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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1902
Page
2
In Oak Park a young woman believes her telephone is haunted and neighbors discuss the idea as a medium for spirits. A local electrician and Distraught Mrs Blanke hear reports of voices, storms, and telepathy linked to the device in scenes echoing early 20th century fascination with science and the supernatural.
A Chicago Record clipping recounts Mrs. Blanke hearing a haunting telephone voice claiming to be Columbus from the number 1492, later linked to her son Theodore and a friend’s child, as a curiosity in spectral telephony. The piece shifts to the broader theme of mains destruction by electrolysis, warning of rapid damage to water, gas, and steam mains and the need for renewals, with implications for city roadways and public costs.
Naturalists debunk reports that Mount Pelée’s eruption wiped out the fer de lance in Martinique. Geological expert Robert T. Hill notes the devastated area is about ten square miles, and snakes remain across the island as observed in excursions throughout the country.
A Philadelphia legislator toured City Hall with Harrisburg friends and met Mayor Ashbridge who warmly welcomed them. A guest praised the mayor’s cordiality, asking to visit Harrisburg, to which the mayor quipped that he had spent two weeks there in one afternoon.
Hon J H Bramwell of Ohio argues against anarchy describing it as a plague that would destroy government and social order. He warns that unlimited political rights without responsible governance threaten liberty, urging strict enforcement of laws to stamp out anarchist ideas.
O S Marden contends that credit rests on character reliability and business aptitude, not merely capital. He notes diligent workers who start small can gain credit, while heirs with no business skill are often refused. Creditmen quickly recognize candidates with proven energy, polish, and market sense.
The New Southwesterner rises as a practical rancher coalition shaping the West. Baker notes the shift from cowboys to landowners and investors like Mr. Brown of Kansas or Wisconsin, using barbed wire and legal books to claim rights. Violent bravado fades as the old frontier code weakens.
The article argues that even leading scientists admit limited knowledge of volcanic causes and behavior. It cites Martinique and St Vincent eruptions, notes diff iculties predicting future activity, and warns against sensational prophecies of cataclysm while stressing the need for careful, evidence based study of magma and volcanic mechanisms.
A collage of brief jokes and quips from various papers including Washington Star Life Puck Cleveland Plain Dealer and Philadelphia Press. Snatches cover marriage money chauffeur and automobiling with sly puns and social banter reflecting early 20th century humor.
A young doctor laments his lack of social sports skill, saying he doubts his future success despite strong knowledge and authority endorsements. The Washington Star quotes him doubting how a man who cannot play golf or ping-pong can meet people to cure society.
The article notes rising rubber exports from Amazon regions with Iquitos shipments rising from 920 tons in 1900 to 1391 tons in 1901 and expects growth in 1902. It highlights Krupp coastal defense gun developments, a 12 inch 40 caliber siege gun testing, and its armor-penetrating capability. It also mentions German dental uses of high frequency currents and blue light tuberculosis therapy experiments. The piece closes with cultural notes on Verner Z Reed and Zanzibar’s new ruler and a Boer War memento clock for Joseph Chamberlain.
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