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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1902
Page
2
A misaligned excerpt notes that global travel may route through New York in the future. It cites Printer's Ink stating that a dominant motive of American progress is continuous advancement and surpassing previous achievements.
King Edward concludes there is little left for a monarch to do beyond wearing the gold lace and trimmings, yet he desires to discharge his duty as fully as possible within his power.
Pacific Coast engineers push the cab to the front of the locomotive in a bold trial. Critics question whether this order of design is practical or merely reverse logic.
In France personal crisis reports show a drop from 9703 in 1894 to 9458 in 1898. Illness poverty and drunkenness are listed as the first causes, followed by family troubles love and jealousy in that order.
The fishing season just closed has cost Gloucester Massachusetts its sixty two stalwart fishermen. The toll shows the sea’s danger to those who rely on it for a livelihood.
Pittsburg's institute with an endowment of 25 million dollars will surpass the combined endowments of all distinctly technical institutes in the nation. It promises a splendid contribution to the most practical branch of twentieth century education.
The text asserts the United States grows faster in population than any other nation, claims immense wealth surpassing Great Britain by at least fifteen thousand villions, notes US rail mileage exceeds Europe by over 10,000 miles, and states United States production outstrips England, France, and Germany combined.
The article notes remarkable feats of airships and underwater craft in France during the century but argues that neither clouds nor waves will lead to abandoning Earth and sea travel anytime soon. It reflects on progress yet emphasizes that surface travel remains dominant.
A Connecticut murderer who killed a young woman in exceptionally vicious circumstances has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The New York Tribune notes the disturbing trend of sending sympathy to the assassin from weak minded onlookers. The piece questions social temper in colonies rooted in severe origins and contrasts with more lenient communities. It also includes a quirky aside on the etymology of spatch cock in Indian dining, via a dak bungalow anecdote.
Wun Sock Lip Gin Chip In and Sip Gin in a backroom tale of a box bound cobra, a stale violin and moonlit schemes. The four men share pipes drinks a cobra from a box then coax it from a hearth with a strained melody, leading to a surprising victory and a night of admitted gambling and gossip.
A dramatic tale unfolds of Lam Chop, Wun Sock, Chip In, and Sip Gin scheming to kill Aguinaldo for a $5,000 reward. The plan backfires when Chin Lip, the barber, is found dead as the box is opened, exposing Lam Chop’s cunning deception and his escape with the loot.
In northern Germany M G Couz of Hamburg advances wind electric regulation to stabilize speed. A Wittkiehl mill with a large regulator powered by wind can generate up to 30 horsepower for storage battery lighting. Experiments show potential for small localities to obtain cheap electric light and power. Hydrogen viewed as future illuminant via compressed cylinders, with hydrogen costing less than acetylene for equal light output.
A dainty dining table decoration features a mass of bright nasturtiums with peculiar foliage. They look striking when piled in a Venetian glass and allowed to tumble over the rim with careless grace, accompanied by odd circular leaves that droop over the glass.
The article advises washing hair brushes weekly, or twice weekly with dandruff. Use cold water and cloudy ammonia about a scant tablespoonful per quart. Do not wet brush backs and rinse with a shower spray, then air dry on edge. Dressings combs should be cleansed with a comb cleaner.
The article explains how color choices in home decor influence mood and perception. Red evokes warmth and excitement. blue appears distant and calming, making ceilings seem higher. Yellow brightens and advances, while green can feel dull in large amounts. red remains stationary in effect.
A quirky 1900s style recipe clippings set outlines for cooking onions with parsley to remove odor and finish with a rich cream sauce. Also includes Penny Tarts with lemon rind raisins and bread crumb crusts, Eggplant Souffle with mushroom essence, and Kenilworth Ranch Dumplings with sugar syrup molasses sauce.
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