton Junction
Qari Junction
Humboldt
Oneida
Sheppter
Deringer
Tombhicken
Cranverry
Haxleton Junction
Koan
Quelds
Humboldt Noa
Marleton Junction
Beaver Meadow Rtoad
Tazle Brook
Tekley
Jerdito
Silam
Hazieton Junction
Beaver Meadow Road
Haale Brook
Jeddo
Hasleton Junction
Hazleton Jeanceville
Audenried
Witesaharte
Sunbury
Harris
Ure
Pointe Wet
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Freeland
Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Freeland, PA
Mahanoy City
Reading Company
Shenandoah
Shamokin
David Kenne
Woneste
Lillian M.N. Stevens
New York News
Doormita Ia
LL. B
Ehigh Valley Railroad
Muhaney City
Shenande
Mt. Carmel
Weatherly
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Euston
Philadelphia
Delano
Mahaney City
White Haven
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
West
Alentown
Easton
Shenaodoul
Potteville
Shen Wodoul
Hasleton
Aston
Maueh Ubunk
Wikes-Barre
Hebichem Allentown
Mt. Cidonk
Devon
Tickut
Lak
Cortland Street
New
G.J. Gildroy
Hinarmel, Shenanno and
Hasle
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Jay Scientific Journal
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