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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1901
Page
2
A procession of whites three miles long is reported from Alaska to bolster views of the state as imaginative. A prune promoter offers a free book on cooking the fruit in a hundred ways, but offers no guarantee the flavor will vary in each case.
Dr A M Gardner, a San Francisco specialist, argued that pauperism crime and insanity stem largely from nervous disease caused by refined modern society. He warned minds are overtaxed by study emotions and worry, with nerve force breaking down as civilization grows more complex. No remedy proposed. European events show crowned heads facing risk with calm. The Sultan and German Emperor display courage amid unrest while Americans enjoy peace.
The American Journal of Insanity surveys crisis reports across countries and professions, noting stark increases over fifty to eighty years. It shows paupers, soldiers, carpenters, and other groups with varying death by own action rates, and highlights rising ratios in Sweden, Russia, the United States, and major cities. It cites substantial growth in France Belgium Denmark Prussia Austria and Saxony.
Fragmentary lines reflect on life’s stern limits and the struggle to endure. The speaker asks how to grasp life, acknowledges unavoidably harsh daily histories, and notes humankind’s mortal power constrained by an awful net. The verse laments limits and urges to live as best as possible.
A passenger excursion runs at dusk from Jacksonville to Wilmington when a foggy night reveals a rumored ghost headlight. Engineer Phinney Kilpatrick investigates a disappearing rail, finds the track washed away, and salvages the situation with crew efforts as Number Eight continues toward home.
Phinney, en route to Number Forty, sees a mysterious light behind him that resolves into a bicycle lamp. Tom Slocum, a college chum, steps from his bike and recalls almost being run over in the fog. Phinney shares the tale of a phantom clockwork warning before boarding his freight.
British Board of Trade pamphlet details drummers and sample procedures across India and colonies. Highlights include no tax on commercial agents in British India, Kashmiri pass requirements for foreigners, octroi taxes applying to samples, Bahamas Barbados and Bermuda exemptions, Canadian warehousing sample allowances, and licenses for British Honduras and open entry in Canada with open doors.
On Adelso Island in Lake Manlar a centuries old fir stump holds three ground level holes in which villagers claim treasure appears. In October 1900 four coins were found. locals say spirits place the finds and more appear after removal. A woodcutter unearthed a gold snake armband from a root. The artifact reportedly went to the National Museum of Stockholm.
The Philadelphia City Hall houses the world's highest continuous stairway, rising from the seventh to the sixteenth floor with 598 iron steps around a central shaft and an electric elevator. Climbing 245 granite steps to this level brings total ascent to 743 steps, making tower climbing a popular tourist fad.
The text advises soaking water cress in salted water before serving to remove insect life, and offers tea time treats. It suggests orange wafers with tea, a ginger or cinnamon wafer with chocolate, and a plain wafer with coffee. Limited refreshments encourage simple elegance for afternoon tea.
A survey notes 19 U S silk factories started for steam processes and 13 more for ribbons. Mussel water carries 803 200 colon bacilli, while 3 000 000 bacteria inhabit the shell. Aluminum welds by kneading. Niagara Falls to host nitric acid plant from air with $100 000 capital. Coal sizing taxonomy includes barley to stove and beyond limp coal. Milan reports diphtheria serum causing tetanus fatalities. serum banned pending investigation. Vaucluse France rich in ocher with winter mining and sun drying. Mexico lacks livery stables, horses and coaches abundant, public hacks common at 50c–$1 per hour, electric cabs $2 50. A beaver inspired water jet helps pile sinking. Alighisou Globe notes future significance of a child’s first shoe.
A fragment from Good Housekeeping offers methods to utilize geranium leaves in apple jelly and baked goods. It also shares ideas for using leftover egg yolks in sauces, custards, and desserts, suggesting yolks can enrich many dishes and even flavor cakes and ice creams.
A delicious inexpensive cold pudding uses boiled custard with orange extract and caramel sauce. Mix five egg yolks, milk, sugar, orange, and salt, then boil in a double boiler until thick while stirring. Prepare caramel with sugar and water, add syrup, cinnamon, lemon peel, and lemon juice, then dissolve lumps and simmer ten minutes.
Practical guidance on removing paint from glass with soda and wetting the spots, using cold boiled rice mixed with waf fles or mulling, making a cement for china and glass from isinglass, a cream mix for Jemon fee, avoiding churning, and tips for meringues and oven temperature. Also advice on restoring cane chair seats with vinegar and drying to restore smoothness and firmness.
A collage of humorous quips from the press and mock dialogues, featuring jests about war costs, borrowing, microbes, dinner plans, library patrons, and mistaken identities. Notable exchanges involve Dix, Hix, and various city papers, offering light satire on everyday life and publishing culture.
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