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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1901
Page
3
A stream of medical notices and product pitches appears amid a narrative about melancholia and misdiagnosis. It touts Mrs. Pinkham and various tonics, powders, and cures from Allen, Garfield, Dr Shoop, and Kline. The text also notes Arctic summer growth, Olives in California, and earlier Boston tavern history.
A farmer and son in Missouri found a 65 pound catfish trapped inside a submerged sycamore log after high water. The fish entered during the flood and remained stranded, providing a week of prime steaks. The item follows a miscellany page including poems and science explanations from the Philadelphia Record.
A historical note explains Polistes wasp behavior from nest building to brood care. It describes a founding mother selecting a home, creating a few cells, laying eggs, and feeding larvae until they become workers. The piece links nest maintenance to summer garden activity and hints at shared care with Vespa.
A family story recounts a slow clock stuck by a spider’s nesting in the mechanism. Papa borrows Aunt Jennie’s watch to set it right, and the clock resumes accurate time watchers for breakfast, school, and rising. The tale blends domestic humor with curiosity about nature’s parallels in science.
A Times-Democrat report recounts a Ohio manufac turer's rags to riches story sparked by being kicked off an accommodation train in the 1880s. He describes how a failed plea to the conductor led to a desperate night in snow, followed by a bridge collapse rescue that won him a position and a remarkable career ascent. He credits the conductor for an unlikely starting break and stresses not despairing in hard times.
A Louisville father sought a full medical consultation for a gravely ill son and bitterly questioned the need, noting he would have learned the same verdict from a motorman. The doctor charged a $5 fee, which the father vowed not to pay, while the child later recovered.
A Dublin barracks incident shows a non-commissioned officer saluting a posted sentry and returning a salute he was not entitled to. Upon facing the colonel he quips that he always returns everything he is not entitled to, which amuses the officer and leads to dismissal.
A Philadelphia Record piece notes that deeds define a gentleman while wealth and secrets bring trouble. It argues a poor man’s sweetheart values small social sacrifices, and that neatness and loyalty are achievable by all women. It contrasts worldliness, courtesy, and gallantry in male behavior toward women.
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