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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1895
Page
12
A mixed page features social critique on the new woman, practical home advice, recipes for tomato and cucumber catsup, health tips on bathing and digestion, and era commentary. It includes Olive’s rebuttal to Mrs. Palmer, detective work roles for women, and cautions on seasickness treatments.
The Outlook says women should study education budgets and census data, not push personal views. Mrs. Henrotin notes clubs shift to civic work, urging local vigilance to prevent waste and ensure quality schooling, with taxpayers urged to engage and serve the public good.
A Washington editorial marks Napoleon's birth anniversary amid ongoing debate over his legacy. The piece weighs Scottian detractors against panegyrists, noting shifts in view from military genius to tyrant, and cites Josephine’s reputed betrayal as part of the broad reconsideration. It also mentions a new era of women's work and intellect.
The New York Sun shares thrifty canning ideas for home cooks. Recipes include Chill Shuce from tomatoes peppers and vinegar with spices. mustard chowchow from cucumbers green tomatoes cauliflower onions peppers. and watermelon pickle using alum, cinnamon, cloves and vinegar.
A fragmented recipe excerpt outlines making spiced currant jelly with citrus and cinnamon, plus a no cook tomato relish with peppers and mustard. It also gives instructions for pickled stuffed green peppers and a vegetable filling, finishing with a vinegar brine process and repeated heatings.
Correspondence from The Tribune details a humorous rail journey on a Delaware, Lackawanna and Western line. The narrator taunts packing magnate Katzenstein with ventriloquism and flying cinders, provoking a comic rooftop pursuit as passengers watch the spoof battle unfold from Manunka Chunk to the next car.
Reformers argue invention aids labor, not harms it, citing higher earnings and population growth as evidence. They say machinery displaces some tasks but expands overall employment and sustains workers, with the census showing rising numbers and incomes alongside mechanization.
A garbled OCR-like excerpt shows disjointed phrases about happiness and maternal memories without clear context or identifiable events or figures. The fragment hints at family sentiment and a possible poetic aside but lacks coherent narrative or schedule details.
A detailed portrait of Duluth and Superior, Minnesota and Wisconsin, as inland lake gateways on Lake Superior. The piece extols their geography, harbors, wheat and coal trade, flour milling, lumber and iron industries, rail and ship lines, population growth, education, parks, and civic pride, highlighting their role as a major northern commercial center with expansive development prospects. It notes Duluth’s and Superior’s joint city identity, strong maritime trade, and ambitious infrastructure projects shaping a rising regional metropolis.
The column notes Welsh Congregational ministers preparing an album, a Welsh hymn book. lists figures like Sir Roger de Hreasey and Owain Glyndwr descendants. It covers ancient Welsh stone markers, harp history from Idis Fawr to medieval harps, and names linked to Arthur and Branwen with linguistic variants.
An old advertisement touts Gilmore's Aromatic Wine as a tonic for women noting it cures weakness exhaustion and nervousness. It claims to restore flesh plumpness improve digestion enrich blood and provide lasting strength. Sold by Matthews Bros in Scranton.
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