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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
3
Postoffice Building to South Centre Street lists attorneys and law offices with fire insurance and conveyancing services. Advertises reliable fire insurance agents and representation of Hazelton Bros. products. notes multiple buildings and street locations for access.
Read the Tribune recalls a single billiards game of Robert Louis Stevenson told by an acquaintance. The account describes intense play with dramatic flair, wild ball movement, and Stevenson’s remark that such games come “once a year or so.”
John Rhett visits a barber for a shave and endures a tense standoff with Henry Casey, a barber who theatrically threatens execution by razor as a parody of capital punishment. The confrontation ends with Rhett surviving, his mustache and hair removed, and the barber continuing business while the tale fuels local rumor.
A seven month old kitten named Katura delights in the first snows, stacking and tossing snow heaps, watching flakes fall from above, then leaping to reach the source of the fleecy snow. Her playful antics defy feline dislike of wet paws, per the Philadelphia Ledger. Also notes a brief word on optical illusion in a separate item.
Gypsies roam Hungary as born musicians and the Magyars as dancers. Gypsy bands draw crowds in towns where the fiddle is replaced by the bagpipes for lively dances. Musicians often earn substantial sums as peasants hire bands for private celebrations, and even Hungarian nobles are said to spend heavily on gypsy orchestras.
A playful notice invites readers to a city circus with monkeys elephants a lion a striped zebra and a fierce tiger The act promises a grand fig tent parade gingerbread lemonade and a homemade band featuring Minnie George Winifred Snip the dog and Willie plus a humorous exchange about a buttress definition between Willie and his teacher
Large variety of rubbers and leather shoes offered with several styles and prices. Some customers prefer Stout shoes for street wear as a good honest option. Solid leather and weather tight, made on custom lasts. trim in appearance and comfortable.
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