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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1901
Page
2
A Chicago youth and a Boston revolutionary vignette mix in a Youths' Department item. Walter Wilcox, a 15 year old in a home chemistry setup, demonstrates simple reactions with common reagents. The Boston protest tale recounts young patriots demanding rights from General Gage, sparking admiration and orders to behave.
A magazine style roundup details humorous races from India to France. It notes Luck Stakes at Mhow with prize baskets and live effects, Montreal hurry skurry canoe races, pig mounted races in the south of France, Noahs ark races in India, barrel races in Nogent sur Marne, a one legged world championship at Roulin, and wind affected bladders near Bordeaux. The piece blends travel and continental whimsy with vivid, lighthearted scenes.
The Los Angeles Herald extols Arizona’s giant saguaro cacti, noting towering 60 foot trees and vast forests unique to the southwest. Arriving in Phoenix, travelers encounter tropical flora with palms, umbrella trees, pepper tree fronds, olives, almonds, eucalyptus, and oleander transforming the desert into a garden of Eden.
A first person tribute recalls a Confederate horse that carried a rider through major battles from 1861 to 1865 across Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, noting endurance, gear, and companions. The second item recounts General Joe Wheeler chasing a woman's umbrella after a mistaken compliment on a Washington streetcar, ending with a public rebuke and apology.
An elderly visitor asked for P. D. Armour’s head in his office. He claimed to be the northern New York schoolteacher who influenced Phil Armour in 1545. Armour rejected explanations and called the man an Indian in spirit for mistreating him as a boy, ending any chance of friendship.
A young Spooner defended two men charged with theft, winning a not guilty verdict after exposing a Bible with a hollow drawer and hidden tools. Years later burglars returned to repay the debt, apologizing by letter for the earlier entry, claiming the door was jammed and they kept their word.
A New York Press note portrays a businesswoman debunking the notion that women alone chase bargains. She cites men chasing discounts on pencils cigars neckwear and shoes, arguing men and women alike hunt for savings. The piece ends with a fragment about Mr Gladstone choosing a day in Grouve noted during a Hawarden discussion.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat veteran recalls a triangular game between a railroad spotter a Chicago detective and a conductor. The plan to trap the thief hunter backfired as reports from all three sides contradicted one another leading to the spotter’s dismissal. The conductor kept his post and the episode highlighted flaws in spotter systems once trusted by southern and western lines.
The piece argues many fail in life by avoiding disagreeable tasks and preferring easy work. It urges tackling the hard, laborious duties first with firm resolve, likening effort to overcoming a persistent enemy and urging vigor in seizing the unwelcome tasks.
A London fog is a costly visit. A day of it, eight hours, may cost from £50,000 to £100,000 in hard cash. Gas and electric firms take about a third more power, while railways incur added fog signaling costs. At Clapham Junction one railway company spent £50 in a day on extra pay for plate layers, who act as fog signalers paid a shilling daily plus overtime.
Paris authorities experiment with luminous waters using golden yellow light and colored glass surrounds. Basins will glow like cascades of diamonds and topazes, designed to enhance daytime appearance as well.
In January 1871 M Thiers predicted that when England goes to war with any foreign power, its colonies would rally to support her without cost, equipping soldiers to show unity and mutual strength, a statement cited in United Australia.
The Edinburgh Review notes the end of fox hunting’s golden era as railways and fencing spread and culture shifts favor pheasants for shooting. It cites the period lasting until the 1950s and acknowledges hounds horses and huntsmen are still skilled, yet the landscape and sport change with modernization.
Grover's City Drug Store promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a remedy claiming they remove the cause of disease, urging readers to act now for better liver and bowel function.
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