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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1901
Page
3
A local paper notes a forthcoming handbook of standard newsroom phrases arranged as questions and answers. Excerpts showcase mock queries with witty, era‑tinged responses on interment rites and sensational reporting, plus a piece explaining the origin of the expression as mad as a hatter tied to feltmaking heat and vigorous beating.
Government Geologist Robert T. Fut narrates navigation and mapping of 350 miles of the Rio Grande from Presidio on October 5, 1899. He credits James MacMahon for expeditions, notes dangers of Grand Canyon de Santo Helena, and describes a lone journey with beaver traps, border guards, and treacherous currents.
A collection of aphorisms on virtue and truth followed by humorous notes on animals in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison including a kangaroo mouse and pack rat. Also a short feature on a seven mile streetcar line in Japan run by pushing coolies, fare about twenty one cents in the New York Tribune.
A Civil War veteran recalls a captain known as Smith who refused a dying wife’s request for leave. The captain died in battle, shot from behind by soldiers from another unit, while a young private who begged leave fell later in the same fight. The tale notes such cases likely occurred more often.
An experimental airy washer in Chicago’s public library inspired a full building-wide air purification system. The device removes dirt soot and odors from the circulating air using water sprays metal plates and a fan. air exits cooler and drier in summer and warmed by steam in winter.
A narrator explains a laughing tale of a visitor in Cairo, describing how a traveler new to Egypt attracts a Calvo mosquito. The piece notes the tourist will soon become mosquito proof as locals watch for back-of-the-neck bites and a comic misunderstanding unfolds in the street setting.
The piece links historical figures famed for strawberry blonde hair and notes on notable women. It interleaves anecdotes about fashion and beauty with humorous captions from various papers, ending with musings on exhibition profit versus cultural benefit and a New York Dress citation.
A historical anecdote about the Duke of Wellington’s integrity in estate matters. His agent overvalues a purchase, prompting the Duke to demand payment of the difference between the paid price and true value, illustrating strict honesty in dealings. Also mentions a plan to establish motor boats on the Dead Sea to shorten the Jerusalem Kerak route benefiting tourists.
In the Bad River area of South Dakota, stockmen anticipate repealing the state wolf bounty. They have contributed a substantial sum to persistence in the war against wolves as the state has spent about 30,000 dollars on wolf scalps and the legislature is not expected to continue the appropriation.
A vintage advice column urges readers to seek Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for impaired vitality and uterine symptoms. It claims prompt contact with Mrs Pinkham can provide confidential guidance at no charge and promises relief from dizziness backache and head pains.
Testimonial from Mrs. Valentine Teils of Kapay praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes nervousness headaches weight loss poor appetite back and side pain and fatigue before use. After four bottles she improves greatly and feels renewed, affirming continued praise for the remedy.
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