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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1900
Page
4
In Dauphin county a jury finds four Pennsylvania Telephone Company employees guilty of assault and battery for placing a pole on private property against the owner’s wishes. Judge Simonton orders a fine in lieu of prison, noting the company had no right to erect poles on the pavement.
A collage of editorials and opinions from multiple papers criticizing McKinley era policy. The items attack the Porto Rican tariff, imperialism, and presidential conduct, naming figures like Grosvenor Pettigrew Hanna and Harrison. The musings contrast Monroe Doctrine, labor layoffs, and party loyalties with strong stance for protectionism and distrust of trusts.
A travel writer recalls an evening in Luxor hosted by a young dragoman named Hassan. The supper unfolds without utensils, using bread to scoop rice and stews, with brass bowls, a communal wash, and a lively exchange of praise. The scene paints a vivid tableau of hospitality, food, and unfamiliar customs on the Nile.
The article advises on causes of weak ankles in children and practical remedies. It recommends rubbing with alcohol, avoiding high heels for youngsters, and lowering heels on the opposite side to counteract habit. Exercises include flexing the foot, rotating at the ankle, standing on one leg, and rising on the toes to build strength and grace. It then describes making a scalloped flower pot cover from olive green and coral pink crinkled paper, with pleating, tacking, and decorative bows.
A London Live Stock Journal piece explains horse dentition and chewing. It notes twelve front and back teeth per side, enamel wear, and the mill like action of back teeth, with chewing alternating sides and slower mastication with age. Saliva from parotid glands aids swallowing and fat emulsification, and the salivary enzyme pytalin briefly acts on starch before gastric acidity halts it.
Oranges and lemons shelf life advice hung in a wire net in a cool place. Soda on a hot stove to banish kitchen odors. Clean varnish with camphor spirits. Press white silk on dry heat. Bake pies in a hot oven initially for light crust. Lemon juice and salt remove scorch marks. Used jelly parasine reusable after washing. Screw eye aids broom mops. Iron polish with brown paper and kerosene. Canary dye from white clover blossoms set with alum. Coffee grounds fill pin cushions and deter pests.
The finger ring craze spreads broadly with imitations selling astonishingly. Parisian soirées display jewelry laden ensembles as women abandon gloves at teas and the theatre to show off rings, muff, fur trim, and jeweled chains, seeking warm, white hands.
An elderly observer notes that today’s young men have advantages in education and business training, while a young man counters that they lack an edge over those of the previous generation in other respects.
Chinese forces adopted masked-positions tactics similar to those used by the Boers, notably at the Taku Forts, signaling a shift in battlefield deception techniques during the conflict.
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