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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
4
The Trimaxe transitions to a tri weekly edition starting Monday July 2, with issues issued every Monday Wednesday and Friday. The paper reflects on its past growth from a weekly to semi weekly and now tri weekly while promising fuller local and county news and steady advertising value.
The article argues that the old party press in Philadelphia faces decline as education and public spirit grow, while independent newspapers gain influence. It suggests the press enters a new era of greater power and moral clarity, evolving beyond partisan lines toward a dynamic, public-spirited journalism.
A collage of editorial excerpts criticizes Republicans and McKinley era policy, cites Senates, judges, and governors, and debates pensions, currency, and Bryan as a potential 1900 nominee. It lists figures like Clark, Quay, Longstreet, and Henry Toler amid pro and anti war, subsidies, and constitutional debates.
Oblique exhortation on home efficiency urges the housekeeper to maintain appliances, optimize the kitchen workspace, and save labor. It warns against wasteful practices like slow ironing and using lukewarm water, advocating practical setups to reduce strain and preserve the family’s daily life.
The piece critiques McKinley era policy and anti trust and war taxes, rails against Porto Rico and Nicaragua canal bills, praises Wanamaker and postmaster general reforms, and warns against a large standing army while contrasting American ideals with European militarism. It cites Pettigrew Cramp & Co. and Hanna and condemns Quayism while urging honest governance and accountability.
Describes making a small needle book from cardboard with a silk embroidered panel and rose bud border. Details include shaping a diamond back, lining with wadding, attaching silk to card, finishing edge with a silk card, and assembling two white fabric linings with pinked edges. Includes steps for ribbon corners and a bow.
A collection of ironic observations on marriage, widowers and widows remarrying at ages forty two and thirty one, the cleverness of women, and social norms. The quips contrast propriety with humor, noting obliquely how men reveal character through obituaries and how women influence behavior in society and religion.
Jewelry experts note a trend toward inconspicuous wedding rings as styles move away from the old thick bands. Some critique the change as sentimentless, but observers credit Mme Grundy for guiding tastes, while stressing that ring weight does not bind marriage any more than fashion dictates.
Hetty Green, America's richest woman, lives quietly in two small Hoboken flats. The brick block shows two electric bells marked C. Dewey, a name she uses to mask the home's location. Her pet dog Dewey, called Cutie, inspired the alias. The parlor is a small room, barely larger than a closet, with a couch a table and chairs.
Washington Star profiles Mrs. E W Clark wife of Major Clark government agent on St Paul and St George Se al Islands Behring Sea. She is the only white woman among Aleut and company staff living isolated with limited summer ships and no real contact with the United States for months, amid harsh weather and vast wildlife.
A Chicago Tribune report by S. C. Simms describes the Six Nations gambling at religious festivals, banning cards and violin music. The peach-stone game draws fierce crowd energy, with players and onlookers shouting in sequence as stakes and hours stretch, revealing native stoicism and social ritual.
Consul James Boyle in Liverpool reports recent Liverpool press noting English buyers favor American manufactures for quality and practicality over home goods. Critics claim price drives preference, yet England now has champions praising true superiority of American workmanship and adaptability.
A description explains how a flag of truce is signaled by a trumpet to gain the enemy's attention, followed by permission to pass, with the party then blindfolded and led to the post commander for negotiation.
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