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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1902
Page
2
A fragment notes that choosing a good name boosts profits in advertising. It cites the flesh fly producing about 20 000 young per season and remarks that advertising is an egotistical enterprise, favoring self-promotion by top ad men. A London paper plans to drop news and betting odds to test circulation impact.
In a Philadelphia kindergarten a teacher explained the pendulum and its back and forth swing. A child raised her hand and said Pendulum Pranklin, claiming she had heard the word often.
A French critic advocates insects as a replacement for butchers meat. He recounts trying hundreds of insect species in various preparations and finds them nutritious, digestible, and suitable for reformers who oppose traditional meat.
Mr Frank Norris denies that women outwrite men and says the finest novels arise from the razor using contingent. The London Academy asks why razor using contingent and notes a catalogue of American writers shows many bearded authors like the pard.
A new Massachusetts bill would require cat licensing with a fifty cent fee. Violators face a five dollar fine, half directing to the defaulter and half to the city treasury. Between July 1 and 10, mayors would issue warrants to seize unlicensed cats.
A newly named Russian sect called Podpoiniki vows to shelter fugitives and deserters in rock clefts. Members tend the sick without food or water, secretly bury the dead after baptizing them, and rename corpses to keep souls pure. Separate note: Mexico requires railway workers to speak Spanish for passenger dealings. Pullman staff affected.
A Bostonian urges naming a new Charles River crossing the Longfellow Bridge. The proposal highlights the famed poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and ties to regional history, seeking broader city identity through the landmark title.
Clinton Scollard contrasts seasonal love with the warmth of the heart by the hearth. The poem ponders spring and autumn imagery while preferring intimate affection by the fire, where love endures beyond changing seasons and longing.
In a stark tale from Tullsboro, Tom Niles confronts his past as he returns by a graveside where Silas Trepinn, the undertaker, recalls old feuds and a bank robbery. Tom admits he stole bonds, facing arrest while seeking a last moment beside his mother’s grave.
The small island Papa Little lies in St Magnus Bay on the west of Shetland. Known as a priestly duo with Papa Stour, both named from Irish Catholic colonization. Once a crofted spot, now only a ruined homestead remains as grazing use. Notably no mice survive there, trials show mice die soon after arrival. Crofters from the mainland fetch island earth to sprinkle on stacks to deter mice.
Washington Senator Foster and California Senator Loud share a hotel roof. A constituent sent Lamb to Foster and salmon to Loud. Loud jokes the lamb tasted of milk and asks the waiter to verify the salmon’s source, while the waiter confirms it is not Piaget Sound salmon from Washington or Oregon.
A Detroit traveler recounts visiting Switzerland where guests tip many hotel staff and town officials. He describes paying for extra bows, the coroner’s inquest joke, and tipping railway workers, finally leaving the country after fitting in with local customs. The piece reflects travel humor and cultural differences in tipping.
Dr J H Fabre notes the Prago Dieou or Praying Mantis of Provence as a ferocious hunter. The insect hides near burrows and ambushes prey with a double saw like forearms. It seizes victims in a sudden strike and gnaws them, an act likened to ecstatic devotion.
A humorous tale from The Ladies' Home Journal about an English-speaking tourist in Madrid who tries Spanish to no avail. After exhausting his vocabulary he draws a forum illustration with a pocket comb, and the clerk replies in perfect English that he only needs a fine-tooth comb.
In parts of India the height of wires is set to clear the reach of elephants. Poles are encased in iron sockets up to seven feet to protect against white ants that typically climb only five to six feet.
Artificial incubators are now used in England for pheasants and other game birds. Nearly all ostriches on South African ranches are raised with incubators, reflecting a broader shift to controlled breeding methods.
Household Hints discusses stylish mattresses and common mildew stains with step by step treatments. It covers lime chalk powder, chlorine water, and sunlight as stain remedies, plus storage ideas for canned goods and dry staples. It also gives methods for cleaning delicate hand made lace and reviving rusty black lace with tea.
A dated collection of kitchen instructions outlines stuffed tripe strips roasted with forcemeat, tomato fritters fried in beef fat, and a Hoffman salad combining celery, truffles, chives, and hard boiled eggs with French dressing.
A Chicago Record-Herald summary notes Borghi anew organizes a 100000 dollar venture to drain Lake Nemi and recover Caligula era floating palaces. The plan seeks to dredge and preserve bronze, marble, and glass mosaic decorations amid doubt experts doubt boats too decayed to recover.
A brusk old Admiral in command of a warship off Portugal greets the King of Portugal as “King” in every address. He guides the royal visitor about the vessel with familiar jokes and ends by inviting him to the cabin for a drink, a humorous contrast to Fortune’s varied outcomes.
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