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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1900
Page
2
The article notes the discovery of the oldest poem and previews critics debating possible plagiarism by its author. It mentions Michigan Supreme Court ruling that women cannot hold elective offices and jokes about a judge's two hour jail sentence for laughter. It also covers Emperor William praising German naval power and a discussion on sobriety influenced by machinery use.
Emily Hastings inspires a playful picnic plan on the Des Plaines river with six young women and escorts. A secrecy bound menu reveals only pickles and mustard as the twist while Emily’s social scheming yields a chalked up romantic development between Emily and Herbert Winslow, ending with a clarified hopeful confession.
Curious but dangerous desert traps called sumideros lurk in Arizona. They are dry crusts of clay masking deep, moisture-rich pits that swallow men and livestock instantly. Surfaces look like solid ground on alkali flats, often fifteen to twenty feet wide, with no danger signals or apparent bottom even a long pole fails to reach.
A young man defies expectations by excelling in college and law school to become a judge. His octogenarian grandfather offers grudging pride and a blunt warning that many in need rely on improvised fixes like a corn cob when no cork is available.
A minister queried how a witness spelled her name and learned a joke about sibling schooling. The wit explains why he and his sister spell McHugh and McCue differently due to attending different schools.
A Cornell College of Agriculture publication by L H Bailey outlines improvised bird houses for students to build in class. It details compartment sizes from 5x6 to 6x8 inches, encourages multiples for colonies, and notes doorway sizes to protect inhabitants from predators. Birds listed with suitable house openings include wrens chickadees bluebirds martins and pigeons.
The piece reflects on a decade since the South entered iron markets once dominated by Pennsylvania and notes Alabama iron gaining prominence in all iron consuming centers. It recounts Southern cotton mills competing with New England and critiques earlier dismissals of the South’s potential in finished goods and steel. Judge Kelley, known as Pig-Iron Kelley, is cited as prescient.
The speaker praised the South for expanding industrial power and enriching the nation. He argued the South's growth would shift some sectors, but the country would adapt with new avenues for brains, energy, and capital. He warned New England may cede cotton manufacturing yet gain fresh opportunities for its industrious capital and energy.
The text refers to initial skirmishes and a population dazzled by new job opportunities and wealth creation, hinting at a period of transition and optimism amid conflict. It emphasizes employment growth as a feature of the upheaval.
A condensed historical note on the late 19th century South facing the 1890s financial panic after the Baring crisis. It describes iron makers lowering costs, mills modernizing, cotton planters boosting self-sufficiency, rail lines consolidating, and the region shifting from depression to renewed global confidence as industrial and agricultural sectors adapt to new conditions.
The South reports rapid diversification from phosphate and timber into agriculture, lumber, and oil. Cotton remains dominant, yielding about $300 million annually, with cotton seed oil and meal contributing over $50 million. The region supplies roughly 75 million of the world’s 100 million spindles, but its own mills need more investment to process the anticipated 25 to 30 million bales demand.
The article highlights cassava known as manioc or yucca in tropical regions and its promising potential to transform Gulf states agriculture like wheat in the North. It details its starch, flour, juice, and cattle-fattening value, citing U.S. Department of Agriculture and Jamaica Agriculture Society as authorities. It also notes an unrelated fashion item from Harper's Bazaar and a prehistoric sea monster skeleton unearthed near Bonham, Texas.
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