This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1894
Page
1
A reader letter notes a local haunted house forcing a move after a family fled fear. Reports describe nightly disturbances with doors slamming and furniture shifting. Nearby residents recall similar eerie visits while authorities yet to confirm origins.
A mine disaster near Shamokin leaves Irwin Buffington dead and four miners missing after a lamp ignites dry dust. The Alden collieries suffer, with 900 workers sent home and $700000 in losses. A Typhoid Victim Handled Food follows, as Pvt Seitz’s typhoid fever is traced to food handling at Gettysburg. E. B. Leisenring buried in Germany. officials announce funeral in Mauch Chunk. Local theatre news notes Dan Hart’s play O Neil of Washington DC and upcoming events at Freeland opera house and Vreeland.
A column blends curious science comments with local society news. It mentions lunar halos forming at varying heights, glow-worm tails, decaying creatures' glow, and practical notes on furniture safety and eye anatomy. It then reports multiple marriages, social events, a legal suit and political notices, plus upcoming entertainments and local commerce advertisements.
An old promotional verse highlights Castoria as a remedy used across generations. The rhyme traces a mother’s care from infancy to motherhood, implying Castoria’s soothing role for a child’s ailments and daily comfort.
Local Republicans seek Congressman Reed of Maine to speak at Freeland on October 31. A Thanksgiving supper and sociable will benefit the P M church on Fern street. Bernard Curran of Harleigh, 62, died and was buried. Democratic district committee meets at National House Hazleton next Monday. Body of missing Warner Arnold found between Mocanaqua and Wilkes-Barre. Sunday services at St Pauls P M church 10 30 am and 6 30 pm. Coxe Bros collieries idle. half day today then rest of week closed. Jurors drawn for November 12 and 19. Edward Kane 12 injured by trolley wire on a bridge in Pittston. Michael Horan killed by coal fall at Preston. body recovered 5 pm. New music and operatic medleys featured in Our Irish Visitors. County Commissioners Smith Dullard Norton Moore Norris at York meeting. Hungarian and Greek Catholic societies to Pleasant Hill for church dedication. Hazleton’s match factory starts. tax exemption for 5 years if 40+ workers. Tony Olas shot at boarding mistress. wound to scalp. he fled. Brundage appointed deputy internal revenue collector at Wilkes-Barre. Kutztown Journal shifts support to Dr J S Trexler over Erdman. Colonel Patrick Lynch surveys political scene. Mrs Welsh and son Patrick return from Lansford. Ex-Deputy Sheriff John Dwyer visits. Celia Brennan returns from Allentown. Maggie Harkins visiting Freeland. Rev C W Twing returns from East Mauch Chunk archdeaconry meeting.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.