Government ownership of telegraphs proposed in brief column
Andrew J Palm argues private telegraph control is preferable to government ownership. A Kansas congressman seeks a five member appraisal commission with government and telegraph company representation to set a price. The column compares telegraphs to mail and railways, favoring buildable government lines over warships and urging restraint in pricing. It includes extracts from various sources critiquing Republican policies and praising cautious reciprocity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Congress
Kansas
Mother Weston and Nova Scotia Women Spotlighted
Notes on Miss Agnes Weston known as the Bishop of the Bluejackets for English sailors and her Sailors Rest program. Also praises Nova Scotia women as capable workers in domestic service farming and industry with strong community impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
The
Bluejackets
Agnes Weston
University of Glasgow
Miss Weston
Eaghimd
Mother Weston
Bishop of
Sailors’ Rest
Jack
Devonport
Jack Tar
Nova Scotia
America
Tactical Women and Pewter Care in Society Notes
Home Notes discusses tact as a social virtue and the skill of choosing when to speak. It then offers pewter cleaning steps, recommending soda boil and a mix of brick dust and paraffin. The piece contrasts Dutch girls in Holland enjoying liberty with delayed marriages and parental consent only after a proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
A Pretty Bedroom Screen Idea
A bedroom screen plan features two small uprights at the footrail linked by a brass rod with a dark silk curtain. When drawn at night this setup can shield eyes from the night and provide a simple privacy or light-blocking solution.
Lunch Cloths with Wide Border Floral Weave
A description of breakfast or lunch cloths woven with wide colored borders of flowers, in colors such as dark red blue or brown, and leaves and stems in green. Napkins complete the set and feature narrow borders that repeat the cloth pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McMullen
Ice House
John Thompson
Honolulu
Thompson
Reading For Girls Advice From Miss Bates At Wellesley
Miss Bates professor of English at Wellesley College argues that time spent on reading trash harms the mind and diminishes dignity. Practical tips include broom tests for quality, shoe cleaning with magnesia paste, and noting that Japanese women work in telephones and post offices as skilled bookkeepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Bates
Wellesley College
Japan
Dogs Prolong Life With Proper Care and Exercise
The Field cites dog age estimates, noting that well cared for dogs with regular exercise live longer. It lists famous dogs and their ages, from CH Gladstone at fourteen to Jingo at eight, alongside commentary on race and mortality in different populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anes
Champion Gladstone
Count Noble
Rodrigo
John 8
Wise
Diomed
Prince Lucifer
Champion Eleho, Jr
Lord Graphic
Dan
Lady
Jingo
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Freeland Tribune
Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Orrick
Freeland, PA
Andrew J. Palm
Pennsylvania
Greencastle
Ind
Star Press
Lexington
Roosevelt
Bryan
Republican Party
Fairfield
Sun
Augusta
New Age
Cherokee Outlet
Tom
New York Times
Hutybe
National
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Choice
Nmiscellan
United States
San Francisco News
Lowbet
Lin
Bin
Chicago
Wyoming
Vereschagin
Sin Juan Hill
Vassili Vereschiagin
New York
Europe
Art Institute
Los Angeles Herald
McMenamin’s
South Centre Street
Ea Ey
Alu Ulau Tae
Lade
Wilkes-Barre
Record
Wilkes-Barne
Lm. Wehrman
Watchmeairer
NeuBurger’s
Tsoi Valley Railroad
Freeland
Weatherly
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Easton
Philadelphia
White Haven
Pittston
Scranton
Hazleton
Delano
Pottsville
Mahanoy City
Shemandouh
Mt. Carmel
Shenandoah
Dt. Carmel
West
Philadelpia
Mt Carne
Pottagille
Sandy Run
All Points
Alrive
Hazeton
Boston
Berhichem
Mauor Chunk
Weatherazleton
Ruston
Shenstndoah
Hurle
Ollun BH. Wilbur
Cortlandt Street
New York City
Lee
Avent
G. J. Gelldroy
DueLanarx
Stsquahanna
Schuylkill
Rai
Koan
Drifton
Jeddo
Eckley
Hazle Trook
Stockton
Beaver Meadow Road
Roan
Hagieton Junction
Harwood
Cranberry
Wembicken
Deringer
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Humboldt Road
Oneida
Keppton
Suncd
Hazleton Junction
Tombicken
Humboldt Roa
Sheppton
Tomhicken
Cranverry
Korn
Beaver Meadow End
Hazle Brook
Jey
Staleton Junction
Jeanenville
Auden
Wilkesbarre
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Poipte Reat
Lotore
Smith
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