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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
4
A collection of quotations on advertising and business strategy attributed to Gladstone Wanamaker and Franklin. The notes emphasize the value of advertising, clerks, and visibility, contrasting costs of rent and promotion as a false policy.
The piece argues trusts aim to monopolize products and set rising prices. It cites U S data showing $4.5 billion annual US staple spending with about 17 percent price increases over two years, shifting costs to wages. It warns of vast fictitious capitalization and profit margins, stressing brute monopoly power over ethics.
The Chicago Inter Ocean ridicules Lyman J. Gages for neglecting duties while attending bank ers’ banquets across the west. It recounts a cabinet moment when Secretary Wilson urged replacing the absent treasury secretary with his painted likeness in the blue room.
Editorials condemn potential court martial and execution for Filipinos bearing arms as a drift toward monarchical rule. The Springfield Democrat questions presidential legitimacy, urging national awakening. A second note mocks Republicans over wheat prices and calls out Mark Hanna as wheat drags under a dollar per bushel.
Ernest Seton-Thompson discusses Langley’s lengthy campaign from 1887 to establish a National Zoological Park in Washington DC. Despite fierce political resistance over exotic animals and public funds, Langley won bipartisan support, securing an appropriation to create a refuge for vanishing native species and a center for science, instruction, and amusement.
A drummer recalls a dangerous consequence of tossing cigar stubs from a train window. He tells of a 25 year old self who threw one out, causing a keg of blasting powder to explode beside the track. Though no one died, all were burned and shocked, and the tale ends with the missing stub found above a soot stained tree.
Writing on the decline of the French language, M. Jean Finot notes that at the end of the last century French was the language of the greatest number of civilized people, but now it ranks fourth with about 58 million speakers. English leads with 118 million, Russian 85 million, and German 80 million.
The bee industry employs about 300000 people and generates roughly 20000000 dollars in annual revenue. The sector plays a significant role in rural economies and agricultural markets.
Whalers discovered a hitherto unknown Eskimo tribe on Southampton Island near Hudson's Bay. They live in stone age conditions, speak a distinct dialect, use whale bone and limestone lamps, and rely on whaling and hunting for food. Their crude tools include bone harpoons, sleds, and pots from limestone quarried on their island.
The article recalls Mount Mauna Loa and Kilauea’s fiery eruptions from the Volcano House, noting lava streams threatening ranches and coffee lands. It recounts Kapiolani's ascent to break Pele worship, her 150 mile trek, the berry sacrifice, and her declaration of Jehovah as God, praised as a moral beacon in Hawaiian history.
A brief exchange about the new woman movement quotes a woman urging a man to propose and a man saying he would not marry. the dialogue reflects attitudes of the era as the speaker waits for him to speak.
A reflective excerpt depicts voices naming virtues and the soul's answer, kindness. In midnight verse the narrator shifts from doubt to inner guidance, and additional lines observe wise men, fear, and fate with restrained, somber tone. The pieces blend moral musings from O'Reilly, Lantern World, and Washington Star.
A sixpence per head levy applies to all passengers landing in the Isle of Man collected from steam ship companies operating the routes. The remark about royal lineage notes no prior Prince of Wales has been a grandfather, tying royal trivia to the transit tax item.
The Hawes hats become the standard headgear in Free land. They are stylish neat and dressy priced at $3 each. Fine stiff hats start at $1. New Alpines fedoras and latest caps for men boys and children offered in large varieties. Working caps sold very low.
Men’s Furnishings invites customers to view a vast selection of Spring and Summer shirts, noting the stock is so large a brief description cannot suffice. Light and medium underwear in several qualities are offered on counters, emphasizing the store as the town’s neckwear hub with substantial weekly sales.
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