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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1902
Page
3
Miss Mahala Terry a Revolutionary descendant celebrates her 100th birthday at home in Simsbury Connecticut born in the same house where she now resides. The centenarian, despite deafness and lameness, retains her faculties as she posed before cameras for friends in the afternoon.
The Women's Journal notes appointments of women as assistant factory inspectors in Prussia and other states, and to poor law guardians and guardians of orphans in many cities. Progress is slower in state offices and teaching, with wages and male management patterns limiting gains. A new training institution for headmistresses signals change.
A round of brief notes honors women across nations and fields. Lady Warwick has a centenarian peacock while Miss Etta H. Maddox becomes Maryland’s first female lawyer. Jane B. Clark is named woman principal of Tuskegee Institute. Clara Barton is invited to organize Red Cross work in Mexico. Bertha Burgett sets a record in Elmira College athletics. The Russian medical congress includes two women, and a ship crew woman navigates during a fire aboard the Heathdene.
A survey of fashionable accessories features a gun metal watch bracelet, a versatile pinkish black lace sash and belt options, a novel wrist bag with a silver bracelet and hanging bag, and two coin-sized belt buckle designs. White stockings with openwork stripes and blue bows, piqued hats for children with liberty ribbons, pale gray and white shoes with ribbon bows, and embroidered corset bags. The black picture hat described is a wide flat tulle piece with satiny straw edging, plume feathers, and velvet ribbon loops.
A woman planned and built a personal den with dark blue and gold Japanese decor, bay window, and book-lined walls for daily mental and physical rest. The feature notes such a rest improves well being and cites Thackeray or Dickens as afternoon reading. Also includes a New York Tribune tip on silver cleaning using rouge powder and simple paste methods.
The article warns against over-tightening gas globe fittings on gloves. If the globe cannot expand, heating from gas ignition can cause the glass to crack. Many breakages occur from screws that are too tight rather than too loose.
A new floor trend features highly polished surfaces paired with rubber tipped screens to prevent scratching. The invention aims to protect luxury floors while preserving sleek aesthetics in modern interiors.
A collection of home cooking steps includes Southern Tea Cakes with light yolk batter, rice souffle with pineapple, and a cherry compote. Instructions cover mixing ratios, baking guidance, and presentation tips for a delicate, old fashioned meal.
A Vermont stream scene from Outing describes a simple noonday meal by a spring. A fisherman gathers flat stones and wood, starts a fire, cooks brook trout on hot embers with bacon, and serves them with bread and clover honey. The scene invites epicures to abandon fine dining for rugged, natural cooking.
A collection of aphorisms and proverbs about public service honesty forgiveness and steady conduct. Distinct quotes from Portuguese Dutch French Spanish German and Russian sources. notes on faithfulness consistency and restraint.
The Lae Mail reports the Kaiser plans to station a crack hussar regiment in Crefeld after a boastful note on princely gallantry. The Burgomaster is arranging quarters, and the regiment may be nicknamed Vrauenhusaren or Tanzwehr if christened.
The article discusses how the rattlesnake’s scent signals anger and how human skin odor lingers in clothes. It notes night sweats from rheumatism and gout leave lasting, hard to remove smells and compares skin odor to musk that can scent metal through containment. The piece cites the New York Press.
A new fire escape system from Germany uses a telescopic ladder reaching up to eighty five feet, powered by compressed air and mounted on a truck with an air tank. Firemen can be suspended at the ladder tip to reach windows or roofs, and rescued individuals are lowered safely back down.
The water along the Gulf coast is saltier than usual causing salt water fish to be found close to shore. This change increases the variety, size, and quantity of fish available, improving fishing prospects for nearshore anglers.
Lime treatment can improve lawn grass and clover by neutralizing soil acidity with fall applications. The squash bug threatens squash and related plants. cover hills with netting, bury edges, and hand pick pests. Remove excess seeds for bait, maintain clean culture and fertile soil to boost plant vigor and reduce infestation.
The article describes migrating plants by true movement such as orchid bulbs and sea grasses that form new roots at new locations. It notes walking ferns, creeping grasses, and sea dune root stocks that bind sands. It also reports experiments on raspberries showing pruning reduces berry yield, while pinching promotes basal shoot growth, advising minimal summer pruning and selective thinning based on soil and variety.
The Philadelphia Record notes Colorado cultivates peas with a mow leg machine and raises asparagus across 100 acres. It also reports 4 currant pats over eighty acres, claiming the largest in the world with 135,000 plants across 14 fields.
Auction rooms at 14 South Seventh Street sold a Hawaiian specimen for 700 dollars, the sole survivor of the first Hawaiian postal issue. Other stamps ranged from 10 to 100 dollars, while a 1 cent U S P O paid stamp sold for 131 dollars. The Philadelphia North American notes varied insurance tales from England and everyday curiosities including leather breeches and old rural fashion.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes that greatness thrust upon people carries risk of a string tied to it. Some can succeed without money but rarely try. Constantly going to the Well wears the pitcher, especially if the hired girl carries it. After luck, people may respect a fool’s wisdom.
Cuba exhibits vigorous agriculture with cabbages weighing up to twenty pounds and radishes ready in fourteen to eighteen days. Lettuce matures in five weeks while corn yields three crops yearly. Sweet potatoes perennial. natives replant old vines to harvest again in three months. Various fruits, horticultural and greenhouse plants flourish.
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