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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1901
Page
2
A reflective note on pursuing post graduate study in human nature and a global snapshot mentions England's drink and clothing bills, future debt to the United States, a Buffalo gag, and Queen Victoria’s death prompting a shift in legal documents from God Save the King to God Save the Queen with an estimated cost of two million dollars.
English writers acknowledge American dominance in steel production and console themselves with the prospect that Britain can buy cheaper steel from the United States, gaining the benefit of American productivity.
A statistician notes firearms cause nine times more trouble than they help, while the public relies too readily on guns. The weapon seems too handy, and a hot temper should lead to keeping firearms out of reach.
A historical note claims English has expanded from a limited 1800s reach to a worldwide auditory influence, contrasting barbarous origins with Daniel Webster’s later praise of its global spread and supremacy in speech.
A reflective passage on a New York actress who died by her own action. It argues that overwhelming ambition is often mistaken for genius, noting genius requires patience and ambition together. The piece suggests impatience and delay contribute to a tragedy, asserting true sensibility cannot be murdered by time.
A group of twenty British workmen from various industries will travel to the United States to study Yankee manufacturing methods. The deputation will spend a month visiting major centers, with each man chosen by his employing concern from nominees. Employers and trade unions will share the costs of the mission.
Mary Collins 22, reportedly jilted, sparked a Wednesday night disturbance in New York. Police say Collins was arrested after a clash with Patrick Tawkus leaving several injured and questions about motive and accountability pending.
A rousing, poetic proclamation extols The Press as light hope and power. It declares Earth’s deepest night ended from a blessed hour, and envisions global singing of The Press delivering relief to pallid Want and stark Labor.
A hotel party tale centers on Mrs Weston who guides a troubled romance. Hartleigh, torn by a discovered letter and his wife’s mood, faces entanglements as Weston schemes to shield her own role. The piece unfolds with sly social maneuvering amid a glamorous setting.
Mrs Weston urges Hartleigh to apologize for a breach of honor after a private desk incident involving Mrs Hartleigh. Hartleigh agrees only reluctantly, while Mrs Weston’s calm guidance averts a larger row. The incident ends with peace and a guarded, wary cordiality among the Hartleighs and their friends.
A Vienna district orders women in parks to raise skirts to keep dust from trails and heaps. The joke cites Edward II era trains as fashionable, with a monk recalling a holy man and devil remarking on dust. Local councils are critiqued as antiquated for such rules.
Louisiana Supreme Court rules a property owner cannot be enjoined to seal windows facing a neighbor. The remedy lies in the neighbor installing screens on their own property to preserve privacy. The decision cites Bryant v Scholars, 29 So. Rep. 350.
A San Francisco Call note mocks a learned Edinburgh philosopher who claims Saturn is Satan’s swallowing place. The piece suggests his future study leads him to place his sphere within Saturn’s rings, advising readers not to tell friends to go to Hades.
The piece discusses Porter's linen shirtwaists in fashionable blue tones with hand embroidery and diverse tucks, noting the albatross style and cotton embroidery. It also offers garden advice on a cut-and-come-again corner with carnations, tea roses, heliotrope, and cheap rose plants for year-round bloom.
Practical advice for needlewomen covering stitching speed pins fabric marks and button placements. Emphasizes replacing pins after try ons outlining hook and eye positions with thread preventing puckering by fine short machine stitches around curved seams and prepressing hems before sewing. Tips on easing darts and avoiding bulges with light damp pressing.
In Ashtabula Ohio two women started a rabbitry with three imported Belgium hares at $100 each. They now own about a hundred more animals valued at least $1000, and have sold stock totaling over $300 in the year. An interview quoted one woman saying that no...
A narrator notes women finding joy in rabbit breeding. They feed and water the hares twice daily and keep strict pedigrees. Belgian hares produce four to six litters yearly with five to nine kits each. Prices vary by age from ten to twenty five dollars for full blood stock up to six months, rising with age.
Women in Centralia Missouri organize a darning club specializing in men’s socks. Officers lead by example teaching mending techniques while members and invited husbands watch in evening sessions. The motto She who cannot darn cannot join sparks debate though exceptions exist. Fortnightly meetings boast 144 pairs darned in a single sitting.
The article describes essential morning gowns as simple, useful house and outdoor wear. It contrasts them with matinees and tea gowns, noting trim but undecorated styles in cloth, linen, or cambric with waist matching skirts and compatibility with shirtwaists for daily tasks.
A new departure in narrow ribbons features tiny pin spots on white or contrasting grounds and tubular woven double ribbons for cravats. Other self color ribbons recall matelasse and feature marbled effects in soft silk with pinks blending into blues and reds. Picot edges appear on many new ribbons.
Friles Fashion highlights grass linen coats for children with tartan golf gloves and large pearl buckles. White lace trim and kumelunda silk hats dominate. Hair accessories, bow and combs rise in popularity, plus vivid waist bands and metal belts as key accessories.
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