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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
4
In Sivas, Turkey, a drummer and piper sheltering from a snowstorm in a deserted mill played to fend off wolves. The music frightened the pack, causing a panic that saw wolves torn apart and others fleeing through a wall hole. Government Gazette of Sivas reports the incident.
A Tartary traveler recounts a corpulent Greek servant named Gurgis who could not proceed due to epidermal abrasion. The kavass plans the Tartar Oath, submerging him in brine for half an hour until he emerges case hardened and able to ride a thousand miles to the Black Sea.
A Scribner's Magazine reflection on Paris past and present, noting the Latin Quarter's enduring character. It highlights students as the area’s soul, shaping fashion and ideas while Paris grows from 40,000 inhabitants around an island to about eight million. The student and grisette are its two marked identities.
The British government learned of France recognizing American independence via a stolen document seized by the British ambassador in Berlin. Hugh Elliot opened the French minister's desk to obtain the treaty copy. In 1855 revelations caused a stir about two years of Russian embassy burglaries in Berlin, with secret papers copied at night for another nation and replaced in drawers.
A small girl refused to abandon a flatiron on a stove claiming it must be cooled. After being warned, she kept silent, then took the hot iron to the refrigerator and declared she planned to cool it off.
A Chicago era discussion cites Professor John J. Gray arguing unions saved society more trouble than they caused while warning that unorganized labor could trigger mob violence. Referring to 1877 riots and other strikes, the piece contrasts organized unions with anarchic action and notes injunctions and mob conspiracies as dangers in labor history.
The city of Oldham, England houses seventy five cooperative spinning mills owned and managed by workers. Capital of 25 million dollars in mills and 19 million in cooperative stores and building societies total investments near 45 million dollars in local productive industries. Oldham is a major home ownership and a strong trade union center with workers achieving more through cooperation than politics, notes the Shoes Workers Journal.
A guidance piece urging daughters to assist mothers by reassessing room layouts. It emphasizes practical comfort, proper focal points around the hearth, avoiding obtrusive plants and inaccessible desks, and inviting family-centered beauty rather than outward display.
Dressy sash curtains add cachet to homes, with brise-brise among top favorites. Shown in silk and lace or net and linen variants, they feature a top edge finished with tiny ivory or brass rings for sliding on slender curtain rods, while the bottom hangs free.
The article advises housekeepers living far from markets to maintain an emergency closet with essentials. A stocked shelf including tomatoes, peas, salmon, salad dressing, crackers, grated cheese, cheese spread, canned fruit, preserves, and a tested fruit cake serves as a substitute for plum pudding during unexpected visits.
A compact lesson on time use for women in business. The text contrasts bustle with effective focus, arguing the self possessed, quiet woman achieves more by managing minutes, letting hours follow. It emphasizes persistent, disciplined work over loud activity.
A passage notes that modern women discard fragile postures and fear, adopting golf and hockey, deep breathing, and extensive cycling. It praises muscular tone and stamina, claiming women now drive as skillfully as elite chauffeurs and maintain hearty appetites, reflecting changing gender norms.
Coffee stains are hard to remove and sulphur works best. Moisten the spots and hold them over burning sulphur in an iron dish. Since sulphur is acidic, treat the stains immediately in water with a touch of soda and ammonia.
Harold visits Aunt Minnie on the country farm helping with chores from feeding chickens to milking cows and hunting eggs. A calf is born in the hen house shocking Harold who mistakes the scene for something wondrous. The issue uses playful vignettes on games, pigs used in truffle hunting, and verse from St. Nicholas about Harold and Gwendolen Jones and a shy boy named Harold Percival Marmaduke Smith.
On June 27 dances at Krell's hall hosted by the Crescent baseball team with 25 cent admission. Also June 27 and 28 Passion Play at St John’s Roman Catholic church with 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. July 1 picnic by Good Villa Social Club at the Public Park and a July 3 Tirolese draft at John Yannes’ ball on Washington and South streets with 15 cents. July 4 parade and picnic under Citizens' Hose Company at the Public Park.
An advertisement promotes Kool Dyspepsia Cure claiming it restores health through the stomach. It notes nerves, headaches, and indigestion ease with the product sold at Grover's City drug store. Also reports Lackawanna and Plymouth Coal Companies granting pay increases, and a Lehigh official Richard West dies from a steam explosion in Coaldale. A DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve ad touts healing for piles and skin ailments, sold by Grover's City drug store.
A witty quip questions how people judge a deal and reliability. It notes that even patient Job would have faced unreliable chatter if telephones existed, implying skepticism toward what is heard and believed.
An advertisement promotes Kodol as a universal digestant curing indigestion dyspepsia and related stomach disorders. It claims complete restoration of digestion enabling enjoyment of any foods and lists pricing and availability at Groves City Drug Store.
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