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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1902
Page
4
The 1900 Antarctic incident recounts C E Borchgrevink and Captain Jensen nearly dying at Mount Terror. A glacier birthed an immense iceberg causing waves and rock collapse while Borchgrevink fought for life on a narrow beach with two companions. They were saved by a rock bend and ice peninsula as the sea rose.
Brevities report that Tuskegee Institute instructors contracted by Germany to teach cotton farming to locals in German West Africa have produced cotton graded above American middling. Other notes cover Lake Victoria survey for steam service tied to an Uganda railway, and a Prohibition era anecdote of a Philippine corporal's fatal misstep with a six inch shell. A Berlin couple’s long delayed wedding ends with the groom’s death two days after marriage. Also advertised is a grand seaside excursion from Freeland by Lehigh Valley Railroad with July 23 tickets and return by August 1 at five dollars.
The article surveys current house furnishing trends focusing on leather effects for wall coverings and upholstery in living spaces. It highlights leather valances and whole leather curtains, lattice ceiling papers, enameled furniture with floral designs, ivory whites with pink roses, ferns and violets, and pink and white bedroom schemes. It advises color coordination with ceiling whites, dark red floors, Bokhara rugs, and cretonne slipcovers with ivory backgrounds and yellow floral detailing, plus muslin-draped curtains to prevent fading.
A sunny kitchen benefits from dark blinds for shade, while a lame friend shares comfort tips. New table décor features twig arrangements in silver cups with tiny fruit, and miniature cherry trees. Festoons of ribbon on muslin centerpieces imitate nature using wide Parisian ribbon and fine India muslin.
A hall window is dressed with casement style short green flax curtains and contrasting turnover frills. Long curtains use green and white printed linen with a valance under a molding, replacing the old curtain pole.
A boiled dressing for a vegetable salad combines two tablespoons butter two tablespoons vinegar two eggs one teaspoon sugar one half teaspoon salt and two tablespoons French mustard. Melt butter cool then whisk egg yolks with salt and sugar. Add vinegar gradually and cook until thickened, then cool, stir in mustard fold in beaten egg whites and cream.
A Youth's Companion piece extols making believe as a powerful, cheerful tool to brighten daily life through imagination. It recalls a child’s innocent wedding query and Dickensian whimsy, arguing imagination opens doors to life’s philosophy for both young and old.
The tale recalls Sir Hugh Rose a famed commander in India who shocked the court by ignoring his own dispatches during a mutiny crisis. A dinner anecdote ends with marines reporting rebels hung and Queen Victoria’s fury nearly stripping him of his peerage.
An exchange during The Charity Ball rehearsal reveals Herbert Kelcey objecting to a quoted psalm from David’s text. De Mille notes the line is not Kelcey’s but David’s, prompting Kelcey to boast he can recognize Belasco’s style.
A reader’s tale cites a London Globe quip. A house carpenter is called a gentleman by a furniture remover who explains that a gentleman is anyone who pays 20 shillings in the pound. The anecdote playfully contrasts class labels with monetary conformity.
A brief humor item shows a husband fearing suspicion after a robbery at his firm and cautioning his wife against buying a new dress, as the wife dismisses the concern.
A Chicago Post quotation shows a man pleading, saying refusing him would kill him. She coldly asks how many lives he has led, hinting at his past affairs and implying danger without graphic detail.
Practical guidance on curing clover hay noting the role of leaf moisture and shade in drying, with advice on wind and sun, plus an experiment about wet stems versus dry leaves. It covers pest management budgeting for sprays, insect basics for fruit growers, and transplanting seeds during dry weather using a stepped, rain-assisted process for establishing young transplants.
Advice from American Agriculturist on breaking broodiness recommends isolation without nest boxes, proper feeding, and water to reform hens. Cooping often fails as birds sit in coops or on doorknobs, boards, or perches. Also notes timing for catch and odd time crops with cowpeas, soybeans, field peas, and crimson clover to support stock through late summer to spring.
The article argues farmers can profit by aligning flock size to farm scale. It notes good mutton and wool remain saleable while meat demand endures and woolen garments stay needed in winter. Both products are profitable at present.
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