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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
2
A mix of observations and anecdotes touches on life valuation and veteran luck, drowning rescues by teachers, assassination plausibility, Indian census growth, British policy on American subjects, and Bohemian glass making shifting to German competition. The tone reflects a wide ranging, reflective newspaper column.
A Georgia trial yielded an unusual verdict as jurors believed the prisoner was guilty yet not certain, declaring in effect that they find the prisoner almost guilty. The jurors faced a puzzling dilemma in delivering a verdict that straddled conviction and doubt.
The navy's evolution shows ships commissioned early quickly become dated as battle styles shift. Armor thickness boosts piercing power while offense and defense advance in tandem, driving enormous ongoing expenses to stay current.
For years physicians sought the cancer origin mystery. It is believed researchers using the microscope have unveiled the source. There are stories of successful Roentgen ray treatment, offering hope that cancer may be made treatable as diphtheria antitoxin reduced mortality.
A humorous fragment from Trooklyn Life recounts Jack’s parents in a heated chat at the table their oblivious son watches with concern then asks who married whom in a jokey moment that lightens the quarrel.
A former Philippines prisoner recalls solitary confinement in a Spanish convent and a nocturnal friend, Senor Tuk-yoo, a tiny lizard who becomes a comforting presence. The tale follows their nightly exchanges and meals, their budding companionship, and a final farewell as the narrator leaves Manila after the siege.
A vintage passage describes racing cars, drivers in leather and goggles, leaning into curves to counter centrifugal force. It notes cars lack countermeasures, friction is the only brake, and a balance of equilibrium is needed to stay on course. A separate note mentions Hippocrates's grave found at Larissa in Thessaly during an excavation.
A collection of maxims on virtue, duty, love, and perception. The lines warn that victory requires an enemy, reveal folly in education, and advocate truth over error. Several proverbs touch on courage, restraint, and patience in life and competition.
A Jacksonville crew aboard a Matanzas river lighter found eggs while hunting on shore. A large water moccasin crawled into the dining room through an open door, ate an egg, and wedged himself inside the jug handle, becoming immobilized. He was killed by the cook. the snake’s crushed skin was shown to the reporter.
Rev. Herbert M. Sylvester counsels prudent farm setup in Dona tions style advice. He urges capital for stock, compost fed soil, proper fertilizers, and sturdy machinery with a springy seat. He stresses choosing land with water, drainage, sun, soil, pasture, and woodlands to ensure health, energy, and eventual success.
A Mannheim factory produces cocoanut butter from copra as a healthy, white fat at 16 cents per pound. It differs from cocoa butter, the oil in cocoa beans used in chocolate, and German law bans coloring the product. Some coconut compounds for shortening are also produced domestically.
A London Book of Poultry guidance from 1872 outlines keeping eggs cool at 50 to 60 degrees with the large end down to preserve air chamber integrity and reduce evaporation. Methods include bran, drilled boards, salt brine, or a lime salt cream of tartar solution, with sterile eggs lasting longer than fertile ones.
The London Chronicle discusses how animals and plants spread to new areas via chance agents. Examples include a pig swimming to land, a leopard aboard a steamer, snakes on paddlewheel floats, and seeds clinging to birds, all illustrating how chance widens life’s distribution.
Youth's Companion recounts how Phillips Brooks showed steadfast kindness to all people, including a hospital patient facing a dangerous operation. Brooks greeted the couple warmly, promised to be at the hospital, and kept his word, transcending church ties to provide comfort in their hour of trial.
The brief column notes a light outlook for ferry games this season with playful banter about office boys and health claims. It hints at local sports cadence and humorous chatter typical of the era from the Ohio State Journal.
A review of coastal erosion shows the west coast of France suffers heavy wave action, with Annis and Brittany cliffs undermined. Global fertilizer loss via rain runoff and seas threatens crop yields, while snakes exhibit diverse egg-laying and hatchling behavior and the Nile drains immense amounts into the Mediterranean daily. The US Geological Survey advances magnetic surveying nationwide, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. and a new Alaska expedition seeks unknown gold fields and geological data. A Colorado inventor unveils a farm auto adaptable to gasoline or electricity, enabling plowing, planting, and harvest with independent wheel control and compact steering.
A historic well project in Gainsborough began nearly six years ago. The bore reached 724 feet by April 1897, with 36 inch casing to 321 feet and 30 inch casing to 724 feet. A 2.5 ton boring tool tied to 1.5 tons of cable jammed, the rope broke, and 600 feet of cable sank, filling about 300 feet of the well.
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