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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1901
Page
3
The oldest Chinese aristocracy furnishes costly luxuries including peanut bud paste and Thig paste. Thig paste costs 10 dollars an ounce, priced high to reflect rarity, and is produced from peanut buds and ginger. Peanut bud paste is described as 10 times more exquisite than bird nest soup, with the kernel forming a tiny cone and leaves.
Sweden's peace time regular army totals 4,829 enlisted men 3,729 officers 1,665 musicians 840 engineers and 623 staff, summing to 89,114 effective fighting force. Of these 6,891 are cavalry and 3,432 artillery.
An old newspaper page advertises Caseans Candy Cathartic as a genuine bowel remedy in metal boxes with warnings about imitations. It notes a radical authority claiming Family Physician prices rise from common stomach liver kidney or bowel disorders and promotes Phin Herb remedy as a turning point for health without cranky notions.
Testimonial from Mrs H F Roberts Kansas City Missouri as Kansas County WCTU president lauding Lydia Pinkham's remedy for displacement ovarian troubles and related ailments. Undisclosed offer hints at $5000 forfeits for testimonial authenticity with address in Lynn Massachusetts.
A story recalls Mr J Pope of Streatham recounting a driver who died when his cab seat toppled him out. He hails St Jacobs Oil as a miracle cure for his rheumatism and sciatica after a half bottle given by a friend transformed him, despite other remedies failing.
An innovative electric endless traveling platform has begun operation at Dover for cross channel mail and baggage transfers. It handles loads of any weight, delivering parcels ashore in about 15 seconds. Even heavy packages weighing seven hundredweight were moved as easily as a handbag, halving the usual transshipment time.
An advertisement warns against mercury containing remedies for catarrh and touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective taken internally. It notes testimonials and retail price 75 cents per bottle and mentions a broad landscape of medical journals with hygiene-focused publications.
The Chang or Great Tibetan plateau is the earths highest and largest tableland. Captain Hamilton Bower notes teams camps averaged over 16000 feet from late June to mid November, with lows around 14621 and highs near 18760 feet. The vast terrain showed no trees and only two shrub species, both under six inches tall.
Belgium follows China by minting nickel coins with a central hole. A year after the plan was approved, the 1 centime and 10 centime pieces will be ready in a fortnight.
Mexican postal drafts totaled 33000 in Mexican money for the first half of the year. In German military movements the general staff service shifted to automobiles motorcycles and bicycles replacing horses in many operations.
Consumers urged to inspect Baker’s products for the familiar chocolate girl emblem and to seek Miss Parlon’s recipes. Advertisement notes Walter Baker & Co. address in Dorchester Ma. Mentions Palestine mineral treasure recovery as potential industrial awakening and imports of 720 safety matches from Sweden or Belgium at three cents in India.
A Charlestown News and Courier feature on bowhead whales explains that whalebone from Arctic bowheads, once used in umbrellas and corsets, fetches high prices as a finer silk substitute. It details whale teeth, fibre, and the perilous life of whalers, including a dramatic Behring Sea voyage tale.
A Rush County farmer and son capture a double headed snake with two eyes and mouths. The piece recounts blindfolded mule drivers in the Andes, a reader of many newspapers, St Andrew's legend, a cloven hoof foal, a two bodied turkey, and R H Mack who defies gravity by anchoring himself with finger and wrist pressure, baffling scientists.
A group of children with strong family likeness play on Seabright beach under bright sun. An elderly woman with umbrella and dog comments on their health. The father replies with a quip that he has children to burn, reflecting a dry New York Times tone.
A collection of quips and cartoon captions about love, diaries, diaries, spectacles and fashion. Characters joke about kissing dangers, nerves, gowns, eye wear, library collecting, and real estate jokes. A playful mosaic of social foibles and puns.
A young man, after accompanying Sarah home, is pressed by Sarah’s mother to marry her. She assures him of a home and wages, hints at May 20 as the wedding date, and dismisses his protest. The scene ends with the man seeking advice about his perilous future as a potential spouse.
A fragmented dialogue from a Washington war scene features Mr. Stormington Barnes noting a villainous role and a salary that repeatedly falls to zero, illustrating fiscal strain and character insult amid wartime discussion.
Henry Hales extols the hummingbird as a jewel of gardens, noting iridescent colors that shift like diamonds. The piece traces its rapid, hovering flight, wide migratory range from Florida to Saskatchewan, and its solitary courage against other birds, praising its delicate form and tropical allure.
A Western tale contrasts runaway and broken horses from East to West. A foreman recalls a professor from Ann Arbor hired to view Bad Saints, their team runs away, wrecks property, and injures the professor. The foreman argues the term runaway is misapplied.
A short sighted but energetic Russian secret police agent climbs a St Petersburg lamp post to remove an incendiary placard only to discover it reads Wet Paint in English. The comic misreading highlights the perils of haste and mistaken danger.
A Chicago News cartoon caption notes that choosing one’s own cattle on a Texas ranch is simple for a man, but selecting another man’s cattle creates trouble, a humorous take on ranch life and ownership.
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