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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1893
Page
4
A reader laments underage workers at mines and the danger at Valley station. He notes youths under twelve working with parental notes to dodge law, urges schooling, and warns of potential deadly accidents as trains arrive. Train crews are vigilant but crowding endangers all, prompting call for safer conduct.
Frank Burns begins work as a brakeman on the D 5 8 near the Central railroad track in No 2 as a diamond drill is prepared. John McDermott returns to Newark after weeks in town. Grace ODonnell of Philadelphia visits relatives. Water main burst leaves part of town without water for days. Lawrence McGinley now a miner at Highland. Mary Reilly visits Beaver Meadow. Mary Sweeney visits Hazleton friends. Edward Gallagher of Park Place visits town. David Philips trips to Hazleton on business. John McTagie accepts a position at Highland.
Mrs. John Melingh narrowly escaped death when struck by a locomotive at a crossing near the store. Her injuries are painful and require time to heal. Patrick Dougherty of Humboldt moved his family here last week and James Boyle, longtime worker for the company, moved to Avoca. The community anticipates strong representation at the A. O. T. ball in Freeland tonight. Payday brought extra bustle as the town was livelier than usual. The Progressive Club plans a Thanksgiving Eve ball at Freeland opera house. The Jeddo fellows’ famed ball, motto progress, promises improvements unseen before in this region. Woodward colliery near Kingston rapidly grows, now hoisting about 1,000 cars daily, with 1,800 expected by year’s end. Deep slope and tunnel work will expand opportunities. slope depth stands at 2,000 feet with 1,000 more to go. A large electric-powered pump in the slope is said to be the county’s only. Many workers laid off at Pettibone due to mine fires have found jobs at Woodward, owned by D L. W. Downs Elixir, tied to New England for fifty years, is claimed to cure coughs and colds and is sold by Dr. Schilcher.
A feature on new fashion jewelry shows lace pins shaped as a diamond duck and stoneentic pieces like Dounre heart brooches in pink topaz and aquamarine. It notes long neglected necklaces returning to favor, and envisions elaborate hair ornaments with brilliants. The prose then wanders through assorted curios about coins, notable people, and distant places.
James McCool of 189 North Wyoming Street, Hazleton, Pa, writes that years of catarrh and related symptoms were relieved after treatment by Dr. Riegel. He claims prior remedies failed in Hazleton and beyond, and he urges others to seek timely care, offering to answer inquiries.
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