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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1902
Page
2
The article notes a high life wedding in the Capitol dome, counts twelve abandoned churches within ten blocks of Brooklyn’s Hagle, and cites a bustling era with a growing population. It reports opinions on football becoming specialist work, translations in Japan ranking authors, and a shift in expert testimony’s credibility.
A traveler rests at a pleasant inn sign labeled by an apple tree. Birds flutter through branches as the guest is serenaded by carols. The narrator slumbers peacefully, awaking to find the host refusing payment and departing with a courteous gesture.
A Dundee newspaper notes shifts in Scottish Sabbath practice from strict fast days and street admonitions against whistling to ministers promoting Sunday car runs. What were once rigid fasts and public rebukes now yield to secular holidays and extended excursions at low rates.
The article profiles Cecil Rhodes son of an English rector who, after stints in Natal and the Kimberley diamond fields, built a vast fortune and political power. It highlights his unmatched concentration, solitary intellect, forceful decisions, and direct leadership style, comparing him to Bismarck and noting his mastery of money and political strategy. It notes his misjudgment in underestimating colonial Dutch sentiment after the 1895 raid, his capital error ending his career, and his lasting fame as a brilliant, controversial figure who shaped British imperial power.
A tale from Columbus reports Mrs. A visiting Mrs. B with a parrot named Polly. The bird suddenly cries drop it, shattering a vase as Mrs. B enters. Polly then mocks the scene with a quip, while the piece is exposed in front of the owner. The item ties to a stamp album fad featuring animal designs from around the world.
The lettered notices discuss major New York road plans including a proposed 10 million bond and a 760 thousand annual levy to build 1250 miles of macadam in four years. Kansas is urged to hold a spring road improvement convention with federal and railroad cooperation. George Gould funds a third of local road work near Lakewood with state support to follow. Wide tire laws are urged to protect new highways.
New York's commercial supremacy hinges on keeping the cheapest continental freight rate within state borders. It notes 12,000 400 tons of farm produce from 22,000,000 acres should be moved to market via improved highways, costing not more than the canal improvements. Silver is antiseptic and less able to convey infection than paper.
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