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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
2
A quirky mix of notes on urban life and administration. A London observer laments hairpin proliferation on sidewalks and a physician notes cross leg habits may influence appendicitis risk. The piece also highlights humor in U S postal naming quirks and plans for a national zoo linked to the Smithsonian.
A vintage Munsey's Magazine poem by Edwin L. Sabin praises American steadfastness from Lexington to distant oceans. It frames citizens as a single fighting line across eras and regions, uniting North and South in defense of liberty and duty.
An awkward rookie named Hayfoot Harry earns his nickname after a clumsy initiation in the Ninth Infantry. He proves capable in drill and marksmanship, bonds with comrades, and earns respect in Cuba where a pioneer detachment faces sudden enemy fire and Harry calmly halts a panic retreat.
Harry and a detachment slip from their sergeant to ambush Greasers near mango trees. They rout the Spaniards, take twenty prisoners, count casualties, tend the wounded, and return to camp with a relieved relief regiment in triumph.
The tale recalls a colonel praising a soldier before a swift court martial in the Philippines, then a pardon from Washington. It shifts to Dr. Tracy’s Curiosities about involuntary suicide at public exhibitions, citing 1847 London Lancet cases and museum divers who hanged themselves on stage, dying to a delighted crowd.
The Siberian Latest News in Tomsk reports Russia’s tea caravans from China, noting 19,000 sleighs carrying tea through Tomsk in the first twenty days of January. Common caravans include 50 to 70 sleighs, sometimes 200 to 300, with five sledges pulled by one horse and five haste tied hay and oats for feed. Drivers sleep on the sledges as horses swap out for fresh teams, and caravans run day and night with only village halts for rest.
Assistant Secretary of State Thomas W Cridler travels oceans in service creating encounters with a traveling salesman who asks about lines of goods and papers for cabinets. meanwhile a Broadways street crowd reveals fashion oddities as viewed from above highlighting attire and fit in a bustling city scene.
The London Chronicle cites a Lady's Realm poll showing Englishmen marry at an average of twenty eight years five months and women at twenty six years two months. The figures reflect contemporary social norms and timing of union in England.
In Barseah district India a lone English officer with five companions and six Bareilly levy men launches a night raid on a brigand camp. Surprising 70 brigands, they flee leaving plunder and captives, saving a loyal official and freeing a district from terror. Sir Evelyn Wood later heads the British army.
An observant policeman details the pickpocket threat, describing solo operators and mobs with a tool and stalls, daily pay, and the distribution of spoils. He cites estimates of 1500 first class tools in the United States and a total network possibly between 30,000 and 50,000, including women and youths.
A New York Press piece quoted by Victor Smith explains common errors in using I and me. It notes refined speakers slip when confusing first and third persons and offers sample corrections to demonstrate proper grammar.
The article explains that Tommy Atkins, widely used outside Britain for British soldiers, actually applies only to infantry. Artillerymen are gunners, cavalry are troopers, engineers are sappers, and Grenadier Guards dislike the term Tommy. The nickname arose after General Wolseley used Thomas Atkins in official reports, and the diminutive stuck.
An Augusta man plans to wear a red sweater with large white letters reading This is a Man. Don't Shoot to avoid being mistaken for a deer. The Lewiston Journal notes the precaution as a humorous yet serious statement by the resident.
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