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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1901
Page
2
A note from Freeland Pa mentions the post office mark and business details as the Tribune Printing Company, Limited, with a remark that a newly organized vaudeville trust may not replace existing jokes.
The death of James Defoe in London ends the male descendants of Daniel Defoe, linking Robinson Crusoe more tightly to literary history. The text also notes a remark about fish as brain food and misstates Nile river fish diversity.
England estimates its coal supply will be exhausted by 1960. Most of the current generation will still be keeping warm around then, so there is no need for immediate concern about fuel.
The Sydney lighthouse now runs on electricity delivering 180000 candle power and its beam is visible for fifty tiles at ten.
The record notes a large gift of 3,000,000 by Mr. Carnegie last year. It hints that many people would be delighted if the profile remained suitable, while concerns about over generosity persist for the coming year.
A ponderous article reflects on historic warfare with a Wellington quip about French forces at Waterloo. An Irish officer notes they crossed lines but never escaped, illustrating a sharp wartime irony from the era. The piece reads as a historical musing on invasion fears and brave defense.
A fragmented quotation from Mr Joseph Lee of Boston discusses playgrounds as vital for shaping boys into adults. The text references Wellington Waterloo and mentions rough youth, hinting at societal aims of organized play, education, and discipline. The garbled second half alludes to a broader moral about character and opportunity.
The explorer of royal lineage known as the Yulian Duke of the Alwuzal pursues a bold polar voyage after a near miss at the North Pole. He has started preparations for a major southern journey planned for two years hence, seeking new energy and determination in extreme cold.
Public health leaders urge prompt isolation and wide restrictions as smallpox cases rise to levels unseen in four decades. The piece notes fashion and clergy influence, a Russian coal shortage prompting a new steamship, a £50,000 payment on a steam vessel, and a US sill industry employing thirty thousand.
Patrolman Patrolean Wagner, a trained gymnast, risks life grasping a girl on a narrow brick ledge as a fire engulfs a brownstone. He anchors on a wall, extends to the window, and finally catches the girl as she leans for safety, then pulls her to safety amid alarm and flames.
A city police youth named Wagner saved a girl from a fall during a violent struggle. He scaled a stone sill with the girl dangling and, despite severe injuries, he lifted both to safety and carried her to an ambulance. The chief then promoted him to roundsman with two gold chevrons.
A New Orleans grocer recalls a 1896 tale of a refined young woman buying peaches for a sick Alabama brother. She swapped cans with forged labels and tempered saws hidden inside each can, enabling a planned escape. The ruse involved a sheriff and a jail inmate. the woman remains unidentified.
A London Spectator essay questions Sir Redvers Buller’s remark on Boer eye sight being superior. It argues training explains sharp vision in both Boers and civilized soldiers, compares stamina and agility across cultures, and condemns the ideal of the noble savage while noting practical differences in sight, training, and habit.
Two prospecting parties raced for the La Flour mine after a president signaled opening the Cak ville cian reservation in February 1896. They galloped through snow from Marcus, Spurs drew blood as they battled over staking, while rivals clashed and chose courts over bloodshed.
A compilation of curious notes includes advances in bread making saving time, Paris hotel staff counts and kitchen sizes, a mass gathering in Claremont Mass where seniors rise by age, and Roman weights from the Forum showing the Latin pound as 225 grams.
Science and industry notes detail fuse wire as a lead bismuth alloy with adjustable hardness, and a furnace process using successive electric arcs. Experiments by Mactayden and Rowland show bacteria thrive at very low temperatures, while Lake Tanganyika exploration discusses mollusks and Congo basin history. Camphor production by a diplopod worm is reported, and Minyoshi’s work reveals color changes in flowers via root treatments with acids and alkalis.
An officer from a telephone company argues numbers hold real money value. Firms gain goodwill as customers associate them with a number. moving premises can disrupt calls and hurt reputation. Some patrons pay to keep old numbers, even after relocating, reflecting long-distance loyalty and brand continuity.
The article notes Russia's long bell making tradition driven by many churches. It cites Tyar Kolokol of 1653 as the largest bell, 16 feet in diameter and 19 feet high, weighing about 17 tons from copper.
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