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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1903
Page
2
Fragmented OCR from Harper's Weekly reflects dated views on women and men. The text mentions dancing and gender expectations with unclear surrounding context and attribution to Morgan Sill.
A dramatic scene follows Jimmy the Lift’s arrest as Detective-Sergeant Brannan and the Captain confront the pickpocket in Mulberry Street and at the Central Office. Jimmy endures custody, faces court, and ultimately bolts from a police car to freedom amid Bowery shadows.
A Chicago News letter mocks Johannesburg prices noting fresh eggs at 1.08 a dozen, new-laid eggs scarce, mutton at 30 cents per pound, turkeys around 15 dollars each, and fowls at 2 dollars each. The piece contrasts local scarcity with rising costs.
A New York Press reflection notes that the luster of married life fades with widowhood but may reappear as women adapt to bereavement and reshape their social roles. The piece discusses social expectations and personal renewal after loss.
A jumble of verse and prose notes bedtime themes and a bird story. A poem for children: bedtime, sunset, and imagined dangers. A New York World anecdote recalls a blackbird and her nest on a kitchen dresser with a woven lace cradle.
A robin narrates a tale of nearby college girls feeding birds and a garter snake encountered by Mr Robin. The robin observes crumbs from a girl’s window while the male bird fights over swallowing the garter snake, describing the scene with humorous anthropomorphic dialogue and a tame, cautionary ending.
A launderess returns a lace to its owner after a bird helper helps rear its young. The male bird provides food while the hen shares kitchen scraps with him. The scene blends domestic kindness with a small animal drama from an old newspaper column.
A lone, unshaven printer, living miles from civilization near the headwaters of the St. Johns River, runs a monthly magazine from a second hand print shop. He supports himself with a 50 cent yearly subscription, living unmarried in a hut amid barren country. The tale recounted by U S inspectors Captain Shaw and Captain Spencer describes an isolated, kindly figure dedicated to his life work.
A collection of quotes urging steadfast focus on one’s path. Napoleon I James Garfield Emerson Arte Ward Sidney Smith Charles Dickens Longfellow Edison stress dedication, attention, and doing tasks well to achieve success.
A reflective piece argues misery seeks solitude while mirth thrives on social response. Caroline Ticknor asserts laughter and smiles require others to be meaningful, contrasting the proverb misery loves company with personal experience of solitary sorrow and need for shared joy.
Dr. John Bascom ex president of the University of Wisconsin was noted for absentmindedness. A freshman reception tale recounts Bascom reaching for a glass and lingering, while the maid misunderstood and pressed the largest lemonade glass into his hand.
The Atchison Globe notes rents rise rapidly with improvements like new curtains. It cites a saying that landlords feel entitled to higher rent when a woman enhances a home’s appearance. A Chicago News quip adds that silence can also multiply a man’s impact.
A step by step tip advises making a lather with soap water and soda to clean white fur. Work the fur gently back and forth, rinse in cold water, and hang to dry in the wind if possible. Shake the fur as it dries, then brush and comb softly with a clean brush.
The Boston Cooking School Magazine notes improper mixing, especially yeast type, as the core issue. It advises softening dry yeast in lukewarm liquid, then adding salt sugar and shortening, stirring in flour, and kneading dough ten to twenty minutes to develop gluten and distribute ingredients evenly.
A how to guide explains splitting paper by soaking sheets over plate glass. The method uses paste on cloth or strong paper to attach sides, then pulling apart once dry to separate portions. Soften paste in water to free the pieces.
The article notes a trend toward diverse fruit salads with creams and dressings. It highlights grape or red grapefruit with angelica, apple and celery bedded in lettuce, and nests of celery with mayonnaise. It also mentions replacing salted almonds with walnuts pecans brazils pistachios and hazelnuts, sometimes mixed with almonds.
Compote of oranges with lemon syrup, tomato sauce thickened with cornstarch, minced veal in tomato sauce with butter and onion, chocolate fromage with gelatin and whipped cream, and a plain milk soup enriched with eggs and nutmeg. Each item provides basic method steps and serving notes from a historic kitchen page.
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