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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1900
Page
2
A page of outtake opinion pieces discusses race, immigration policy, and population trends, noting a perceived decline in certain European groups, praise for Finnish immigrants, and questions about polygamy amendments. It also covers snow saving gas, housing for Boston students, and the efficiency of new packing methods for cotton and other goods.
The Luxbeg, a renowned and ancient Strassburg structure, was burned to the ground by incendiary acts. The blaze spared nearby landmarks, including the library and theaters, while other buildings were demolished. After peace, Germany honored the site as a tavern. Also noted: substantial American investment in Mexican mining.
A vivid account describes Iloilo cock fights as a national passion with rich breeders, gamblers, and officials. Birds are groomed with rigged spurs, doping, and training while crowds bet across classes. The fights end in death with owners and bookies deeply invested.
Dorothy brings a braided mat of bright paper and listens to a tale of a child who was praised for his chain. The piece argues that words we say back shape a child’s drive to begin, persist, and try again, guiding future success through encouragement. Constance Conrad notes the value of positive response in nurturing growth.
Evyon Ruskin earned enemies for fearless views as a critic. He valued the work over people and once toppled a famous painter with a sharp critique. The painter reportedly replied that a future meeting would end in a confrontation, but hoped friendship would endure.
Two men were walking toward each other on Fifth Avenue in New York City and collided. One fell into the gutter with injuries, the other hit the wall. A bystander quipped about looking where one is going, prompting a sharp retort.
A column notes growing fashion for gown buttons with gem settings as a color accent. Cameo buttons in stone or shell are highlighted as the latest trend for those who can afford them. The piece also cites a shift from rice to rose leaves at weddings, proposed by Mrs. Burton Kingsland, as a gentler custom.
A discussion on gendered foibles and the social rituals of mourning. The piece cites Carrie B. Garrett on men’s manners and explores whether mourning attire has softened or persisted, noting differences by class and royalty. It explains durations for immediate family mourning, guidance on attire, and the acceptability of colors vs black.
A Washington Star interview links women to growing drugstore roles. The piece notes past barriers by pharmacy schools, outlines how girls learned compounding in homoeopathic shops, and cites high work demands and Latin knowledge as prerequisites for a substantial pharmacy career.
The passage notes that salaries for pharmacy learners are modest while training leads to registration as a pharmacist, a legal requirement for preparing medicines. It mentions longer hours and Sundays work, but salaries rise above the typical store clerk rate once competent.
A roundup of women’s achievements and trends across the nation includes Hinsdale assignee roles at a local savings bank New York educated women forming travel classes and a 130 000 000 stock estimate for national banks plus 137 000 000 in private and state holdings. It mentions Maggie Van Cott revival meetings in Delaware Miss Hazard Wellesley College president seeking a dean Edith Rhodes diamonds and Cecil Rhodes sister Imogene Paul Chicago inspector of street cleaning plans for a Daggy and railroad plannings by an Illinois woman. Fashion notes cover mourning wear foulard silks grenadines crepe and new hats with turbans and rosettes plus party accessories and neckwear trends.
The New York Sun outlines how most olives eaten in the United States come from a 100 mile region around Seville, Spain. Olives arrive in 160 gallon casks, with annual imports between 3000 and 6000 casks, and are jarred in brine after careful hand packing in bottles locally.
An article excerpt explains first dose rituals in Chinese medicine, describing bitter decoctions, herbs and roots prepared in square pasteboard boxes, and daily pulse checks at a sanitarium or home. It notes about 600 herbs are commonly used from a 3000 species, and limited use of pill formats for white patients.
From New York Press, a quirkily dated belief asserts that dark hair denotes strength and health while fair hair implies weakness and dullness. It claims Greeks preferred gold tints and red shades among ladies, with straight hair signaling constancy and curls signaling ardor and later inconstancy.
A fragmented item notes that metals fatigue like living beings and claims telegraph wires conduct better on Mondays than Saturdays due to Sunday rest, with three weeks' rest boosting conductivity by ten percent. It also mentions South Africa near Kimberley as volcanically sulphurous, with ante paucos noted in the area.
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