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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1894
Page
2
A 1894 Freeland Tribune piece urges residents to attract factories by showcasing town advantages, notes ongoing political chatter, and encourages timely paper payment, with commentary on local officials and regional papers. It cites Judge White and orphans court, sugar industry politics, and calls for civic effort to end the coal dependence.
An opinion writer argues Luzerne county Democrats oppose Congressman Hines over tariff ties and alleged double dealing. He cites farmers in Exeter township and the Fourth district ready to stay home or vote for Leisenring to oust Hines, predicting a Democratic rout if elections were held soon.
The piece condemns Captain Carte and supporters for attacking Judge Rhone’s long service and county salary, arguing Rhone’s pay comes from the state and Carte profited from county fees. It likens demagoguery to a Burglar stage scene, urging residents to value experienced judges over greenhorns.
An advertising fragment promotes Castoria across life stages from infancy to motherhood, ending with a call to visit Berner's stock of hats and caps. The brief excerpt preserves a nostalgic tagline linking Castoria to childhood and family use.
The piece argues factories move from large cities to small towns to lower living costs and reduce strikes. It estimates a 300 worker plant injects about 2,100 weekly into local merchants and urges towns to offer inducements to attract factories, noting a few thousand dollars spent now can yield tenfold returns. It also includes an 1886 testimonial and a cure advertisement for Catarrh.
A collage of witticisms and social quips from Tid Bits and Truth recounts humorous exchanges. Jokes touch on birthday pearls, household letters, and marital misunderstandings. A light, retro humor item reflecting daily life and social norms.
Dialogue from Truth and The New Yorker with Priscilla Trunella and jesting about luck and fiancés. The anecdote references Jack Murray as a fiancé and a wax figure misidentification as a lifelike musee exhibit. Brooklyn Life quotes add a humorous exchange about recognition.
New York grain and produce markets show varied tone with cash wheat down slightly and December futures firming, corn quiet after liquidation, oats and barley steady to weak, beans slow to take hold while peas and foreign beans soften. Butter firm on top grade, cheese weak on lofty stock, eggs rise with better weather, fruits and dried goods mixed as supplies shift.
The column lists assorted farm produce prices including onions potatoes celery and tomatoes with figures from Jersey Virginia and other places. It also reports cattle and beef prices, and notes John L Sullivan plans to retire after this season, plus a sensational marriage case involving W G Grout and a large Albuquerque affair. A Farmers National Congress gathering is planned at Blennerhassett island with thousands expected and the death of Mrs. M M Coad noted.
Dispatches show Col Poland with five companies reaching Columbus Barracks Ohio and Fort Ethan Allen in Vermont being garrisoned as Major Morris arrives with Third Cavalry. Troops from Fort Meyer Va depart for the Far West. A poisoned lunch at St Peters church in St Louis led to one death and injuries. a janitor was suspected. A Pittsburg machinist injured at Carnegie Steel Homestead mill. Scranton Lackawanna Steel resumes rail work after a shutdown. New York’s People's Party names a full ticket led by Dr. James McCullough for mayor.
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