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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
3
Mrs. Nevrie Onase of 47 K St NA recounts her 16 month old son's illness starting with rash thought to measles, then mumps, then scrofula. After four months with no cure, she tried Hood's Sarsaparilla. The sore healed, recurred, and with continued use the boy fully recovered.
A fragmented 1899 Dawson riverfront scene contrasts old Mississippi river life with modern steamboat forms. The article notes many former ateaux vanished, replaced by various steamers while riverfront traffic and race excitement peak. It mentions the Bonanza King Canadian and Sibyl and the White Horse rapids.
A brief quip from Chicago News notes city sportsmen fear hunting in rural areas while a farmer says the woods are full of it and that locals seldom hunt. The exchange highlights urban versus rural hunting tensions.
An advertisement touts Mrs Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for painful periods and other female ailments. It claims nearly all female illnesses stem from a derangement of the female organism and urges women to buy the medicine and seek her free advice at her Linmouth Massachusetts address.
W R Bryan denounces Hay and McKinley allies as British bootlickers and accuses the Hay-Pauncefote treaty of carving North and South America between imperialists. He cites mailed letters opened by British censors and brands the administration as unrespectable, pledging voter backlash.
Dr. Lyman Abbott envisions a gradual shift from capitalism to a democracy of industry through diffusion of education and wealth. The speaker notes no signs of wealth diffusion yet and mocks the forward look as an April Fool joke, citing a farmer’s mules chasing turnips.
The state department remains puzzled by the MaCrum case and cannot understand Mr. Macrum. By his actions he has lost respect and confidence, jeopardizing his job. Original rifled letters marked V. XR and alliance with V. KR add intrigue to the incident.
The piece rails at the McKinley administration for appeasing British insults, calling the stance obsequious. It argues the government’s confiscation of official government documents signals a troubling alliance and is described as offensive by the author.
A hostile editorial mocks a British secretary of state over a proposed defensive alliance framed around a canal treaty. The piece argues the United States has upheld the Monroe doctrine for 77 years without British aid and ridicules the suggestion, urging the official to return to England and swear allegiance to Victoria.
An item from a Chicago paper notes Eastern coal will rise 25 to 50 percent by April 1 due to higher miner wages, low prices, and a European coal famine. Dealers report dwindling West Virginia and Pennsylvania supply, with smokeless coal hard to secure in Chicago and substitution rising.
Foxy Alliance notes Britain offered a formal alliance to the United States in December. Lord Rosebery cites the offer while Chamberlain hints at an understanding. McKinley repudiation may be possible if elections demand it, per Springfield Republican. Washington Times warns of Dingley zeal harming Puerto Rico and calls U.S. sugar, tobacco, and rum policies cruel. Supreme Court rejects colonial expansion as contrary to republican form, urging a new structure to carry McKinleyism.
General Charles H. Grosvenor of Ohio stands out in the current Washington House as a fighter and sharp debater. A retired Civil War veteran, he rose from major to colonel and earned a brigadier general brevet. Grosvenor is a skilled debater with vast political knowledge, a humorous but formidable rival to opponents, and a key organizer in McKinley’s 1896 campaign.
A German missionary recently spoke before the Berlin Geographical Society detailing the Basutos and Transvaal natives diet. He describes a mouse hunt where Basutos and many dogs drive mice into nets and whip them to death. Monkeys snakes and especially caterpillars are prized delicacies. Locusts and white winged ants are hunted by mission children and Kaffir youngsters in competitions for the prized morsels.
A detailed 18th or 19th century craft method describes turning half a billiard ball from Jalor wood with an instrument of the finest stool. The half ball is hung to dry for a year, then the second half is turned, followed by polishing. Whitings and rubbing yield the exact weight to the grain.
A humorous dialogue contrasts social mores with flirtation before marriage. Mrs Gay defends lax behavior, while the Colonel challenges it. The scene shifts to a coupon offer from a grocer, featuring Red Cross starch premiums and Hubinger’s Best, including calendars and patols, for 50 cents.
A mosaic of old ads and notices includes France producing about 26 million gloves yearly with 158 million pairs exported, plus claims for Grain-O as a coffee substitute. Also mentions Havana planning a modern slaughtering plant, and a bogus deafness cure ad promising compensation.
An old advertisement lists Cascarets as a 10 cent beauty aid to banish pimples and blemishes, with 25 and 50 cent sizes and a satisfaction guarantee. It promotes No-To-Bac for quitting tobacco, touts druggist availability, and references general wartime and colonial era health claims. It mentions General French and finds in a Boer near Kimberley with champagne cases.
A compilation notes mummu in horseshoes favor, tonic cures, and tonics. It lists Dr Je Wi Areh Street Philadelphia and Sycose as diabetes substitute material. Mention of kidney health books by Hobbs and Sterling Remedy Co Chicago. Also cites Malay States volunteer movement for South Africa and Winslow Seething Syrup for children. Includes Cascarets candy cathartic pricing and a claim about Japanese immigrants arriving in Hawaii.
Alabastine is advertised as the original durable wall coating, a rock based cement that dries white or in fourteen colors, ready to use with cold water, brushable by a child, and suitable for plaster brick roof and canvas. It claims to outlast kalsomines, resists rubbing and sealing, and is promoted for churches schools and public halls. Contact Albastine Co. Grand Rapids for samples and literature.
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