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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1901
Page
2
A collection of bite sized anecdotes on Christmas generosity faith and social foibles including a boy's sister sharing a gift with his dead brother a jokey faith cure scene and a wry glimpse of everyday manners. It also mentions a Christmas display at Keiper's and light humor about bookmakers and tramps.
Rugs have largely displaced carpets in American homes as movable floor coverings. The hygienic housewife favors rugs for easy cleaning and renters find them cheaper when moving. Persian rugs lead in design and color, with high prices and long weaving times. Turkish Smyrna and Yuruk rugs vary in quality and origin.
A rich dessert recipe outlines beating six eggs separate yolks and whites then folding in three cups chopped nuts sugar vanilla and baking powder with flour. Bake quickly in jelly cake tins and assemble like a layer cake with whipped cream and brandy flavored filling.
Food and domestic notes advise a fruit based diet to ease rheumatism and biliousness, listing ripe grapes peaches strawberries and other fruits as most digestible. It also gives a method to make ready to use glue with whisky and suggests isinglass cement for leather.
A household tip suggests making lemonade by squeezing juice from three lemons into an earthenware bowl, adding two tablespoons sugar and grated lemon rind, stirring in four cups boiling water, covering to cool, then chilling in the icebox.
A simple toast topping using brown buttered bread with minced parsley and lemon juice. Sardines are drained and skin removed before being spread on the toast and served, making a light relish for tea.
A tobacco expert notes cedar is scarcer and pricier, leading makers to substitute imitation woods like stained poplar or oak for cheaper cigars. He says cedar remains preferred for fine cigars, provides aroma and pest resistance, but its use declines as supply tightens and cheaper materials proliferate.
In old Ireland a landlord feared by tenants drew two executioners from the hills to ambush him on his weekly ride home. They waited behind a wall, but the landlord never appeared as night fell and a farmer passed by instead, prompting one watcher to sigh that the victim would not come.
A Galashiels joiner, repeatedly dismissed by his master, is carried to burial by shopmates as a joke. A farmer questions the supposed death, and the lazy man asks if potatoes are peeled, prompting him to allow the funeral party to proceed with the mock burial.
The Royal Academy of Belgium warns against moist tobacco as nicotine escapes with vapor and is not decomposed. Do not smoke when fasting or soon after meals. Use amber meer schaum horn or cherry holders for cigars or cigarettes. Nicotine vaporizes at 250 degrees and accumulates toward the tip. discard the last quarter of a cigar. Avoid pipes with short stems.
A New York Sun feature notes hundreds of mitten styles for infants and toddlers from wool and silk to Angora and fur tops. It highlights colors, materials, and growing demand as winters persist.
After the royal family is halted at Varennes during an attempted escape, Mme Lagny hosts and serves the king and queen with quiet zeal. The queen asks to meet the mistress of the house, who replies she was the mistress only once the royal visit began, illustrating how words can bless deeds.
The Denver Times notes a burro bird in the wild mountainous suburbs of Denver year round. Writers have sung of its alto voice and nocturnal carols inspiring readers to hear its wild, passionate song before deciding any drastic action.
The piece notes that Romans knew how their mortar was made using street scrapings but the exact recipe was never written. As builders relied on slaves and foreigners, the method faded from memory. The cement’s durability is highlighted as surpassing that of the stones it binds.
In Seoul a city law requires every man to retire home when the great bronze bell tolls sunset and gates close. Men face flogging for out of doors after that hour while women may roam to visit friends.
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