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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1900
Page
2
A Freeland Tribune note outlines publication dates and subscription rates with reminders to update the address label. It also includes assorted editorial items on Yankee time, Salvation Army relief gains, and a New York case ruling on streetcar passenger safety and on boarding without railings.
Following Superintendent Andrews, the University of Chicago adopts a reform list approved by the Board of the University Press for official publications. The altered spellings include program to programma and thruout to throughout, with a close vote and talk of a league with other universities.
The Chicago Tribune recounts Geronimo the Apache chief living under U S guard at Fort Sill Oklahoma thirteen years after surrendering to General Lawton. He and his band traveled east then Alabama, illness claimed many, and in 1894 they returned to the southwest to settle under U S authority.
The British Government maintains eleven vessels to sound and chart ocean beds. Last year about 10 000 square miles were surveyed across Asia Africa and the South Pacific. An iron horse collision tale follows as a broncho is fatally struck on Santa Fe tracks after two locomotives push together.
In a candid exchange from Meant Businews Chicago, Maude asks if Jack kissed her when she accepted him. Clara replies that only sealed proposals are considered, underscoring discretion in their dealings.
John Kasser of Globe Arizona, superintendent of Live Oak Copper Mining and Smelting, thwarted two bunko steerers at the Broadway Central hotel. They targeted his cash and time with a card game setup but Kasser exposed the pair, defended himself with calm force, and aided by hotel staff, the trio was ejected after a scuffle. A Sun reporter noted Kasser’s modest, practiced restraint and praised his action as a win against crime in New York.
A short humor item recalls the mischiefs of toddler Dorothy who flings bread and milk, toys with her toe, and during a scolding declares she cannot hear a word. The piece ends with a wry quip about a whisper of a beautiful woman.
A page of fashion notes highlights hats combining chiffon and fur, slash cravats with buttoned black edges, and chic toques with velvet and plumes. It also praises Maria Mitchell as a genial star-gazer at Vassar, recounting home parties near the telescope and her witty quip about the universe.
Description of hat fashions featuring pink shades with green velvet leaves. Notes of Spanish shapes with ermine brims, white moire crowns, and pink rose clusters. Details include pink tulle trim, silver designs, and chiffillon brims with velvet fleur-de-lis accents.
A collage of jokes and quips from old papers feature witty lines about courage love and daily life. It showcases humorous exchanges from The Voice of Experience The Light of Love and assorted anecdotes with clever turns of phrase and light city humor.
A roundup of 19th century social notes includes Florence Nightingale and Mrs. Humphry Ward in bed and philanthropy, the Suffrage Bazar in Boston raising 2000 dollars, Miss Florence E. Wood first licensed auto driver in Central Park, and many other society and fashion items from Diana Empress to Miss Pauline Johnson and Mrs. James R. McKee.
The report surveys graphite mining near Cranston R. I and ore yields up to fifty eight percent. It notes price hikes on canned foods, a souvenir pin craze sparked by Louisiana jewelers, and rising locomotive orders for home manufacturers. It also covers trolley networks near Anderson and Indianapolis, a Saxony wool scrapping method, sea grass for upholstery from the St Lawrence flats, and cross country distance comparisons from Durban to various U S cities.
Washington correspondence notes Lt Caldwell of Kentucky, a Lawton family friend in the Philippines, predicting General Lawton’s death from a bullet soon after receiving the letter. Caldwell recalls Lawton's bravery, danger tolerance, and his wife’s understanding of the risks as he remains in the firing line.
A funeral for Polly the parrot ends with Tommy and Jennie pondering the creature’s fate. Jennie wonders if Polly is in heaven while Tommy imagines a new role and declares Polly is “a bird of paradise now.”
British and Boer OMcora discusses possible military conduct in South Africa noting few officers fighting for the British have prior campaigns against white men using modern tactics. It highlights Boers with trained European officers familiar with authorities' recommendations and admonitions.
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