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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1902
Page
3
A survey of designs and devices includes a pneumatic fan for rail cars using air from the air brake system and ribbed glass for brighter interior illumination. Reports on machine made lace and blood concentration methods, plus tinny lamp filaments and a vivid Black Mole tragedy recount era science and public life in late 19th century journalism.
A summer house built from whale bones, including a jaw bone entrance large enough for a man on horseback, stands on Sullivan's Island across from Charleston. Captain John H. Devereaux owns the site and refused a high offer to sell. the bones came from a famed Charleston battle with a giant whale, now preserved as a curious attraction amid sea winds and storms.
Charles Darwin’s four sons become notable researchers with George Darwin a prominent mathematician Horace Darwin an authority on physics Major Leonard Darwin honorary secretary of the Royal Geographical Society and Francis Darwin a renowned botanist.
A collage of quips from the era including a mock philosophy on knowing it all, witty exchanges from Puck and Judge, and light humor about politics, travel, literature, and dentistry. Read as a snapshot of humorous writing and social commentary in period newspapers.
The Crow Indians, once feared on the plains, are now among the most industrious and prosperous in the country. About two thousand reside on the Crow reservation in Montana and have been described in Washington as self-sustaining. The piece notes varying moral quality among tribes and asserts Crows were more energetic in wild life and quicker to shed government rations than many Coast tribes.
Endorsement from Mrs. G Thomas of Alexandra Road Gelli near Pontypridd Wales praises St Jacobs Oil for sprained ankles that left her unable to stand for months. She credits immediate relief and eventual cure, noting doctors would likely approve the remedy. Claims of medicinal awards and a long history bolster the advertisement style narrative.
Stealth is the greatest boon to humanity and restoring lost health is a blessing. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised as curing mothers and daughters and making them well and strong.
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