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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1893
Page
3
A reader shares a portable toiletry case based on an old needle book plan for world’s fair travel. Sail cloth outer, strong cloth inner with waterproof option, central stitched section forms a parasol case, option for two compartments by splitting the centerpiece, secured with draw string or rubber cord.
The text discusses plain dress and simple elegance at the exposition, advising against elaborate outfits and suggesting gray attire. It also advises placarding hands off items and emphasizes modesty. It then argues for a daily family council table where both parents discuss domestic matters and invite each child to share troubles and problems to foster unity.
A compact notice from American Agriculturist describes a twelve inch linen toilet mat with feather stitched hem to protect dresser covers from wear and soiling. It also notes heliotrope lamp shades in silk options, round square or octagonal shapes without lining for dainty decor.
Dr Manfredi reports billions of microbes per gram in city dust with a proportional share being disease causing. In guinea pig tests tubercle bacilli and other fatal germs appeared, while studies by Prof Uffelman show cholera bacilli surviving on letters and cards, spreading via flies and contaminated materials. Emphasis on cleanliness as best safeguard.
A Port Kenyon sportsman recalls remarkable local exploits from Humboldt County. Stories include a fisherman landing seventeen trout weighing over a pound each from Eel River, a son killing a full snipe, a rider rescuing a duck from a slough, and a group shooting over a thousand wild fowl in a day.
A traveler notes Japanese women appear serene due to simple dress and unornamented homes, with clean spaces, sliding walls, and adaptable rooms that open to outdoors. Nearby at Garfield cottage, a Bethlehem correspondent describes a giant bowlder split by a living birch, plus four trees showing cracks and growth in the yard.
The Spaniard, courteous though he is, never invites a guest to dinner, and in Italy family privacy is rarely invaded at mealtime. The Frenchman enjoys entertaining but prefers his club, while the Englishman is most genial when seated at his own table with company nearby.
The article surveys how English law favors men in voting, inheritance, and custody while restricting women to lower offices and limited property rights. It notes examples like men voting in Parliament, wives’ life interests, and fathers’ guardianship, with some protections for wives in debt and support cases, and calls reform slow.
An article extols piano tuning as a viable, profitable career for women, noting it demands accuracy, strength, and practice. A novice woman learns quickly despite skepticism from a German music professor, who concedes it takes a lifetime, while explaining the tuning process from chipping to final fine tuning and the physical strain of handling the hammer and pins.
A survey highlights women in diverse roles across 19th century society. It notes female involvement in insane asylums management, china and pottery decoration, pharmacy certification awarded to Ella G Nash, a £100 prize to Agnes May Clerke for astronomy, and Mrs May Ravterr running a sea trade outlet. It mentions Rosaum Milner’s patented preserve jar lifter, Me, Tr Sexo a Japanese female lawyer, nine American women displaying art in Paris, Barnard College graduates equal to Columbia, and Anice Hranp named as a republican candidate for state superintendent with broad educator support.
A Lewiston apothecary shop story reports Rose the dog entering Garrish's drug store with a girl as he investigates a new rat trap. The trap caught his tongue and sparked a chaotic chase around the shop, ending with the tongue injury and the dog fleeing down Lisbon street.
A Paris bride elopes after leaving her wedding banquet at Lemardelay's. The groom, a popular actor, faces public amusement and mystery as the bride disappears down a back stairs and promises to return to explain the abrupt departure. Rumors spread she is already married with another family.
Dr Eowin F Parpes of The Winthrop in New York City advertises Castoria II Se Elas at 125th Street and 7th Avenue, highlighting a medical product. The notice presents a medical professional endorsement and a location claim in a compact public notice style.
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