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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1902
Page
2
A lyrical voyage recalls the Haven of Dreams in a reflective journey. The speaker imagines night voyage by sleep’s shallop, seeking a shore where memories of loved ones comfort the weary heart. Death looms as a curtain, yet the dream haven remains a white, wondrous land.
A young lawyer, of good practice and some inherited wealth, visits a manicure parlor where the attentive attendant, a pretty girl with light hair and blue eyes, questions his wife. He evasively insists on discussing his supposedly happy home as the girl reveals she has long admired him and recalls how men gossip about their spouses. The scene ends with the lawyer rising, leaving the moment unresolved.
A young lawyer recounts his nightmare wife as a critical test of character, contrasting her with an ideal dream wife. The girl seeks truth about marriage as he explains love, disappointment, and the idea that reality shapes trust. After a tense exchange, she agrees to become his wife.
A reflective piece extols the unrivaled clarity of sunlight in the New World. It contrasts Sierra Madre peaks, Colorado deserts, and Montana tablelands with crowded Old World skies, praising unbreathable, bright air over vast, sunlit landscapes from Rome to Megapotamia and Ganges regions.
The article describes the salt water trout as a game fish that feeds near the surface and is best fished with light tackle. It notes top spots near New York such as Jamaica Bay and Shrewsbury River mouth, sizes from one to two and a half pounds common, with occasional twenty pounder, and praises patient anglers using the right bait to hook the fish.
Reports describe Ainu women tattooing their faces to resemble whiskers, a Dundee liberty tree from the PFreneh era, Bergen's St. John's Convent cemetery revealing 400-year-old skeletons, and naturalistic notes on animal coloration. Fire crews respond after a bricks-into-firebox mishap during a Jersey City chase. Parliament's Navigation Acts reshape colonial trade, fueling later revolutionary tensions. Miniature Japanese gardens showcase tiny landscape artistry and the philosophy behind scaled natural scenes.
A historical sketch praises General Havelock as a prayerful leader of the Indian Mutiny era. It notes he built a designated prayer tent in camp and rose hours before dawn to read the Bible with his soldiers. The account highlights his devotion, discipline, and the perceived reliability of his praying regiment.
A brief excerpt notes that maintaining youthfulness hinges on continuing vigorous activities and resisting age limitations. Citing Peter Cooper and William E. Gladstone who stayed active into their eighties, it argues their continued effort preserved their life work rather than yielding to age.
A brief New York Press quotation asserts that shallow minds reflect others thinking, suggesting a critique of superficial judgment and conformity. It notes how surface impressions mirror predominant opinions rather than individual insight.
A humorous verse notes the lady giraffe in the latest decollete style at a ball. A dashing gentleman compliments her beauty but jokes that if her neck grows longer she would need nothing else.
A collage of humorous quotes and exchanges from Detroit ree Press Chicago News New York Weekly Life Puck Punch Boston Transcript Boston Trans cript Philadelphia Press Chicago Record-Herald and others highlights remarks on wealth, health, romance, pride, and social scenes. Notable lines include references to two cars, testimonials, nurses, health resorts, life insurance, and witty exchanges, preserving a period voice and syndicated puns.
The buyer occupies a key position in the packing house and ranch community. A middle aged expert with education from packing houses and ranch work, he earns up to four to eight thousand dollars yearly. His skill to judge beef quality instantly guides house output and business growth. He walks the pens, inspects selectively, and may distinguish grass fed from corn fed, classifying animals as fancy, good, or common, then bids on the hoof.
Leslie's Monthly notes the United States exports meat valued at about 100 million dollars per year with beer as a main item. Including distributive domestic sales, packing establishments move roughly 1,000,000 carloads valued at 2 billion dollars. By-products add many millions more.
Agricultural guidance notes that a liberal ration of ground feed keeps cows calm and productive, reducing labor and driving to the barn. It argues quiet cows yield better returns and describes how fast walking horses accomplish more work than slower ones, suggesting improvement in walking gait for field labor.
Variations in vegetables described from experimental stations show drastic changes in growth. Beets planted for seed formed surface branches with leaves, creating root clusters that mature as annuals and do not seed. Potatoes produced abundant tubers in leaf axils. White Globe onions grew top bulbs replacing the main bulb. Bi annuals became annuals in subsequent plantings, illustrating rapid habit changes via selection.
In trials two powerful farm horses weighing 1250 and 1400 pounds pulled 1000 and 1025 pounds with a tight band. When traces rose naturally the load rose to about 7380 pounds combined. A similar unshod horse managed only 675 pounds with a tight hand. All horses were well shod and trained for heavy pulling, using a 150 foot rope to allow rope stretch as relief.
C J Shell notes a simple barn or granary door latch on rollers. The device mounts inside and outside, drops over a lock when closed, and is praised as inexpensive, durable, and easy to repair.
The best apiary sites are where wild flowers and linden trees abound and where buckwheat and clover can be sown to boost honey. Bees forage within two miles, require ample spring water, and hives should face south or east with a north windbreak. Hedgest fence or honeysuckle on iron works well. tall trees are less of a concern with queen traps.
The article debates what makes a good horse and whether breed dictates quality. It argues that even within a breed, individual merit varies. breeding is not an exact science, so breeders should evaluate horses on sight and use proven individuals for reproduction. It also emphasizes education for breeders.
W Chambers in American Cultivator explains lime is not a manure or fertilizer. On poor soils lime wastes time and material, while on rich soils it acts like a disinfectant, aiding digestion of clover and old manures. lime should accompany clover and heavy manure but not replace fertility.
Frederick C. Sibley explains in the New York Tribune Farmer how to build a rat resistant corn crib with sloped open sides to shed rain and allow fly passage. The design features tin strips to deter rodents, end doors, and a wagon chute option, recommending placement away from other buildings.
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