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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1902
Page
2
A nostalgic verse from Puck by Edwin L. Satin recalls a secret companion, a freckled boy who guides a journey through childhood’s caves and tangled gardens. They share play, treasure tales, and a return to adult self as dawn arrives.
A dialogue unfolds between a famed criminal, Louis G Trarrage, and a confident philanthropist. They debate prison reform versus criminal unreformability, exploring future prisons, education of the masses, and the limits of rehabilitation while clashing over the role of religion and social services.
A philanthropist debates criminal psychology and hypnosis with a scientist. They discuss how repeated suggestion may cement criminal behavior, the morality of punishment, and potential brain or blood interventions, ending with the philanthropist noting his missing watch and a sense of irony.
In Toledo a commercial street funds a rent free passenger station with a newsstand and parcel shed adjoining. Five street car lines pass through, bringing about 5000 passengers daily. Merchants leased a large store for three years with benches and lockers. Citizens may rent lockers for five cents daily and have packages stored for pickup. The venture, driven by local merchants, aims to ease passenger shopping and travel.
A Welsh note in London News cites a tomb inscription from Amroth churchyard claiming John Rees died October 17 1824 aged 240. An Irish record in Daily News adds another John Rees died aged 249 and Dennis Grady died May 9 1727 aged 480. The piece notes the inverted laws of nature in the troubled country.
The sixth annual reunion of Rev W. L. Meese Matrimonial Association was held in Noel's Grove at Lagrange Indiana with a very large attendance. The association includes the hundreds of couples married by Mr. Meese and records his marriages, claiming no other preacher matches his count, and that none has ever been divorced.
The article notes a surge in experimental methods, with oil use in street railways in Minneapolis and St Paul replacing coal, corn oil as a rubber substitute, and a new explosive called hathamite tested publicly. It also mentions Nova Persei observations, Kapteyn’s distance hypothesis, and a Rome instrument for awakening sleepers. A New Orleans artificial stone block mold is described, detailing a simple tamping process using sand and Portland cement to create durable blocks.
A compact essay extols Gall paired with Grit as persistent resolve and a driver of success. It likens Gall to a business boon and political edge, urging bravery in modern times. A separate note from Richmond Missouri mentions singing to oxen in France to encourage work.
Dr George J Engelmann of Boston summarizes JAMA findings based on 1700 St Louis cases and 2088 Massachusetts genealogical records. He reports rising childlessness and falling average births per woman from 1600 to present, with laboring classes around 2.0 children and overall American rates near France.
The piece discusses relief through different muscle use to rest the body and mind. It cites examples from a pugmill mule and a swinging child, notes that absolute rest is rare, and describes how color play and light reading provide non-sleep rest. It attributes these ideas to American Medicine and highlights demand for fiction and plotless stage fare amid hectic intellectual life.
A New York Sun excerpt recalls Angelina, a bright student who drops out just before exams after turning 18 and marrying against her mother’s will. The teacher laments the loss of a girl deprived of her youth and opportunity.
About thirty million gallons of mixed paint were sold in the United States in 1901. Most sales occurred in towns and villages with wood structures. The bulk of paint uses lead, zinc, and linseed oil, with oxides of iron for dark shades. Water content under two percent is not an adulterant and lime water forms a calcium soap with linseed oil aiding suspension.
A London paper warns fashionable society that a new drug, praised as a substitute for sleep, threatens health. It notes tea initially promised less sleep but argues extended use risks nervous breakdown, doubting chemists can create a lasting sleep substitute.
A collage of brief quotes shows mixed newspaper wit about Latin, Greek, progress, and a punchline about a man at the old standstill. Included are quips from the Washington Star and Philadelphia Press alongside a New York Press joke. The snippets hint at trivia in a period voice.
The Petunia chapter extols continuous bloom from June to fall for home gardens and offers training tips for trellised and mass plantings. It also discusses insoluble phosphates like Thomas slag, arguing they may become soluble in soil, with observed farmer benefits. The piece notes the 17 year cicada outbreak and sparrow predation, and ends with a brief quip from New York News.
A cheeky New York Journal quips about mud baths, suggesting practical benefits and a lighthearted boast in regional dialect. The item captures playful journalism and local color without essential event details.
A collage of light jokes and dialogue snippets from various U.S. papers. Bits feature children debating wealth and marriage, a plumber praised as a public benefactor, and playful exchanges about perfection and love.
In a Chicago Tribune note an unnamed college athlete invites Miss Gloriana to row together, offering another oar and leaving the tiller. She objects that their act is not co-education but segregation, turning the boat about to steer away.
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