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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1901
Page
2
A fragmentary report claims relic hunters are rapidly gathering native spears and boles on Mindanao, risking depletion of the island’s heritage. The piece then satirically contrasts Harvard’s stance on funding a veterinary school with the future need for a tire repair program, suggesting a shift in university priorities.
Toronto Globe correspondent describes ten straight January days with average minimum temperatures around twenty degrees below zero in a remote corner of British North America. Liquids in bottles froze solid, yet Alaska gold districts draw 40 000 to 50 000 southerners each year who endure the severe climate without much complaint.
The article argues tramps are overcounted as a traveling class yet notes there are more vagrants than desired nationwide. Massachusetts reports 207,084 cases in 1809 and a public purse burden of 33,086 dollars. Work programs reduce relief burden but many vagrants resist labor.
Ancient records in China from the Temple of Confucius at Pekin include stone tablets with inscriptions dating to the eighth century BCE, preserved since discovery. The text notes the Nun-Lin College library fire during the Boxer siege as a loss comparable to the burning of the Alexandrian library.
A veteran lawyer narrates a case of a young man accused of murdering his parents with conclusive proof. The jury finds him guilty and the judge asks for any reasons before sentencing. The prisoner replies that he has none except that the judge should have pity on a poor orphan.
A Gardiner Maine blacksmith has not missed a day of work due to sickness since starting his apprenticeship almost thirty years ago, maintaining a remarkable attendance record.
Tom Dean, a ticket agent at Wellsville on the Union Pacific, is surprised by a jewel heist plan at the lonely station. Three raiders bind him and threaten a deadly timing trick to derail an express. Tom recalls his earlier alarm-bell fix that could save him if the train runs late.
A dramatic escape tale centers on Tom who crawls, climbs, and finally plucks a pendulum weight to restart a stopped clock. As the hands race toward 11:45, a vigil for Bil’s late arrival and a perilous rail pursuit unfold, ending with a posse and a mysterious open switch. The stark scene shifts to a Harper’s Weekly critique of Persian temperament and sectarian histories, contrasting dramatic belief with reality.
The Morioka Rikuebu region plans a horse-soul monument to honor horses killed in the 1894 1895 war. War office expert Ogiwara is crafting the design for the commemorative sculpture in memory of the steeds.
Mrs. Mary B. Lewis, long associated with the Bloomer movement and a former staff member of The Lily, the first suffrage paper, has died in Indiana. The Lily was edited by Mrs. Bloomer, and Lewis remained devoted to the Bloomer costume until her death. In Paris there is said to be a woman who dresses for nothing a year, admired for a superb figure and acting as an advertisement for her couturier.
English mourning customs show gun metal links with crystals replacing muff chains. Jet combs replace tortoise shell, black silk bows crown the hair, satin and tulle supplant velvet neckbands. A narrow throat band bears pearl or diamond pendants as pearls stay mourning gems while gold remains unused for many moons.
A striking gray frock features a tight knee-length skirt with inset black chantilly lace. A tucked gray chiffon blouse under a lace-appliqued bolero with chenille trellis, mousseline de soie, and black panne band creates an elaborate, bewitching ensemble. Additional blouse in ecru lace over white chiffon shows long sleeves with Parisian buttons and turquoise velvet accents.
The article notes a shift toward sheer rather than thick materials with very thin organza waning in popularity. Swiss, dimity, and light mercerized muslins lead summer fabrics while ginghams, linen, cotton, Madras, and plain linens dominate heavier options. Mercerized effects appear across cotton, linen, silk, and blends, often with satin stripes or white-on-color patterns.
Readers weigh the revived low chignon versus the high coiffure for aging faces. Critics warn the low style looks dowdy unless the brow and crown are lifted to add height and dignity, requiring careful styling.
The piece describes fresh faced beauty trends noting short and long hair suits en queue styles. It highlights high coiffure with puffed hair and a central twist, hair looped to crown with twists and tulle, a fanlike bow, and a wreath of small roses interlaced with coils as attractive for evening wear.
A late 19th century guidance from American Queen urges women to happiness and neat dress, stressing underclothing care, corset selection and lacing, hair styling, and matching artificial additions. It advocates modesty, well-made clothes, and avoiding overt youth mimicry while remaining polished and dainty.
Fashion notes describe embroidered Swisses and Arabian lace collars as accents for linen suits and gowns. It highlights violet and gray color themes, new blouse coats with rear tails, and decorative trims like panne applique, tucks, and borders enhancing edges and panels.
An old housekeeper’s quick Apple Pudding combines flour sugar milk butter eggs and chopped apples with raisins baked in a moderate oven for about 30 minutes and served with hard sauce. Asparagus Soup is prepared by boiling stalks, pureeing, then adding milk, cream and egg yolk to finish in the tureen.
An old recipe passage describes a dates dessert cooked with lemon juice sugar and nuts served with or without cream. Also details a method for Cuban coffee using a flannel bag to extract thick black liquid, then diluted with sealed milk for serving.
Instructions on boiling vegetables to reduce odors and improve digestibility. Recommends leaving lids partly off for onions cabbage cauliflower and turnips to prevent strong flavors. Also notes steamed vinegar may help prevent house odors.
Practical advice on placing mirrors, soaking burned pans in cold water, washing wool fabrics, shaping lace dries on glass, lowering smoke bells near flames, avoiding half filled pans soaking on heat, wet moulds for blancmange to release, keep jelly dry, preserving parsley by blanching, and dusting by removing dust from the room with soft cloths to avoid re settling particles.
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