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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1903
Page
4
Miss Tygina Olsen of Wilkesbarre travels to Smith Infirmary in New York to nurse Alfred Jacobson a young sailor who reportedly shot himself for love. They were engaged to marry but the wedding date remains unsettled due to the mother’s illness. Olsen vows to recover him and wed afterward.
In Forest and Stream, Sir Thomas Browne is cited noting common but dubious animal beliefs. He questions the basilisk myth and mocks the idea of asymmetrical animal limbs while entertaining ideas of pestilent emanations and distant plagues.
A collection of aphorisms on kindness, success, and character from The Strain of Howing and London Chronicle, with reflections on ambition and the health effects of rowing. A vignette about Philip D. Armour and his punctual secretary highlights work ethic and misaligned expectations.
A dialogue themed piece quotes a fiancée and a vegetarian arguing about cannibalism and diet. The woman notes women suffer in silence while the man counters, claiming moral appetite and endurance. The exchange references belief, restraint, and social expectations.
A playful classroom exchange prompts a quip about memory as what people use to forget. The dealer’s remark on family skeletons hints at hidden truths in flat dwellings and echoes a judge’s sharp aside.
A nostalgic poem describes evening rituals after work with Lucy watering the garden and neighbors’ voices. It evokes scent of musk roses, fireflies, and porch scenes as children play in the street. The speaker notes dreams rise with the night and are stirred by Jenson’s cue to end the night.
A Chicago News item quotes a client seeking reassurance after an attorney predicts eventual victory. The dialogue highlights doubt, confidence, and unfinished cases reflecting courtroom anxieties.
The humorist and hotel man Simeon Ford is noted for his self deprecating wit about looks. A listener praised his speech and asked how he does it. Ford quips the Lord gave him the funny side of his brain and the listener compliments his appearance.
In a rustic exchange the hustling father scolds his lazy son and offers thirty acres of land as a start if he works. The son pleads for mercy and asks what is expected, while the father asserts labor is due to the farm.
An item notes the Little Early Risers laxative pills praised for not gutting the system with easy action. Testimonies from W H Howell and Bob Moore claim ease and lack of griping, with Grover's City drug store in Vale at Laurytown Almshouse selling them. A June fair at the Larrytown almshouse aims to raise funds for two inmates Andrew O Donnell and Patrick McCole to buy artificial limbs.
Advertises Kodol as a universal digestant that cures indigestion and dyspepsia by restoring disordered digestion and enabling all foods to be eaten with no rumbling. Claims it digests all foods and provides tonic and reconstructive benefits. Mentions pricing and availability at Grover's City Drug Store in Chicago.
An advertisement in this position may not be conspicuous yet it catches the reader’s eye. The note underscores that ads throughout the paper are read and valued by readers.
A collage of humorous newspaper quips and cartoons reflects social pretensions and clever wordplay. Critics joke about wealth, aging, advertisements, and art, with snappy exchanges featuring Mr Comrox, Miss Overton, Cupid, and a maid, all framed as light satire from multiple 19th century papers.
Dr A H Straub of Brooklyn N Y signs an endorsement praising Father John’s Medicine for grip bronchitis and respiratory illnesses noting it cures where standard remedies fail He explains the product is a tonic not a cough syrup or balsam and has a fifty year history of physician use with no alcohol stimulants or harmful drugs
June 13 event under St Anthony's Italian and Tirolese Catholic chapel at Krell's hall with admission set at 25 cents.
Notice to bidders for constructing bridges in Luzerne County Pennsylvania due by June 17, 1908. County Controller will receive bids at Wilkes-Barre Court House for steel, stone arch, and concrete structures across numerous townships and boroughs with penalties, bid security, and inspection details.
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