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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
2
A string of observations touches on global names and places, maritime power, Japan's imports, Siberian literacy, aging leadership limits, risks of football, travel accidents, and two older businessmen reflecting on a life of wealth and loss. The tone is editorial and digressive, blending fact, speculation, and allegory.
A Chicago Record correspondent notes enumerators underestimated mortality data in an Eastern State. One supervisor rejected a report showing only two deaths among 1400 residents, then received a reply stating four people fled but were widows and thus not counted, highlighting neglect of widows in census figures.
A reflective piece extols prayer as the great antidote to life’s trials. It argues prayer helps soften fear for loved ones health and prosperity, eases daily worries, and offers comfort when effort fails. Trusting God is urged to relieve the fear of evil and restore glad, carefree living.
Molly and Mabel are best friends until a petty feud over who loves Aunt Frances more splits them. Aunt Frances prescribes “temper tablets” from a pink medicine box, and after a kitten rescue the quarrel fades as they mend with a shared moment of care.
In this New York Weekly piece Molly uses prescribed temper tablets to quell anger during a quarrel with her sister Mabel. The tablets melt in the mouth and soothe tempers, leading to a peaceful day and a playful chase after a grind organ and a possible monkey, as Molly’s first case shows promising progress under Aunt Frances.
A recent fad in Italy sees individuals attempting death by jumping in front of trains on the Genoa Rome route. Rail authorities install a cowcatcher like device to scoop up jumpers and deliver them to the next station, while crew remark solemnly on the tragedy.
A Berlin officer and his friend were arrested after remarking about the emperor. He pleaded he meant the Emperor of Russia, but the vigilant police officer refused to accept the clarification. The anecdote highlights strict enforcement and confusion over imperial titles.
The Crystal Palace has been reglazed using a lead frame system that omits wood frames and putty joints. Larger glass panes are held in lead frames, making water tight joints and reducing maintenance. The project costs about 100000 dollars and is nearing completion.
Charles Wilkins, jailed in Edwardsville Illinois, confessed to horse stealing after spending three days as a guest of liveryman John West who hunted the thief. Wilkins aided West by taking notes, then revealed his identity upon Owens describing the thief. Police arrested him in Old Ripley, and Wilkins claimed it was his first offense. The tale highlights audacity and a public pursuit that ended in capture.
The article praises Count von Waldersee as the allied commander in chief and describes his campaign shelter as a portable two story villa. It notes the white walls green blinds and forty by sixteen feet size with wood frame and air cushion roof designed to resist winds and weather. The building includes an orderly's office study bed bath and adjuvant quarters and can be mounted or dismounted rapidly.
Spahis, Algerian troopers in Moroccan border camps, bring their families. Children are educated by a native noncommissioned officer and learn French. In tents, wool and camel hair coverings protect all, with families, livestock, and tasks shared. Women do most work while men lend support in cultivation and fodder gathering.
A city desk quarrel reveals a fire scoop mishap. The night assistant says no reporter was dispatched, the society writer filed a partial list of attendees, while the editor questions the failure to send coverage.
A Viennese dentist reports a simple electric method for destroying bacteria discovered at the Hygienic Institute in Wurzburg. The note places this with early Earth measurements by Eratosthenes and includes varied science tidbits on cow milk mixing, yeast fermentation, venom immunization in Indian snake charmers, and the Petrified Forest in Apache County Arizona with a note on its possible national park status.
A star from a small seaport theater played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and demanded a limelight. A ship blue light was improvised, a signal rocket misused, and the balcony scene ended with a fire and a panicked audience. Also a tale of Lady Sarah Wilson and a carrier pigeon at Mafeking.
Heads of departments and about 20 000 miners plan an employees stockownership and relief association linked to the Pittsburg Coal Company with a $64 000 000 capital. Charter filed at Harrisburg. Members may buy shares via monthly payments with dividends and interest, new series each month, withdrawals allowed with limits, and options to add to payments.
The London Telegraph notes German stove inscriptions in Addison Gardens schools spark questions of origin and value. Viscount Morpeth says the stoves were not sourced here and he did not notice inscriptions when ordering. The piece suggests teaching value through the Teutonic texts amid remarks on German marks and ratepayer money.
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