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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1894
Page
4
The Freeland Tribune issue notes weekly publication cadence and subscription terms, urges readers to check paper labels for payment status, and bills arrears collection rules. It also presents assorted historical musings on army worms, Baltimore as a canned goods hub, Italy’s density, and a dated discussion of postal time notation and wartime weapons debates.
The United Kingdom shows about 18,083 miles of rail by 1889 with nearly 101,000,009 passengers. By 1890 rail lines grew to 19,458 miles and passengers reached about 818,000,000. The US with 158,750 miles carried just over 721,000,000 in 1890. Germany moved from 215,000,000 travelers on 20,756 miles in 1880 to over 426,100,000 in 1890.
Edward Bellamy shudders at Looking Backward while Francis Bret Harte is not to be praised to his face. Will Carleton doubts Over the Hills to the Poor House as one of his worst poems. Mrs Hodgson Burnett resents Little Lord Panntlepoy praised nearby. Charles Heber Clarke rejects Max Adler as his nom de plume. E P Roy calls Chestnut Burr Opening inferior.
The Chicago Record notes a $25,000 annual allocation for bicycle supply to infantry. Each battalion will have two wheels for communications between columns, marches, and guard duties. Bicyclists will act as orderlies when mounted personnel are unavailable, aiding relay and intelligence tasks.
Suburban residents warn that CUKER preparations and cane grinding vibes hint at a festive candy pull within six blocks, promising lively times and a nod to traditional autumn customs in the neighborhood.
A detailed 19th century critique explains Chinese military weakness and antiquated tactics. It contrasts banners, archers, bucklers, and ritual drills with modern European weapons, noting bow and arrow regiments, matchlocks, and artillery flaws. The piece highlights stink pots, fireworks, and shocking discipline as the empire’s enduring strengths amid looming modernization.
The piece recalls Edmund Yates, the London World founder, and friends like Jerrold and Albert Smith. It notes Yates’s stories of drunken roisterers and jokes at his table, plus a dying friend. It ends with a philosophical quip about self-inflicted death and the debt of nature.
A noisy collage of quips and cartoons from Chicago Inter Ocean Truth Life Puck Washington Star and other papers. It collects lines about a Chinaman and paper opinion a prize poem misread remarks on graduates and a wry dog joke. The spoof tone mocks popular humor pages of the era.
A witty exchange references a dog barking and a baby show prize while an old judge jokes that the baby was the least objectionable. A domestic scene unfolds with Mary cleaning floors and accidentally watering the Rev. Dr. Mild. The Philadelphia Life humor column blends light domestic mischief with social quips.
A mash of quips from a 19th century page features a tramp recalling Sing Sing while a housekeeper probes, a clerk counting cloth samples, and a couple in a conservatory where odd courtship chatter and a jolt of humor collide with abrupt, teasing punchlines.
A collage of brief public remarks and witty exchanges from various papers. Passages include a Niagara Falls remark by a hotel keeper, sea foam imagery, slang explanations, and a joke about prophetic dreams ending with a cook leaving, reflecting lighthumored daily life chatter.
A mission in Idaho distributed several thousand dollars in gold and silver to an Indian group after government officials delivered funds for land purchases. Indians bought fast horses, wagons, implements, and varied goods, with a young squaw paying $18 for kid shoes and $20 for an Inco hat. The scene, observed by D. E. Fernald of Lincoln, notes the rapid spending spree and dealer profits.
A Suffolk County will filed in Boston Transcript details a house on Longwood Avenue to be used by the widow for life, with the property divided into three equal parts for the three children after her death. Each shares the cellar attic and floors allocated by imagined vertical thirds, with the son receiving the eastern sections on the basement and second floor and a time for external stairs, all costs shared equally.
A collection of household advice from the New York Advertiser and New York WorkL. It describes Russian fur cleansing with heated rye flour, carving lessons for leg of mutton, and practical dusting tips favoring dust-cloths and stir brushes over feather dusters. The guidance emphasizes protecting furnishings and maintaining color and luster.
A digest of preserves and relishes including Oil Cucumber Pickles Yellow Piccalillo and Chow Chow with detailed ingredients and instructions. It notes seed spices, vinegars, and oils, plus prep steps and sun drying, ending with a mention of Hamilton Disston's Florida fruit and vegetable farm project.
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