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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1893
Page
2
It is estimated that 119,000,000 people have been lost to circulation in the century since the United States began to print money. It is a curious fact that twenty four of the six thousand murderers arrested in 1890 in the United States were blind men.
A reform in Chihuatun Mexico allows anyone to shoot a person caught stealing cattle. The article warns this invites private vengeance and notes broader fears about vigilante power and lawlessness. It contrasts with other sensational claims about foreign influence and unrest.
The latest figures show 1,485,066 Church of England adherents, 4,118 Catholics, 493,349 Presbyterians, and 394,564 Methodists, the four largest denominations in Australia according to the survey.
A German scholar of physiology claims mustaches are more common among women today than in the past. In Constantinople he notes that one in ten unveiled women wears a visible upper lip down, a startling statistic cited to illustrate changing fashions.
A historical note records kerosene growing favor in China with 8,250,000 gallons used in 1882 and rising to 848,000 gallons in 1801, a drastic date mix. It notes kerosene cheaper than previous illuminants, replacing bean oil and ten oil, and earning the name fire oil as discovery spreads.
The fashion world is cited as decadent as a private London concert cost the hostess 12500 dollars. Henre argues entertaining guests will soon be impossible and society needs new ways to maintain appearances. He notes a first class artist from Florida earns about 2500 dollars for three or four songs, but such stars are rare and patrons are exceedingly wealthy.
The passage critiques congressional protocol and the Sergeant-at-Arms role, noting sensationalized reporting by the Chicago Herald. It discusses government efficiency, military actions, and public reports on national progress, contrasting alleged overreach with regulatory restraint and industry growth across decades.
A fragmentary poetic verse expresses affectionate longing for a beloved heart. Recurrent lines speak of loving the heart, stars, and imagined scenes of tenderness and rest. The source shows garbled words and misspellings but centers on intimate devotion.
In Wadgery, Old Roses a rose-loving inspector draws attention at a Governor’s welcome. Victoria Dowling admires him as his past links to a family feud emerge. The Governor confronts an old crime and a brother’s treachery then fate binds Old Roses to Vic for a quiet, enduring union.
Fred Carey, an eighteen year old, at St Marys Hospital Rochester, recovers from a unique operation by Dr John O Rowe. The third finger of his left hand was removed at the first joint to form the nasal bridge, the skin lifted, and the finger stitched in place to resemble a nose. The hand will be freed after a planned second joint amputation to restore circulation, with new nostrils to be built on the existing tissue.
An 1613 Dauphine find in the Giant's Field described a brick tomb thirty by twelve by eight feet that yielded a complete human skeleton measuring twenty five and a half feet long with enormous dimensions. Teeth and shinbones were unusually large according to the monograph cited.
The article explains latah a Malay affliction marked by irresistible imitation of others words and actions and by sudden terror at specific words or sights. It notes its rarity among Britons its cultural context and recounts incidents including a fatal accident caused by misapplied imitation aboard a coastal steamer and the wider social observation of Malay impulse and amok tendencies.
The article observes that Malays, though expert and fearless hunters, exhibit unusual nerves when hearing crocodile alarms. A man who would leap overboard in fear will still stalk and approach the reptiles once disabled, highlighting an unexpected paradox in survival instincts.
A collection of aphorisms on habits sins love and wisdom noting how outward display does not guarantee virtue and how truth and light endure beyond selfish motives. Ram's Horn.
A Major-General Drayson describes breathing faster as a simple health practice discovered on a mountain ascent. He claims doubling breath rate improves oxygenation, relieves headaches and heart palpitations, and can ease pain and sleeplessness, reducing the need for moderate outdoor exercise.
Stock ranger Jack Wandall encountered a twelve to thirteen foot serpent with red eyes on Mount Hamilton. He rode a horse and, after the creature curled near the trail, swung a rope and struck its head. The monster toppled into a deep gully, ending the chase.
An article notes a light reflection phenomenon called the cow's foot in the milk pail. It explains that parallel rays reflect off a curved surface forming a shadow resembling a cow's foot, as seen in a milk pail. The piece invites readers to test the effect by placing a ring on a table to reflect lamp light.
A brief description of the Creole horse, a small Gulf coast breed born from sectional horse breeding during the war. The ponies, rarely over thirteen hands, are spirited and show good blood in their symmetry, style, and action. The breed’s gait is a long gallop.
A Quiet Versescape. The wind seems to tell a distant tale as flowers nod and trees creak. Leaves listen, then shimmer with delight while the forest sways in a silent story of distant lands.
A gallery of wry lines and witticisms from several newspapers. The collection cites jokes on finances, love, photos, and city life, with brief quips about figures like Jack the Clipper, misers, and a judge’s courtroom humor. It also notes a surge in ocean mail steamers and a rise in steam vessels since 1888.
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