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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1900
Page
2
The column surveys small town costs and civic prompts from Cape Nowe bath fees to suffrage leadership. It notes English Volunteer plans, coinage prices, charity auctions, and shifts in literacy against crime, citing 1870 to 1899 prison and school data with commentary on education’s impact.
Fort Beauchamp announces intention to resign from the governorship of New South Wales by year end. The move ends his term overseeing colonial administration and provincial affairs in the southern continent.
In a tale of old and new schools a young man John Asley faces his father over his choice of fiancée Miss Grace Bennett of Madison Avenue New York. Financial leverage and class tension fuel the clash as John pursues a romance with a wealthy heiress while a dramatic park scene ends with a startling sight beside a Kentucky saddler and Midnight the horse.
John discovers Grace Bennett is actually Alice Cooper traveling from Europe to avoid fortune hunters. Grace suffers horse accident then ether anesthesia reveals bone pressure on the train. doctors foresee recovery with care. John learns of dual identities and plans ahead, awaiting wedding and business talks with his father.
American engineers favor engines with a large power margin able to handle big loads while keeping time. In contrast English engines show narrower power ranges. drivers seek pilots or additional engines for weather or light loads, especially on single-wheelers, reflecting stricter limits per Engineering Magazine.
Sir Richard Strachey notes Tibetan court etiquette where white and black cloths of ceremony are presented to superiors. The cotton cloth from Tibet, dirty yet finely textured, lacks silk use by wealthier classes, and the Om mane padme hum legend appears in damask on ends. He recalls a government monopoly on these ceremonial cloths in this Tibet region.
The piece argues President McKinley seeks June 1 adjournment to minimize GOP blunders, with Mark Hanna credited for pushing Congress to act quickly on approvals. It catalogs imperialist aims, tariff and tax politics, and the alarm over Admiral Dewey’s presidential bid triggering intra party and Democratic reactions.
In Washington the clash over the Foraker Puerto Rican tariff and government bill continues as Republicans press for a Wednesday vote. Critics warn of oligarchy by administration leaders and loss of representation for Puerto Ricans while Democrats aim to recapture absent votes. The outcome remains uncertain amid cross-party tensions and public sentiment ahead of fall elections.
George Fred Williams denounces imperialism and trusts as twin products of the Republican base. He warns that corporate power uses military force to shape government, cites Idaho Shoshone County abuses and Coeur d'Alene miners governed by army officers under mine owners. Rhode Island Democratic convention speaker.
A satirical verse mocks William McKinley and the political chase. It parodies tariff disputes and the search for McKinley among gold supporters, Alger and Hanna, and the GOP, noting uncertainty and appeals for guidance from the missing figure.
The administration organs denounce the Nebraska Democracy platform while noting that the Democrats who drafted it did not aim to please Republican organs. The Omaha World-Herald reports on the ideological clash reflecting intra party tensions and press reactions.
A collage of light quotes and jokes from various papers includes playful lines about a daughter appealing to her father for support, witty exchanges about love and weight, humorous miscommunications, and cartoon captions. Notable snippets appear from Chicago News Philadelphia Press Detroit Free Press Harper's Bazar Yonkers Stateam an Indianapolis Journal The Harvard Lampoon Washington Star and Kansas City Independent.
Cleaning marble with a hot paste of whiting bluing and soapsuds then washing with hot lemon water is advised. Other tips include hot water bags for nursing care, picture hanging methods, and several simple recipes such as molasses cake buttered spaghetti creamed kraut fried cabbage scalloped veal lemon jelly pie filling and Virginia peanut soup with oysters.
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