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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1901
Page
2
A mosaic of quotable bits and stories from newspapers worldwide. Jests and mock speeches mingle with stray anecdotes about a wandering minstrel and a train platform shock. A note on European longevity cites 62 000 centenarians in Europe.
Jack, a prisoner, and his cellmate Joe Streeter plot an escape using a makeshift rope and hook. After a perilous climb to freedom, they are shot at by guards. Joe dies revealing he stole a horse and saddle, exonerating Jack and naming the true thief in Pawnee crossing, Oklahoma. Nellie stands by Jack’s side as they pursue his innocence.
Rev. In. EB Whittaker of Park Street Church Ashialula Ohio employs large display newspaper ads to promote services. Two ten inch ads reportedly doubled Sunday evening attendance and aided conversions. Ads feature bold black type and strong copy such as Wanted A few more saints to become Methodists. Pools and Their Companions. A Queen Victoria anecdote follows about an impersonator failing in royal jest.
A Boston correspondent reflects on the Unionville weekly, celebrating its local notices and memories. He recalls life around Miss Elia Stuart, Walter Thomas, Peter Figel, and Pap Thomas, contrasts country and city success, and ponders whether staying home or seeking the world yields richer rewards. Also notes a London scheme to pay pedestrians to advertise papers, deemed unlikely to appeal in America.
The St James Gazette notes the Victorian Era lasted from 2:20 AM June 20, 1837, to 6 PM January 1901, totaling 28,228 days and vast hours and minutes with most of it in the nineteenth century. It cites Joan Greenwood as introducing dentistry to New York City in 1798 and claims the first artificial teeth were manufactured in this country.
A compact compendium of maxims on duty distrust and self reliance. From Clarke Chesterfield Degerande and Shakespeare to Aristotle and Mathews the quotes urge self discipline courage and self trust while warning against idleness and dependence.
A Saturday Evening Post article credits Dr W J Herdman of the University of Michigan with discovering that galvanic current promotes tissue growth. Experiments on guinea pigs showed 10 percent higher weight gain under electric exposure, prompting thoughts of wired pens for larger animals and even potential effects on babies and adults seeking increased vigor.
A tale recounts the Lost Cabin mine reportedly in the Bighorn region, discovered by Hurlburt Cox and Jones in the 1850s. Indians killed the two partners while Hurlburt fled to Fort Laramie, later dying. An 1866 expedition sought the mine, while some Londoners claim electricity in underground railways raises ozone.
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