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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1900
Page
3
A narrator recalls a past romance sparked by a street hand organ at a seaside resort. After a breakup and five years apart, a chance encounter with a ring leads to a reunion and marriage, ending in lasting happiness.
The article explains the best method to secure thread at a sewing machine seam. Turn back on the seam after stitching and sew for at least half an inch, then cut the thread without tying. This prevents thread ripping and saves time.
The article recounts the Monitor and Merrimack battle environment, describing how suffocating gases from gunpowder forced ventilation advances. It notes a rotary steam blower, later vessel changes, and a mysterious ailment called ironclad fever resolved by ventilating apparatus, with ironclads deemed healthier afloat.
A Chambers Journal estimate highlights vast spending on Scottish shooting with Perth shire hosting 465 shoots earning about 150000 pounds yearly, and 50 top shoots drawing 35000 pounds. Nationwide about 4000 shoots employ numerous keepers gillies and handlers, revealing extensive wages and labor across deer forests grouse grounds and forests.
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt lampoons post office practices in dead letter handling. Letters lack destination data, making delivery nearly impossible. Examples include return labels without geography and vague addressees like Hermann Kemper in unspecified locations.
The passage argues fear as a natural, enduring force shaping morality. It asserts punishment follows sin in this life and perhaps beyond, making fear a legitimate ethical appeal. It claims all humans sense righteousness and fear evil, shaping character from infancy onward.
A humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Record imagines Mr Wigwag praising a carpet’s arrival as intact while Mrs Wigwag asks for clarification. The joke hinges on wordplay around being “tacked” versus “intact” and ends with a punchline about Mr Wigwag escaping a predicament.
A collage of verse and aphorisms from George Eliot, Bulwer, Longfellow, and Hunt Jackson, praising steadfast faith, nature, and duty. It intertwines poems on resilience, belief in God, art, absence, envy, and the quiet strength of common toil, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century sensibility.
The Richmond Dispatch reflects on the Natural Bridge tract soon to be sold, noting Jefferson’s 1774 acquisition, Washington's early land picks, and later owners including the Harman family and Colonel Henry Clay Parsons. It mentions the bridge's travel significance, a stock company, and Parsons's death in 1894, with unclear details on stock at that time.
An officer in Highland dress aroused a stir in Las Palmas after landing on Lake Erie. Locals described a “man petticoat” and half-thigh loin cloth as women gawped and gasped, while El Telegrapho criticized the town for tolerating such attire.
The Baltimore American notes a Philadelphia Rail Road Company agent forecasts four million baskets of peaches from Delaware and Maryland shore areas. Growers expect abundant crops, large and luscious fruit, with the yellow variety nearly gone and knotty fruit rare causing improved prices this season.
The Builder notes the longest single tunnel length from Westbourne to Marble Arch exceeding 1200 yards. The junction with a second contractor’s tunnel produced an error of only five eighths of an inch. Bore holes were used in two sections for testing, but most lengths were driven accurately without them.
The American Agriculturist notes that the federal census will record a troubling drop in U S timber area since a decade ago. Depletion affects northern and eastern states and may presage a famine period unless reforestation and careful management advance. The southern region offers rich forest reserves and fibers for cheap paper, with potential growth in domestic use and exports, which last year reached 5.48 million dollars.
The National Stockman urges better management of country fairs to benefit farmers and breeders. It warns against fairs catering to urban tastes and stresses maintaining the original purpose. It also covers pasture practices for grain fields, risks of overtrampling roots, and cautions on constant irrigation of gardens and lawns.
A guide from Texas Farm and Ranch notes ends of cans should be concave. Convex ends indicate fermentation, making contents unsafe. Upon opening, remove all contents due to rapid fermentation and possible poisonous tin contact.
A French scientist warns that without birds to eat insects and weed seeds the earth would soon become uninhabitable. He notes most birds feed largely on weed seeds and worms, underscoring the birds’ role in pest control and seed management.
The Tribune positions itself as Freeland's leading newspaper with a yearly price of $1.50. It offers thorough local reporting and concise world news, aimed at busy workers and suitable for family reading without objectionable content for children.
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