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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1902
Page
2
A reflective poem on shadows and mortality leads into a village tale of a cure, a late wife Rosie, a marriage and christening all in one night. The cure rings a bell, shows the ring with the inscription Rosie September 20 1900, naming a child Madame and Rougemont, with a marble grave marker to seal the story.
A young English mother with a baby arrives at a small French inn seeking shelter. She hides her identity, explains she was married but wants anonymity for her child's sake, and vows to earn a living crafting clothes and clouds for pay. Marie, the innkeeper, is drawn into the tale as the cure helps spread word of the mysterious mother and her plan to reclaim a pawned wedding ring for the child.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece quotes a man who treats dogs noting rabies stems not only from water deficiency but mainly from lack of meat and blood in a dog s diet. He recalls a Kansas Arkansas case showing hunger drives ferocity before madness.
A long reflection on horses as dangerous, tied to a Harper’s Weekly excerpt. The narrator asserts horses are part maniac and part idiot, recounting close calls and fatal incidents caused by equine behavior. References the National Bank of New York figures in passing.
Captain Chester of the schooner Elwood told a San Francisco Chronicle reporter about a fishing cruise encounter with a massive iceberg near a reef off Hoonia. The iceberg settled and rolled, the ship rode a cradle of ice, then slid free and escaped unharmed after dramatic moves and a heavy sea impact.
Harry M. Speerman of Fort Wayne Indiana swam to investigate a floating object near Steeplechase Pier Atlantic City New Jersey. He grabbed a live eight foot shark by the tail and was bitten as lifeguards Calhoun and Neill intervened rescuing him. Speerman suffered painful injuries including a wounded arm and shallow seas light bleeding. The shark was harpooned by Calhoun as the lifeboat arrived and Speerman was brought ashore for medical care.
A 430 pound black bear was captured in Bland County Virginia after a hunt by local volunteers. John Burton, twenty two, was fatally attacked and gravely injured by the bear before Ramsey finally shot it. Burton died shortly after at his father’s home on Kimberland Creek.
The White Pass and Yukon Railway hand car encounter with a grizzly bear ends when the animal sidesteps into the snow and departs after a hunter with two shots fails to halt it. Separately in New York City Mrs. Thomas Simpson dives into the North River in street clothes to rescue a four year old and a seventeen year old from drowning, bringing the boys to safety and reviving the younger with medical help.
War Department records unusual bravery by enlisted men in Santa Rita barrio San Luis Pampanga Philippines A native maniacally wielding a bolo killed three or four and wounded six or seven Thompson and King acted to stop the attack Thompson killed the assailant and Ning rode fifteen miles to Calumpit for doctors who returned to treat victims Also mention of vast vacant public land totaling about 550 million acres.
Farm Topics outlines lamb feed mixtures using ground oats bran shorts and corn meal, advising gradual acceptance and fresh feed, with leftovers given to pigs. It cites skim milk as advantageous for young pigs and warns on daily allowances for fattening swine over one hundred pounds.
A New England Homestead note warns sorting boards are useless for hatching. If sent to market, a few large eggs depress the lot’s value. Eggs packed together should be uniform in size. Perforations should fit eggs weighing seven to nine to the pound. Holes are made with an augur and shaped with a keyhole saw.
The article explains guard bees defend hives against robber bees especially in rain or scent, while robbers attack in groups, often destroying colonies. It compares bee and human behavior, notes ants threaten stands, and suggests screens on entrances to limit robbing.
The article details factories in Germany for artificial timber from pine, claims of a durable wood substitute from sawdust, and the fireproof benefits of wire glass. It also notes an enhanced auto oil flow pump, observational possibilities from balloons, and a report on volcanic dust's fertilizer value versus 1812 outcomes. It ends with a Swedish consul describing Indian plagues, hospital fear, and slow eradication of traditions.
The Japan Mail reports that fine hollow hairs on young bamboo shoots in Java, called bamboo poison by whites, are alleged to be used by Javanese women to harm Europeans by contaminating food and causing dysentery, with death asserted as a possible outcome.
The article traces perfume’s origin to smoke from aromatic woods and gums used in sacrifices to mask burning flesh odors. It notes Latin roots per and fumare and mentions how dogs and horses recognize fragrance, while describing a pointer’s versatile farm duties and hunting orders in a New York Press remark.
Edward Blackwell, possibly the longest driver living, plays with a rubbescotty ball and finds his length increased with both wood and iron. This aligns with recent observations suggesting new balls aid long drivers, while short hitters benefited less in Golf Illustrated.
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