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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1901
Page
4
A Western missionary recalls a daylight visit to a cathedral with his young son. The child wanders the silent nave, sees sunlit gold on a curly head, asks, Where's Jesus, and imagines the church as the house of the Saviour. Now grown, the boy asks for a souvenir if his father is wounded in battle.
A Chicago convention year left Col Hankthurner without hotel rooms and forced to rent a private house. The hostess offered four days lodging for free but the colonel, a proud citizen, insisted on paying ten dollars, saying the offer would not educate a boy to be a lawyer.
A Broadway streetcar conductor explains his habit of giving the number seven as the instant reply to time and distance queries. The scene features late-night riders testing uniformity of answers and the conductor defending his stock responses as efficient and reassuring.
An English note recalls a north London widow who wished to be buried in a bedstead she lay in for nearly a century. The bedstead was dismantled to form a coffin box, a compromise with cemetery authorities. It also recounts Jack Hustler of Tong buried in a pitch pine coffin with coal pillow, tobacco, and pipe. Tin miners in Cornwall reportedly include umbrellas in coffin furniture.
A reluctant seeker of justice enters a police station to discuss a $10 assault charge. After threatening violence, he pays half the amount and leaves. Minutes later a second man, bruised from a prior incident, asks for $9.95 back, claiming overpayment and seeking reimbursement.
The article notes sleeping cars earn substantial income with 24 hour Chicago run and 1000 mile trips. It records daily revenue around 125 dollars and annual earnings over 60 thousand dollars after deducting wages and upkeep. It cites Kansas City Journal.
A Macon Telegraph quote by Mrs. Mary E. Bryan praises the unmarried woman past twenty five as cheery busy and useful. She cites women in business or with special arts professions who devote themselves and have little time for gossip. Culture broadens charity and wisdom.
A Bradford Star clipping recounts a tale of a highly intelligent tame snake that roaming a house caught a burglar in the dining room. The snake coiled around the intruder’s legs and used its tail to reach and ring a bell on the table, alerting the household and aiding capture.
Mills seeks fortune and contemplates departure while Shares plans with Fillls to borrow $1. Mills has just returned from seeking his own mine and refuses to accompany his friend. The exchange captures a moment of transient ambition in a Chicago News item.
The piece recounts 19th century beliefs that fear and feverish nerves could trigger tetanus from wounds, notes a French commission found arrows weren’t poisoned, and explains superstition spared some by belief. It also includes anecdotes about von Bulow’s rehearsals and a tiger encounter in India.
The text praises Normandy roads as ideal for cycling with straight main routes highlighting country beauty. It notes easy navigation via clearly posted byways, legible village names, abundant signposts and milestones, and a simple decimal system for exact guidance.
A wedding was performed across the St. Lawrence when a clergyman used his wife's sewing scissors as a makeshift ring clasp after the couple forgot a ring. The ceremony, though unconventional, suited the moment and elicited amusement.
The article notes rural districts favor Sunday marriages while towns favor Saturday. Sunday weddings are less common now, whereas Saturday weddings are increasing significantly across communities.
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