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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1900
Page
4
Freeland Pennsylvania May 21 1900 ad section quotes Gladstone Wanamaker and Franklin on advertising. The clippings present business maxims about paying for advertising, the value of clerks, and the idea that money must be invested in promotion to succeed.
A high Philadelphia official threatens to disgrace John Wanamaker unless attacks on his son’s paper, the North American, are silenced. The episode provokes national protest from the press and pulpit, exposing deep city political corruption and urging readers to demand backbone against city thugs.
An editorial notice in the Congregationalist cites Yale professor William G Sommer who warns that parliamentary nations host capital control over legislatures for corporate profit. The piece contrasts East West reception, arguing representative government here has become merely a name while plutocracy challenges democracy.
A provincial critique argues that representatives serve a power beyond votes and that organized capital has often captured legislatures for corporate profit and industrial exploitation. The speaker stresses the need to speak openly about these dangers.
A local feature touts Rev Lambert’s defense of Christianity against Ingersoll. It claims Lambert’s book answers Ingersoll, travels through communities, and saves souls. Priced at 35 cents, the volume is urged as a safeguard for Christian households and a tool to keep children true to faith.
A letter touts Major's cement with high quality materials and large dealer profits while warning against cheap substitutes. The ad also promotes several Lehigh Valley Railroad excursion offers to Wilkes Barre, Niagara Falls, and related destinations with May 1900 sale dates and return limits.
The piece attacks Britain's war with the Boers and India's starvation crisis. It cites The Christian Herald appeals showing two cents a day could save a life, and argues American benevolence should pressure Britain to feed starving Indians while pursuing empire. It contrasts Iowa and Pennsylvania legislative actions on tariffs and free trade, and includes quotes from U S Senator George F Hoar and editorials urging direct presidential clarity.
A New York detective recounts how a former soda shop helper rose to lead a confidence gang. He created a 40-town bucket shop network imitating the Chicago Board of Trade, clearing about $700,000 in 14 months and retiring with over $2,000,000. He runs the operation as a stock company, drawing his profits regularly.
A scattered reveal of dangerous substances notes how prussic acid, cyanide, atropine, and ammonia can kill instantly, even in diluted forms. It recounts an acid accident where five men died hours after a heroic effort to extinguish a blaze. The piece also mentions X-ray use for Siamese twins, a surgeon’s view on appendix inflammation from crossed legs, Emma Goldman’s antiwork stance, Spanish charity, and a girl’s concern over back hair in engagement days.
A narrator recounts his brief Monte Carlo visit and a chaotic casino scene focusing on roulette, the death by own action table, and the perilous mystique of gambling. An officer explains wheel idiosyncrasies and systemic myths, while a Parisian wins 200,000 francs then dies. Monte Carlo’s lure masks high losses for the average gambler.
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