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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1902
Page
2
A review contrasts German maid conditions with U S servants noting low pay, limited rights, and strict penalties for leaving or refusing work. Many sleep in shared or nonstandard spaces, with rooms tiny or inaccessible. The piece cites Frederick the Great sleeping five hours as historical context for grueling hours.
A French entomologist, M. Dagin, argues for edible insects as a midway diet from vegetarian extremes. He cites tasting hundreds of species in various preparations and suggests roach soup, shelled insects like shrimp, caterpillars as light food, and locust flour as popular among Bedouins.
Capt Caleb Johnson, a Mississippi river pilot, endured four days and nights in darkness while exploring Dead Man's cave at St Genevieve across the river from Red Bid TH. He entered Simms hollow Monday morning and was found Thursday afternoon in a sinkhole four miles from the entrance. The cave remains a mystery as he emerged with no light and no clear idea of his route.
A low cost oil tank construction uses a sheet metal barrel suspended in water on piles with a top above water. Oil is pumped in through a central pipe causing water to rise. Advantages include low cost and the ability to draw off oil from the bottom if a fire occurs, while water sits at the bottom preventing sand and dirt buildup.
In Grantley Miss Kate Morton, lifelong helper to the needy, nurses a long-ago romance with Seth Gray. After years apart and scandal, a drunken returner is saved by her kindness, and she promises renewal as the town watches the quiet parlor.
Seth Gray, once a drinker, recalls past in a Grantly parlor as Miss Kate comforts him. The scene hints at their marriage and renewed life, aligning with Waverley Magazine’s note that he reformed and prospered as a better husband and partner.
The article contrasts early Japanese farming with Chinese influence, noting terraced hills, irrigation, and small plots shaped by poverty. It describes old plows, bullock teams, and crude tools used in soil preparation and planting, highlighting labor intensity and historic agricultural heritage.
Washington Evening Star reports a senate backed park system plan for the federal capital. The commission’s report outlines a comprehensive scheme linking Lincoln Memorial expansion, Potomac and Anacostia parks, riverfront improvements, drives, and a unified set of public buildings around a monumental station, transforming Washington into a grand, artful national center.
A New York Times account describes how Venetian beadmakers color glass beads with fish scales from the bleak, a silver scaled carp relative. The process, devised by Salvador Jacquin in the 17th century, uses crushed fish scales to impart a pearly tint, later strengthened by salt ammoniac and isinglass. The hollow beads receive the liquid inside, then wax seals the surface. The trade persists with ample bleak in the Adriatic, and the beads remain popular and affordable.
A vegetarian delegate at a Chicago purity congress argued that eating animal foods fuels immorality and drunkenness. He linked cooked meals to weakness of health and will, claiming indigestion from rich foods dulls ethics and undermines character. The piece ends with a tangled, humorous riddle-like aside.
A British officer brings a piece of Gaurisankar summit stone to the King, the highest mountain top ever reached by a human, now resting on the royal writing desk as a letter weight.
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