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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
4
Quasi poem and scattered prose recount melodious church bells and a sea tale. A marooned lad on a distant island survives, salvages a sunken ship, and gains wealth after rescue. Includes notes on albino vision and a California mining camp memory.
A first mate recalls the Nemo voyage from Bombay to London where a runaway English boy 16 attempts to join as cabin boy but is shunned by Captain Joyce. The boy is flogged and forced to slave, then secretly stowed aboard by crew. With the captain drunk, the mate considers taking the boy ashore, planning rescue while preparing to aid the boy as best as possible.
A reflective passage on choosing to see the divine and best in others. It advises looking for the bright side, speaking kindly, and cultivating friendship as a path to happiness and elevated character.
A magistrate in Kerry deals with a prisoner who boasts of injuring an old man at a fair. The attacker explains he hit the man because the bald head protruded from a tent slit, describing the act as an inviting sight that compelled him.
Abigail Adams writes from Puiaperruta on December 6 1707 to husband John Adams about building a dairy and outhouse space, winter travel delays, Congress starting, the Vice President’s work, and the New England churchfast and civic scene. She notes frozen rivers, potential cheese shortage, and asks to convey regards to Mrs Tufts.
A British traveler on an American rail journey receives oranges, chocolates, cigars, and a comedy of tips from a courteous train boy. A fellow passenger jokes about generosity, but the tourist quips he will warn Britain about train robberies once home.
The Boston Globe argues that Hebrew longevity exceeds all races, predicting eventual majority population if based on vitality. It notes sanitary practices and inherent vitality as possible causes, while acknowledging sociology must resolve the question. It also cautions that numbers alone may not determine racial destiny as fraternities and good sense diminish distinctions.
The Spiketown Blizzard editor apologizes for a blunder caused by a tramp printer who set up an item during closing. The erroneous note claimed Miss Ruby McConnell, a popular teacher in Riggs neighborhood, owns a new black beard. The correction clarifies the misprint.
A Kentucky judge has temporarily enjoined strike assessments and forbade union members from soliciting strikes, plus bans on dues collection and food distribution to strikers in Hopkins county. The case centralizes coal miners organizing efforts and pending damages suit by St Bernard, Reinecke, and Monarch Coal against Muihois Central groups. The matter goes to final argument this term. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen reports 75,000 members after 17 years, tracing its origins to 15 brakemen in Oneonta New York. A humor item notes a flawed car journey with pedestrians hit yet no vehicle damage.
Pan-American Exposition tickets offered with five day passes on Tuesdays and Saturdays from Freeland at 7 dollars round trip and ten day passes from Freeland at 10 dollars, good on most trains. Also promotions for Detroit travel and educational association meeting, plus medical remedies advertised by Grover's City drug store and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve.
The Philadelphia Record notes a social quip about image and perception with a line about care killing a cat. The Philadelphia Press adds a playful exchange on worry and care.
A vivid Scots dialect voice recalls a mischievous youth from Rogers lineage. The speaker laments the child's unruly antics, likening him to a freckled red haired clown and a nuisance to mankind while reflecting on his stubborn traits and fate. The piece centers on a rambling character study.
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