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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
2
Treasury clerks face minute by minute pay forfeiture for excess annual leave with cents per minute rates. A clerk may lose more than a tenth of a dollar for minutes over, while a Treasury employee famously attempted to reclaim thirteen cents from a quarter hour overage.
In Pike County Illinois a defense attorney named W H Crow postponed an assault trial by claiming his client was exposed to smallpox. He insisted the court and jury delay to avoid risk, and the tactic secured a continuance. The disclosure notes the client’s residence is in an area with recent smallpox cases.
The text outlines three conditions for patentability in France: novelty industrial character and compliance with public order morals and laws. An invention loses novelty if it has been publicly disclosed before filing, whether in France or abroad, making imitation easy.
A Chicago judge recalls meeting a radiant shoplifter in Cincinnati who, under disguise, impressed him with refined manners and a loyal, virtuous streak. He recounts how the woman, Mary Smith, eloped with a handsome salesman and lived in Covington while her husband managed finances beyond his means.
A ruined husband’s crime leads to a prison sentence while his young wife faces poverty in Cincinnati. She sells belongings, seeks work, and gradually turns to petty theft to feed her baby, confronting harsh poverty and predatory temptations.
John H. Raftery recounts a Chicago case of a presumed dying mother who used a sob story to gain mercy and a dismissal in Cincinnati. The woman, Mary Smith, later earns a divorce and a life with her husband, who eventually deserts her. The tale ends with her recovery and a claim of honesty from her lawyer.
Alpine observatory on Mount Kosciuszko reports rats overrunning the site. Keeper claims to slaughter hundreds monthly and jokes he will profit if paid per rat as Sydney values pest falls. He vows to stay amid the expedition’s food depots.
A collage of short humorous exchanges and quips from various papers including the Philadelphia Record Chicago News Yonkers Statesman Cincinnati Commercial Tribune and New York Sun. The snippets cover puns misnomers postal cards and light banter about professions and distant places.
A collage of brief humorous quotes and exchanges from 19th and early 20th century papers. Love talk misleads, cooks demand wages, literature versus money, conscience versus practicality, and reactions to discipline and medical cases. Read as pithy social squibs from multiple city journals.
The United States Bureau of Forestry in Washington invites applications for student assistant positions for those with or seeking forestry training. Jobs require seven to twelve months, pay $25 a month plus expenses, and involve field work in valuation surveys under senior leaders with no formal lectures. Training emphasizes practical, on the job learning in camps, with future prospects limited by available federal demand and capped salaries.
Former bank examiner Janes 8 Es cott of Kentucky recounts a Southern bank incident. A deficiency of 100 dollars was hidden by the cashier who then withdrew funds from a private drawer and explained the balance using a local scheme of outs and over. The cashier suggested the drawer fixes balances when the sheet shows excess cash.
A quiet Martha's Vineyard burying ground holds seventeenth century stones and quaint epitaphs. One inscription notes Elizaveth as a graceful, innocent person whose charm and beauty could not shield her from death, as reported by the New York Tribune.
W. W. Crosby of Baltimore County speaks at South Carolina Legislature and Good Roads Day on oyster shells as roadbeds and the faults of old stone methods. He argues for modern methods, better drainage, and expects a snowballing improvement in Baltimore County roads. He notes the automobile era will demand better highways and urges wider tires to protect pavements. The piece also comments on evolving attitudes toward autos and civilizational progress.
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