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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1902
Page
2
An insurance statistician cites alarming incident tallies from last year with rail, ladder, automobile, and furniture mishaps. Country Life in America notes suburban expansion driven by higher ideals and reports from twenty eight cities show hundreds of millions spent on private development and transit extensions.
The list states Stockhelm as Sweden’s largest city with 00,909 inhabitants, followed by Gothenburg at 131,000 and Malmo at 61,000. The data appears garbled, mixing incorrect city spellings and broken numbers, casting doubt on accuracy.
In Sunfly Dakota Territory a brutal master Whitcomb persistently abuses a large loyal dog who endures countless kicks. The dog, scarred and endurance laden, finally rejects him and slips toward Grass Butte where a wary Watson senses danger as Whitcomb pursues.
Watson led a rescue under a quiet night when Whit comb was killed by a fierce animal. The trail went cold with the killer a coyote dog who left blood and fled westward, never captured as witnesses pursued the tracks. The scene at Grass Butte and the tragedy were reported by H. I. Cleveland for the Chicago Record-Herald.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat columnist extols the dignity and vainglorious pride of fire horses. He notes their smart bearing after rushing to fires, their apparent count of gong strokes, and the admiration of onlookers as they return to the engine house. The piece contrasts their valued service with future electric power.
The Maidenhead mayor and corporation perambulated the borough boundary by river and road. The flotilla trip along the Thames ended in mishaps as crew and officials were bumped or kissed on boundary stones. A gate and rope rescue saved a worker stuck in mud, while ladies and cyclists were invited to partake in the traditional rough boundary rites.
A discussion on animal behavior in war like hunters and hunted creatures. Animals show surprising knowledge of wind, scent, and terrain while pursuing or evading. Humans, in turn, use clever evasion and scent tracking skills to outmaneuver and trap quarry.
A Paris parrot Coco, owned by an English lady, charms as she reads service aloud. Coco judges sinners with unction and delivers a dramatic refrain. A visiting parrot owner boastfully quotes a rival sentence, triggering Coco to imitate the line verbatim as the guest leaves.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt relates a boss who tests a new office boy by leaving a nickel on his desk. The boy’s note, left with the coin, accuses temptation and proves the boy’s cunning. The boss approves, though wary of the clever help he has found. The piece then shifts to praise of French cavalry, detailing horse types and a grand review led by General uxere of the Yrenel army.
A London journal prints a curious calculation by an ingenious correspondent based on the ages and birth years of presidents. The piece notes McKinley’s death and Roosevelt succeeding, then suggests adding ages and 1800 to deduce the late president’s death date.
The column surveys popular home decor trends such as six foot screens and mercerized mesh curtains with chenille, notes on brass candlesticks reproducing antique shapes, and advises elbow grease for polishing old furniture. It contrasts sparse furnished rooms with reject pieces, and outlines ceiling beams and color schemes. It also includes older cooking tips from the Philadelphia Record styles.
Gripe Vickle-Pick grape preservation instructions: seven pounds fruit to one quart vinegar, three pounds brown sugar, one tablespoon whole cloves and stick cinnamon. Boil briefly, cool, pour over uncooked grapes, cover, and avoid disturbance for two to three weeks. Also included are fried corn meal muffins. Mix sifted Indian meal with salt and sugar, add boiling water, sit overnight, then beat in two eggs, fry batter drop by drop, turning once.
A New York Sun anecdote suggests mystery of guest garments vanishing at country houses may be due to valets keeping emergency clothing. A visitor's wardrobe shortage led to the valet offering extra trousers with a tale of paired backups. The tale hints at why lost coats and pants vanish, leaving investigations inconclusive.
A fragmented collection of maxims on love life death sin envy and ambition. The passages offer moral aphorisms portraying conscience progress and human folly with references to discipline and wisdom. The text blends poetic moralizing lines about character and society and ends with a garbled fragment about science and judgment.
The article discusses Darwin's pangenesis idea with gemmules and the tiny units forming new cells, then shifts to Madagascar's tanghinia venenifera known as the taugen tree. It describes its poison and a judicial device where accuseds eat fruit to determine guilt, risking death if poisoned.
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