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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1902
Page
2
A poem by F. Lester titled An Invocation sings of memory’s pull to the shore. Vivid seas and whitecaps, gulls, and moonlit waters echo longing. The speaker asks Memory to guide toward the sea as night wind wails and waves comb the shore.
In the fifty mile Honduras line, Engineer Powers drives Engine No. 13 with eighteen banana cars toward Porto Cortez to beat a banana cargo deadline. A jaguar on the line halts the train. Powers twice fires at the animal, which flees toward the engine as crew scramble to revive movement before the Breakwater sails for New Orleans.
A first person account describes a dramatic rescue on a banana train run to Porto Cortez. The narrator shoots a nine feet ja guar, frees the locomotive crew, and praises Honduras Railroad officials for a record fruit service voyage. The tale ends with the crew's applause and a whistle signal.
A compact reflection on books as bridges to superior minds and lasting companionship. The passages insist reading sustains friendship, knowledge, and satisfaction when worldly troubles arise, praising books as durable amid changing fortunes and social decay.
An editorial proposes racing on the track with the driver on the right for safer clearance. Louis R. Smith argues most cars place the seat on the right and passing requires crossing the body. A London Telegraph item envisions a live museum of dresses with mannequins, requiring a large staff and varied figures.
A walrus ivory Esquiman arrow embedded in a healthy Canadian gray goose shot near Spokane is on view in a Spokane store. It is the first such arrow seen in Spokane, suggesting the bird carried it thousands of miles from the Far North where an Esquimau shot it.
The article discusses early spring plowing for catch crops in young orchards to aid fall and winter protection, limits on tillage, and cautions against overcropping. It notes the trend toward low headed apple trees to ease harvesting and spraying, plus a report on a wine producer in Elba using electrical current on grape vines to combat phylloxera and improve quality.
Pinching slows rapid shoots to balance growth in young trees, stimulating buds below for future branching and crown symmetry. A homemade pruning hook from an old shovel handle and scythe tip helps remove old canes from raspberry and blackberry rows, boosting efficiency and safety among thorny bushes.
A 1896 overview notes six pivotal Alaska developments. Klondike gold rush doubled population and sparked Yukon output to 75 million dollars. U S acquisition of Philippines elevated coastal routes. Nome beach gold yielded 5.06 million annually. Salmon fisheries grew to 20 million value with 2 million net. Two railroads built, southeast line netting over 3 million, Nome line five miles earning 80 thousand. Coal fields expanded with new prospects.
A discussion of English railway carriages compares them unfavorably with American designs. It notes crowded seating that forces passengers to ride backward and cramped foot space, dangerous luggage racks, and scarce basic conveniences like toilets. Some improvements by the London and Northwestern line are mentioned, including a central aisle and a reachable toilet, but these are not yet widespread.
An interview with a linguist stresses the value of Chinese language knowledge for commerce. It notes ideographic writing, 40000 marks, 8000 marks for mercantile use, and claims German instruction currently teaches Chinese. Russian harder for Americans, requires months to years. exact instruction by a Chinese expert exists in Berlin.
A mother questions metaphysics and psychology in education, arguing thought shapes character and health. The piece urges attention to mental life, links thought to actions and habits, and notes a shift toward mental and hygienic approaches in medicine and well being.
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